Castner Scrapbook v.19, Disasters, Criminal Prisons 1, page 41
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Item No: pdcc03196
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.19, Disasters, Criminal Prisons 1, page 41
Historic Street Address:
Front & Lombard Streets, NE corner
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item 1, entire page: Photograph of the aftermath of the fire that destroyed Colonel William Chamberlain Patterson's bonded warehouse, at Front & Lombard Streets. The warehouse was used during the Civil War to store sugar, molasses, and cotton. After the war, it became a storage facilty for numerous distilleries. Unfortunately, the multi-story buildings were not able to withstand the weight of the many thousands of barrels of whiskey. On August 4, 1869, a wall reportedly collapsed, followed by explosions, causing a river of burning whiskey to travel into the gutters and sewers, creating a path of destruction all the way to the Delaware River. Photograph, 33.5 x 26 cm, August 1869.
Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.143845
Geocode Latitude:39.941944
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.19
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
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