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City Hall and Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1926. Artist: Unknown

City Hall and Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1926. Artist: Unknown

2-490-948 - Curt Teich Postcard Archives/Heritage Images

City Hall and Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1926. Vintage linen postcard. Designed by John McArthur, Philadelphia City Hall was built between 1871 and 1901. Between its completion and 1908 it was the tallest habitable building in the world. Broad Street Station was the main passenger terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1881 until 1952. The original building was greatly expanded by local architect Frank Furness in 1892-1893. It was demolished in 1953.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. John McArthur: American: Architect
  2. Frank Furness: American: Architect
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Postcard
Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia

  1. 39 57 00 N , 075 09 00 W
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Artistic Representations Cityscapes

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4706x3000
File Size : 41,362kb

Aliases

  1. A108526
  1. 0680001280
  1. 2-490-948
  1. 2490948
  1. A108526

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