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Ches[t]nut Street, [west from 13th Street], Philadelphia
View of the commercial street, above Thirteenth Street, south side. Businesses include: Keystone Bank and F.A. Wenderoth & Co., photographers (1326 Chestnut); Cornelius & Sons, gas fixtures, (1332 Chestnut); Garriston Cornelius's "Arcadian Billiards" saloon (1338 Chestnut); and the Parisian Kid Glove Company (1344 Chestnut). Laborers work in the street in front of the Keystone Bank. Includes partial view of the U.S. Mint. Horse-drawn carriages travel down the street., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title printed on mount., Manuscript note on verso: West from 13th St., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Chestnut Street, west from Ninth Street, north side, Philadelphia]
View showing the north side of the 900 block of Chestnut Street. Businesses include: the Pennsylvania Central Railroad ticket office (901 Chestnut); Richelderfers, gentlemen's furnishings (903 Chestnut); and J.E. Gould, piano and organ dealer (923 Chestnut). Railroad ticket office heavily adorned with signage. Also includes partial view of an awning inscribed "[sil]ver plated war[es]" adorning the business on the adjacent corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets., Attributed to Robert Newell., Unmounted half of stereoview., Title supplied by cataloguer., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Chestnut Street, west from Seventh Street, north side, Philadelphia]
View showing the north side of the 700 block of Chestnut Street. Businesses include: Joseph Monier, bookbinder and printer (Chestnut and Seventh); Washington Hotel (711 Chestnut); and the Masonic Hall (713-721 Chestnut), built 1853-1855 after the designs of Sloan & Stewart and razed by fire in 1886. Also includes partial view of Girard Fire Insurance Company (639 Chestnut) and signage for the The One Dollar Store, variety store, on the south side of the block., Attributed to Robert Newell., Unmounted half of stereoview., Title supplied by cataloguer., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chestnut St[reet], west of 8th, Philadelphia
View of the commercial street, above Eighth Street, south side. Businesses include: John Wanamaker & Co. luxury clothing store (established 1869) at 818 Chestnut Street; publishers and booksellers Porter & Coates (1867-1895) at 822 Chestnut Street; and the Continental Hotel (completed 1860 after designs of John McArthur, Jr.) at the corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets. Mannequins stand in front of the doorway of the Wanamaker store., Title from manuscript note on verso., Orange mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chestnut Street, [west of Tenth Street], Philadelphia
View of the commercial street, above Tenth Street, south side. Businesses include: Stephen F. Whitman & Son branch candy store at 1004 Chestnut Street; Gustavus A. Schwartz toy store and Blasius Brothers piano manufacturer at 1006-1008 Chestnut Street; J.T. Gallagher jeweler at 1016 Chestnut Street; and the St. Lawrence Hotel at 1018-1020 Chestnut Street. 1006 Chestnut Street is heavily adorned with signage including advertisments for: Decker Bros. and G.A. Miller pianos; Steinway pianos; and Wm. Pew Smith Classical & English School. View also includes a billboard, across the street from the Whitman candy store, referring to the "Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York" (built 1873-1875)., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Manuscript note on verso: West of 10th., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chew house, Germantown.
Exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows an African American man, attired in a hat, a white shirt, and overalls or a waistcoat, possibly a groundskeeper, posed near a tree holding a walking stick or a tool. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Attributed to John Moran., Title from manuscript note on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chew House, Germantown, Apr. 25/59, Battle of Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777.
Faded exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title from manuscript notes on recto., Buff mount with square corners., Gift of Anna S., James H., Anthony M., Cynthia C. Maier, and Marianna M. Thomas, 2000., Description revised 2022., Description revised 2022., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chew Mansion, Germantown.
Oblique, exterior view of the front and west elevations of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from photographic medium., Photographer's name on negative., Buff mount with square corners., Purchase 1977., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Chew Mansion, Germantown, Philadelphia]
Partially obscured exterior view of the front and west elevations of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. A white man, attired in a top hat and suit, stands and looks at the viewer with a dog on the front lawn. A white boy lies in a hammock, and another white boy stands beside him. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title supplied by cataloger., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Accessioned 1981., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chew Mansion postcards.
