Benedict Arnold Mansion (Mount Pleasant), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, H-2342a

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380202

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Benedict Arnold Mansion (Mount Pleasant), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, H-2342a
(current record)

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Pennsylvania
    - Philadelphia
      - William Penn House, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, H-2340
      - Tom Moore Cottage, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, H-2341
      - Benedict Arnold Mansion (Mount Pleasant), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, H-2342a (current record)
      - Benedict Arnold Mansion (Mount Pleasant), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, H-2342b
      - Cottage of "Ye Olden Time", entrance to Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, H-2343
      - Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, H-2344
      - Belmont Mansion, Belmont Mansion Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, H-2345

Description

The image depicts the Benedict Arnold Mansion, also known as Mount Pleasant, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The mansion is a large, elegant structure with a central entrance and multiple windows. Trees surround the building and two smaller structures are visible on either side of the main house.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mansions
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009749
Halliday negative H-2342a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.007.001.H-2342a

Places

Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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