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Almshouse, North Side of Union St. After T. Birch, 1798.

Permanent ID:
2908
Call number:
K: 1-39
Date:
1798
Image Description:
Large brick building with a brick wall in front. A few people walk along the street outside the wall.
Inscription:
Almshouse, on the north side of Union Street below Fourth, one of the first erected in Philadelphia. Sketched by Birch in 1798 & copied by D.J.Kennedy. (Front Bottom)
Address:
Union Street and 4th Street, Philadelphia
Dimensions:
Width: 30 cm, Height: 23 cm (case)
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related People or Organizations:
David Johnson Kennedy, 1816-1898 (painter)
Thomas Birch, 1779-1851 (creator)
Related Terms:
Cityscape (is described by)
Almshouse (depicts)
Historic building (depicts)