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Launching of Old Pennsylvania photograph, 1967

This black & white photograph depicts an 1837 watercolor painting by W.L. Breton titled Launching of Old Pennsylvania. The Old Pennsylvania battleship was launched July 18th 1837 in the U.S. navy yard in Philadelphia. The painting was donated to the H.S.P. in 1958 and was relinquished back...

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Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania photograph collection (#V59)
Date:1837-07-18
Alternate Date:1837, 1967
Dimensions:25.4 x 20.7 cm
Box Number:Box 111
Folder Number:Folder 1
Format: Electronic
Subjects and Genres:
Breton, William L.
Navy yards
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Watercolor painting, American
Painting
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13433
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title Launching of Old Pennsylvania photograph, 1967
spellingShingle Launching of Old Pennsylvania photograph, 1967
Breton, William L.
Navy yards
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Watercolor painting, American
title_sort Launching of Old Pennsylvania photograph, 1967
title_txt_mv Launching of Old Pennsylvania photograph, 1967
date_txt_mv 1837-07-18
year_str_mv 1837
display_date_txt_mv 1837, 1967
genre Painting
dimensions_txt_mv 25.4 x 20.7 cm
description This black & white photograph depicts an 1837 watercolor painting by W.L. Breton titled <em>Launching of Old Pennsylvania. </em>The Old Pennsylvania battleship was launched July 18th 1837 in the U.S. navy yard in Philadelphia. The painting was donated to the H.S.P. in 1958 and was relinquished back to the donors in 1967, when this photograph was taken. In 1993, the original painting sold at Sotheby&#39;s to a private collector for an undisclosed amount.<br /> <br /> source<br /> <br /> This online record contains two images of one item from folder 1.
subject_txt_mv LCSH: Breton, William L.
LCSH: Navy yards
LCSH: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)
LCSH: Watercolor painting, American
topic Breton, William L.
Navy yards
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Watercolor painting, American
rights_statement_txt_mv Please contact Rights and Reproduction for more information.
collection Historical Society of Pennsylvania photograph collection
collection_number_str_mv V59
box_number_str Box 111
folder_number_str Folder 1
url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13433
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score 13.071978

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