Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Congress Hall and New Theatre, in Chesnut Street Philadelphia.
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Accession number:
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65-230
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Record number:
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65-230-21
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JCB call number:
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*D800 B617 / 1-SIZE (copy 2)
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Image title:
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Congress Hall and New Theatre, in Chesnut Street Philadelphia.
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Creator 1:
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William Birch & son
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Creator 1 role:
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Drawn, Engraved & Published by
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Place image published:
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[Philadelphia]
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Image publisher:
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William Birch & son Neshaminy Bridge
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Image date:
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1800
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Image function:
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plate [20]
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Technique:
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engraving, hand coloring
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Image dimension height:
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21.4 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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28.7 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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34 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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40.9 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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View of a street with a theater and Congress Hall. Includes dwellings.
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Source creator:
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Birch, William & Son
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Source Title:
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The city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania North America: as it appeared in the Year 1800 consisting of twenty eight plates
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Source place of publication:
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[Philadelphia]
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Source publisher:
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Published by W. Birch, Springland Cot, near Neshaminy Bridge on the Bristol Road
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Source date:
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1800
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notes:
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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.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Visual categories:
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topographical views
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References:
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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
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1965.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
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Philadelphia (Pa.)--Pictorial works
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Subject headings:
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Theaters--Pennsylvania
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