Details
Creator Brightbill, George M., collector.
Contributor Windrim, James H. 1840-1919, architect.
Hugh C. Leighton Co., publisher.
Title Lyric Theatre, Broad and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. [graphic].
Publisher Portland, M.E.: Hugh C. Leighton Co
Date ca. 1905
Physical Description 1 photomechanical print (postcard): photolithograph, color; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description Exterior view of front facade of the Lyric Theatre built in 1905 after designs by James H. Windrim, who also designed its twin theatre, the Adelphi, in 1907. The Lyric and Adelphi Theatres shared a front facade, but the Lyric had a greater seating capacity. Both theatres were demolished in 1937.
Notes Numbered 20071 on verso.
Sheet number: 157A05.
Divided back.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Theaters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 100 block.
Genre Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1910.
Postcards -- 1900-1910.
Associated name Windrim, James H. (James Hamilton), 1840-1919, architect.
Printer Hugh C. Leighton Co., publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157]
Accession number Brightbill 157
157-a05-b