Citizens' Volunteer Hospital, Philadelphia, multi-view lithograph – Vintage Wall Art
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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Citizens' Volunteer Hospital, Philadelphia, multi-view lithograph. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Citizens' Volunteer Hospital, Philadelphia, multi-view lithograph
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Few institutions of the Civil War era were as shaped by private generosity as the Citizens' Volunteer Hospital in Philadelphia, which the city's residents organized to care for wounded soldiers when the national hospital system could not keep pace with the fighting. Multi-view lithographs like this one, which gathered several buildings, wards and grounds on a single sheet, were a common way to document such institutions for donors, supporters and families who wanted to see where their money and their sons' comrades went. Its layout tells you as much as its subject, since the artist chose to show the hospital as an organized community of care rather than a single building. Viewed today, it offers a clear window onto how Philadelphians answered the war's demands at home.
| Original scan | 7,420 × 5,665 px · prints to 25 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02415u |
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