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Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1907

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Summary:Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1907. Official souvenir of the Jamestown Exposition, held in Norfolk, Virginia to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the first permanent English settlement in the United States. Caption reads: "Independence Hall, Philadelphia. The scene of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. It was first occupied as the State House of Pennsylvania in October, 1735, and the Constitutional Convention met there in 1787. A replica of this beautiful and historic building has been erected upon the Exposition Grounds as the State Building of Pennsylvania. (See card No. 124)." Postcard number: 123.
Provider:Jamestown Amusement & Vending Co.
American Colortype Company
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Virginia
Place of origin – Settlement:Norfolk
Temporal subject: 1901-1910
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Pennsylvania
Geographical subject – Settlement:Philadelphia
Topical subjects:Halls
Capitols
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:National Trust Library Postcard Collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Copyright holder:Public Domain
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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