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[Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.; exterior, elevated view] – Antique Wall Art

[Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.; exterior, elevated view], c1900. — historic photograph
[Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.; exterior, elevated view], c1900.. 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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Step back in time with [Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.; exterior, elevated view], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.; exterior, elevated view]

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From an elevated vantage point around 1900, this view shows Philadelphia City Hall while construction was still winding down; work began in 1871 and the building was not finished until 1901. Designed largely by John McArthur Jr., the granite building fills Penn Square at the crossing of Broad and Market Streets and was one of the largest municipal buildings in the United States when completed. Its crowning feature, a bronze statue of William Penn set atop the central tower in 1894, became a lasting symbol of the city.

Created / publishedc1900.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsD23186 U.S. Copyright Office Reference copy may be in County Court Houses of the United States microfiche 139 (E1). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pa.--Phila.--City govt...; Courthouses; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,225 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-147353

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