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Architectural model of City Hall, Philadelphia. [graphic] / James Cremer, photographer, 18 South 8th St. ; John McArthur, Jr., architect.
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Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893.
Contributor
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Title
Architectural model of City Hall, Philadelphia. [graphic] / James Cremer, photographer, 18 South 8th St. ; John McArthur, Jr., architect.
Publisher
Philadelphia : James Cremer
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1873
Date
[ca. 1873]
Physical Description
2 photographic prints : albumen on stereograph mount ; 8 x 17 cm. (3 x 6.75 in.)
Description
Views show an architectural model of City Hall designed by John McArthur, Jr. Features a dome instead of the tower that was eventually constructed. One view includes a model of Independence Hall to give a sense of proportion. City Hall built 1871-1901 on Penn Square.
Is part of
Adopted Design for New Public Buildings, Philada. A 4572
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Photographer's imprint on mount.
Yellow mounts with rounded corners.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of Mr. Walter C. Brenner.
Biographical / historical note
From 1873 to 1875, Cremer documented the construction of Philadelphia's City Hall in a series of stereographs produced for the Commissioner for the Erection of the Public Building.
Subject
City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
City & town halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Architectural models.
Genre
Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Associated name
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Cremer - Government Buildings [P.8533 and P.8603]
Accession number
P.8533
P.8603
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Printed and Graphic Ephemera
Stereograph Collection
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