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Details
Creator Hand, Alfred, photographer.
Title 5267 [sic] Germantown Ave. I have no record of when it was built. Anthony Gilbert, a blacksmith, renowned for his strength, lived there in 1809. It is next door above "Grumblethorp." [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1920
Date October 13, 1920
Physical Description 1 negative: film; 11 x 8 cm. (4 x 3.25 in.)
Description Exterior view of front facade of dwelling occupied by Anthony Gilbert in 1809, a blacksmith who was known for his great physical strength. Original portion of house built circa 1745 as Wister's Tenant House, immediately north of Wister's Big House. An advertisement for Kansis City Beef is visible on the butcher shop awning next to Wister's Tenant House.
Notes Inscribed in negative: 3369.
Title from negative sleeve.
Original negative housed in freezer.
Subject Butcher shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 5269.
Genre Safety film negatives -- 1910-1920.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.117]
Accession number P.9259.117