Stephen Girard's Alleged "Slave Dungeons". Front & Market Streets
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Item No: pdcc00542
Title: Stephen Girard's Alleged "Slave Dungeons". Front & Market Streets
Creation Date:
5/12/1907
Historic Street Address: Front & Market Streets
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Photograph shows underground cells being excavated on the site of Stephen Girard's house at No. 22 North Water Street, near Front & Market Streets in Philadelphia. At the time of their discovery it was alleged the cells were used for the purpose of incarcerating slaves.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.142152
Geocode Latitude:39.949686
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.6
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831
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