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[Carpenters' Hall, taken from the narrow alley of Carpenters' Court, Philadelphia.] [graphic].
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Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer.
Contributor
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, architect.
Title
[Carpenters' Hall, taken from the narrow alley of Carpenters' Court, Philadelphia.] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1896
Date
ca. 1896
Physical Description
1 slide: lantern; 8 x 11 cm.(3 x 4 in.)
Description
View of the front of Carpenters' Hall, surrounded by large office buildings on three sides, including the Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co. (left), the Bullitt Building (rear) and the new Carpenters' Hall (right). Built between 1770 and 1774 by the Carpenter's Company of the City and County of Philadelphia after designs by member Robert Smith. Served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloguer.
Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Subject
Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Guildhalls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Offices buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 320-322.
Carpenters' Court (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre
Lantern slides -- 1890-1900.
Associated name
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.145]
Accession number
P.9453.145
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William Harvey Doering Lantern Slide Collection
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