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The Benjamin Franklin, the doorway to friendly hospitality, Philadelphia. [graphic].
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Contributor
Trumbauer, Horace, 1869-1938, architect.
Title
The Benjamin Franklin, the doorway to friendly hospitality, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher
New York: Steelograph Co., One Broadway
Date
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 photomechanical print (postcard): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Exterior view of hotel looking southeast. Built 1923-1924 after designs by Horace Trumbauer.
Notes
Numbered M18098 on verso.
Divided back. Text on verso. Post marked 1953.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 822-838.
Genre
Photomechanical prints -- 1950-1960.
Postcards -- 1950-1960.
Associated name
Trumbauer, Horace, 1869-1938, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| LCP postcards - Hotels - [P.9049.12]
Accession number
P.9049.12
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