Exterior view of front and side of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows the facade of the two-story stone building with a pediment over the front door, shuttered windows, and dormers and chimneys on the roof. Also depicts the entrance drive to the Chew grounds. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Contains 17 postcards printed in color and 9 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A02, 102A03, 102A04, 102A05, 102A06, 102B02,102B03 and 102B04., Gift of George M. Brightbill, 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chew, smoke Old Abe fine cut smoking, B. Leidersdorf & Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
Illustrated trade card depicting a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln flanked by patriotic symbols, including an American shield and laurel wreath. Bernhard Leidersdorf and Henry Helmholtz started a tobacco factory in Milwaukee in 1858. Helmholtz left the partnership in 1869 and the firm continued operations as B. Leidersdorf & Co., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler., Digitized., H. Gugler & Sons, the partnership between Henry, Sr., Julius, Robert and Henry Gugler, Jr., formed in Milwaukee in 1878, however father Henry and son Julius had both been working in the lithographic trade with various partners in Milwaukee since 1871.
Children's Art Union.
Comic genre view showing boys and girls sitting in a parlor creating or holding artwork. One boy stands on a table and draws a caricature of a man's face on the wall. Another boy holds his rough sketch of a horse for others to see. One girl stands in front of a sophisticated painting with a palette in her hand., Title on negative., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of F.J. Dallet.
Children's Dept.
Unmounted stereograph showing a long aisle in the Children's Department adorned in patriotic bunting, including two rows of flags hanging from the ceiling and swags running the length of the corridor. Paintings and framed objects cover the walls under which furniture is displayed and roped off on both sides of the walkway. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from manuscript note on paper label below image., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Children's Dept.
Unmounted stereograph showing a long aisle in the Children's Department adorned in patriotic bunting, including two rows of flags hanging from the ceiling and swags running the length of the corridor. Paintings and framed objects cover the walls under which furniture is displayed and roped off on both sides of the walkway. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from manuscript note on paper label below image., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Children's goat carriage. American scenery. Central Park N.Y.
View of an open air children's goat carriage steered by an African American man coach driver in New York City's Central Park. The driver, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, a dark-collared suit, and a brimmed hat, holds the reins to two white goats with horns. Riding as passengers in the carriage are two white girls, attired in fine hats and coats. In the right background, a white woman and two children sit on a bench., Title from item., One of a series of copy issues entitled: American Scenery., Gift of Saul Koltnow, 1984., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Children's Playhouse postcards.
Depicts the playhouse and playground built in 1899 as a country space for city children, erected by Richard and Sarah Smith., Also known as Smith's Memorial Playhouse., Sheet numbers: 81A03 and 81A04., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chilian Mineral Exhibit, Main B.
View of the Chilian Mineral Exhibit pavilion, surmounted by Chile's flag, containing mineral samples in glass cases in the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chimpanzees. Zoological Garden, Philada. From Africa. Age, 4 years.
View showing an African chimpanzee in the Zoological Garden standing on a table, drinking from a tin can with the help of a man. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title printed on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Chinese Gent and Lady.
Full-length portrait of a Chinese man and Chinese woman seated at a table. In the left, the woman, attired in a decorative headdress and a dress with large, full sleeves, sits on a carved, wooden chair with her feet on a wooden footrest. In the right, the man, attired in a cap, a traditional robe with fur at the cuffs, and cloth slip-on shoes, sits with his legs crossed and faces the viewer. A vase of flowers and possibly a tea set are on a tablecloth-lined table in-between the man and woman., Title from publisher's printed series list on verso with thirty other titled views (No. 1-36)., Date inferred from content., Series number (No. 28) also written in manuscript note on mount below image., Photographer's imprint printed on verso above titled series list., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Manuscript note on verso: S.R. Marrines., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James., Indianapolis photographer D. R. Clark was included in one of eight observation parties sponsored by the United States government to gather information about the December 8, 1874 Transit of Venus. His party traveled to Vladivostock, Russia.
