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East side of Thirteenth above Callowhill. Occupied in 1844 by Colored Orphan Asylum

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View depicting the commercial Philadelphia street with the four-story building of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company Office. Building formerly housed "Brotherly Love Hall," the African American orphanage founded by the Society of Friends in 1822. Businesses lining the street include Sullivan & Sweeney, rag and feed store; J. Hunsinker, merchant; J. Neil & Sons, coal dealers; Barber & Son, Edward and Frank, painters; and Haines & Scarlet.; B.R. Evans.; Commissioned by Philadelphia antiquarian Ferdinand Dreer.; Forms part of: Benjamin Evans Watercolor Collection.

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Keywords

  1. Buildings
  2. Colored Orphan Asylum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  3. Commercial Streets
  4. Pennsylvania
  5. Philadelphia
  6. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co
  7. Watercolors

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