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The First U.S. Mint, 37-39 N. Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa. – Historic Photo Reproduction

The First U.S. Mint, 37-39 N. Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa., [between 1880 and 1930] — historic photograph
The First U.S. Mint, 37-39 N. Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa., [between 1880 and 1930]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The First U.S. Mint, 37-39 N. Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The First U.S. Mint, 37-39 N. Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

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The picture shows the building at 37-39 North Seventh Street in Philadelphia, which housed the first United States Mint. Coins were struck there from 1792 until 1833, when operations moved to a larger facility at Chestnut and Juniper Streets. The photograph dates from sometime between 1880 and 1930, decades after the mint had left, so it records the structure as a later-era street scene rather than an active workplace. It is a useful reminder of how early federal institutions were housed in ordinary city buildings before the government built dedicated facilities.

Created / published[between 1880 and 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1880-1930.
SubjectsMints--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1880-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,109 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170086

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