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Title: High Street Market, Philadelphia
Description: View of the interior of the "Jersey Market" shed on Market Street between Front and Second Streets. Depicts individuals, including a woman and boy, strolling through and in front of the closed market. Partial views of town hall and other market sheds are visible in the distance. The High Street Market established in the late 17th century, began operating from a permanent shed around 1709, providing shoppers twice a week with produce, meats, and wares from New Jersey and Pennsylvania farms., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 10.
Creator: W. Birch & Son
Date: 1799
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 10/P.2276.18]

Title: High Street Market, Philadelphia
Description: View of the interior of a High Street Market shed near Second Street. Depicts mainly female peddlers selling their meats and produce from several stalls. Shoppers, including an African American man and a boy with a basket, inspect and purchase the market goods which are displayed on wooden counters, in baskets, and on meat hooks. The High Street Market, established in the late 17th century, became housed in a permanent structure around 1709 when a market shed was built from the Town Hall to Third Street.
Creator: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date: [1804]

Title: First plate of four subjects for Birch's Philadelphia
Description: Montage of four titled vignette views showing the Philadelphia landmarks: "Franklin Library in 1800" (Library Hall) at Fifth and Library streets; "Pennsylvania Hospital in 1800" on Pine Street between Eighth and Ninth streets; "Swedes Church Southwark" (Gloria Dei); and "High St. Market House in 1800" above Second Street. Depicts the exterior of the library, hospital, and church, and the interior of the busy market shed., Proof copy., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date: [1828]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 41a/P.2276.76]

Title: High Street, from the country market-place Philadelphia with the procession in commemoration of the death of General George Washington, December 26th, 1799
Description: View of Market Street above Fourth Street showing the funeral procession instituted by a congressional decree in honor of the first president. Depicts a riderless horse, pallbearers carrying a draped empty bier adorned with swords and tricorn hat, and other parade participants, including members of Congress and militia volunteers, slowly moving passed several mourning spectators. Mourners line the street, watch from the windows of several buildings, and stand within a market shed, including a woman and child., Third of three variants., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 11.
Creator: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date: [1804]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views - Sn 11c varient [P.2276.21]

Title: High Street, with the First Presbyterian Church Taken down in 1820. Philadelphia
Description: Street scene with a view of the First Presbyterian Church on Market Street below Third Street. Depicts pedestrians, predominately women, traversing the sidewalk before the church and adjacent buildings; a horse-drawn dray and cart traveling the street; and a woman peddler with her basket of goods near the High Street market shed. First Presbyterian, rebuilt from 1793 to 1794 after the designs of John Trumbull, was the first building in the city with a classic temple facade. The building was razed following the relocation of the congregation., Contains watermark: Amies Phila and dove with branch., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 9.
Creator: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date: [1828]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 9c/P.2276.17]

Title: South east corner of Third, and Market Street. Philadelphia
Description: Street scene depicting the bustling southeast corner of Third and Market Streets. Several vendors, mostly women, sell meat and produce from their basic stands and baskets to the numerous patrons, including two Black women in kerchiefs and shawls, milling on Market Street. View includes the commercial business block erected in 1792 by prosperous jeweler and developer Joseph Cooke, known as "Cooke's Folly." The lavish building, containing residences and stores to be won as lottery prizes, was demolished in 1838 after several years of decay from lack of investment., Title from item., Manuscript note on recto: Presented by Thos. Marsh., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 8., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., 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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: W. Birch & Son
Date: 1799
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 8/P.2276.14]

Title: South east corner of Third, and Market Street. Philadelphia
Description: Street scene depicting the bustling southeast corner of Third and Market Streets. Several vendors, mostly women, sell meat and produce from their basic stands and baskets to the numerous patrons, including two Black women in kerchiefs and shawls, milling on Market Street. View includes the commercial business block erected in 1792 by prosperous jeweler and developer Joseph Cooke, known as "Cooke's Folly." The lavish building, containing residences and stores to have been won as lottery prizes, was demolished in 1838 after several years of decay from lack of investment., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982), pl. 8., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator: W. Birch & Son
Date: 1799
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 8/P.2276.15]

