| Creator |
McAllister, W. Y. (William Young), 1812-1896. |
| Contributor |
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
|
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Title |
Independance [sic] Hall. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : W. Y. McAllister, optician, 728 Chestnut St., Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1875 |
| Date |
[ca. 1875] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 9 x 17.5 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
View looking southeast at the front of Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley
at 520 Chestnut Street. Shows a partial view of Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut) and the Prothonotary Office
and Court of Common Pleas. Also includes a group of men standing on the sidewalk and piles of stones lining the street in
the foreground.
|
| Is part of |
Philadelphia and vicinity. |
| Notes |
Title from manuscript note on verso. |
|
Publisher's imprint printed on mount. |
|
Orange mount with rounded corners. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Congress Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 520. |
|
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 540-558. |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
| Associated name |
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - McAllister, W.Y. - Government buildings [P.8457] |
| Accession number |
P.8457 |
