Details
Creator Hand, Alfred, photographer.
Contributor Bacon, John, 1740-1799, sculptor.
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect.
McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
McArthur, John, fl. 1837-1859, architect.
Rhoads, Samuel, 1711-1784, architect.
Title Pennsylvania Hospital, E. wing built 1755. [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1920
Date ca. 1920
Physical Description 1 negative: glass; 11 x 8 cm. (4 x 3.25 in.)
Description View looking north of the center section of Pennsylvania Hospital on Pine Street between 8th and 9th Streets. The statue of William Penn, sculpted in 1774 by John Bacon, is also visible through the iron fence. East wing was built from 1755-1757 by Samuel Rhoads, west wing built 1794-1796 by David Evans, Jr., and the center section also constructed by Evans in 1794-1805. All of these sections were altered in the mid 18th century by John McArthur and John McArthur. Jr. Dr. Thomas Bond founded Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, making it the oldest hospital in the United States. The "Pine Building" as it was called, housed the country's first surgical amphitheatre.
Notes Inscribed in negative: 3176.
Title from negative sleeve.
Subject Penn, William, 1644-1718 -- Statues.
Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Pine Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 801-849.
Genre Glass plate negatives -- 1910-1920.
Associated name Bacon, John, 1740-1799, sculptor.
Associated name Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect.
Associated name McArthur, John, 1823-1890, architect.
Associated name McArthur, John, fl. 1837-1859, architect.
Associated name Rhoads, Samuel, 1711-1784, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.84]
Accession number P.9259.84