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Philadelphia Wigwam for the Johnson Union Convention held August 14th 1866. [graphic] / Geo. S. Bethell, architect, 628 Walnut St.; Jacob W. Colladay, builder.
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Contributor
Rosenthal, L. N. (Louis N.), printer.
Bethell, George S., fl. 1854-1880, architect.
Colladay, Jacob W., fl. 1838-1868, builder.
Bethell, George S., fl. 1854-1880, copyright holder.
Title
Philadelphia Wigwam for the Johnson Union Convention held August 14th 1866. [graphic] / Geo. S. Bethell, architect, 628 Walnut St.; Jacob W. Colladay, builder.
Publisher
Philadelphia: L.N. Rosenthal, lith. 327 Walnut St
Date
c1866
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph, tinted with one stone; 37 x 50 cm. (14.5 x 19.75 in.)
Description
Exterior view of the temporary convention hall built opposite Girard College between 21st and 22nd streets on Girard Avenue for the first national political convention after the Civil War. The convention was organized to foment the National Union Party in support of President Johnson and in opposition to the reconstruction policies passed by "radical" Republicans in Congress. Crowds of men and women enter the several front and side entrances as a horse-drawn street car passes by. The hall containing galleries, a stage, and amphitheatre was built to hold about 10,000 persons. The National Union Party existed 1864-1868.
Notes
Copyrighted by G.S. Bethell.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 600
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject
Social & civic facilities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Political conventions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Girard Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets.
Associated name
Bethell, George S., fl. 1854-1880, architect.
Associated name
Colladay, Jacob W., fl. 1838-1868, builder.
Printer
Bethell, George S., fl. 1854-1880, copyright holder.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *BW - Political Elections [5225.F.9]
Accession number
5225.F.9
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