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Buildings-Miscellaneous

27A01A

  • Academy of Natural Science, 19th & Race Streets, <2295>
  • [same], PAPCC <2295>
  • Armory of First City Troops, <No. 2> [BB] [USB]
  • [same], PAPCC No. 420 [USB]

27A01B

  • The Art Club, The Headquarters of the Arltistic Life Of the City, <No. 50> [USB]

27A02

  • The Bell Telephone Company of Philadelphia, <No. 53> [BB] [USB]
  • Bell Telephone Building, 17th and Arch Streets [Liberty Bell inset], No. 276 <222192>
  • Telephone Building, PS <5733> [EB]

27A03

  • Philadelphia Bourse, WRG [BB] [USB]
  • ..., 5th and Chestnut Sts, PAPCC <No. 11> [BB] [USB]
  • The Bourse, DPC <8189> Copyright 1904 [UB] [USB]
  • Cannon Ball Farm House, SPCC <2389>

27A04

  • The Philadelphia Museums (Commercial Museum) North Building, 34th Street below Spruce, BPPCC <115> 114761 [EB]
  • ...Commercial Museum, PS <8799> [EB]
  • ...Commercial Trust Building, <3384> [EB]
  • ...Convention Hall, [BB]

27A05A

  • Drexel Building, <126>
  • [same], PVB <U.S. Series 125/6> [BB] [USB]
  • Elks' Building, WPCC [BB]

27A05B

  • Franklin Bank Building and Betz Building, Broad and Chestnut Sts, <2394>
  • The Franklin Institute, Founded in 1824; No. 32 [RB] [USB}
  • Horticultural Hall, Broad above Spruce Streets, [EB]

27A06

  • Lafayette Building, 5th & Chestnut Streets,
  • Manufacturers' Club, SHC <29> A-49410 [EB] [TOB]
  • McClatchy Building, 69th Street, LHB/CTC <3162-29> [EB]
  • The Old Market at Pine and Second Streets, <No. 41> [BB] [USB]

27A07

  • Pennsylvania Building, 15th and Chestnut Street, A-17137
  • Pennsylvania Building, 15th and Chestnut Streets, PCDC/CTC 66 A-17137 [EB]

27A08

  • St. George's Hall 19th and Arch Sts., HCLC No. 5499 No. 20073
  • Gilbert Stuart's Studio (where Washington's portrait was painted)[inset portrait of Washington], No. 660

27A09

  • [same], WPCC
  • The U.G.I. and Y.M.C.A. Building, Broad and Arch Streets, SHC/CTC 68 A-71844 [BB]
  • The U.G.I. and Y.M.C.A. Buildings, Broad and Arch Sts, PS <7116> [EB]
  • Y.M.C.A. and U.G.I. Building, Arch St., PS <252> <20626> [EB]

27A10

  • House in which John Wanamaker was born [inset portrait ofWanamaker], WPCC
  • The new Widener Building, PC <172> <17498> [EB] [TOB]
  • New Widener's Building, [EB]

27A11

  • New Widener Building, off City Hall[inset seal], <222182> 222182 [EB] [TOB]
  • Witherspoon Building, CBP No. 266 65368
  • Hamilton Mansion, Woodlands, DPC <9281> Copyright 1905 [EB] [USB]
  • The Dundas-Lippincott Mansion [Yellow Mansion], <No. 47> [BB] [USB]

27B01A

  • Academy of Natural Sciences, WPCC [LB/BB] [USB]
  • The Audubon Bird Hall. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, [UB] [TOB]

27B01B

  • The Entrance Hall The American Swedish Historical Museum, APCC [UB]
  • First Regiment Armory, RC <A283a> [BB] [USB]
  • Butler Place, Branchtown, WPCC [BB] [USB]

27B02

  • Elfreth's Alley The Coach House, SMP [TOB]

27B03A

  • The Commercial Museum, 34th Street below Spruce, EMP [BB]
  • New Convention Hall, RMM [TOB]
  • Convention Hall, A.S.R.A., Philadelphia, 1905,Compliments of the Phila Air Brake Co., [RB/BB] [USB]
  • Convention Hall, Philadelphia. Scene of the 23rd National Saengerfest, GAP [UB]

27B03B

  • 23 National Sangerfest Philadelphia Pennsylvania June 29to July 4 1912, CBP [EB]

27B03C

  • <Benjamin Franklin Memorial and the Franklin Institute>[exterior], [EB] [TOB]
  • The Benjamin Franklin Memorial and the Franklin Institute, RMM [TOB}

27B04

  • <Benjamin Franklin Memorial and the Franklin Institute> [statue of Franklin],
  • Girard Trust & Betz Building, IPCC <1022> [UB] [USB]
  • Mt. Airy, PA-Historic Old Home, Mermaid Lane, WPCC <505> [BB/RB] [USB]
  • Chestnut Hill, Pa-Historic Home, Mermaid Lane, WPCC [BB]

27B05A

  • [Boy in Costume - Opening of the Kirschbaum Building], [RP]

27B05B

  • Mint Arcade, RC <A286a> [BB] [USB]
  • Morris-Littell House (At one time the Home of Christopher Witt), WPCC [BB] [USB]

27B06

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art, PMA [EB]
  • North Wing-Pennsylvania Museum of Art, [UB] [USB]
  • Pennsylvania Museum of Art, [UB] [USB]
  • Philadelphia Art Museum showing Washington Monument in Foreground, DEX <921> Photo by Photo Illustrator [EB][TOB]

27B07A

  • The Pennsylvania Museum of Art, The Parkway, RMM [EB]
  • <The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rotunda for Sculpture...>, PMUS Copyright 1928 [UB]
  • <The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Chimney Breast and Mantel...>, PMUS Copyright 1928 [UB]

27B07B

  • <Room from the House of the Miller Millbach...>, PMA [RP] [EB]
  • <Hall from the House of the Miller Millbach...>, PMA [RP] [UB]
  • <William Rush Carving the Allegorical>, [UB]

27B07C

  • Old Court House & Market, WPCC [BB] [USB]

27B08

  • <National Philatelic Museum>, [photo by] Boutrelle, NY

27B09

  • "The Thinker" by Rodin, MCPC [BB]
  • The Rodin Museum, [EB] [USB]
  • St. George's Hall, <500> [BB/RB] [USB]

27B10

  • Gilbert's Studio-where Washington's Portrait was Painted, <492> [BB] [USB]
  • Gilbert-Stuart Studio-Where Washington's Portrait was painted, WPCC [BB] [USB]
  • Mt. Airy, Pa-Old Unruh House, WPCC [BB] [USB]

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