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The Assembly Room in Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution were drafted and adopted, has been curated according to documentary evidence to look as it did in 1700s. The room contains two original artifacts to the room--the Speaker's chair, now known as the Rising Sun chair, and a decorative carved frieze, which are paired with a number of other historic furnishings that date to the time. The seating arrangement, with the northern states on the north side of the room and the southern states on the south side of the room, is conjectural. This room reflects elements of both the Second Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention. Objects with a connection to signers of the Declaration of Independence, like the green shark's skin case with spectacles that once belonged to William Ellery (RI), and the goose quill pen that Caesar Rodney (DE) owned, are on display although it is not known if they were ever used in the room.
In the front of the room sits the chair known today as the Rising Sun chair. John Folwell made this chair for the Speaker of the Pennsylvania legislature in 1779. It remains a mystery as to who selected the symbols carved on the chair. Ancient symbols for liberty - the liberty cap and pole - appear on the chair's crest rail. The cornucopias and wheat sheaves on the chair's back probably speak to Pennsylvania's agricultural bounty. This chair achieved lasting fame as the seat for George Washington as the President of the Constitutional Convention. When the Pennsylvania legislature moved on to the new state capitals - Lancaster in 1799 and Harrisburg in 1812 - they took the chair with them. The legislature returned the chair to the City of Philadelphia for display in the Assembly Room on George Washington's birthday in 1867.
Independence Hall, which forms the centerpiece for of the Independence National Park on Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, was built between 1732 and 1753 to the Georgian style design of Edmund Woolley and Andrew Hamilton, the Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly. It initially served as the Pennsylvania State House from and served as the capitol for the Province and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until the state capital moved to Lancaster in 1799. But was the events that took place between 1775 and 1787 that earned it the name Independence Hall and its iconic status as the Birthplace of the Nation. It was the principal meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1781 and the Constitutional Convention in 1787, where the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were respectively debated and adopted by America's Founding Fathers.
Facaded in red brick, the hall consists of a central building with bell tower and steeple, reaching 168-feet and 7-1/4 inches at the tip of the spire, attached to two smaller wings which were demolished and replaced twice, most recently in 1898, via arcaded hyphens. The bell tower, consisting of a wooden steeple set atop the three-story brick house, was added in 1828 by William Strickland replacing an earlier rotted wooden one, was the original home of the Liberty Bell
While peaceful demonstrators meditate on the grass at Independence Hall, a Colonial American marching band passes by.
Canon 11-24mm f/4L USM "Real World Review"
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Canon 11-24 F4L USM is one of the widest full frame lenses you will ever see on the market. This lens clocks in at $3,000 but if your a full time professional this is a must have lens in your bag.
In this “Real World Review” of the Canon 11-24 F4L USM lens I took it for a spin out at Independence Mall here in Philadelphia. Independence Mall is where the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall are located. This area lends well to testing out camera gear and as many of you know, in my opinion the only way to truly test out gear is to use it in the “Real World”.
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Canon’s widest zoom rectilinear (they have a 14mm 2.8 prime) prior to this lens was the 16-35 F2.8 II. This is a fantastic wide lens but many photographers including myself wanted/needed something wider. That’s why I love my Nikon 14-24 2.8, because it’s wide and fast.
Canon decided to go with an F4 aperture which to be honest is not a deal breaker when you are shooting so wide. If that lens was going to be a 2.8 could you imagine how much larger/heavier it would be as well as more expensive.
Who is this lens for? This is a photojournalists dream lens for shooting in tight spaces but wanting to maximize filling the frame with your subjects. Take shooting at the liberty bell for example. I was able to shoot down low on the ground with the bell out of focus and a edge to edge image of the people there to see it.
One thing you have to be careful about is putting people on the edge of the frame at 11mm. Whatever is on the edge is going to bow out due to how these type of lenses are constructed. This is not a deal breaker, it’s simply something you have to be cognizant of when you’re shooting ultra wide.
You can’t forget about talking about this lens as it pertains to video. For establishing shots, this lens is fantastic with video. Wether you need those ultra wide panning shots or slightly tighter detail shots this lens can do it. It does not have IS or image stabilization which for shooting video does came in handy. Since it doesn’t have that you may want to shoot video on a tripod or another stabilizer.
Keep in mind this lens is not for everyone, it’s meant for the full time pros who can one afford it and two use it to it’s full potential. If I were a Canon shooter I would have ordered this lens day one to round out my Canon Hebrew Trinity.
My wife was spending the day at UPenn Medical so I took SEPTA into Philadelphia to play tourist for the day.
My primary objective was to tour Independence Hall since it had been a bunch of years since visiting. A timed ticket is required for the tour which I booked online several days before. I picked up my ticket at the visitor center and headed over to the muster point for entering. I was genuinely surprised at the security process which involved having every pocket in my jacket searched and having everything removed in my backpack. Electronics had to be turned on. Once inside, the guided tour was very informative but only lasted about 1/2 hour.
Lunch was a Starbucks “Cafe Mocha”, a favorite of mine, and a slice of banana nut bread.
I finished off my day with a stroll through Christ Church Burial Ground where I did my Casey Neistat routine…. getting myself in a video by placing it on a tripod and walking by. Anyway, the burial ground was founded in 1695. Five of the original signers of the declaration are buried there with Benjamin Franklin being the most notable of them.
My wife sent a text telling me she was going to be done early so I headed back to UPenn Medical following my stroll through the burial ground.
This historic precedent of Colonial Georgian Architecture sits at the heart of Philadelphia's old city center. Independence Hall also played a crucial role in the founding of the United States, as its storied assembly rooms witnessed the signing of both the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787.
Independence Hall's Assembly Room, in which both the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were drafted and signed.
500 block of Market Street with Independence Hall in the background. Independence Hall is being renovated that's why the vinyl scaffolding is in place.
This historic precedent of Colonial Georgian Architecture sits at the heart of Philadelphia's old city center. Independence Hall also played a crucial role in the founding of the United States, as its storied assembly rooms witnessed the signing of both the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787.
This historic precedent of Colonial Georgian Architecture sits at the heart of Philadelphia's old city center. Independence Hall also played a crucial role in the founding of the United States, as its storied assembly rooms witnessed the signing of both the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787.
Market street looking south toward the intersection of 16th street, showing the old U.S. Custom House, now West Virginia Independence Hall.
A tornado hit downtown Wheeling, Sunday, April 19, 1925, causing half a million dollars worth of damage, around $8 million in today's market. "The force was so prodigious that an eyewitness described it as a whirling funnel in which pieces of wood and even bricks were violently revolving. Another said that telephone poles were struck down like match stems."
[Quote from Real Photo Postcards of Wheeling, W. Va., Tony Paree, 2019]
-Image from the Real Photo Postcard collection of the Ohio County Public Library Archives. Donated by the family of William O'Leary.
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The Clock Tower is the centrepiece of the vast Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. It is a faithful replica of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.
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As usual, I''m a little late to the party. I was looking over my archive trying to find something worthy to post for today and what better photo to post than the inside of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA, right? This is where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were adopted. That should work for a good shot! I took this on our trip to Philly last year. Most everything in this shot is a replica of what was in the... (to read more about this shot, please visit my blog)
This historic precedent of Colonial Georgian Architecture sits at the heart of Philadelphia's old city center. Independence Hall also played a crucial role in the founding of the United States, as its storied assembly rooms witnessed the signing of both the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787.
This historic precedent of Colonial Georgian Architecture sits at the heart of Philadelphia's old city center. Independence Hall also played a crucial role in the founding of the United States, as its storied assembly rooms witnessed the signing of both the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the Constitution in 1787.