COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
65-230
accession_no
65-230
Accession number
false
Record number:
65-230-21
record_number
65-230-21
Record number
false
JCB call number:
*D800 B617 / 1-SIZE (copy 2)
jcb_call_no
*D800 B617 / 1-SIZE (copy 2)
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Congress Hall and New Theatre, in Chesnut Street Philadelphia.
image_title
Congress Hall and New Theatre, in Chesnut Street Philadelphia.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
William Birch & son
creator1
William Birch & son
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
Drawn, Engraved & Published by
creator1_role
Drawn, Engraved & Published by
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[Philadelphia]
place_image_published
[Philadelphia]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
William Birch & son Neshaminy Bridge
image_publisher
William Birch & son Neshaminy Bridge
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1800
image_date
1800
Image date
false
Image function:
plate [20]
image_function
plate [20]
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving, hand coloring
technique
engraving, hand coloring
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
21.4 cm.
image_dimensions_height
21.4 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
28.7 cm.
image_dimensions_width
28.7 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
34 cm.
page_dimensions_height
34 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
40.9 cm.
page_dimensions_width
40.9 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink, colors
materials_medium
ink, colors
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
View of a street with a theater and Congress Hall. Includes dwellings.
description
View of a street with a theater and Congress Hall. Includes dwellings.
Description
false
Source creator:
Birch, William & Son
source_creator
Birch, William & Son
Source creator
false
Source Title:
The city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania North America: as it appeared in the Year 1800 consisting of twenty eight plates
source_title
The city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania North America: as it appeared in the Year 1800 consisting of twenty eight plates
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
[Philadelphia]
source_place_of_publication
[Philadelphia]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Published by W. Birch, Springland Cot, near Neshaminy Bridge on the Bristol Road
source_publisher
Published by W. Birch, Springland Cot, near Neshaminy Bridge on the Bristol Road
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1800
source_date
1800
Source date
false
notes:
Congress Hall was built by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1787 to 1789 as a county court house. It was occupied by Congress from 1790 to 1800 when Philadelphia was the nation's capital. The New Theatre was built in 1791 to 1794 , remodeled in 1805, and destroyed by fire in 1820.
notes
Congress Hall was built by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1787 to 1789 as a county court house. It was occupied by Congress from 1790 to 1800 when Philadelphia was the nation's capital. The New Theatre was built in 1791 to 1794 , remodeled in 1805, and destroyed by fire in 1820.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Visual categories:
topographical views
visual_categories
topographical views
Visual categories
false
References:
Teitelman, S. R. Birch's Views of Philadelphia, plate 20; Snyder, M.P. "William Birch," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 73, p. 271-315
references_
Teitelman, S. R. Birch's Views of Philadelphia, plate 20; Snyder, M.P. "William Birch," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 73, p. 271-315
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1965.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1965.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Pictorial works
subject_heads
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Pictorial works
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Theaters--Pennsylvania
subject_heads
Theaters--Pennsylvania
Subject headings
false