Old Philadelphia Library, Library Company, 5th St. [graphic].
Material type:
PicturePublication details: Philadelphia, [ca. 1870]Description: 1 photograph : albumen on card mount; 9 x 18 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format)Notes: Yellow mount with rounded corners; Title from manuscript note on verso;
Date inferred from type of mount.Linking Entry Note: Forms part of Raymond Holstein Stereograph Collection.Local Notes: Gift of Raymond Holstein;
Cataloging and/or digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.Imprint: PA. Philadelphia. 1870.Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: View showing 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. Shows the two-story, Palladian building with a hipped roof surrounded by a balustrade with urns and a double-sided staircase leading to an entryway. The front façade is adorned with four engaged pillasters below a pediment. Also shows the Benjamin Franklin statue commissioned by William Bingham, sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini, and installed in 1792 in the niche above the building entrance.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | Holstein Stereo - Streets - Number Streets, from east to west [P.2011.47.1985] | Available | 288879 |
Yellow mount with rounded corners.
Title from manuscript note on verso.
Date inferred from type of mount.
View showing 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. Shows the two-story, Palladian building with a hipped roof surrounded by a balustrade with urns and a double-sided staircase leading to an entryway. The front façade is adorned with four engaged pillasters below a pediment. Also shows the Benjamin Franklin statue commissioned by William Bingham, sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini, and installed in 1792 in the niche above the building entrance.
Forms part of Raymond Holstein Stereograph Collection.
Gift of Raymond Holstein.
Cataloging and/or digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.