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PictureSeries: Stereoscopic Views. Philadelphia ; No. 115 | Stereoscopic Views. Philadelphia. No. 115 Publication details: [United States], [ca. 1875]; UNITED STATES. Description: 1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.)Notes: Title printed on mount below image; Yellow mount with rounded corners.Local Notes: Cataloging 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: Lazzarini, Francesco, d. 1808, sculptor;
Thornton, William, 1759-1828, architect.Imprint: UNITED STATES. 1875.Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: View looking northeast at the first permanent red-brick building of the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton. View includes the Benjamin Franklin statue sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini and installed in the niche above the building entrance in 1792. Also shows a man digging up the street near a pile of stones and dirt, a partial view of a horse traveling north on Fifth Street, and men standing near the building on the corner. The library sold the building 1880 and it was demolished in 1887.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | Graphic Arts - Printed and Graphic Ephemera | stereo - unidentified - Libraries [P.9058.170] | Available | 265318 |
Title printed on mount below image.
Yellow mount with rounded corners.
View looking northeast at the first permanent red-brick building of the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton. View includes the Benjamin Franklin statue sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini and installed in the niche above the building entrance in 1792. Also shows a man digging up the street near a pile of stones and dirt, a partial view of a horse traveling north on Fifth Street, and men standing near the building on the corner. The library sold the building 1880 and it was demolished in 1887.
Cataloging 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.