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Collection of lantern slides of informal family portraits and family excursions taken by William Harvey Doering, amateur photographer and native Philadelphian, 1888-1905.

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Title: William Harvey Doering Lantern Slide Collection
Description: Collection of lantern slides of informal family portraits and family excursions taken by William Harvey Doering, amateur photographer and native Philadelphian, 1888-1905.
Contributor: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924. (Photographer)
Identifier: Islandora:DOER1

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: [Night blooming cirrus in living room of Doering residence, 1837 N. Bouvier Street, Philadelphia.]; Detailed view of the night blooming cirrus, a cactus-like plant that only blooms one evening out of the year. Located in the Doering family living room., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Ocean waves, taken from the shore, New Jersey Coast.]; Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Old mill buildings.]; Angle view of a four story brick industrial building, with evenly spaced windows flanked by shutters. A bicycle leans near one of the entrance doors of the building., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Old Trappe Church, Trappe, Pa.]; Exterior view of the Old Trappe Church, also known as Augustus Lutheran Church, the oldest, continuously used Lutheran Church in the United States. The cornerstone of the building was laid during the pastorship of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, in 1743, but the church was not completed until 1745. Includes a man reading a dedicatory stone above the entrance archway., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Orestes and Pylades Fountain, East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.]; View of the bronze Orestes and Pylades Fountain, showing the seated figures of Orestes and Pylades near the bust of Diana on a plinth in the background. Created by Carl Johann Steinhauser in 1884 and cast in bronze by Bureau Brothers. Located in East Fairmount Park near Thirty-third Street and Columbia Avenue (Cecil B. Moore Avenue). A sign for Renz Park is visible in the distance., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Outbuildings on Livezey Lane, Philadelphia.]; Profile view of an unidentified man standing amidst rocks and trees near dilapidated stone outbuildings on Livezey Lane., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Outing in the country, group portrait with Catharine Rupp Doering sitting on steps of unidentified building.]; Depicts two women, one of them Catharine Rupp Doering (wife of the photographer), sitting with three men on the entrance steps of an unidentified building. One man (right) holds a camera in his lap. An identical entrance is visible nearby., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Outing in the country, group sitting on fence eating lunch.]; Depicts four women and six men gathered near a wooden fence, eating sandwiches. Includes Al Lindsay (left), Mrs. Schwarts (second from left), Mrs. Lindsay (center) and Catharine Rupp Doering (right). Rest unidentified., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Outing in the country, group sitting on stairway of unidentified building.]; Depicts four women and four men gathered onto the entrance stairs of an unidentified clapboard building. Their bicycles stand nearby., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Outing in the country, siblings of William Doering sitting on fence.]; Depicts three siblings of the photographer: George Doering, Catherine Doering Went and Jules Doering, posing near a wooden fence. George and Catherine are sitting on the fence, but Jules stands behind., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, grand viewing stands in front of the Mercantile Club, 1422-26 North Broad Street.]; Depicts people sitting and standing underneath of the wooden viewing stands erected along Broad Street for the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War held in 1898. Included a military parade that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch, along with other festivities that lasted several days in October. The word "Victory" is painted on the sides of a wooden tower that rises from the section of the stands in front of the Mercantile Club, built on North Broad Street in 1892 after designs by Baker & Dallett. Patriotic bunting and American flags decorate the stands and surrounding buildings., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, detail of boat on the Delaware River.]; Depicts people standing on the deck of a large boat with one engine stack on the Delaware River on Naval Day during the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. A man stands on a rowboat nearby. A similar boat with one engine stack is visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, ice boat on the Delaware River.]; Flags and banners decorate an ice boat on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many festivities held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Wharves and factory buildings are visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Japanese cruiser Kasagi on the Delaware River.]; Photograph showing the Japanese cruiser Kasagi in the Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee on October 25, 1898. The cruiser has two engine stacks and American and Japanese flags fly on the masts. Buildings along the shore are visible in the left background. Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee celebration from October 25-28, 1898. In addition to war ships, the naval procession included yachts, steamers, tugs, barges, and rowboats. The last warship in the line was the Kasagi, recently built at William Cramp & Sons’ shipyard in Philadelphia. Captain Kashiwabara, with the Japanese officers and crew, lined the deck in full dress., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of event., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Japanese cruiser Kasagi on the Delaware River.]; Photograph showing the Japanese cruiser Kasagi in the Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee on October 25, 1898. The cruiser has two engine stacks and a Japanese flag flies on a pole at the rear. Two row boats filled with men float close to the cruiser, and a steamship travels in the left. Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee celebration from October 25-28, 1898. In addition to war ships, the naval procession included yachts, steamers, tugs, barges, and rowboats. The last warship in the line was the Kasagi, recently built at William Cramp & Sons’ shipyard in Philadelphia. Captain Kashiwabara, with the Japanese officers and crew, lined the deck in full dress., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of event., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]; Depicts a large battleship with one engine stack and a high flying American flag on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. A four-masted sailboat is docked along a Philadelphia pier. Various brick buildings are visible near the shore, along with City Hall tower in the distance., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]; Depicts a large battleship with one short engine stack, two gun posts and flying American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Several rowboats full of men float close to the ship., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]; Depicts a large battleship with two engine stacks and American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Docks visible in the background, along with City Hall tower., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]; Depicts a large battleship with two engine stacks on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Several rowboats float near the ship as the crew disembark., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]; Depicts a large