Girard House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1861

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Girard House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1861

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John Osborne, Dickinson College

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07/19/2010

Depicted ContentPhiladelphia, PA

Depicted ContentIn Philadelphia, the empty Girard House Hotel becomes a giant army uniform factory

Depicted ContentIn Philadelphia, a dispute between hotel owners ends with violence on the street

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engraving

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Girard House, 1861, used as a barracks and factory for military clothing

Source citation

Frank H. Taylor, Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 (Philadelphia, PA: Published by the City, 1913), 32.

Source note

Artist: Frank Taylor

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