Artist and publication information supplied by Wainwright., Exterior view of Pennsylvania Hall engulfed in flames. A large crowd looks on. Fire fighters spray water on an adjoining building. Pennsylvania Hall was constructed 1837-1838 at Sixth and Haines Streets in Philadelphia as a meeting place for local abolitionist groups. Dedication ceremonies began on May 14, 1838 and continued over several days in a climate of growing hostility. On the night of May 17, 1838 a mob stormed the Hall and set it on fire. Fire companies refused to fight the blaze, and the building was completely destroyed. Bowen issued this print commemorating the event within a few days of the fire., Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist., creator
Date
[1838]
Location
http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W094.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *W94 [P.9057.27]
