[Interior view of the Loganian room, Library Company of Philadelphia, Fifth and Library streets, Philadelphia.] [graphic] / S. Fisher Corlies.
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PicturePublication details: Philadelphia, [1880]Description: 3 photographs : albumens mounted on cardboard ; image 16 x 21 cm. (6.25 x 8.25 in.)Notes: Title supplied by cataloger; Date from manuscript note accompanying 1717.F.32: Back room in the old library building in Fifth Street below Chestnut Street in which was kept the "Loganian Library." This picture was taken in the early part of 1880, when the Loganian books had been taken to the "Ridway Branch" at Broad and Christian Sts. Photograph made on a Sunday, by Mr. S Fisher Corlies;
Inscribed in ink on verso of P.8910.7: to Library Co. The compliments of S. Fisher Corlies;
Inscribed in pencil on verso of P.8910.7: copy made from this print of Julius F. Sachse Nov. 11/1892. Prints in Library;
Monogram stamped on verso of P.8910.7: J.F.S;
P.8910.7 illustrated in Kenneth Finkel, Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Dover, 1980), fig. 8;
Manuscript note on recto of P.8910.8: Rear room of library building, fifth & Library Sts. used by the Loganian Library. Photographed by Mr. S.F. Corlies.Local Notes: Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited;
P.8910.7 reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 9;
Arcadia caption text: The Library Company of Philadelphia holds the distinction of being America’s oldest cultural institution and first lending library. Benjamin Franklin and other founding members signed the Articles of Association in July 1731 and began collecting dues to purchase history, literature, and science books from London. Membership and collections (including museum objects) grew rapidly, eventually requiring the erection of a building. On New Year’s Day, 1791, the Library Company opened its own building on Fifth and Library streets just south of Chestnut Street, after having been housed in private quarters, the State House, and Carpenters’ Hall. This interior view was taken in 1879 shortly before the building was sold and the collections were split between two new buildings;
Cataloging and/or digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: View showing the interior of the first building of the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, and built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton at Fifth and Library streets. Book shelves, some empty, line the reading room which also has upper balconies. Tables upon which books are placed stand in a row in the middle of the room. Hardback chairs are haphazardly arranged near them. Framed works adorn the lower balcony and walls. E. Luigi Persico's circa 1825 plaster bust of Marquis de Lafayette (gift of Samuel S. West, 1825) and John Child's 1835 tall case clock (purchased by the Library Company from John Child in 1835) are also visible in the room. View shows the Library building soon before its sale and the relocation of its collections to new buildings, the Ridgway Library at Broad and Christian streets, and a second building at Juniper and Locust streets.
| 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 | Moran [1717.F.32] | Available | |||
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | Graphic Arts - Philadelphia Artists, Photographers, Printers, and Publishers | photo - Corlies [P.8910.7 & 8] | Available | 131012 |
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date from manuscript note accompanying 1717.F.32: Back room in the old library building in Fifth Street below Chestnut Street in which was kept the "Loganian Library." This picture was taken in the early part of 1880, when the Loganian books had been taken to the "Ridway Branch" at Broad and Christian Sts. Photograph made on a Sunday, by Mr. S Fisher Corlies.
Inscribed in ink on verso of P.8910.7: to Library Co. The compliments of S. Fisher Corlies.
Inscribed in pencil on verso of P.8910.7: copy made from this print of Julius F. Sachse Nov. 11/1892. Prints in Library.
Monogram stamped on verso of P.8910.7: J.F.S.
P.8910.7 illustrated in Kenneth Finkel, Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Dover, 1980), fig. 8.
Manuscript note on recto of P.8910.8: Rear room of library building, fifth & Library Sts. used by the Loganian Library. Photographed by Mr. S.F. Corlies.
View showing the interior of the first building of the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, and built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton at Fifth and Library streets. Book shelves, some empty, line the reading room which also has upper balconies. Tables upon which books are placed stand in a row in the middle of the room. Hardback chairs are haphazardly arranged near them. Framed works adorn the lower balcony and walls. E. Luigi Persico's circa 1825 plaster bust of Marquis de Lafayette (gift of Samuel S. West, 1825) and John Child's 1835 tall case clock (purchased by the Library Company from John Child in 1835) are also visible in the room. View shows the Library building soon before its sale and the relocation of its collections to new buildings, the Ridgway Library at Broad and Christian streets, and a second building at Juniper and Locust streets.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
P.8910.7 reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 9.
Arcadia caption text: The Library Company of Philadelphia holds the distinction of being America’s oldest cultural institution and first lending library. Benjamin Franklin and other founding members signed the Articles of Association in July 1731 and began collecting dues to purchase history, literature, and science books from London. Membership and collections (including museum objects) grew rapidly, eventually requiring the erection of a building. On New Year’s Day, 1791, the Library Company opened its own building on Fifth and Library streets just south of Chestnut Street, after having been housed in private quarters, the State House, and Carpenters’ Hall. This interior view was taken in 1879 shortly before the building was sold and the collections were split between two new buildings.
Cataloging and/or digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.