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The Dundas-Lippincott Mansion. [graphic] : Commonly known as the "Yellow Mansion." Erected in 1837 on the site of Vauxhill Gardens. The famous elm shown on the right of the picture was a full-grown tree in 1818.
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Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Title
The Dundas-Lippincott Mansion. [graphic] : Commonly known as the "Yellow Mansion." Erected in 1837 on the site of Vauxhill Gardens. The famous elm shown on the right of the picture was a full-grown tree in 1818.
Date
ca. 1908
Physical Description
1 photomechanical print (postcard): photolithograph, color; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description
Exterior view of the mansion designed by Thomas Ustick Walter. House was commissioned by James Dundas, bequeathed in 1865 to Mrs. Joshua Lippincott and to her son James Dundas Lippincott in 1902.
Notes
Sheet number: 27A11
Message on verso.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Dundas, James, 1796-1865 -- Homes and haunts.
Dundas-Lippincott Mansion (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Historic trees -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Walnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1335.
Genre
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1910.
Postcards -- 1900-1910.
Associated name
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]
Accession number
027-a11-d
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