Image of an eye-level exterior view of the temporary convention hall built in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opposite Girard College between 21st and 22nd streets on Girard Avenue for the first national political convention after the Civil War organized to rally the Union Party in support of President Johnson and in opposition to the reconstruction policies passed by "radical" Republicans in Congress; crowds of men and women enter the front and side entrances as a horse-drawn vehicle passes by. "L.N. Rosenthal, Lith. 327 Walnut St."--text, bottom left margin. "Geo. S. Bethell, Architect, 628 Walnut St."--text, bottom center margin. "Jacob W. Colladay, builder."--text, bottom left margin. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1866 by G.S. Bethell, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the U.S. in the Eastern District of Penna."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 41.59 x 56.04 cm (16 3/8 x 22 1/16 in.)
Horse-drawn vehicles--Pictorial works National Union Convention (1866 : Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Political conventions--Pictorial works Lithographs--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Politics & Social Issues Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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