Black & White Photo - Philadelphia - Design for a certificate

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts Design for a certificate for the Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen, with a view of a fire at 7th and Sansom Streets in Philadelphia. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created between ca 1830 and 1840 Finished watercolor with letters for certificate from the Philadelphia Association for the Relief of Disabled Firemen. John Rubens Smith Collection (Library of Congress). Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide. Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 23 Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States. Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2002. Certificates.

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