| Creator |
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927 |
| Title |
In Library Street |
| Date |
ca. 1924 |
| Description |
Depicts the busy intersection near 11th and Chestnut surrounded by residences and tall commercial buildings. The street is
filled with pedestrians, as well as an early automobile and a horse-drawn carriage.
|
| Notes |
This brief highway, extending eastward from Independence Square, below Chestnut Stret, derived its name from the Mercantile
and that other most venerable of libraries the "Philadelphia," which occupied its Fifth Street corners. The sketch shows
a glimpse of the old United States Custom House building and, in the centre, of the venerable structure, ascribed to Nicholas
Biddle, which at the period of this writing, in 1924, is marked for removal to make space for something more modern and profitable.
|
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Taylor Catalog Number: 333 |
| Is part of |
Frank H. Taylor Collection |
| Identifier |
Taylor - Case 1-23 [2717.F] |
