01832ckc a2200373 a 4500 000208999 20230711180613.0 kj co 041027s1927 xxunnn kneng u (CPomAG) ppl PPL gihc Brightbill, George M., collector. Central Library, Free Library of Philadelphia postcards. [graphic]. ca. 1927. 2 photomechanical prints (postcards): photolithograph, color; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.) Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 linen postcard. Exterior views of the front facade of the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, built 1917-25 after designs by Horace Trumbauer. The Free Library system began in 1891. The first library occupied three rooms in City Hall in 1894. It moved to 1217-21 Chestnut Street in 1895, to the northeast corner of 13th and Locust Streets in 1910 and into its present site in 1927. Sheet numbers: 132A02 and 132L01. Divided backs. Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. Libraries Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Vine Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1901. Photomechanical prints Color 1920-1930. gmgpc Postcards 1920-1930. gmgpc Trumbauer, Horace, 1869-1938, architect. Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132] Brightbill 132 132-a02-c Pr Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132] Pr Brightbill 132 LCPD Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132] (CPomAG)80079850 200367 200367 000208999 CONV 00 20051208 1946 000208999 20060120 1825 000208999 MASTER 40 20070403 1302 000208999 20071018 1958 000208999 NICOLEJ 40 20120206 1648 ppl Trumbauer, Horace, 1869-1938, architect.