Stereoview of Philadelphia PA from Independence Hall Steeple by Purviance c1870 For Sale

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Stereoview of Philadelphia PA from Independence Hall Steeple by Purviance c1870:
$80.00

Issued in “Purviance’s Views on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad,” associated with photographer William T. Purviance. Estimated circa 1870, likely late 1860s–1870s, based on the mount and series. The Philadelphia Museum of Art dates a related Purviance Pennsylvania Central Railroad work to the 1870s; this card has no printed date.

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