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Horti. Building, portico.
Exterior views showing the horseshoe arch and arabesque designs decorating the portico on the upper stories of Horticultural Hall designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negatives., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprints on versos contain initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., One print [P.2011.47.166] gift of Raymond Holstein.

Horti. Hall interior, from W. end.
Interior view looking from the west end of Horticultural Hall through a large horseshoe arch supported by columns at a display of ferns and other plants flanking the aisle. A statue is visible amidst the plants under a large chandelier. The hall was designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann for the fair, which 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.

Horticultural Department.
Unmounted stereograph shows women sitting behind a booth in the Horticultural Department. Plants are scattered on the table and hang from a bar above their heads. Festoons of laurel, hemlock, and pine boughs from the Allegheny Mountains adorn the columns supporting the booth and travel upward to form tree-like branches. Patriotic bunting, including shields, are posted on each of the columns. 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 printed paper label below image., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Department.
Unmounted stereograph shows women sitting behind a booth in the Horticultural Department. Plants are scattered on the table and hang from a bar above their heads. Festoons of laurel, hemlock, and pine boughs from the Allegheny Mountains adorn the columns supporting the booth and travel upward to form tree-like branches. Patriotic bunting, including shields, are posted on each of the columns. 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 printed paper label below image., Series title inferred from similar printed labels in the collection., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Dept.
Unmounted stereograph shows women standing behind a booth in the Horticultural Department. Plants are scattered on the table and hang from a bar above their heads. Festoons of laurel, hemlock, and pine boughs from the Allegheny Mountains adorn the columns supporting the booth and travel upward to form tree-like branches. Patriotic bunting, including shields, are posted on each of the columns. 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 mount., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Dept.
Unmounted stereograph shows the entrance to the Horticultural Department adorned by patriotic bunting and signage. A man, most likely a guard, stands near the entrance booth in the background. 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 mount., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall. [graphic] / A.H.
Carved wood block showing, in relief, an exterior view of Horticultural Hall designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann for the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of E. Perot Walker.

Horticultural Hall.
Oblique view of the front and south elevations of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. A group of men and women are gathered near the entrance of the hall. Broadside posters adorn the corners of the building. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall.
View of the west front and south flank of Horticultural Hall, designed by Hermann J. Schwartzmann, showing ornate benches, flower beds, trees, bushes and decorative planters. A man tends to the flowers in one of the flower beds in the foreground. 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 borders surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Manuscript note on verso: Laura C. Bumpus., White curved mount with rounded corners., Variant of stereo - P.9047.175 and Holstein stereos - P.2011.47.244-246., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall.
Views of the west front and south flank of Horticultural Hall, designed by Hermann J. Schwartzmann, showing flower beds, trees, bushes and decorative planters in the foreground. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negatives., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprint on versos contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., One print [P.9047.175] contains stamp on mount: Grade 2., White curved mounts with rounded corners., Variant of stereo - P.9299.11 and Holstein stereos - P.2011.47.245 & 246., One print [P.9047.175] gift of Robert M. Vogel., One print [P.2011.47.244] gift of Raymond Holstein., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall.
View of the west front and south flank of Horticultural Hall, designed by Hermann J. Schwartzmann, showing flower beds, trees, bushes and decorative planters. 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., Stamped on mount: Grade 2., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall.
View looking northwest at the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs and broadside posters adorn the front of the building. A crowd pf people stand near the entrance stairs and near a gas lamp in front of the hall. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title on negative., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall.
View looking northwest on Broad Street from Spruce Street showing the east fronts of Beth Eden Baptist Church, built ca. 1869 after designs by Edward Tuckerman Potter; Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street, built after designs by Samuel Sloan in 1867; and the Academy of Music built 1855-1857 after designs by Napoleon LeBrun and Gustave Runge., Title printed on mount below image., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall.
View of the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Broadside posters adorn the front of the building and can be seen along the fence separating the hall from the Academy of Music. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs and stones are piled in the street in front of the building. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title and photographer from series list printed on blue paper and pasted on verso with thirty-one other titles (No. 1-31)., Photographer's printed label pasted 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.

