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Frederick DeBourg Richards — First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia

Frederick DeBourg Richards

First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia

1859

Richards's salted paper print documents one of America's most important early financial institutions, combining architectural photography with historical documentation of the young nation's economic development.

Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative

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Frederick DeBourg Richards, First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, 1859

Richards's salted paper print documents one of America's most important early financial institutions, combining architectural photography with historical documentation of the young nation's economic development.

Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative
Year
1859
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Philadelphia, Building, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Historical, Architecture, Salted Paper

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Cleveland Museum of Art