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A collection of 27 articles dealing with the people and buildings of Philadelphia from it's founding to the early nineteenth century. These articles, which are profusely illustrated, deal with the following topics: Independence Hall group, Philosophical Hall, early bank buildings, Philadelphia Exchange, Carpenters' Hall, Library Hall, homes of Franklin, Washington and Adams, the College of Philadelphia, early churches, Pennsylvania Hospital, first fire insurance companies, first natural history museum, the Athenaeum, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Franklin Institute, architecture, early life, market houses, theatre, taverns, and prisons. A large illustrative map, compiled by Grant M. Simon, is enclosed in an envelope at the back of the book covers area dealt with in the articles. 331 pgs. + Name Index. Contains Footnotes useful for further study. ... Read more