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Christ Church Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. -- Founded in 1772. [graphic].
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Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Contributor
Gries, John M., 1827-1862, architect.
Artvue Post Card Co., publisher.
Title
Christ Church Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. -- Founded in 1772. [graphic].
Publisher
New York: Artvue Post Card Co., 225 Fifth Ave
Date
ca. 1958
Physical Description
1 photomechanical print (postcard): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Exterior view of front facade of hospital built 1856-1861 after designs by John M. Gries. Founded in 1772 by Dr. John Kearsley to support poor and widowed women of the Church of England.
Notes
Also known as the Kearsley Home.
Sheet number: 108B01.
Divided back. Post marked 1958.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Christ Church Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Forty-ninth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 2100.
Genre
Photomechanical prints -- 1950-1960.
Postcards -- 1950-1960.
Associated name
Gries, John M., 1827-1862, architect.
Printer
Artvue Post Card Co., publisher.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108]
Accession number
Brightbill 108
108-b01-a
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