battleship with three engine stacks and high flying American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Men board rowboats that are about to be lowered from the deck of the ship onto the river. Two rowboats are already rowing to the Philadelphia shore in the foreground., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River, looking toward Philadelphia.]; Depicts a large battleship with two engine stacks, two double gun posts and American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. A smaller boat floats nearby as the crew on the larger ship disembark. Piers and buildings along Philadelphia waterfront are visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River, looking toward Philadelphia.]; Depicts a large battleship with two engine stacks on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Men are climbing down ropes to board small rowboats from the ship (left). A smaller boat with one engine stack travels near piers lining the Philadelphia shore. City Hall tower is visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Old Iron Sides on the Delaware River.]; Depicts Old Iron Sides, also known as the Constitution, a three-masted sailing vessel on the Delaware River on Naval Day during the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Built 1794-97 in Edmund Hartt's Boston shipyard., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Brooklyn on the Delaware River.]; Depicts the large battleship with three engine stacks, a double and a triple gun post on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. The ship was part of the "Flying Squadron" under the command of Commodore Winfield Scott Schley and was involved in the Battle of Santiago. Several row boats float next to the ship., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Columbia on the Delaware River, looking toward Philadelphia.]; Depicts the large battleship with four engine stacks, a double and a triple gun post on the Delaware River on Naval Day, leading a fleet of ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. U.S.S. Columbia was the longest vessel in the United States Navy when it was commissioned in 1894. Patroled the coast of New England under the "Flying Squadron," commanded by Commodore Winfield Scott Schley. Later helped in the landing of troops in Guanica, Puerto Rico in July of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Gloucester on the Delaware River, looking toward Philadelphia.]; Depicts the large gunboat with one engine stack and high flying American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Formerly named Corsair and owned by J. Pierpont Morgan, the ship was purchased by the Navy at the outbreak of the Spanish American War. The Gloucester helped to blockade the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor and later captured Guanico in Puerto Rico. A much smaller boat is about to pass the battleship in the foreground. City Hall tower is visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. New Orleans on the Delaware River.]; Depicts the cruiser with two engine stacks, two double gun posts and a high flying American flag on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. The U.S.S. New Orleans was purchased by the United States Navy on March 16, 1898, joined the "Flying Squadron," but was in Key West during the Battle of Santiago. Several rowboats full of men float close to the ship. Another ship is visible in the distance., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. New Orleans on the Delaware River.]; Depicts the cruiser with two engine stacks, two double gun posts and American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. The U.S.S. New Orleans was purchased by the United States Navy on March 16, 1898, joined the "Flying Squadron," but was in Key West during the Battle of Santiago., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Texas on the Delaware River.]; Depicts the first battle of ship of the United States with one short engine stack, two gun posts and various flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. The U.S.S. Texas, built in Norfolk, Va. and commissioned in 1895, was responsible for attacking several Spanish ships in the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish American War. Shows the ship in the naval parade on the Delaware River that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the war in 1898. Rowboats float nearby as the crew on the ship disembark., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Winslow on the Delaware River.]; Depicts the torpedo boat on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. The U.S.S. Winslow was built in Baltimore, commissioned in December of 1897 and damaged in Cardenas on May 11, 1898. A steamboat closely follows the torpedo boat., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, a statue of liberty float in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]; Depicts a small horse-drawn statue of liberty float adorned with patriotic bunting, riding next to a float full of children waving small American flags. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, Battle of Tivoli float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]; Depicts several children on a float, dressed in royal costumes. One sits on a throne dressed as a king and three others are dressed as court jesters and a trumpeter. A "Battle of Tivoli" blanket is draped over a horse in the foreground. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, brick school building on a float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]; Depicts a model brick schoolhouse on a horse-drawn float. Children stand in front of the model building, near an American flag attached to a flag pole. A banner advertising "Education and National Liberty" is posted along the side of the float. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]; Depicts the horse-drawn float of Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein, one of the first German-American organization founded in Philadelphia in 1873. Two men dressed as women stand in front of the festooned backdrop. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, carriage pulled by goats in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]; Depicts several men and young boys guiding a small goat-drawn carriage in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, Concord float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]; Depicts men in costumes wearing fake beards and sitting around a mound surmounted by an eagle on a horse-drawn float. A "Concord" sign is posted against the mound. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, crew of the Merrimac in a horse-drawn carriage, North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia.]; Depicts the crew of the Merrimac, a collier deliberately sunk by Richmond Pearson Hobson to barricade the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor during the Spanish American War of 1898. The nine crew men sit in a horse-drawn carriage as it makes its way up North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and watching the procession in front of a landscaped garden along the 1700 block of North Broad Street. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, Fire Deparment marching in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]; Depicts the long line of fire fighters marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, Freihofer's Bakers marching in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]; Depicts Freihofer's Bakers wearing white suit jackets and gloves, marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Spanish American War, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.

: [Peace Jubilee parade, Harmony & Prosperity float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]; Depicts young girls sitting on a horse-drawn Harmony & Prosperity float in front of a "Peace" backdrop. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.

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