| Creator |
Bartlett & French. |
| Contributor |
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
| Title |
Custom House. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1868 |
| Date |
[ca. 1868] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 8.5 x 17.5 cm. (3.5 x 6.75 in.) |
| Description |
View looking west on Chestnut Street showing the United States Custom House at 420 Chestnut Street. Originally built as the
Second Bank of the United States in 1824 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland, the building served
as the U.S. Custom House from 1845 to 1935. Includes two vendor stands and several individuals sitting and standing on the
steps of the customhouse.
|
| Is part of |
Unidentified series. No. 9 |
| Notes |
Title from photographer's label pasted on verso. |
|
Yellow mount with rounded corners. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Biographical / historical note |
Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869. |
| Subject |
United States Custom House (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Bank of the United States (1816-1836) |
|
Customhouses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Street vendors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 420. |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Bartlett & French - Government Buildings [P.9573.12] |
| Accession number |
P.9573.12 |
