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Title: [Carpenters' Hall, taken from the narrow alley of Carpenters' Court, Philadelphia.]
Description: View of the front of Carpenters' Hall, surrounded by large office buildings on three sides, including the Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co. (left), the Bullitt Building (rear) and the new Carpenters' Hall (right). Built between 1770 and 1774 by the Carpenter's Company of the City and County of Philadelphia after designs by member Robert Smith. Served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.145]

Title: Carpenters' Hall
Description: Exterior view of Carpenters' Hall built between 1770 and 1774 by the Carpenter's Company of the City and County of Philadelphia after designs by member Robert Smith. Also served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774., Inscribed in negative: 2187., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.8]

Title: Carpenter's Hall
Description: View of the front facade of the Hall looking south down Congress Place. Building on left of alley is being demolished. The Hall, built between 1770 and 1774 by the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia after designs by member Robert Smith, served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774., Title printed on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1872
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.7h]

Title: Carpenters' Hall. Rear of 322 Chestnut Street
Description: View of the interior of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Room includes chairs, a long table, and a plaque on the wall reading "Within these Walls Henry, Hancock, & Adams inspired the Delegates of the Colonies with Nerve & Sinew for the Toils of War Resulting in Our National Independence." Building served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need., Name of photographer, title, and date from duplicate in the collections of George Eastman House, Rochester, N.Y., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893, photographer
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Associations [(8)1322.F.7j]

Title: Interior of Carpenters Hall
Description: View of the interior of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows a table with chairs in the middle of the room below a chandelier surrounded by chairs crafted by William Sanderson and benches lining the wall. Also shows framed items on the wall, including the flag of the Carpenters Company, a print, likely the 1848 Henry Sadd engraving "First Prayer in Congress," and documents. Building served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members families in need., Orange mount with rounded corners., Title from manuscript note on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: McAllister, W. Y. (William Young), 1812-1896
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister, W. Y. - Associations [(8)1322.F.9a-1]

Title: [Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: View of the front facade of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows five men in suits standing and seated on the front steps of the building across from the foundation for the Guarantee Trust Company building (built 1873-1875) under construction at 318-320 Chestnut Street. Also shows a small garden lot and the side of the adjacent building at 324 Chestnut Street. Hall served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need., Orange mount with rounded corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: McAllister, W. Y. (William Young), 1812-1896
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister, W. Y. - Associations [(8)1322.F.7i]

Title: Carpenters Hall, 1st Congress 1776, Phila. Pa
Description: Oblique view of the front facade and east flank of the Hall looking southwest down Congress Place. Includes an advertisement painted on a brick chimney in the background reading "A. Dickes, lithographer, 125 S 4th St." The Hall, built between 1770 and 1774 by the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia after designs by member Robert Smith, served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need., Title from photographer's manuscript note on label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint from label pasted on verso., Orange mount with rounded corners., Alfred Dickes's photolithography business tenanted 125 South Fourth Street in 1874., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bell began his photographic career in 1848 working for his brother-in-law's daguerreotype studio in Philadelphia and thereafter was associated with many commercial studios as partner or sole proprietor. He served as the chief photographer for the U.S. Army Medical Museum in 1865 and replaced Timothy O'Sullivan on George M. Wheeler's survey of the territories west of the 100th meridian in 1872. He returned to Philadelphia, went into business with his future son-in-law William Rau in 1875, and was active in the photography community until his death in 1910.
Creator: Bell, William, 1830-1910, photographer
Date: [ca. 1874]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bell - Historic Buildings and Sites [P.9079.1]

Title: Interior of Carpenter's Hall
Description: View of the interior of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows a table with chairs in the middle of the room below a chandelier surrounded by chairs and benches lining the wall. Building served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members families in need., Title from faint manuscript note on verso., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.9299.28]

