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Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall. On the night of the 17th May, 1838 [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A65028
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Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), approximately 1804-1846, artist.
Contributor
Bowen, John T., approximately 1801-1856?, printer.
Title
Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall. On the night of the 17th May, 1838 [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia] : [J.T. Bowen]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1838
Date
[1838]
Physical Description
1 print : hand-colored lithograph ; sheet 29 x 35 cm
Description
Exterior view of Pennsylvania Hall engulfed in flames. A large crowd looks on. Fire fighters spray water on an adjoining building. Pennsylvania Hall was constructed 1837-1838 at Sixth and Haines Streets in Philadelphia as a meeting place for local abolitionist groups. Dedication ceremonies began on May 14, 1838 and continued over several days in a climate of growing hostility. On the night of May 17, 1838, a mob stormed the Hall and set it on fire. Fire companies refused to fight the blaze, and the building was completely destroyed. Bowen issued this print commemorating the event within a few days of the fire.
Is referenced by
Wainwright, 94
Notes
Title from item.
Artist and publication information supplied by Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 179
Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner, 1984.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Subject
Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Abolition movement -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Crowds -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Fire fighters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Fires -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Sixth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 100 block.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1830-1840.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *W94 [P.9057.27]
Accession number
P.9057.27
In Collections
Philadelphia on Stone Digital Catalog
Philadelphia on Stone: Library Company of Philadelphia
African American History Prints and Watercolors and Drawings
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