[Library Company of Philadelphia, southeast corner Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Material type:
PicturePublication details: [Philadelphia, ca. 1860]; PA. Philadelphia. Description: 2 photographic prints: albumen; sheets 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.)Notes: Half-stereographic prints including one on white paper mount with square corners; Title supplied by cataloguer.Local Notes: Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia;
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012;
Part of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.Local Added Entry - Personal Name: McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector;
Lazzarini, Francesco, d. 1808, sculptor;
Thornton, William, 1759-1828, architect.Imprint: PA. Philadelphia. 1860.Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Shows the first permanent building of the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton at Fifth and Library streets. View includes the Benjamin Franklin statue sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini and installed in 1792 in the niche above the entrance of the Palladian building.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | Graphic Arts - John A. McAllister Collection | stereo - unidentified - Libraries [(6)1322.F.20b; P.2282.41] | Available | 185827 |
Half-stereographic prints including one on white paper mount with square corners.
Title supplied by cataloguer.
Shows the first permanent building of the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton at Fifth and Library streets. View includes the Benjamin Franklin statue sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini and installed in 1792 in the niche above the entrance of the Palladian building.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Part of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.