# @templeuniv on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db5-74DIKjH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68888628-templeuniv-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-11T16:08:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Temple University (@TempleUniv) — https://gondola.cc/TempleUniv

## Caption

For 250 years, Philadelphia has been first — first in freedom, first in innovation and first in fun.

To celebrate, local artists created unique #1 sculptures highlighting some of the city’s most historic achievements. 

Temple alum and artist Allegra Yvonne Gia (youngfoxblood) created the following sculptures:

🌟 #1 - First Balloon Flight in America: 1793
📍Athenaeum, 219 S. 6th Street

🌟 #19 - First Mother’s Day: 1908
📍Historic St. George’s Museum, 326 New Street

🌟 #50 - First Electronic Computer: 1945
📍 University of Penn, 3451 Walnut Street

Discover more of Philadelphia’s historic firsts 52firstsphilly!

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