| Creator |
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897. |
| Contributor |
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
|
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
|
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Title |
State House, Philadelphia. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Published by R. Newell, 724 Arch Street |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1865 |
| Date |
[ca. 1865] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount pasted on paper ; 8 x 17 cm. (3 x 6.75 in.) |
| Description |
View looking southwest showing the south side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street, including the front of the State House
built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows a partial view in the left foreground
of old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut), Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558
Chestnut), and the commercial building at the southwest corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets where John McArthur would consruct
the Public Ledger building 1866-1867 (600 Chestnut Street) in the distant right background.
|
| Is part of |
American Views |
| Notes |
Title from manuscript note on label accompanying stereograph. |
|
Publisher's imprint on label accompanying stereograph. |
|
Yellow mount with square corners. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Biographical / historical note |
Robert Newell's son Henry entered the business in 1872 and the name changed to "R. Newell & Son". |
| Subject |
City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Congress Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Bell towers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 500. |
|
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 520. |
|
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 540-558. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
| Associated name |
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
| Associated name |
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Newell - Government buildings [1322.F.8a] |
| Accession number |
1322.F.8a |
