[Library Company of Philadelphia, interior of Fifth Street building] [graphic].
Material type:
PicturePublication details: [Philadelphia], [ca. 1884-ca. 1907]Description: 1 photograph : platinum ; sheet 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 in.)Notes: Title supplied by cataloger; Date inferred from active dates of Wood as photographer.Local Notes: Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited;
Gift of Elsie Wood Harmon;
Cataloging and digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.Imprint: PA. Philadelphia. 1884-1907.Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Photograph reproduction of a painting by George Bacon Wood depicting a scene inside the Library Company of Philadelphia building built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton at Fifth and Library streets. Shows a a man with glasses looking down and reading a large book at a table in front of a window and by a tall case of shelved books, some behind screens. His hat and walking stick rest on the edge of the table. Two large books lay on the floor by a leg of the table and across from a hardback chair with a cushion. Framed pictures, hung as a stack, line each side of the window in the background. In the right foreground, the Library's circa 1673 Johannes Fromanteel tall case clock (gift of William Hudson, Sept. 5, 1796) is visible.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | Graphic Arts - Philadelphia Artists, Photographers, Printers, and Publishers | George Bacon Wood Collection [P.8743.511] | Available | 126654 |
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from active dates of Wood as photographer.
Photograph reproduction of a painting by George Bacon Wood depicting a scene inside the Library Company of Philadelphia building built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton at Fifth and Library streets. Shows a a man with glasses looking down and reading a large book at a table in front of a window and by a tall case of shelved books, some behind screens. His hat and walking stick rest on the edge of the table. Two large books lay on the floor by a leg of the table and across from a hardback chair with a cushion. Framed pictures, hung as a stack, line each side of the window in the background. In the right foreground, the Library's circa 1673 Johannes Fromanteel tall case clock (gift of William Hudson, Sept. 5, 1796) is visible.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Gift of Elsie Wood Harmon.
Cataloging and digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.