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Monday morning view of Friends Meeting House and Academy, Philada. Forty years ago.
Busy street scene showing the meetinghouse and school protected by a brick wall with five entrances at the southeast corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets. Shows young and old Friends departing and arriving, including J. P[emberton?], W. Waring, J. Evans, Robert Proud, [Jam?]es Pemberton, Nick Waln,...
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| Date: | 1829 |
| Dimensions: | 26 x 22 cm |
| Call Number: | Bb 862 B 756 #45 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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Kennedy & Lucas Lithography
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/14604 |
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Busy street scene showing the meetinghouse and school protected by a brick wall with five entrances at the southeast corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets. Shows young and old Friends departing and arriving, including J. P[emberton?], W. Waring, J. Evans, Robert Proud, [Jam?]es Pemberton, Nick Waln, and Thomas Morris. Many of the older Quakers use canes. Also shows two African American boys riding and chasing a pig near a street vendor and neighboring buildings. Meetinghouse completed in 1764 and razed in 1859. |
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