02143nkm a2200409 a 4500 000278084 20230712170827.0 kh boc 990315s1873 paunnn kneng d NEHE-202 10 ppl PPL gihc Cremer, James, 1821-1893. 45727 Architectural model of City Hall, Philadelphia. [graphic] / James Cremer, photographer, 18 South 8th St. ; John McArthur, Jr., architect. Philadelphia : James Cremer, [ca. 1873] 2 photographic prints : albumen on stereograph mount ; 8 x 17 cm. (3 x 6.75 in.) Adopted Design for New Public Buildings, Philada. A 4572 Title supplied by cataloger. Photographer's imprint on mount. Yellow mounts with rounded corners. 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. 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. Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. Gift of Mr. Walter C. Brenner. City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) 84988 City & town halls Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Architectural models. lctgm Stereographs 1870-1880. gmgpc Albumen prints 1870-1880. gmgpc SP10 Philadelphia artists. McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect. Imprint PA. Philadelphia. 1873. Adopted Design for New Public Buildings, Philada. A 4572 Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT stereo - Cremer - Government Buildings [P.8533 and P.8603] P.8533 P.8603 264206 264206 000278084 LINDAW 40 20100723 1049 000278084 LINDAW 40 20100723 1055 000278084 LINDAW 40 20100728 1237 000278084 LINDAW 40 20111110 1144 ppl PA. Philadelphia. 1873. Imprint McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.