Exterior view of the temporary convention hall built opposite Girard College between 21st and 22nd streets on Girard Avenue for the first national political convention after the Civil War. The convention was organized to foment the National Union Party in support of President Johnson and in opposition to the reconstruction policies passed by "radical" Republicans in Congress. Crowds of men and women enter the several front and side entrances as a horse-drawn street car passes by. The hall containing galleries, a stage, and amphitheatre was built to hold about 10,000 persons. The National Union Party existed 1864-1868., Copyrighted by G.S. Bethell., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 600, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date
c1866
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Political Elections [5225.F.9]
