| Contributor |
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
|
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
|
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Title |
Independence Hall in 1876 [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia?]: [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
[ca. 1876] |
| Physical Description |
1 print; lithograph; sheet 15 x 25 cm (6 x 9.5 in.) |
| Description |
Busy street view showing Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520
Chestnut Street. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans (500 Chestnut) and Congress
Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles, including a woman pushing a baby carriage,
wagons, carriages, and street cars, congest the sidewalks and roadway. Trees line the sidewalk and a large American flag adorns
Independence Hall.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date inferred from title. |
|
Philadelphia on Stone |
|
POS 880 |
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Congress Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Independence Hall (Philadephia, Pa.) |
|
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 520. |
|
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 500 block -- South side. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- 1870-1880. |
| Associated name |
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
| Associated name |
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
| Associated name |
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| BW - Government Buildings [P.2010.6.30] |
| Accession number |
P.2010.6.30 |
