| Creator |
Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, compiler. |
| Contributor |
Boyd, John, engraver |
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Breton, William L., ca. 1773-1855, artist. |
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Hoffman, Jacob, artist. |
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Gilbert, George, fl. 1818-1836, engraver. |
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Hill, John, 1770-1850, engraver. |
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Pilliner, Frederick J., engraver. |
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Rogers, E. (Edward), b. 1831 or 2, engraver. |
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Sartain, Samuel, 1830-1906, engraver. |
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Schmitz, M. artist. |
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Steel, James W., 1799-1879, engraver. |
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Worley, George, printer. |
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Kennedy & Lucas, printer. |
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Wagner & M'Guigan, printer. |
| Title |
Illustrations of Philadelphia, from fugitive sources only. [graphic] / Vincit qui se vincit. Collected by Chas. A. Poulson. |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1829-1845 |
| Date |
1798-1864, bulk 1829-1845 |
| Physical Description |
1 scrapbook (ca. 250 newspaper clippings, prints, photographs, and ephemera): letterpress, wood engravings, engravings, lithographs,
and albumen; scrapbook 34 x 21 cm.(13.25 x 8.25 in.)
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| Description |
Scrapbook containing clippings, prints, and ephemera dated between 1778 and 1864 pertaining to the built environment, and
social and cultural climate of Philadelphia. Illustrated newspaper and periodical clippings (several from The Casket) describing
prominent city landmarks during the 1820s to 1840s forms the majority of the content. Subjects include St. Stephens Church
(Poulson's annotation states image includes the rear of President’s House on Ninth Street in background); Pagoda near Philadelphia;
Gray's Ferry; the Philadelphia Library (i.e., Library Company of Philadelphia); "Statue of Wm. Penn, at the South Front of
the Pennsylvania Hospital"; "New Street Cleaning Machine"; and "Rail Shooting on the Delaware."
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Scrapbook also contains newspaper articles, advertisements, and prices lists. Subjects include historical anecdotes about
Market Street in 1729, the Library Company of Philadelphia, Walnut Street Theatre, Letitia Court, Dock Street, Superstitions
of ‘Ye Olden Times,’ and American “firsts”; improvements and alterations to city architecture, including Walnut Street Theatre
and the State House; Infant Schools; the April 25, 1846 Eclipse of the Sun; an 1828 transparency illustrated with a caricature
of Andrew Jackson; the dissolution of the circulation of “small notes” (1828); the Labyrinth Garden of Thomas Smith at Arch
above Broad; Pennsylvania Museum and Menagerie (Market Street); commemoration of the Landing of William Penn; steamboat and
stage coach schedules (1828); shift in social classes in Philadelphia society (1842); the 1837 court case against Commodore
Perry sloop Capt. Blankman; and the Mauch Chunk Railway. Ephemera includes a facsimile of the original circular "Proposal
for the Printing of a large Bible, by William Bradford" held by Nathan Kite. Many of the articles are accompanied by commentaries
or are partially transcribed by Poulson. Scrapbook also includes detailed manuscript notes about Hamilton Mansion and the
Old Court House.
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Graphic materials, predominately advertisements and views of prominent landmarks, include wood engravings, engravings, lithographs,
and an albumen print. Views include images of "T.W. Dyott’s Apoth’y and Patent Medicine Store N.E. cor. Vine and Second Street";
"Gray’s Ferry on the Schuylkill (a Relic of the Olden Time)"; "Green Hill, The Seat of Samuel Meredith Esq. near Philadelphia";
Birmingham Meeting House "from a Daguerreotype by Mess. Langenheim"; and Cornelius & Baker manufactories on Cherry Street
and Columbia Avenue. Advertisements depict N. Lloyd & Son (Seventh and Cherry) elegant coal grates; John Duross Black Horse
Alley Old and Extensive Printing Establishment (showing a printing press); M.B. Dyott, manufacturer of Gas Fixtures and Lamps;
Bennett’s Tower Hall Clothing Bazaar; Moore, Henzey & Co., hardware; and Wright, Smith & Co., china, glass, queensware. Graphics
also include an 1828 vignette showing a carriage and captioned "High Fashion"; "The Stage Coach in 1816"; an 1857 caricature
of a Quaker couple; and material added in the 20th century, including a 1905 photo-engraving of the "House and Counting House
of Stephen Girard."
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| Notes |
Majority of contents annotated with a date and explicative manuscript notes by Poulson. |
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Title page illustrated with a ca. 1856 lithographer's advertisement issued for Wagner & McGuigan. Depicts an allegorical,
patriotic scene with the figure of Columbia, attired in a toga, American flag, and laurel wreath, and with a broken shackle
under her foot as she stands on a pedestal.
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Verso of front free end paper contains Poulson inscription: “The Dates of the articles herein, are those of the newspapers
&c from which they were cut. Cut out designed with floral details frames the inscription.
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"Index to set in back part of vol. XI." |
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Artists, engravers, and printers include John Boyd; William Breton; Jacob Hoffman; George Gilbert; John Hill; Kennedy & Lucas;
E. Rogers; Frederick Pilliner, Samuel Sartain; M. Schmitz; James W. Steel; and George Worley.
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Several pages have been removed. |
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Small number of original photographs by McClees removed to the Print Department. |
| Subject |
Library Company of Philadelphia. |
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Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Municipal services -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Public buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Presidents -- Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Stores & shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Theatres -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Transportation -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Gray's Ferry (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century. |
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century. |
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works -- 19th century. |
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. |
| Genre |
Scrapbooks -- 1790-1870. |
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Advertisements -- 1820-1860. |
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Caricatures -- 1850-1860. |
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Clippings -- 1790-1870. |
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Engravings -- 1850-1860. |
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Lithographs -- 1830-1860. |
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Ephemera -- 1850-1860. |
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Letterpress works -- 1790-1870. |
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Periodical illustrations -- 1810-1870. |
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Wood engravings -- 1820-1850. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| Poulson scrapbooks - vol. 11 [(11)2526.F] |
| Accession number |
(11)2526.F |
