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[Jefferson Medical College] [graphic].
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Creator
M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.) photographer.
Title
[Jefferson Medical College] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Date
ca. 1855
Physical Description
1 photographic print : albumen ; 23 x 18 cm. (9 x 7 in.), on mount 39 x 29 cm. (15.5 x 11.5 in.)
Description
Exterior view of Ely Building, constructed in 1829. Image shows Tenth Street facade after the 1845 alterations, designed by architect Napoleon LeBrun (1821-1901), in which a six-columned portico, entablature, pediment, and marble base were added. Building was demolished sometime between 1898 and 1907. Image includes shop of H. Hochstrasser, bell hanger and architectural carver.
Notes
Published in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-Century Photography in Philadelphia: 250 Historic Prints from The Library Company of Philadelphia, (New York: Dover, 1980), plate 98, (LCP Stack Is5, 8294.Q, Print Room).
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject
Jefferson Medical College.
Medical colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Tenth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 126.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1850-1860.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *phot. - McClees [Wagner P.7]
Accession number
Wagner P.7
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James McClees Philadelphia Photograph Collection
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