2-697-242 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

United States Mint, Philadelphia, USA, c1900. In the late 18th century the first national mint was established in Philadelphia, the US capital at the time. The second building, a 'Grecian Temple' designed by William Strickland and constructed of white marble, opened in 1833. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co., c1900]