Exterior views of the front and flank of the school at the northeast corner of 17th and Spring Garden Streets. Built in 1876 after designs by Lewis H. Esler. Girls' High School formerly located on Sergeant Street (built in 1853 after designs by Samuel Sloan) and known as the Girls' Normal School. Changed its name again in 1892 to High School for Girls., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Half of the postcards (3 out of 6) issued by The Rotograph Co., New York., 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
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Schools - Girls High - 151]
Depicts a row of presses attended by two male operators at the third mint building on Spring Garden Street between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. One laborer stands next to a handtruck loaded with drawers of coins. Electric lights hang from the ceiling. The U.S. Mint was established in Philadelphia in 1792., Copyrighted by Keystone View Company., Negative number printed on mount: 22291., Title printed on mount., Printed above image: 84., Contains a detailed explanation of the coin-making process and two questions about metal content of specific coinage on verso., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Duplicate of P.9573.26., Keystone View Company, stock publisher of stereographs of the late 19th and 20th century, started issuing educational stereoviews around 1898. In 1906, the first boxed set of 600 educational views with an accompanying guide book was issued., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1910]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Keystone View Company - Gov't Buildings [P.9047.143]
