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Bank of the United States, in Third Street Philadelphia

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W. Birch & Son

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Street scene with a view of the Bank of the United States on Third Street. Shows groups of men in conversation, couples strolling the sidewalk, and individuals walking up the bank's steps. View also includes, horse-drawn carts traveling in the street and, in the right, an African American man laborer working with wood scraps in front of a nearby building. Designed by Samuel Blodget, Jr., the Federal-style building was completed in 1797 and housed the first Bank of the United States until revocation of the bank's charter by Congress in 1811. Purchased by wealthy Philadelphian Stephen Girard, the building became "Girard's Bank," and operated on the site for the next twenty years.; Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street Philada.; Title from item.

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Keywords

  1. African American Men
  2. African Americans
  3. Bank Of The United States (1791 1811)
  4. Banks
  5. Carts & Wagons
  6. Conversation
  7. Couples
  8. Engravings
  9. Hand Colored
  10. National Banks (United States)
  11. Pennsylvania
  12. Philadelphia
  13. Streets
  14. United States
  15. Women

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