| Creator |
Brightbill, George M., collector. |
| Contributor |
Hale, Willis Gaylord, 1848-1907, architect. |
|
Hoxie & Button, architect. |
|
Haviland, John, 1792-1852, architect. |
|
Plowman, Rush Anderson, fl. 1896-1935, architect. |
| Title |
Walnut Street Theatre postcards. [graphic]. |
| Date |
ca. 1910 |
| Physical Description |
3 photomechanical prints (postcards): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.) |
| Description |
Exterior views of the Walnut Street Theatre built originally as a circus in 1809, enlarged in 1811 and converted to a theatre
in 1816. Remodeled in 1827-1828 after designs by John Haviland, in 1852 by Hoxie & Button, in 1903 by Willis Gaylord Hale
and in 1904 by Rush Anderson Plowman. Includes an advertisement for "The Girl Rangers" at the Walnut Street Theatre in 1907.
|
| Notes |
Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white. |
|
Also identified as The Circus (1809-1811), Olympic Theatre (1811-1820) and Walnut Theatre. |
|
Sheet numbers: 157A07 and 157B03. |
|
Divided backs. |
|
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 |
Walnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 827-833. |
| Genre |
Advertisements -- 1900-1910. |
|
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1910. |
|
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1910. |
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Postcards -- 1900-1910. |
| Associated name |
Hale, Willis Gaylord, 1848-1907, architect. |
| Associated name |
Haviland, John, 1792-1852, architect. |
| Associated name |
Plowman, Rush Anderson, fl. 1896-1935, architect. |
| Associated name |
Hoxie & Button, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157] |
| Accession number |
Brightbill 157 |
|
157-a07-a |
