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Declaration of Independence lantern slide collection Rau Studios, Detroit Publishing Co., Charles Pancoast, Holmes & Deats, and other makers
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks V12
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liberty bell.
- Historic buildings--United States.
- Delegations--United States.
- Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Historic sites--Pennsylvania.
- United States.
- Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Local Subjects:
- Liberty bell.
- Historic buildings--United States.
- Delegations--United States.
- Genre:
- Portraits
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift of Charles F. Jenkins, 1949
- Physical Description:
- 50 lantern slides : color and b & w.
- Place of Publication:
- [ca. 1920]
- Summary:
- Contains reproductions of portraits of several delegates of the second continental congress which passes the Declaration of Independence. Includes views of delegates' homes and buildings in Philadelphia where delegates stayed and met for business, particularly Independence Hall and Carpenters' Hall. Portrays life in Philadelphia in 1776. Also shows facsimiles of American documents.
- Notes:
- CALL NUMBER INFO: SEE V12-LS# FOR LANTERN SLIDES
- Some slides manufactured by Williams, Brown & Earle.
- Finding Aid/Index:
- See collection file for inventory.
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