Widows' and orphans' asylum / drawn by Geo. Strickland ; engraved by J.W. Steel. – Historic Reproduction
(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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Widows' and orphans' asylum / drawn by Geo. Strickland ; engraved by J.W. Steel. comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Widows' and orphans' asylum / drawn by Geo. Strickland ; engraved by J.W. Steel.
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Few views of 1820s Philadelphia charity buildings survive in this kind of detail. George Strickland drew the building and J.W. Steel engraved it, and C.G. Childs published the result in 1827. The city's benevolent societies were then building homes to shelter widows and children left without a breadwinner, and engravings like this one helped make such institutions visible to donors and the public. Notice the symmetrical facade and orderly layout, which reflect the restrained architectural style favored for public buildings of the period.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : Published by C.G. Childs, 1827. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Engravings 1820-1830. |
| Subjects | Asylums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1820-1830. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,026 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-165780 |
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