America's Oldest · Founded 1808

Historic Photo Gallery: 1850 to 1899

1885

Walnut Street Theatre circa 1885. This image also shows a horse-drawn trolley which was an early form of public transportation. (Photograph courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.)

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