Interior views showing a service at the church built 1760-1761 by Robert Smith after the designs of John Palmer at 221-231 South 3rd Street. Includes Rev. Richard Newton, in his clerical robes, at his pulpit in front of parishioners, including a man standing and reading the Bible, in the pews. Church interior altered in 1830 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains a stereographic print on white paper mount with square corners accompanied by a publisher's label describing the church and listing the rectors. Also contains an unmounted stereographic print and unmounted carte de visite., Faded manuscript note on stereograph mount., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
April 1861, c1861
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.92d], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.93a(v)]
Shows the altar of the Baptist church built 1856 in West Philadelphia. Also shows a partial view of pews and a proverb inscribed above the the altar reading "Teaching Them To Observe All Things Whatsoever I Have Commanded You.", Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title supplied by cataloguer., Unmounted half of stereograph., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.4x]
Shows the altar of the Baptist church built 1856 in West Philadelphia. Also shows a partial view of pews and a proverb inscribed above the the altar reading "Teaching Them To Observe All Things Whatsoever I Have Commanded You.", Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title supplied by cataloguer., Unmounted half of stereograph., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.4b]
Shows the altar of the Blockley Baptist Church built 1856 at 525-553 North 53rd Street. Also shows partial view of pews and a proverb inscribed above the the altar reading "Teaching Them To Observe All Things Whatsoever I Have Commanded You.", Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title and date from manuscript note on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
[1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.4a]
