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"Carlton, " or the Smith Mansion postcards. [graphic].
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Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Contributor
Tustin, Isaac, builder.
Title
"Carlton, " or the Smith Mansion postcards. [graphic].
Date
ca. 1905
Physical Description
2 photomechanical prints (postcards): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Exterior view of front facade of Carlton Mansion. Purportedly named after an English castle inhabited by Queen Elizabeth I. The original house was destroyed by the British in 1777 but rebuilt in 1780 by Isaac Tustin. Served as Washington's Headquarters for a few weeks before and after the Battle of Brandywine. Purchased by Cornelius S. Smith in May of 1840 and later bequeathed to his children.
Notes
Part of the Roxborough Plantation.
Sheet number: 102B13.
Undivided backs.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Homes and haunts.
Smith family -- Homes and haunts.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Military headquarters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Midvale Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2932.
Genre
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1910.
Postcards -- 1900-1910.
Associated name
Tustin, Isaac, builder.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
Accession number
Brightbill 102
102-b13-b
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