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[Market Street, west from 12th, Philadelphia, Pa.] – Historic Photograph Print

[Market Street, west from 12th, Philadelphia, Pa.], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Market Street, west from 12th, Philadelphia, Pa.], [between 1900 and 1915]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Market Street, west from 12th, Philadelphia, Pa.] in remarkable 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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[Market Street, west from 12th, Philadelphia, Pa.]

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Market Street, photographed looking west from 12th Street, was one of the main east-west arteries of Philadelphia, and this view shows the long commercial corridor that ran toward City Hall. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this 8 x 10 inch glass negative sometime between 1900 and 1915, sold hand-colored and photographic views of American cities and landmarks to travelers and publishers. The subjects listed here, streets, civic buildings, and commercial facilities, suggest the photographer was documenting how the city's downtown worked as much as its architecture. Market Street's storefronts and trolley traffic made it a favorite subject of the era.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 9123" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 500682. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsStreets. City & town halls. Commercial facilities.United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-74940

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