Item Info

Historic Street Address: 140 South Broad Street
Historic Street Address: 37-39 N. 7th Street
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes: Item 1, upper left: Newspaper clipping showing photograph of the Union League Clubhouse on Broad Street, in 1869. Image used to illustrate accompanying article about the early railroad car tracks which ran along Broad Street from 1861 to 1873. Public Ledger clipping. n.d. 10.3 x 19.1cm.
Notes: Item 2, upper right: Newspaper article about the site of the Union League Clubhouse at Broad and Sansom Streets, with commentary on the changing character of Broad Street along with a potted history of the Union League. Accompanying photograph, dated 1863, shows a partial view of Academy of Natural Science building on the right. Public Ledger clipping. n.d. 11.1 x 22.5cm.
Notes: Item 3, lower left: Newspaper clipping of a photograph showing the old United States Mint located at 37-39 N 7th Street. Caption: Old United States Mint to be Torn Down. Separate scrap is of a short accompanying article relating to the demise of the building. Also shows a horse-drawn wagon parked in front of the building. Public Ledger clippings. c.1908. Image: 11 x 13.7cm., article: 5.7 x 8.5cm.
Creation Year: ca. 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.164385
Geocode Latitude:39.949949

Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.15
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler