Carpenters Hall, 1st Congress 1776, Phila. Pa
Bell, William
1830-1910
photographer
Smith, Robert
1722-1777
architect
still image
Graphic
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880
Stereographs -- 1870-1880
pau
Philadelphia
PA. Philadelphia
[ca. 1874]
1874
monographic
eng
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 9 x 17.5 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.)
Oblique view of the front facade and east flank of the Hall looking southwest down Congress Place. Includes an advertisement painted on a brick chimney in the background reading "A. Dickes, lithographer, 125 S 4th St." The Hall, built between 1770 and 1774 by the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia after designs by member Robert Smith, served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need.
Bell, photographer, 1200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Title from photographer's manuscript note on label pasted on verso.
Photographer's imprint from label pasted on verso.
Orange mount with rounded corners.
Bell began his photographic career in 1848 working for his brother-in-law's daguerreotype studio in Philadelphia and thereafter was associated with many commercial studios as partner or sole proprietor. He served as the chief photographer for the U.S. Army Medical Museum in 1865 and replaced Timothy O'Sullivan on George M. Wheeler's survey of the territories west of the 100th meridian in 1872. He returned to Philadelphia, went into business with his future son-in-law William Rau in 1875, and was active in the photography community until his death in 1910.
Dickes, Alfred
Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Guildhalls
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
320-322
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American Scenery
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