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Exterior views of the Chestnut Street facade of the United States Post Office and Courthouse at 9th and Chestnut Streets. Built 1873-1884 after designs by John McArthur, Jr. and Alfred Bult Mullett., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.9076.19 and P.9512.10., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Government buildings - [various]
Contains images of the United States Post Office and Courthouse situated on the 900 block of Market and Chestnut Streets. Built 1873-1884 after designs by John McArthur, Jr. and Alfred Bult Mullett. Depicts exterior views of the building from Market and Chestnut Streets. Some images include the Philadelphia Record building (917-19 Chestnut Street). Also includes statues of McKinley and Benjamin Franklin in the post office. Sculpted by John J. Boyle in 1899, the Benjamin Franklin statue is now located on Locust Walk on Penn's campus., Contains 30 postcards printed in color and 15 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Date
1900-1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Post Office - 140]
View looking northwest showing the 900 block of Chestnut Street, including the Markoe W. Watson Lodging House (919 Chestnut) and the residence of businessman General George Cadwalader (925 Chestnut). Majority of dwellings have small gated front yards and iron railings adorning front stoops., Title inscribed on recto of photograph., Manuscript note on mount: Gen. Geo. Cadwalader House., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer.
Date
ca. 1859
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Streets - Chestnut [(7)1322.F.55g]
