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Moore Institute of Art, Science and Industry. [graphic].
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Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Title
Moore Institute of Art, Science and Industry. [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia: Ruth Murray Miller
Date
ca. 1932
Physical Description
1 photomechanical print (postcard): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Exterior view of front facade of Moore Institute of Art, Science and Industry, originally known as Philadelphia School of Design for Women, founded in 1848 and located in the Edwin Forrest Mansion since 1881. Moore Institute and the School of Design merged in 1932. Educational facility constructed as a dwelling in 1853-1854 by Stephen Decatur Button.
Notes
Sheet number: 153B03.
Divided back. Text on verso.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 1324-1346.
Genre
Photomechanical prints -- 1930-1940.
Postcards -- 1930-1940.
Associated name
Button, Stephen Decatur, 1813-1897, architect.
Printer
Miller, Ruth Murray, publisher.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Schools - Miscellaneous - 153]
Accession number
153-b03-a
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