Castner Scrapbook v.17, Education 1, page 78
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Historic Street Address: Juniper Street, below Market Street
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
This page is the first of a detailed, three-page article about the history of Central High School of Philadelphia, and the development of free public education in Philadelphia. The next two items, #pdcc03062 and #pdcc03063, show the rest of the article. Accompanying the text on this page, are the images described below.
Item 1, top center: Image of the first building of Central High School, which served from 1838-1854. It was located on Juniper Street, below Market Street. Reproduction of a photograph for an unidentified c. 1900 publication, 12.5 x 8.5 cm, undated.
Item 2, bottom left: Image of the second building of Central High School, which served from 1854-1900. It was located on the SE corner of Broad & Green Streets. Reproduction of a photograph for an unidentified c. 1900 publication, 12 x 9.5 cm, undated.
Item 3, bottom right: Image of the first principal of Central High School, Alexander Dallas Bache, great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin. He served as principal from 1839-1842. Reproduction of a portrait for an unidentified c. 1900 publication, 9 x 11 cm, undated.
Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.161194
Geocode Latitude:39.963420
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.17
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
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