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
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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.)
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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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