Choice Bohsemeem, the best and purest spices. Weikel & Smith Spice Co., Philadelphia.
Series of illustrated trade cards depicting idyllic scenes surrounded by floral borders, including women playing stringed instruments; a couple holding a flower garland; a boy asleep and dreaming of an angel hovering over him with a cornucopia of flowers; two women, one holding a lyre, the other a triangle, sitting on a large shell in a lily pond. Business started in Philadelphia as Hummel, Bohler & Co. in 1850 and organized as a stock company under the name Weikel & Smith Spice Co. in 1867., Advertising text printed on versos promotes Weikel & Smith Spice Co.'s Bohsemeem trade mark., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Chr. Jud, fancy cake bakery, ice cream saloon and confectionery, 238 S. Eleventh, Philadelphia.
Illustrated trade card depicting a business card for Chr. Jud surrounded and embellished by flowering vines and cherubs., Manuscipt note on verso: M.H. Smith, 863 11th St., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Christ Church.
Exterior and interior views showing the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Interior view includes the altar, pews, galleries, and stain glass windows. Exterior view includes a street vendor. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Series numbers include: No. 152, No. 156., Yellow paper mounts with rounded corners., Titles printed on mounts., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., One of the images [(4)1322.F.64d] reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 35., Arcadia caption text: Known as the “Nation’s Church,” Christ Church, established in 1695, served as a place of worship for such historically prominent figures as John Penn, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin. Built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North Second Street, this c. 1870 interior view of the Episcopal church, which has become so closely associated with the founding of the country, shows the chancel adorned with some of the most treasured relics of the sanctuary. Visible are the wineglass pulpit built in 1769 by cabinetmaker John Folwell, the twenty-four branch chandelier imported from England in 1744, and the Palladian windows, some of the earliest installed in an American structure., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Christ Church Hospital, 2100 N. 49th Street, Philadelphia.
View showing the second building of the women's shelter built 1856-1861 after the designs of John M. Gries. Institution founded in 1772 by Dr. John Kearsley to aid indigent women who were members of the Protestant Episcopal Church, predominately clergymen's widows., Attributed to John Moran., Title from manuscript note on mount: Christ Church Hospital., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Christ Church Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. -- Founded in 1772.
Exterior view of front facade of hospital built 1856-1861 after designs by John M. Gries. Founded in 1772 by Dr. John Kearsley to support poor and widowed women of the Church of England., Also known as the Kearsley Home., Sheet number: 108B01., Divided back. Post marked 1958., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Christ Church, Philada.
Rooftop view looking northwest showing the east front, south flank, and steeple of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North Second Street. Steeple constructed 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith. Also shows the gated church yard south of the edifice and partial views of adjacent brick buildings., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint on mount., Green mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Christ Church postcards.
Exterior views of Christ Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith. Also includes interior views of the nave, wine glass pulpit, sanctuary, pews, stained glass windows and the church's silver., Contains 19 postcards printed in color and 11 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.8712.5n, P.9048.145, P.9048.259, P.9048.265, P.9049.86, P.9050.21 - 22, P.9050.24, P.9050.27 - 28, P.9050.33, P.9050.35, P.9050.43, P.9050.52, P.9050.60 - 61, P.9050.65, P.9050.67, P.9050.74, P.9050.76 - 78, P.9050.86, P.9050.88 - 89, P.9050.96, P.9067.8, P.9105.12, P.9526.2 and P.2005.3.37., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Christ Church postcards.
Exterior views of Christ Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith. Also includes interior views of the nave, pulpit, sanctuary, pews, stained glass windows, bells, the coat of arms of William and Mary and the church's silver., Contains 52 postcards printed in color and 10 in black and white. Also includes 2 linen postcards., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Christlicher Haus-Segen, nebst der Zwölf Stunden-Gedächtniss.
This 18th-century German house blessing, with twelve-hour reminder, served as a model for format, though not for content, of printed Pennsylvania house blessings. See Yoder, D. Pennsylvania German broadside, p. 200-202., Printed on laid paper; hand-colored; printed area measures 38.0 x 30.3 cm., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Christlicher Stundenweiser.
