United States Post Office, Market Street at 9th
Historical Images of Philadelphia Looney Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs
Item Info
Item No: pdcl00085
Title: United States Post Office, Market Street at 9th
Additional Title: U.S. Post Office, 9th, Chestnut and Market Streets
Historic Street Address:
Ninth and Market Streets
Media Type: Albumen Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: "Built between 1873 and 1884, the United States Post Office and Federal Building stands on what was once the site of the University of Pennsylvania. The building shown here was replaced in 1935 by the present structure."--OPEP, p. 89.
Notes: The post office on the corner, commercial buildings on the right. Street cars, trolley tracks, automobiles, horses and people in the streets. Signs on commercial buildings: "D. Klein & Bro." ; "Kayser & Allman wallpaper" ; "Jacob Miller Sons & Co."
Bibliography: Reprinted in: Old Philadelphia in early photographs, 1839-1914/edited by Robert F. Looney. New York: Dover Publications, c1976.
Creation Year: 1890
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.155158
Geocode Latitude:39.951325