Burning of the Philadelphia Orphan Asylum, 1822
An illustration depicting the fire that ravaged the Philadelphia Orphan Asylum, 1822. The illustration is captioned "The burning of the Philadelphia Orphan Asylum."
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Jewish Women's Archive. "Burning of the Philadelphia Orphan Asylum, 1822." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/burning-of-philadelphia-orphan-asylum>.