Hand-colored woodcut of a clock surrounded by twelve Christian passages, with scenes depicting stages of life in each corner., "This European broadside was perhaps imported because it was attractive to residents of German heritage in southeast Pennsylvania. Although twelve-hour prayers are associated with Catholics, they were occasionally used among Pennsylvania Germans, most of whom were Protestants."--Earnest, R. Flying leaves and one-sheets, 106., Printed on laid paper; printed area measures 36 x 28.9 cm., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Lib. Company. Annual Report, 1999, p. 23-25.
Christopher Columbus statue postcards.
Depicts a statue of Christopher Columbus standing on a large stone base with his hand resting on a globe. Attributed to sculptor Emanuele Caroni. Commissioned by Italian-Americans for the Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Moved to Marconi Plaza in South Philadelphia in 1982 from its original site in West Fairmount Park., Sheet number: 88B01., Undivided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Christopher Yeakel's old log cabin postcards.
Exterior views of home proportedly built in 1743 for Christopher Yeakel, a cooper, at the corner of Mermaid Lane and Germantown Avenue and demolished circa 1905., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Post cards issued by The Rotograph Co., New York City and The World Post Card Co., Philadelphia., Sheet numbers: 27B04, 100A03 and 100B06., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Church and ice cream parlor]
Exterior view of Romanesque-style church across the street from a confectionery shop with an awning advertising ice cream and "Debbold's pure candies"., Title supplied by cataloger., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Church, Broad & Arch Sts., Phila. (Methodist) New Masonic Temple in the background.
View looking southeast at the Methodist Episcopal church constructed 1869-70 after designs by Addison Hutton. Shows the west front of the adjacent Masonic Temple built 1868-1873 after the designs of James H. Windrim, a coach parked in the right foreground, and the liquor store operated by Charles P. Collins at the northeast corner of Broad and Arch Streets., Title from two different manuscript notes on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret.
Church, corner 4th St. & Washington Av. Morrissania, Long Island, N.Y.
Architectural view showing the Gothic-style Methodist Episcopal church for the parish established in 1850. Also shows pedestrian traffic., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Church, corner 4th St. & Washington Av. Morrissania, Long Island, N.Y. [graphic] : 55 x 80 feet.
Architectural view showing the Gothic-style Methodist Episcopal church for the parish established in 1850. Also shows pedestrian traffic., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Church of "Saint John Chrysostom", Philadelphia, Pa.
Exterior view of the front facade of the Protestant Episcopal Saint John Chrysostom Church built in 1899 after designs by Baily & Truscott at 2159 North Twenty-eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Shows the Church, made of Holmesburg granite with a forty-five foot dome topped with an eight foot gilded cross, situated at the southeast corner of North Twenty-Eighth Street and West Susquehanna Avenue. It became the Gibson Temple Baptist Church in the circa 1950s., Title from item., Numbered 1015 on recto., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Church of "Saint John Chrysostom", Philadelphia, Pa.
Exterior view of the front facade of the Protestant Episcopal Saint John Chrysostom Church built in 1899 after designs by Baily & Truscott at 2159 North Twenty-eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Shows the Church, made of Holmesburg granite with a forty-five foot dome topped with an eight foot gilded cross, situated at the southeast corner of North Twenty-Eighth Street and West Susquehanna Avenue. It became the Gibson Temple Baptist Church in the circa 1950s., Title from item., Numbered 1015 on recto., Sheet number: 50A09., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia.
Exterior view showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect G.G. Place on the 3200 block of West Clearfield Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Title printed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia.
Exterior view showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect G.G. Place on the 3200 block of West Clearfield Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Title printed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Church of St. Thomas, 17th & Morris Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
Exterior view of front and south facade of church built 1901-1903 by after designs by Edwin Forrest Durang at the northwest corner of 17th and Morris Streets., Numbered 1018 on recto., Sheet number: 50A10., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

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