Exterior view of the building of the historical society (organized 1804) built in 1857. Also shows an adjacent church and a street lamp with letterbox in the foreground., Publisher's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Partial distributor's imprint stamped on verso: [Mc]Allister [Opti]cian [627 Broad]way [New York]., Inscribed in negative: 4401., Originally from a McAllister scrapbook of Views of New York, The Anthony firm, established in 1859, operated as a partnership from 501 Broadway between 1863 and 1871., Thomas H. McAllister, brother of Philadelphia antiquarian, John A. McAllister, established an optician's shop in New York in 1855., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Anthony - Associations [5741.F.4c]