Title: Carpenter's Hall, interior, Phila., Pa
Description: View of the interior of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows a table, chairs, and benches in the the room and a large plaque on the wall that reads, "Within these Walls Henry, Hancock, & Adams inspired the Delegates of the Colonies with Nerve & Sinew for the Toils of War Resulting in Our National Independence." Building served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members families in need., Title on negative., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.8731.5]

Title: [Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Series of views entitled "Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pa." and "Interior view of Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pa." showing the exterior and interior of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Exterior view shows the front facade from Carpenter's Court flanked by two towering brick buildings. Interior view shows a Palladian door flanked by two columns and surmounted by a plaque on the wall reading "Within these Walls Henry, Hancock, & Adams inspired the Delegates of the Colonies with Nerve & Sinew for the Toils of War Resulting in Our National Independence." Building served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint from labels pasted on versos. Labels include vignettes showing a camera on a tripod superimposed on a scenic mountain view surmounted by medals in the sky, awarded to E. & H.T. Anthony in Austria (1840), Berlin (1840), and at the American Institute Fair (1870, 1872, 1873). To the right of this main vignette are medals awarded at the Vienna Exhibtion (1873); the Kings Co. Industrial Fair (1873) and the Franklin Institute (1873) bordered by decorative foliage., Orange mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William L. Schaeffer., E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. was one of the largest suppliers of photographic apparatus in the second half of the nineteenth century. Their business moved from 501 Broadway to 591 Broadway in 1869.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Anthony - Associations [P.9113.1-2]

Title: Carpenters' Hall postcards
Description: Contains exterior views of Carpenters' Hall built 1770-1774 after designs by Robert Smith., Contains 7 postcards printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.8712.5p, P.9049.45 - 52 and P.9105.7., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Historic buildings and sites - [various]

Title: Carpenters' Hall postcards
Description: Contains exterior views of Carpenters' Hall built 1770-1774 after designs by Robert Smith. Includes an interior view of the hall and two illustrations of "The First Prayer in Congress.", Contains 29 postcards printed in color and 22 printed in black and white. Also includes 5 linen postcards., 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: 1900-1940
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Carpenter Hall - 45]

Title: Carpenters' Hall, rear of 322 Chestnut Street
Description: View of front facade of hall from Carpenter's Court built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows a man attired in a suit, top hat, and cane standing in front of the building. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need., Title and brief history of the hall from photographer's printed label accompanying print., Yellow paper mount with square corners., HSP copy bears photographer's imprint: Photographed by Bartlett & Smith., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Bartlett & Smith, photographer
Date: [ca. 1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & Smith - Associations [(8)1322.F.7f]

Title: Carpenters' Hall, rear of 322 Chestnut Street
Description: View of front facade of hall from Carpenter's Court built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows a man attired in a suit, top hat, and cane standing in front of the building. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need., Title and brief history of the hall from photographer's printed label accompanying print., Yellow paper mount with square corners., HSP copy bears photographer's imprint: Photographed by Bartlett & Smith., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Bartlett & Smith, photographer
Date: [ca. 1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & Smith - Associations [(8)1322.F.7f]

Title: Carpenters' court and hall (in perspective), Chestnut St. bet. Third and Fourth St
Description: View from Chestnut Street looking south down Congress Place, a gated alley, toward Carpenters' Hall. Contains partial views of businesses adjoining the alley including a portion of the window display for Montgomery Hart & Co., wallpaper, and advertising broadsides for ships displayed in front of Adams Express Company, a private mail service. The Hall, built between 1770 and 1774 after designs by member Robert Smith., Title, date, and photographer's imprint from Poulson inscription on mount., Date inscribed on photograph., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Select link below for a digital image., Originally part of a series of eleven scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson in the late 1850s entitled "Illustrations of Philadelphia" volume 11, page 89. The scrapbooks contained approximately 120 photographs by Philadelphia painter and pioneer photographer Richards of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city of Philadelphia commissioned by Poulson to document the vanishing architectural landscape. unknown volume, page 89., Reproduced in Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1976), entry #314b.
Creator: Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date: May 1859
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Organizations - C [2526.F.89], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/rcd/2526f89.jpg

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