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Visions of the Schuylkill, 1884 and Now

Colored print showin all the booths, restaurants and other amenities of the fair

Ground Plan, Great Central Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia

Fourth of July in Centre Square, John Lewis Krimmel, ca. 1812. The wooden statue in the fountain, “Allegory of the Schuylkill River (Water Nymph and Bittern)”, was carved in 1809 by Philadelphia sculptor William Rush.

Fourth of July, Centre Square, ca. 1812

Second Bank of Pennsylvania, South Second Street, Philadelphia

Preparation for War to Defend Commerce

Bank of Pennsylvania, South Second Street, Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Hospital in Pine Street

Goal (jail) in Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 1800

State House Garden, Philadelphia, 1800

Back of the State House, Philadelphia, 1800

Congress Hall and New Theatre in Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

Bank of the United States, in Third Street, Philadelphia