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., Title from item., Date inferred from title., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 880, Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Government Buildings [P.2010.6.30]
