Old Philadelphia in early photographs 1839-1914 : 215 prints from the collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia / [compiled by] Robert F. Looney.

Main entry:

Free Library of Philadelphia, corporate author.

Title & Author:

Old Philadelphia in early photographs 1839-1914 : 215 prints from the collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia / [compiled by] Robert F. Looney.

Publication:

New York, NY : Published in cooperation with the Free Library of Philadelphia by Dover Publications, 1976.

Description:

viii, 228 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Southwark -- The Delaware River front -- Society Hill -- The Independence Square area and the buildings of the State House group -- Chestnut Street, Walnut Street and adjacent areas -- Penn Square -- Broad Street -- Schuykill River area -- The centennial exposition of 1876.
Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1943-1975.

Summary:

Early growth is traced through photographs and historic landmarks.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0486233456 (paperback)
9780486233451 (paperback)

Subject:

Historic buildings Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pictorial works.
Monuments historiques Pennsylvanie Philadelphie Ouvrages illustrés.
Buildings
Historic buildings
Philadelphia (Pa.) Buildings, structures, etc. Pictorial works.
Philadelphia (Pa.) Pictorial works.
Philadelphie, Penns. Constructions Ouvrages illustrés.
Philadelphie (Penns.) Ouvrages illustrés.
Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Philadelphia, 1839-1914 Illustrations

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Autographs (Provenance) DLC
Presentation copies (Provenance) DLC
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Looney, Robert F., compiler.
Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 14112
Call No.: ID:87-B15222
Status: Available

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