William Penn and the Philadelphia Bi-Centenary
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook CollectionItem Info
Item No: pdcc00150
Title: William Penn and the Philadelphia Bi-Centenary
Additional Title: A Scene on Chestnut Street in 1782
Media Type:
Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Engraving on wood depicting a group of well-dressed bystanders watching a parade of uniformed soldiers on horseback. A carriage pulled by a team of two horses is shown upper left. Three children, one of them an African American carrying a heavy basket, appear to be selling their wares.
Caption reads: William Penn and the Philadelphia Bi-Centenary, - A Scene on Chestnut Street in 1782. - see page 23.
Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.3
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler