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North Broad St. from La Pierre House.
Rooftop view from the La Pierre House Hotel at Broad and Sansom streets showing North Broad Street. View includes: the Seventh Presbyterian Church at the northeast corner of Chestnut and Broad streets; Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (built 1869-70) at 55-65 N. Broad Street; and the tree-covered North and South Penn Squares (removed circa 1871 for the construction of City Hall). Also shows freight cars traveling past the Seventh Presbyterian Church on Chestnut Street and north on North Broad Street en route to the freight depot of the Reading Railroad at the corner of Cherry and Broad streets., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title printed on mount., Purple mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., 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. 116., Arcadia caption text: Taken from the rooftop of the La Pierre House Hotel at Broad and Sansom streets, the left view shows Penn Square shortly before it was removed in 1871 for the construction of the new City Hall designed by Philadelphia architect John McArthur, Jr. ..., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North Broad St., Phil., PA.
View looking south from below Race Street to City Hall on Penn Square. East side of street shows a partial view of the Masonic Temple (completed 1873 after the designs of James Hamilton Windrim), Odd Fellows Hall (built 1893), and the store of Thomas B. Wanamaker's (son of John Wanamaker). West side of the street shows the First Baptist Church (built 1856 after the designs of Stephen Button), the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (completed 1876 after the designs of Furness & Hewitt), and the manufactory "Heywood Bros & Co. Wholesale Chair & Ratan Furniture Warerooms." Shows City Hall (completed 1901) with an incomplete tower (constructed 1884-1896) in the background. Horse-drawn carriages travel and park on the sides of the street. Pedestrians walk the sidewalks., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Copyrighted by Alfred S. Campbell, Elizabeth, N.J., U.S.A., Buff mount with rounded corners., Title inscribed in negative., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North Broad Street postcards.
Contains views of North Broad Street from City Hall and views looking south toward City Hall from North Broad Street. Includes the Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad Street); the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (55-65 North Broad Street); the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Building (112-116 North Broad Street); the Mercantile Club (1422-26 North Broad Street), the Parkway Building and the Sweeten Auto Company Building (117-121 North Broad Street). Also includes an aerial view of North Broad Street from City Hall., Contains 14 postcards printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North Conway & White Mountain scenery
Portion of the series published by North Conway photographer Nathan W. Pease in 1870 documenting the landscape of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The mountains, spilt by the Crawford Notch, comprise two ranges named Presidential (east) and Franconia (west). The scenic mountains inspired the 19th-century "White Mountain School" of painting and the publication of several series of stereographic views in the mid to late nineteenth century., Views show the Crawford Notch; Middle Montain (North Conway); Diana's Baths waterfall (North Conway); the Flume gorge with Pendent Boulder (also known as the "Great Hanging Boulder") at Franconia Notch; Crystal Cascade waterfall at the Pinkham Notch; Glen Ellis Falls; and the carriage road and "half-way house and ledge" on Mt. Washington. Views also show a stream, cliffs, trees, and a couple., Titles printed on mounts., Photographer's imprint printed on versos., Yellow mounts with rounded corners., Series numbers: 26, 53, 128, 149, 151, 165., Seven of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of American views., Described in "Stereoscopic Views and Photographs." Anthony's Photographic Bulletin 1 (Sept. 1870), p. 165., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Pease established his New Hampshire photographic studio in 1858.
[North entrance, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia]
Promotional stereograph depicting the Roman Doric two-story stone building gateway near Ridge Road designed by Philadelphia architect John Notman., Title supplied by cataloguer., Buff mount with rounded corners., Contains label pasted on verso advertising Young's Favorite Blue Grass Pure Rye and Wheat Whiskies distributed by New York wine shop Acker, Merrall & Condit and distilled by Philadelphia distiller Alexander Young & Co., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North from Landsdowne.
Landscape view showing rolling hills and trees in Landsdowne (i.e., Lansdowne) in West Fairmount Park. Also shows a man standing on a narrow path in a field in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's imprint in red text on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Muschamp, 5., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North from Landsdowne Terrace.