Title: New market, in South Second Street Philadelphia
Description: Street scene with a view of the New Market shed on South Second Street. Depicts a group of men, women, and children with a dog, possibly a procession of a butcher's trade association, gathered across from the shed and by a bull decorated with garlands of flowers. An African American man fiddle player entertains the group as an African American boy and a dog runs toward them. Attached to the back of the shed is the fire engine house with cupola, known as the "headhouse." The New Market, erected about 1745, was created following a petition by the growing population of South Philadelphia residents who found it a hardship to cross Dock Creek to reach the High Street Market. The shed was razed in 1956 and rebuilt in 1963., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982), pl. 16., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., 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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: W. Birch & Son
Date: 1799
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 16/P.2276.35]

Title: Second Street north from Market St. wth. Christ Church. Philadelphia
Description: Street scene showing Second Street north from Market Street in Philadelphia, including Christ Church and the Old Courthouse and market. Depicts the busy street corner with people riding horses, driving and loading carts, conducting business, and walking and performing errands. In front of the Courthouse, vendors sit and sell their goods while nearby a constable on horseback is flanked by citizens. An African American boy carrying a basket strolls across Second Street. He walks toward two men and a child convened together and a man on horseback traveling toward the church (his back to the viewer). A dog runs in front of the horse. Christ Church, a Protestant Episcopal Church, was built between 1727 and 1744 and was founded as part of a provision of the original charter given to Pennsylvania founder William Penn. The Old Courthouse, completed in 1710 was the town hall, seat of the Legislature, market house, and the Pennsylvania statehouse until Independence Hall was opened in 1748. The Courthouse was demolished in 1837., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982), pl. 15., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date: [1828]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch, William-Views of Philadelphia [Sn 15c/P.2276.33]

Title: Second Street north from Market St. wth. Christ Church. Philadelphia
Description: Street scene showing Second Street north from Market Street in Philadelphia, including Christ Church and the Old Courthouse and market. Depicts the busy street corner with people riding horses, driving and loading carts, conducting business, and walking and performing errands. In front of the Courthouse, vendors sit and sell their goods while nearby a constable on horseback is flanked by citizens. An African American boy carrying a basket strolls across Second Street. He walks toward two men and a child convened together and a man on horseback traveling toward the church (his back to the viewer). A dog runs in front of the horse. Christ Church, a Protestant Episcopal Church, was built between 1727 and 1744 and was founded as part of a provision of the original charter given to Pennsylvania founder William Penn. The Old Courthouse, completed in 1710 was the town hall, seat of the Legislature, market house, and the Pennsylvania statehouse until Independence Hall was opened in 1748. The Courthouse was demolished in 1837., Title from item., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982), pl. 15., Accessioned 1982., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., 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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date: [1828]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 15c/P.8718]

Title: Second Street north from Market St. wth. Christ Church. Philadelphia
Description: Street scene showing Second Street north from Market Street in Philadelphia including Christ Church and the Old Courthouse and market. Depicts the busy street corner with people riding horses, driving and loading carts, conducting business, and walking and performing errands. In front of the Courthouse, vendors sit and sell their goods while nearby a constable on horseback is flanked by citizens. An African American boy carrying a basket strolls across Second Street. He walks toward two men and a child convened together and a man on horseback traveling toward the church (his back to the viewer). A dog runs in front of the horse. Christ Church, a Protestant Episcopal Church, was built between 1727 and 1744 and was founded as part of a provision of the original charter given to Pennsylvania founder William Penn. The Old Courthouse, completed in 1710 was the town hall, seat of the Legislature, market house, and the Pennsylvania statehouse until Independence Hall was opened in 1748. The Courthouse was demolished in 1837., Manuscript note on recto: John A McAllister with compl[imen]ts of Jacob Broome., Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982), pl. 15., Broome was a Philadelphia lawyer and Pennsylvania legislator., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator: W. Birch & Son
Date: [ca. 1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 15a facs./P.2276.34]

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