Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Spruce Street Hall [oil on canvas]

Painting, oil on canvas, showing interior view of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania at Spruce Street Hall.  Known as the "Picture Building," the Gothic-style structure at 820 Spuce Street was the Society's home from 1872 to 1882, when it moved to its current location at 1300...

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Main Author: Williams, Isaac L. (Creator)
Date:1884
Location:820 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA
Format: Electronic
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Oil
Copyright:Original painting on loan to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania from the Philadelphia History Museum at Atwater Kent. Please contact Rights and Reproduction for more information.
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11370
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Summary: Painting, oil on canvas, showing interior view of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania at Spruce Street Hall.  Known as the "Picture Building," the Gothic-style structure at 820 Spuce Street was the Society's home from 1872 to 1882, when it moved to its current location at 1300 Locust Street.  Wooden bookcases line the walls with portraits of Society members hung above. Staff is represented by the man at the desk and the three women at nearby tables.