| Contributor |
Kollner, Augustus, 1813-1906, artist. |
|
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. |
| Title |
Ledger carriers annual greeting 1862. [graphic] : Girard College (Philadelphia). |
| Alternate Title |
Public ledger (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1836) |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : [Public Ledger] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1862 |
| Date |
[1861] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : engraving ; sheet 34 x 53 cm (13.25 x 21 in.) |
| Description |
View of Girard College at Girard Avenue facing northwest from Corinthian Avenue including Founder's Hall and the eastern and
western outbuildings. Street scene in the foreground includes a streetcar drawn by a team of six horses; elegantly dressed
white pedestrians strolling, including men and women couples; and an African American man leaning against a pole smoking a
pipe. The college buildings, designed by Philadelphia architect Thomas Ustick Walter in the Greek Revival style, were constructed
from 1833-1847. Girard College was established through a bequest from Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist,
for the creation of a school for poor white male orphans.
|
| Is referenced by |
Snyder, Mirror of America, 381 |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
After drawing by Augustus Kollner published as plate 9 of a series of fifty-four lithographs executed by Isidore Laurent Deroy
issued as a bound volume in New York and Paris by Goupil, Vibert and Company from 1848 to 1851 under the title "Views of American
Cities."
|
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Girard College. |
|
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Couples -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Horse-drawn omnibuses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Horses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Orphans -- Education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Girard Avenue to Ridge Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- at Corinthian Avenue. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- 1860-1870. |
|
Carriers' greetings -- 1862. |
| Associated name |
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *PhPr - Education - Girard [1883.F.182] |
| Accession number |
1883.F.182 |
