Unattributed “Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Philadelphia”

Unattributed.  “Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Philadelphia.” 

From The Casket.   Philadelphia: 1826-1839. Approximately 3 1/4 x 4 3/4.  Good condition.

This building located on the corners of Broad and Pine Street still stands and was recently the main building of the University of the Arts. 

In 1826, Samuel C. Atkinson and Charles Alexander founded The Casket: Flowers of Literature, Wit and Sentiment. Though it had a fairly short run, the Casket was said to be the most widely circulated monthly in the United States. It included articles, stories, poetry, puzzles, and steel and wood engraved illustrations, many of which showed scenes of Philadelphia.