Logan Circle Fountain and Philadelphia, Pa. Skyline

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Logan Circle Fountain and Philadelphia, Pa. Skyline

Item Info

Item No: pdcp01046
Title: Logan Circle Fountain and Philadelphia, Pa. Skyline
Historic Street Address: Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Historic Street Address: Logan Circle
Media Type: Photolithography
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

This is a ca. 1940 postcard, with the caption, "Logan Circle Fountain and Philadelphia, PA, Skyline."  This is a lovely artist's depiction of the the Swann Memorial Fountain, as well as the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul (left) and City Hall (center, beyond the fountain).

On verso: Pub. by the Central News Company, Philadelphia, PA.; and A "Colourpicture" Publication, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.

Facsimile of image used in the exhibition, Corridor of Culture: 100 Years of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Parkway Central Library West Gallery, September 2017-November 2018.


Creation Year: ca. 1940
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.170954
Geocode Latitude:39.958003