Album 1875-85 Philadelphia Boston Cambridge Washington Albumen Prints Tipped-In

Description: Handsome photograph album featuring 47 tipped-in albumen photographs of prominent architecture and street scenes of Philadelphia (16), Boston (10), Cambridge (8) and Washington, D.C. (13) by unknown photographer(s) circa late 1870s to mid 1880s. Album measures 11 x 14 ½ inches with most images in the 4 x 5 ¾ inches range with some variety. Overall the images vary from rich to medium tonality with some light foxing to some images and pages as shown in the images below. Most images have penned, period notations/titles. Album has 12 leaves (2 sided) with 8 leaves holding images with the remainder being blank. Many of the images show relatively early views of some of the architecture of each city shown. Photographs include: Philadelphia -Independence Hall -Carpenters Hall Where the First Congress Was held in 1774 -East Room, Independence Hall. Where Declaration of Independence was signed, July 4th, 1776 -Swedes Church Front View -City Hall -U.S. Mint -Custom House -Exchange Building, Dock Street -Pennsylvania Railroad Depot -Chestnut Street Looking west from 8th St. -Ridgeway Library -Academy of Fine Arts -Fairmount Water Works -Zoological Garden -Chestnut St. Bridge -Bird’s Eye View – Girard College Grounds Washington, D.C. -United States Capitol -Painting on Ceiling of Dome -House of Repersentatives -Senate Chamber -Executive Mansion -Dept. of the Interior – Patent Office -U.S. Treasury -State War & Navy Dept. -“Discovery” (statue) -Washington Monument -“Settlement” (statue) -Pennsylvania Ave. Looking East from Treasury -National Museum Boston, Mass. -Old State House – A.D. 1748 -Funeuil Hall – “Cradle of Liberty” -Old South Church. Erected A.D. 1729. -New State House. -Trinity Church -Custom House -Franklin Statue. City Hall Square -Washington Statue. Public Garden. -Bridge – Public Garden- -Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Cambridge, Mass. -Gore Chapel – Harvard College -Memorial Hall – Harvard College -Law School – Harvard College -Gymnasium – Harvard College -Washington Elm -Longfellow’s House - Cambridge -Mount Auburn Cemetery - Cambridge -Bunker Hill Monument – Charlestown, Mass. Send questions. We are currently listing a diverse selection of photography and art. Please check back frequently to see the new listings in both our auctions and our eBay Store. Take a minute and click on the link to my eBay store in the upper right corner of this page. Many thanks. International bidders please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges on international sales are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs service to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight or shipping company or when you pick up the item. Please do not confuse these charges as additional shipping charges. We cannot mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts.” U.S. and International government regulations prohibit this. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Price: 1000 USD

Location: Ithaca, New York

End Time: 2024-09-05T12:00:14.000Z

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