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[City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.] – Antique Print

[City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.], [between 1890 and 1910] — historic photograph
[City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.], [between 1890 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Philadelphia collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Few American city halls took as long to finish as the one at the center of Philadelphia, which was begun in 1871 and completed in 1901. Its tower, crowned by a bronze statue of William Penn set in place in 1894, was the tallest point in the city for decades. The Detroit Publishing Company, which sent photographers across the country to record cities and landmarks, made this view on an 8 by 10 inch glass plate negative. Such plates captured fine architectural detail, from the carved facade to the sculpted tower.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 031572. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsCity & town halls.United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan766 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65765

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