Photo, Print, Drawing American Classical and Military Academy at Mount Airy, Germantown, 8 Miles from Philadelphia. American Classical and Military Academy at Mount Airy, Germantown, 8 miles from Philadelphia
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Title
- American Classical and Military Academy at Mount Airy, Germantown, 8 Miles from Philadelphia.
Other Title
- American Classical and Military Academy at Mount Airy, Germantown, 8 miles from Philadelphia
Summary
- This lithograph shows the American Classical and Military Academy in the Mount Airy section of Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located some eight miles (13 kilometers) from the center of Philadelphia. The right wing was built in 1750 as "Mount Airy," the country seat of Pennsylvania Chief Justice William Allen, and early in the 19th century the area took the building's name. Founded as Mount Airy Seminary (later Mount Airy College or Collegiate Institute) in 1807, the school served as a military academy in 1826--35 under the superintendence of Augustus L. Roumfort. The building was demolished in 1848 or 1849. The lithograph is by George Lehman (circa 1800--70), a Swiss-born landscape artist, engraver, and lithographer, who in 1824 immigrated to the United States with his family, several of whom were also engravers. The print was produced by the lithographers Cephas G. Childs and Henry Inman, who were partners in 1831--33.
Names
- Lehman, George, circa 1800-1870 Artist.
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : Childs & Inman's Lithography, 1831.
Headings
- - United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- - 1831
- - American Classical and Military Lyceum (Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- - Carriages and carts
- - Horse-drawn vehicles
- - Lithographs
- - Military education
- - Schools
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Digital catalog number: POS 15.1"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph ; 21 x 22 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.
- - Content in English.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Philadelphia on Stone
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021670198
Online Format
- compressed data
- image