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Ricketts Circus and Congress Hall Philadelphia 1797

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Philadelphia County Courthouse/Congress Hall (left) and Category:Ricketts's Circus (also called Ricketts's Art Pantheon or Amphitheater) (center) at the corner of Chestnut Street and 6th Street in Philadelphia in 1797. (Note: Some sources incorrectly give the depicted location as Market Street and 12th Street, which is the original location of Ricketts's Circus.) Ricketts's Circus burned down on August 17, 1799.

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paintings 1797 in philadelphia 1870 s watercolor paintings chestnut street philadelphia congress hall david johnson kennedy historical society of pennsylvania philadelphia in art rickettss circus ricketts 39 s circus pennsylvania
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1870
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania, David J. Kennedy Watercolors Collection
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paintings 1797 in philadelphia 1870 s watercolor paintings chestnut street philadelphia congress hall david johnson kennedy historical society of pennsylvania philadelphia in art rickettss circus ricketts 39 s circus pennsylvania