Castner Scrapbook v.6, Market Street, page 56

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Castner Scrapbook v.6, Market Street, page 56

Item Info

Item No: pdcc02230
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.6, Market Street, page 56
Historic Street Address: Front & Market Streets
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Item pdcc00542, bottom:

Title: Stephen Girard's Alleged "Slave Dungeons". Front & Market Streets

Creation Date: 5/12/1907

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:-75.142424
Geocode Latitude:39.949748

Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.6
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831