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- Exterior view of house built 1784-1785 for John Penn, grandson of William Penn. It became part of Fairmount Park in 1867. Currently part of the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens., Numbered 24 on recto., Also known as Solitude., Sheet number: 81A01., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Depicts the front facade of William P. M. Braun's residence in Pelham, an area where many members of Philadelphia's mercantile class erected mansions., Numbered 509 on verso., Sheet number: 100B01A., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Depicts the Rex Avenue stone bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek above the Indian Rock Hotel. Also includes the statue of Tedyuscung (1700-1763) on Indian Rock, the chief of a tribe whose lands covered the Wissahickon., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior views looking northwest of hotel building constructed in 1893 after designs by Angus S. Wade. Note St. James Protestant Episcopal Church in the background., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 117A05 and 117B02B., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Contains images of Rittenhouse Square and buildings that line the periphery, such as Holy Trinity Church, Rittenhouse Plaza Apartments and The Wellington. Also includes a drawing of children playing in Rittenhouse Square and an advertisement for the annual Arts Festival held in the Square., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white. Also includes 1 linen postcard., Known as the Southwest Square, until 1825 when it was renamed in honor of astronomer and Philadelphia native David Rittenhouse., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Contains images of the Ritz Carlton Hotel commissioned by the Widener family. Built in 1912 and expanded in 1914. Depicts exterior views of the hotel looking east and southeast. Also includes interior views of the French restaurant, palm court and writing room in the hotel., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 5 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 117A06, 117B03A and 117B03B., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- View of old grist mill showing wheelhouse and waterfall, built by Richard Townsend in 1683 on Mill Street (Church Lane) and Wingohocking Street. Considered the oldest mill in Pennsylvania. Later it was known as Lukens Mill and then Roberts Mill after its 19th century owner, Hugh Roberts. Demolished circa 1873., Sheet number: 100B10., Undivided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Depicts the Rodin Museum built 1926-1928 by Paul Philippe Cret. Includes a detail of the statue "The Thinker" by Rodin., Contains 2 postcards printed in black and white and 1 linen postcard., Sheet numbers: 27B09 and 27L02., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Depicts a wooden pedestrian bridge over a stream in Fairmount Park. Identified as the "Rustic Bridge" on two postcards and as the "Bridge in Glen" on the other., Two postcards issued by the Douglass Post Card Co., 21 N. 10th St., Philadelphia, Pa., Sheet number: 62A05., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior view church built in 1913 by John F. Davies after designs by S.W. Milnor, both of Frankford., Organization of the Salem congregation began in 1888 and a frame chapel was built in 1892., Sheet number: 50B12., Real photo. Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Postcard promoting the Salvation Army Rescue Children's Home and Hospital. The home, established in 1893, provided shelter, training and medical care to destitute mothers and children. Depicts a group portrait of a row of eleven small children, including an African American girl, attired in identical white jumpers. The children are lined up from shortest to tallest child., Inscribed in negative: 26770., Contains manuscript note on verso addressed to Mrs. A. G. Crandall, Montpelier, Vermont., Purchase 2002., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Real photo. Divided back. Post marked April 16, 1910.
