Journal - Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania (1826)
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) · [Philadelphia : Franklin Institute] · leaf 98
Fig. I.—City Hall, Philadelphia. Feb., 1901.] Philadelphia City Hall Clock. 87 cal clock and its immediate accessories. The best locationfor this clock would have been, of course, on the level ofthe street or below, but owing to the peculiar constructionof the building, such a location could not be… … Fig. 2. —Partial view of clock room. In the lowest room of the tower, which is on the seventhfloor of the building, the walls are 13 feet thick. One cor-ner of this room was selected and iron girders were let intothe walls so as to cross the corner, and these girders fur-nished the foundation for…
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