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Carpenters' Hall, Philadephia, Pennsylvania, undated

20.5 x 25.5 cmPhotograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Image 1 - Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated. The Georgian building which was built in 1770 is a National Historic Landmark. Image 2 - Back of Carpenters' Hall photograph. Handwritten words read "Meeting place of 1st Continental Congress." Paper attached to back reads "Property of Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, Penn Square Building, Juniper and Filbert Streets, Philadelphia 7, Pa." Written under the paper - "Please give credit line". For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1393
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Pennsylvania
Place of origin – Settlement:Philadelphia
Temporal subject: 1901-2000
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Pennsylvania
Geographical subject – Settlement:Philadelphia
Topical subjects:Labor unions
Carpenters
Historic buildings
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Carpenters' unions
Photographs
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 8 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
ArchivesUM location:United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA) archives
  • series 14: Photographs, 1860s-2010
  • subseries 1: Photographs, 1860s-1991
  • box : 5
  • folder 5: Carpenters Hall -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- [only selected items from folder digitized], undated
  • item : Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated
  • accession 1995-94, 0120-LBR
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Collection:Digital Collections
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