Photo, Print, Drawing West Philadelphia Institute. West Philada. Institute
About this Item
Title
- West Philadelphia Institute.
Other Title
- West Philada. Institute
Summary
- This lithograph from 1853 shows a view of the proposed building of the West Philadelphia Institute, a mechanics' institute. The building was erected in 1853 on Williams (i.e., North 39th) Street, north of Market Street in Philadelphia. Two men are pictured here in a bucolic setting; they walk up a path leading to the small Georgian- and Florentine-style two-story building, which has several windows. The building contained a library, a lecture hall, and classrooms intended to help young men to educate themselves and to avoid vice during their free time. The building was purchased in 1871 by the Board of the Presbyterian Hospital and the institute was relocated to 40th and Ludlow streets. The print was produced by Thomas S. Sinclair (circa 1805--81). Sinclair was born in the Orkney Islands of Scotland and was active in Philadelphia by 1833, where he soon had his own business and was one of the first local printmakers to experiment with color lithography. A practical lithographer throughout his career, Sinclair produced all genres of lithographs, including maps, advertisements, city and landscape views, sheet music covers, portraiture, political cartoons, certificates, and book illustrations.
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : Thomas Sinclair, 1853.
Headings
- - United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- - 1853
- - Continuing education
- - Educational facilities
- - Lithographs
- - Mechanics' institutes
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Digital catalog number: POS 825"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph ; 13 x 18 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
- 2021670339
Online Format
- compressed data
- image