Details
Creator Brightbill, George M., collector.
Title Philadelphia City Hall postcards. [graphic].
Date 1900-1930
Physical Description 144 photomechanical prints (postcards): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description Contains views of the exterior of City Hall building from several angles sometimes including surrounding buildings such as Wanamaker's Department store (1300-1326 Market Street) and the Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad Street). Depicts City Hall illuminated at night; the interior courtyard; the statue of Stephen Girard; the William Penn statue on top of the tower and people feeding pigeons on the sidewalk near City Hall. Constructed 1871-1901 after designs by John McArthur Jr.
Notes Contains 96 postcards printed in color and 43 in black and white. Also includes 5 linen postcards.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
City & town halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1930.
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1920.
Postcards -- 1900-1930.
Associated name McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [City Hall - 54-56]
Accession number 054-a01-b
054-a04-d
054-a07-a
054-a07-b
054-l01-c
055-a05-d
056-a02-a
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