Creator |
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist. |
Contributor |
Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856, printer. |
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Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
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Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856, publisher. |
Title |
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. [graphic] / On stone by J.C. Wild. |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1838 |
Date |
[1838] |
Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph; 23 x 27.5 cm. (9 x 11 in.) |
Description |
Exterior view of the University's twin buildings, Medical Hall and College Hall, located on the west side of 9th Street between
Market and Chestnut Streets. Designed by Philadelphia architect William Strickland and constructed 1829-1830, the buildings
housed the University until its removal to West Philadelphia in the 1870s. View includes a group of students gathered in a
doorway, and several pedestrians including two women carrying parasols.
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Is referenced by |
Wainwright 419.2 |
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Deak 482 |
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Phillips 411 |
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Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia 132 |
Notes |
Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen in 1838. |
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Originally issued as plate 15 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier,
Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in
1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring.
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Philadelphia on Stone |
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POS 782.2. Digital image shows third state of print. |
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Synder, Martin. "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol.
LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
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Subject |
University of Pennsylvania. |
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Universities & colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Ninth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 000 block. |
Genre |
Lithographs -- 1830-1840. |
Associated name |
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
Printer |
Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856, publisher. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| W419 [P.2231] |
Accession number |
W419-3 |
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P.2231 |