Description
1 drawing on cream wove paper : watercolor over graphite underdrawing ; 27.2 x 38.3 cm (sheet), 36.5 x 49.7 cm (layered paper mount) | Drawing shows the armory building on the corner of 21st and Barker Streets, Philadelphia, headquarters of the First City Troop of Philadelphia Cavalry, with soldiers on horseback in the streets and pedestrians on the sidewalks.
Image Licence
No known restrictions on publication.
Image Credit
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-19650
Location
Ludlow Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Country
USA
Tags
Category
People & Society
TWW Comment
The original Armory of the First City Troop Philadelphia Cavalry was at the southwest corner of 21st and Barker Street (now Ludlow Street). It was demolished around 1889 and the headquarters were relocated to 22-42 South 23rd Street.