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5275-7 Main St. Occupied by Thos. Jefferson in 1793 & Edmund Randolph. [graphic] / John G. Bullock.
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https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A4093
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Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939 photographer.
Title
5275-7 Main St. Occupied by Thos. Jefferson in 1793 & Edmund Randolph. [graphic] / John G. Bullock.
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1913
Date
January 30, 1913
Physical Description
1 slide: lantern; 8 x 11 cm.(3.25 x 4 in.)
Description
Exterior view of front facade of the Clarkson-Watson House, built circa 1745 for Matthew Clarkson, a merchant and mayor of Philadelphia from 1792 to 1796. Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Randolph stayed here during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. The Bank of Germantown occupied the property from 1825 to 1869. John Fanning Watson, author of Annals of Philadelphia, also lived here. Includes a partial view of the neighboring business at 5275 Main Street (i.e. Germantown Avenue) owned by Chas. M. Stefken.
Is part of
Historic Germantown. 28
Notes
Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Subject
Clarkson, Matthew, 1733-1800 -- Homes and haunts.
Watson, John F. (John Fanning), 1779-1860 -- Homes and haunts.
Banks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 5275-77.
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre
Lantern slides -- 1910-1920.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| lantern - Bullock [P.9731.24]
Accession number
P.9731.24
In Collections
John C. Bullock Lantern Slide Collection
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