| Creator |
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927 |
| Title |
The Red Lion Inn |
| Date |
ca. 1919 |
| 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.
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| Notes |
Travelers in the era of stage-coaches knew the good fare of the Red Lion Inn, in the valley of Poquessing Creek, near Torresdale.
It was, from 1730, a noted stopping point on the Old York Road route. In that year a license was granted to Philip Amos.
Seventeen years later it was conducted by his widow. A tablet in the wall records that in 1774 the Massachusetts delegates
to the first Continental Congress dined here. Indeed, the list of notables of our colonial and national history who sat at
its tables would make an impressive showing. Generations of artists have found this ancient hostelry a favority subject.
In 1919, when this drawing was made, it still ministered to the wants of "man and beast."
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Taylor Catalog Number: 178 |
| Is part of |
Frank H. Taylor Collection |
| Identifier |
Taylor - Case 9-11 [2717.F] |
