463772 Roper\'s Gymnasium, 274 Market Street, Philadelphia, printed by Childs & Inman, c.1831 (litho) by Clay, Edward Williams (1799-1857) (after); 24 x 39 cm; Library Company of Philadelphia, PA, USA; (add.info.: Advertisement showing the interior of the well-attended gymnasium, operated by James Roper on the 800 block of Market Street, in which several men exercise in front of a crowd of spectators. In the right, three men perform balance moves on a balance beam next to a wall adorned with a rack from which boxing gloves and squash rackets hang. Beside the beam, two men wearing boxing gloves converse near the pummel horse that two men utilize. In the front center and left of the room, two pairs of men, one pair wearing face guards, fence; two men pull weights ... ); 穢 Library Company of Philadelphia ; Library Company of Philadelphia; American, out of copyright.