- Depicts Rittenhouse Bridge, a large stone bridge with a small arch opening carrying Forbidden Drive in Fairmount Park. View of bridge near Lover's Leap looking north along the Wissahickon Creek. Marks the entrance to the upper Wissahickon Valley., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 3 in black and white., Majority of postcards issued by the Philadelphia Post Card Co., Philadelphia., Sheet numbers: 62A06 and 62B01., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior view of the Schaeffer Ashmead Memorial Chapel on the campus of the Lutheran Theological Seminary on Germantown Avenue built in 1901 by Frank Thomas Miller., Sheet number: 50B13A., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior view of front facade of the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art built 1824-1826 after designs by John Haviland., Numbered 3128 on recto., Also identified as Dorrance Hamilton Hall., Sheet number: 153B05., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior view of Seamen's Church Institute building, constructed in 1925. Under the auspices of the Episcopal Church and the outcome of the Churchmen's Missionary Association. Provided residence and entertainment for seamen passing through Philadelphia., Numbered 105111 on recto., Sheet number: 138A07., Divided back. Text on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Contains souvenir and memento postcards of the Sesquicentennial Exhibition, celebrating the 150th anniversary of independence in Philadelphia. Features general views of the fair grounds, including High Street, constructed to portray a Philadelphia street as it looked in 1776. Depicts exterior views of exhibition buildings erected for the fair, including several State buildings, buildings constructed on League Island, the large Liberty Bell replica marking the entrance of the fair, the Administration building, Palace of the Liberal Arts, Palace of Agriculture, Palace of Education, Palace of Fine Arts and Auditorium Convention Hall. Also includes images of popular icons associated with Philadelphia's history including the liberty bell, Independence Hall, City Hall, Carpenter's Hall and William Penn., Contains 112 postcards printed in color and 19 printed in black and white., The fair grounds were located in South Philadelphia, adjacent to the Navy Yard. The exhibition opened on May 31, 1926 and for six months provided attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions and sporting events. New technology, especially electrical appliances, were displayed, marking the progress of science and industry since the Centennial Exhibition 1876., Most postcards issued by John D. Cardinell, Philadelphia., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior view of the front facade of the Settlement Music School. Includes a view of a party at the school, with a policeman wearing a basket hat in the foreground., Moved into Queen Street building in 1917., Sheet number: 138B19., Undivided backs. AZO stamp boxes with upward pointing triangles in corners., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Contains views of the Smith Memorial gateway designed by James Windrim & Son and built 1897-1912 at the Forty-first Street entrance to Fairmount Park. Built in honor of Civil War soldiers. Consists of two pedestals flanking Concourse Drive near Memorial Hall. Both sides have palladian arches and equestrian bronze statues on columns. Various sculptors produced different statues for the memorial. Daniel Chester French created the George Meade statue; Charles Grafly created the John Reynolds statue; Edward C. Potter created the McClellan statue and John Quincy Adams Ward created the Winfield Hancock statue., Contains 13 postcards printed in color and 5 printed in black and white., Also known as the Richard Smith Memorial Gateway., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Contains views mostly of South Broad Street looking north, with City Hall in the distance. Very few of the images depict South Broad Street looking south from City Hall. Several images document buildings on Broad Street north of Spruce Street including the Stenton Hotel; the Hotel Walton (233-247 South Broad Street); the Ritz Carlton Hotel (201 South Broad Street); the Bellevue Stratford Hotel (200-216 South Broad Street) and the Academy of Music (232-246 South Broad Street). Also includes buildings on South Broad Street closer to City Hall, including the West End Trust Company (1400 South Penn Square); the Girard Trust (34-36 South Broad Street), the Land Title Building (100-118 South Broad Street) and the Real Estate Trust Company (101-113 South Broad Street)., Contains 43 postcards printed in color and 23 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Depicts a partial view of the Glenwood School at the northwest corner of 30th and Gordon Streets. Includes views of row homes west of the school on Gordon Street and a partial view of a corner store at the southwest corner., Sheet number: 156B10., Real photo. Undivided back. Post marked 1912., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior views of school at South Broad and Jackson Streets, viewed from Broad and Snyder Avenue in these images. Built in 1907 after designs by Lloyd Titus. Became South Philadelphia High School in 1915., Numbered 2327 on recto., Published in Robert Morris Skaler's Philadelphia's Broad Street South and North, (Portsmouth, NH: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), p. 11., Sheet number: 153A05., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior views of house built circa 1770., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., John Bardsley lived here in the 1870s. Bardsley brought the English sparrow to Germantown to fight the caterpillars which were infesting local trees., Also identified as the Bardsley House., Sheet numbers: 102A11 and 102B14., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Advertisements depicting horse drawn Springfield Water Supply Company wagons. Springfield Water Supply Company established in 1897., Contains 2 postcards printed in color., Number 2524 printed on recto of one card., Sheet number: 40A09B, Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Divided backs., Postcards issued by the Springfield Water Supply Company, Philadelphia.
- Exterior view of church built 1855-1859 by John Notman. Horace Wells Sellers built the crypt chapel beneath the apse in 1898 and enlarged the sanctuary in 1908. Also includes interior views of the sanctuary and font., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 in black and white., Sheet numbers: 50A06 and 50B09., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Depicts the front of St. George's Hall built in 1835 by Thomas Walter Ustick as a residence for Matthew Newkirk. Demolished in 1903., Also known as St. George's Society Club House., Sheet number: 27B09, Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior views of church built in 1846 after designs by John E. Carver and George Gordon Place., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 50A08 and 50B10., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Exterior view of front facade of the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art built 1824-1826 after designs by John Haviland., Numbered 3128 on recto., Also identified as Dorrance Hamilton Hall., Sheet number: 153B05, 153B06, Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.