Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, Pa. – Vintage Print
(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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Step back in time with Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, Pa., a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, Pa.
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The Masonic Temple at Broad and Filbert Streets was one of Philadelphia's most ornate civic buildings when the Freemasons of Pennsylvania raised it in the late 1860s and early 1870s, with James H. Windrim as architect. This photograph, credited to Kilburn on its caption card, shows the building in 1891, nearly two decades after completion. Kilburn's firm sold large numbers of stereo views and photographs to a national audience, so the image reflects how a Philadelphia landmark was presented to people far beyond the city.
| Created / published | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photo by Kilburn. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,380 × 1,686 px · prints to 5 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-106006 |
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