Penny Pot Tavern & Landing, and Griscomb's Academy, near Vine St. [graphic]

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Penny Pot Tavern & Landing, and Griscomb's Academy, near Vine St. [graphic]

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Item No: pdcc01104
Title: Penny Pot Tavern & Landing, and Griscomb's Academy, near Vine St. [graphic]
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Depicts the 18th-century tavern on Vine Street below Front Street in which, as its name suggests, a pot of ale could be had for a penny. On the right is shown the bow of a boat at Charles West's shipyard. Beyond the tavern is Griscomb's Academy. Also shows a horse and cart passing the tavern, and a man sitting on a pile of logs near the landing.


Notes:

Published in John F. Watson's Annals of Philadelphia. 1830.


Creation Year: 1830
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.11
Creator Name: Breton, William L. - Artist
Kennedy & Lucas's Lithography - Lithographer
Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler

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