Horticultural Hall.
View showing Horticultural Hall designed by Henry Schwartzmann. Also shows the landscaped grounds flanking Fountain Avenue, including flower beds, trees, bushes, and decorative planters. 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., Distributor's stamp in pink ink on verso: S.B. Moyer, finest line of stereoscopic views of all parts of the world. Pottstown, Pa. Best views of the Johnstown Disaster., White curved mount with rounded corners., Gift of Charles Isaacs., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

[Horticultural Hall and Academy of Music, South Broad Street, Philadelphia]
View looking northwest showing the front facades of Horticultural Hall and the Academy of Music on the 200 block of South Broad Street. Also shows row houses north of Locust Street on the west side of the block in the right background. Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street, was constructed after designs by Samuel Sloan in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton. Architects Napoleon LeBrun and Gustav Runge formed a short-lived partnership to win the design competition to build the sandstone Italaniate Academy of Music, constructed from 1855-1857., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on verso: South Broad St., Orange curved 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.

Horticultural Hall, Broad above Spruce Streets.
Depicts Horticultural Hall built 1894-1896 after designs by Frank Day Miles on the site of an earlier horticultural hall designed by Samuel Sloan. Demolished in 1917 to make way for the Shubert Theater., Sheet number: 27A05B, Divided back. Post marked 1917., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall, Broad St.
View of the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Broadside posters adorn the front of the building and can be seen along the fence separating the hall from the Academy of Music. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Orange 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.

Horticultural Hall, Broad Street, below Locust. [graphic].
View of the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Broadside posters adorn the front of the building and can be seen along the fence separating the hall from the Academy of Music. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs and large stones are piled in the street south of the building. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Titles from printed label on paper mount., Yellow paper mount with square 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., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.

Horticultural Hall, east end.
View showing the fountain created by J.L. Mott Iron Works from New York at the east entrance of Horticultural Hall on the Centennial grounds. In the background, the east front of the hall, designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann, is visible. 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., Variant of Holstein stereo - P.2011.47.267., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall in course of erection.
View of the frame of Horticultural Hall designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann. A man stands in front of the fence surrounding the construction site in the foreground. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title from faint manuscript note on mount below image., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.

Horticultural Hall. Length 360 ft. Width 160 ft.
Miniature souvenir collecting card depicting the major Centennial Exhibition building built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann. Visitors on foot, horseback, and in carriage traverse the grounds. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10-November 10, 1876., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.

Horticultural Hall. Length, 383 ft. Width, 193 ft.
Souvenir collecting card depicting the major Centennial Exhibition building built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann. Visitors traverse the grounds. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10-November 10, 1876., Prints contain variant colors., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.

Horticultural Hall, Phila.
View looking northwest at the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs and broadside posters adorn the front of the building. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title on negative., Title also from printed "Philadelphia" series list on verso with twenty-three other unnumbered titles. Also includes twenty-nine unnumbered titles in "Baltimore" series. Both series surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall, Phila.
View looking southwest showing the east front and north flank of Horticultural Hall designed by Henry Schwartzmann. Pedestrians stroll through the landscaped grounds and gardens or sit on benches in the foreground. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall, Phila.
View looking west at the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs and broadside posters adorn the front of the building and can be seen along the fence separating the hall from the Academy of Music. Includes a partial view of Lardner Street (i.e. Back Place). Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Stamped twice on verso: J.B. Sample., Yellow curved 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.

Horticultural Hall postcards.
Depicts hall built 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann, demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens. Includes exterior views taken from various angles and nearby views of the Sunken Gardens and the Lily Pond., Contains 19 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.9048.4, P.9048.25, P.9490.33, P.9048.69, P.9048.79, P.9048.121, P.9048.140, P.9048.174, P.9048.240, P.9048.263, P.9048.270, P.9048.275, P.9048.302, P.9048.312, P.9048.334, P.9048.346, P.9048.348, P.9048.352, P.9048.353, P.9048.361, P.9048.397, P.9048.419 and P.9076.11., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Horticultural Hall postcards.
Depicts hall built 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann, demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens. Includes exterior views of front facade and flank and interior views of chrysanthemums, a palm exhibit, a fern house, a cactus bed and the entrance of the hall. Also depicts various views of the Sunken Gardens and the Lily Pond., Contains 89 postcards printed in color and 20 printed 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.

