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Title: City museum : Callowhill St. below Fifth St. Philadelphia
Creator: Rease, W. H., artist
Wagner & M'Guigan, printer
E. Herrlein's Lith., printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1853
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Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of an eye-level street view of the facade of the City Museum building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a second story balcony and "City Museum" flag on roof, showing people walking past the storefronts and entering "Star Hall" on the left.
Probable date based on reference in Wainwright, Philadelphia, 72. Alternate spelling on print for printer Edward Herlein. "Drawn by W. H. Rease."--text, bottom left margin. "E. Herrlein's Lith. 116 Chestnut St. Phila."--text, bottom margin centered. "Printed by Wagner & McGuigan."--text, bottom right margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 37.47 x 47.63 cm (14 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ENT_000663
399978
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1355
Language: English
Subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
Museums--Pictorial works
Commercial streets--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Views. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
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Magic and Miscellaneous
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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