Castner Scrapbook v.17, Education 1, page 41

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Castner Scrapbook v.17, Education 1, page 41

Item Info

Item No: pdcc03024
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.17, Education 1, page 41
Historic Street Address: Juniper Street, below Market
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Shown on this page are three pictures of the first location of Central High School of Philadelphia, founded in 1836 and opened in 1838, at the east side of Juniper Street, below Market Street.  It remained at this location until 1854.

Item 1, top: Photograph of Central High School.  Albumen print, 24 x 19 cm, undated.

Item 2, bottom left:  Illustration depicting women (presumably mothers and/or nannies), visiting students through the front gate of Central High School, at lunchtime.  Engraving for an unidentified publication, 7.5 x 10.5 cm, undated.

Utem 3, bottom right:  Photograph of Central High School.  Photograph, 12 x 9.5 cm, undated.


Creation Year: 1845
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.162541
Geocode Latitude:39.952609

Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.17
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler