Castner Scrapbook v.17, Education 1, page 53
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Historic Street Address: 6th & St. James Streets, SE corner
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The texts accompanying these items give detailed descriptions of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, the building, location, and collections.
Item 1, top left: Image showing the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, built in 1845 by architect John Notman, in the Italianate Revival style. The Athenaeum was founded in 1814, to collect books, documents, journals, charts, etc., of historic American arts and knowledge, and to make them available to the public. After outgrowing several locations, it moved into the building shown here in 1847. Engraving (delineated by Henry A. Brightly), with printed text, for an unidentified publication, 9 x 12 cm, undated.
Item 2, bottom: Another image of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, showing a street view, with buildings on either side. Engraving of a drawing by artist Nicholas B. Devereux and engraved by Samuel E. Brown (c. 1854), with printed text, for an unidentified publication, 25 x 21.5 cm, undated.
Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.150988
Geocode Latitude:39.946881
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.17
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Nicholas B. Devereux - Artist
Samuel E. Brown - Engraver
John Notman - Architect
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