Castner Scrapbook v.15, Sundry Buildings 1, page 1
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item 1, upper half: Engraving on wood illustrating the exterior of the Wigwam of the Philadelphia Convention in 1866. Shows people standing in line to enter the convention building, a temporary structure located near the junction of Girard Avenue and Ridge Avenue. The mid-term convention was called to drum-up support for President Andrew Johnson. Image size: 24.2 x 16.0cm
Item 2, lower left: Illustration of the State Fencibles Armory Warehouse at the southeast corner of Broad and Race Streets. The building was designed by architect Henry Dandurand Dagit. Image size: 12.8 x 17.8cm. Note that original publicaiton incorrectly identifies (in print) the building as "State Fenbibles' Armory."
Item 3, lower right: Engraving of the Union League annex located behind the Broad Street clubhouse. The addition to the main building was designed by Horace Trumbauer in the Beaux- Arts style. Image size: 8.5 x 11.0cm
Creation Year: ca. 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.163450
Geocode Latitude:39.954523
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.15
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Wells, C. H. - Artist
Trumbauer, Horace, 1868-1938 - Architect
- Engravings
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Wood engravings
- Trumbauer, Horace (1868-1938), Architect
- Broad Street
- Union League of Philadelphia
- People
- Center City
- Warehouses
- Race Street
- Girard Avenue
- Clubs
- Armories
- Twenty-First Street
- Historic buildings
- Political conventions
- Costume (mode of fashion)
- Old Guard State Fencibles
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