Landscape view looking north from Landsdowne (i.e., Lansdowne) terrace in West Fairmount Park showing freight cars on railroad tracks traveling north., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., 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 Morris Finkel.
North from Landsdowne terrace.
Landscape view looking north from Landsdowne terrace in West Fairmount Park. Shows trails, pedestrian bridges, and the Columbia Railroad Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River. The bridge, one of the oldest railroad bridges in the United States, was completed in 1834 after the designs of engineer John C. Trautwine for the Reading Railroad Company. Also shows a man walking a trail in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North from Sweet Brier Height. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Landscape view showing the tree-lined Schuylkill River from Sweet Brier Heights in West Fairmount Park. Includes a utility pole in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on verso and partially 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.
North from Sweet-Brier Hights [sic]
Landscape view showing the tree-lined Schuylkill River from Sweet Brier Heights in West Fairmount Park. Includes a utility pole in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North from the summer house
View looking north from a "summer house" near the grounds of Lemon Hill, in East Fairmount Park. Shows two Pennsylvania Railroad bridges - the Old Girard Avenue Bridge and the New York Connecting Railway Bridge - spanning the Schuylkill River. Girard Avenue Bridge, was built in 1855 and razed circa 1871. The Connecting Railway Bridge was completed in 1867 after the designs of P.R.R. chief engineer John A. Wilson., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Gift of Saul Koltnow., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North Philadelphia Station, Philadelphia, Pa.
Exterior view of front of station built 1896-1901 after designs by Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr., Numbered 105334A on verso., Also identified as the Germantown Junction Station., Sheet number: 145A02., Divided back. Stamped Dec. 9, 1921 on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[North side of Columbia Avenue east of 18th Street.]
Depicts businesses along the north side of Columbia Avenue, east of 18th Street., Numbered 6300 on recto., Sheet number: 156B02., Real photo. Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North side of Green St. east of 22nd, Philadelphia.
Exterior view of the front elevations of two brick row houses on the north side of the 2100 block of Green Street. Shows round arch doorways and shutters obscuring all the windows. Ornate iron railings separate the front lawns from the sidewalk., Title from manuscript note on verso., Initials and date from manuscript note on verso: J.B. 9/10/61., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
North west from basin
View showing a section of the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River. Depicts the terrace of the new mill house built on the mound dam from 1860-1862 after the designs of engineer Henry P.M. Birkinbine. Also shows one of the pavilions of the old mill house, the pavilion at the end of the pier of the mound dam, and a boathouse on the east bank of the river in the upper right corner of the image, Title from label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Northwood Cemetery entrance. The beauty and adaptibility of the grounds are unsurpassed by any cemetery in the country.
Illustrated trade card depicting trees flanking Northwood Cemetery's entrance gate near Fifteenth and Haines Streets in Philadelphia. Headstones are visible in the distance., Advertising text printed on verso: Northwood Cemetery. Lots for sale as low as $25.00. Terms on a $25.00 lot: $1.00 to be paid at time of purchase; $1.00 per month thereafter, with the privilege to bury at any time after $10.00 are paid on said lot. Larger lots in same proportion. For further information, address by postal card or letter to B.F. Wilson, 1511 Stiles St., Philadelphia., Address for B.F. Wilson annotated on verso. Printed "1228 Citron Street" and crossed out., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Norway.
Illustrated trade card depicting the flag of Norway., Advertising text printed on verso: L.A. Clinton, brush emporium. Clinton's celebrated brushes of every style and quality, 1806 Chestnut St., Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
F.X. Brenner, manufacturer and dealer in stoves, heaters, ranges and builders' hardware, tin and housefurnishing goods, No. 1621 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.
