Exterior view from the north east of the offices of the Philadelphia newspaper, the Public Ledger. Building constructed 1866-67 based on designs by John McArthur, Jr. View includes sculptures by Bailly of Benjamin Franklin (electrified with light bulbs in his hand and around the base) and the Pennsylvania state seal; fire escapes; and signage for tenants including John C. Clark & Sons stationers and a tobacconist. An African American man shoe shiner, attired in a bowler hat, a jacket, and pants, sits on his knees on the sidewalk with his case visual. Four white men pedestrians, stand, lean, or sit beside the building., Title supplied by cataloger., Borders masked with purple paints and marked for publication., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Purchase 1989., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
[ca. 1895]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - businesses [P.9260.476]
Exterior view from the north east depicting the newly constructed, six story office building of the Philadelphia newspaper, the Public Ledger. Constructed 1866-67 by the builder R.J. Dobbins from designs by John McArthur, Jr. Image includes statue of Benjamin Franklin by Bailly which adorns the corner of the building, and several men and boys in the street., Yellow mount with square corners., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer
Date
[1867]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Gutekunst - businesses [P.9260.54]
Rooftop view looking west showing the bell tower and rooftop of the State House constructed 1732-1748 after designs by Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows Congress Hall (540-558 Chestnut) built 1787-89 and the Public Ledger building (600-606 Chestnut) built 1866-67 after designs by John McArthur, Jr. Includes smokestacks and rooflines of buildings in the distance and pedestrian and vehicle traffic on Chestnut Street., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator
Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909
Date
c1891
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Kilburn - Historic buildings and sites [P.9047.140]
View looking east from Chestnut Street showing a large crowd gathered on the sidewalk spilling over into the street in front of the Public Ledger Building (600-606 Chestnut Street, built 1866-1867 after designs by John McArthur, Jr.). Includes partial views of Congress Hall (1787-1789) and Independence Hall in the background and the Benjamin Franklin statue on the corner of the building. The spectators read hand-written notes on paper pasted to the first floor windows of the offices., Title supplied by cataloger., Gray mount with rounded corners., The Public Ledger Company purchased The Evening Telegraph in 1918., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date
[ca. 1918]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Events [P.9047.13]
