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Leon Karpel Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LAC-282-x

Scope and Contents

The Leon Karpel Photograph Collection includes 188 items stored in 2 upright file boxes. The collection includes half-tone photographic prints of eighteenth century Pennsylvania-- primarily Eastern Pennsylvania and Philadelphia-- buildings and structures, originally published in American Architect and Architecture, Architectural Forum, and Architectural Record, 1920-1955. Subjects include interior and exterior views, schematic drawings and close-ups of unique features. The collection includes structures such as Dickinson College, Carlisle Meetinghouse, Tom Moore House, Newton - Gutman House, Hillis House, Richardson House, John Bartram House, Fairmount Park buildings, and St. Peter's Church, among others.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-1950

Biographical / Historical

Leon Karpel was an antiques dealer from Poughkeepsie, New York.

Extent

TBD Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Leon Karpel Photograph Collection is a gift to the Athenaeum from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, acquired in 2018.

Accession number: 2018.19

Bibliography

Description of collection from Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission's description.
Author
Lydia Hessel-Robinson
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Repository

Contact:
219 S. 6th St.
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215-925-2688