Hot house views, Philadelphia.
Views of flourishing plants flanking a wooden plank walkway under a sloping glass roof in a greenhouse., Titles from manuscript notes on versos., Photographer's imprint from embossed stamp on rectos., Yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Hotel Adelphia, Chestnut at 13th Street, nearest to everything in Philadelphia.
Exterior view of hotel built in 1912 after designs by Horace Trumbauer. Consisted of 21 stories and 400 guest rooms., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Hotel Adelphia postcards.
Exterior views of hotel built in 1912 after designs by Horace Trumbauer. Consisted of 21 stories and 400 guest rooms., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Hotel Aubry [sic], West Philadelphia, Pa.
View showing the "dwelling house" hotel built on Walnut Street between 33rd and 34th streets for the Centennial Exhibition in 1876. The hotel, built on inexpensive land considered undesirable for a permanent hotel, was composed of rows of several houses that were to be later sold or leased as individual dwellings. Guests stand on the porch of the twenty-six house hotel. Horse-drawn carriages travel in the street., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title from manuscript note on mount., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Hotel Colonial, Spruce at Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Exterior view of front and flank of hotel looking southwest., Divided back. Post marked 1945. Hotel amenities listed on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Hotel Colonial, Spruce at Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Exterior view of front and flank of hotel looking southwest., Sheet number: 112B03., Divided back. Hotel amenities listed on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Hotel Lorraine postcards.
Contains images of the Lorraine Hotel built after designs by Willis Gaylord Hale in 1893 on the former site of the Lincoln Market. Depicts an exterior view of the front facade and interior views of the lobby, cafeteria and the Chelsea Banquet Room., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Four out of five post cards issued by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee., Sheet numbers: 117A01B and 117B01A., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

[Hotel on Smith Island, Philadelphia]
View of a large wooden building, probably a hotel, built as part of a summer resort on Smith Island on the Delaware River. Two men stand in the foreground., Manuscript note on mount: On Smith's Island Philada., Yellow mount with square corners., Manuscript note on mount: 56., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Hotel Pennsylvania postcards.
Contains images of the Hotel Pennsylvania, built in 1922 after designs by Clarence Edmond Wunder. Depicts exterior views of the hotel looking southwest at the 39th Street front. Also includes interior views of the lobby, lounge, men's club and the gentlemen's smoking room., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 5 printed in black and white. Also includes 2 linen postcards., Also identified as the Chestnut Hall Apartments, the Penn Sherwood and Hotel Philadelphian., Sheet numbers: 117A04, 117B01C and 117B01D., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Hotel receipts collection
Receipts for hotel stays in New Orleans; Brandywine Springs, Del.; New York; Boston, Baltimore; Charleston and Columbia, S.C.; White Sulphur Springs, Cape May, and Niagara Falls, dated 1833-1867. Many have pictorial letterheads. Three receipts (Mills House, Charleston Hotel and and St. Charles Hotel) are made out to Gov. John L. Manning, governor of South Carolina from 1852-1854., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection gathers 19th century hotel receipts from several sources, and is open to new additions.

Hotel Stenton postcards.
Exterior views looking northeast of hotel opened in 1893 by Joseph and Hannah Fox. The hotel closed in 1927 and was demolished in 1929., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 117A08 and 117B05., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Hotel Traymore, Philadelphia's theatrical headquarters, 11th & Arch Sts.
Montage of images depicting the hotel's dining room surrounded by advertising rates, amenities and attractions. Includes an inset portrait of the hotel's manager, Howard I. Robinson., Undivided back. Post marked 1907., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

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