| Creator |
Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886, artist. |
| Contributor |
P.S. Duval & Son, printer. |
|
Chandler, James B., publisher. |
|
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect. |
| Title |
Woodlands Cemetery. Main entrance. [graphic] / J. Queen delr. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Lith of P.S. Duval & Son |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1857 |
| Date |
1857 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; 10 x 17 cm. (3.63 x 6.5 in.) |
| Description |
Shows the arched gateway entrance to the cemetery chartered in 1840 on the former estate of botanist William Hamilton at 3900
Woodland Avenue in West Philadelphia. View includes a carriage passing under the arch and two families, one entering and one
exiting, both attired in black. The entranceway, built after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., was razed in 1936.
|
| Is referenced by |
Wainwright 470 |
| Notes |
Frontispiece to The charter, by-laws and regulations of the Woodlands Cemetery Company, with a list of lot holders (Philadelphia:
James B. Chandler, printer, 1857).
|
|
Philadelphia on Stone |
|
POS 866 |
|
Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited. |
|
Library Company of Philadelphia: in Am 1857 Phi Woo Cem 16256.O.1. |
|
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ws*.161 |
| Subject |
Woodlands Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Cemeteries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Gates -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Woodland Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 3900. |
|
West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- 1850-1860. |
|
Frontispieces -- 1850-1860. |
| Associated name |
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect. |
| Printer |
Chandler, James B., publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| W470 [Am 1857 Phi Woo Cem 16256.O.1.frontispiece] |
| Accession number |
16256.O.1.frontispiece |
