Castner Scrapbook v.17, Education 1, page 47
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The two images on this page are of Girard College, at 2101 S. College Avenue, Philadelphia. Financier and philanthropist Stephen Girard founded Girard College at his death, bequeathing $6 million dollars (in 1831) for the founding of a school for "poor, male, white orphans" in Philadelphia. Built by architect Thomas U. Walter, it opened in 1848, and is still there today, occupying 43 acres in the Fairmount neighborhood. It is an example of American Greek Revival architecture. The school was finally desegregated in 1968, and finally admitted girls in 1984.
Item 1, top: Engraving showing the front of Founder's Hall at Girard College. Engraving by C. C. Coober, Jr., for an unidentified publication, 19 x 14 cm, undated.
Item 2, bottom: Engraving showing an oblique view of Founder's Hall at Girard College. Engraving for the Casket (published by Samuel Atkinson), 18.75 x 13 cm, undated.
Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.171456
Geocode Latitude:39.973337
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.17
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
C. C. Coober, Jr. - Artist
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