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]
