Castner Scrapbook v.16, Companies 1, page 16

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Castner Scrapbook v.16, Companies 1, page 16

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Item No: pdcc01733
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.16, Companies 1, page 16
Additional Title: Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: Single item: Printed page of the Franklin Fire Insurance Company, 435-437 Chestnut Street, listing Officers and Directors of the company. An engraved portrait of the company's founder, Benjamin Franklin, is inset into a vignette of a rural scene depicting aspects of the inventor's life - flying a kite (left), and a printing press. Also shows a separate vignette of a phoenix rising from a bed of flames. Engraving. 16 x 22.2 cm.
Creation Year: ca. 1845
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.16
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler

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