Trade card with a bust-length portrait of a man on the recto and text composed in a tongue-in-cheek manner promoting a hardware dealer as a murderer - of prices - on the verso. Portrait depicts a young, bearded man. His hair is parted to his far left. He is attired in a coat with small lapels., Date inferred from the construction of the name of engraver., Advertising text on verso: Murder! On the other side is given a fair likeness of a notorious character still at large and wanted for the murder of high prices on Hardware. He is said to have made the assault with an Iron Will forged to a Cast-Steel Determination. Description. The accused is less than 16 hands high, weighs less than two hundred pounds, has two large patches on the seat of his pants, and wears a 50-cent shirt. When last seen he was selling Hardware at very reasonable prices on the banks of the raging Mahoning. A liberal reward will be given to anybody that catches him asleep during business hours., Purchased with funds for the Visual Culture Program.
"Now Autumn leaves are falling fast, and rustle on the ground."
View showing two men in the woods amidst bare trees. One man stands and grasps a small tree trunk and the other reclines in the leaves., Attributed to John Moran., Title from label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Nugent Home postcards.
Exterior views of front facade of baptist home for ministers constructed circa 1895 after designs by J.F. Stuckert & Son., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 100A05 and 100B09., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
N.Y. Bridge from N.W.
View looking from West Fairmount Park showing the New York Connecting Railway Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River. The Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, built from 1866-1867 after the designs of PRR Chief Engineer John A. Wilson, was utilized by the New York division of the railroad and served as the first connecting railway between New York and Philadelphia. Also shows a group of men and women sitting on a bench and conversing in the park in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on mount., Buff mount with rounded corners., Inscribed in negative: 135., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Jane Carson James., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
O. B. De Morat, photographer, No. 2 South Eighth St., Philadelphia.
Series of illustrated trade cards depicting couples, including one on their wedding day and another under an umbrella in the rain., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Tokio cigarettes
Textiles from a series of premium tobacco silks containing half-length portraits of prominent Native American chiefs. Depicts Chief Joseph; Many Horns; and White Shield. All are shown with feather head pieces. White Shield wears a large cross. Chief Joseph silk numbered "20.", Printed above images: Factory No. 649, First Dist., N.Y., Printed in lower right corner of P.2011.10.176.1: 20., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
O. E. Kirchhoff, photographer. No. 527 & 529 Chestnut St., cor. 6th.
Illustrated trade card depicting a boy or a girl riding on the back of a rabbit and holding up a sign reading "Lead, but never follow"., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
O. Sheridan, Chestnut Hill.
View showing two men each holding the reins of two horses on the dirt drive leading up to the Chestnut Hill residence of Owen Sheriden, also known as Union Grove, where West Highland Avenue is today. A woman and a boy stand near the front porch of the property in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Mint green mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Oak Hill Cemetery
Shows monuments, headstones, and a vault in the Washington, D.C. cemetery established by William Corcoran in 1848., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of District of Columbia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bell & Bro was operated by Charles Milton Bell and his brothers from the 1860s to early 1870s.
The Oak Hill Cemetery, at Georgetown. D.C.
Shows a path near monuments, headstones, and a mausoleum in the Washington, D.C. cemetery established by William Corcoran in 1848., Title printed on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Pink mount with rounded corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of District of Columbia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bell & Bro was operated by Charles Milton Bell and his brothers from the 1860s to early 1870s.
The Oak Lane Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
Exterior view of church built in 1902 at the southeast corner of North Eleventh Street and Oak Lane. The church was organized on November 20, 1891 and the first service held in May of 1892 in the old church building at the corner of Seventh Street and Sixty-sixth Avenue., Sheet number: 50B06., Undivided back. Post marked 1909., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Oak Park United Presby.
Exterior view of church built in 1905 after designs by George Espie Savage., Numbered 2415 on recto., Sheet number: 50B06., Divided back. Post marked 1908., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Observatory arch, Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, Pa.]
View looking east from within the peristyle temple on the Fairmount Water Works plaza showing the observatory arch. The decorative stone distribution arch, built in 1860, served as an observatory tower and a standpipe. Shows the backs of two men and a young girl standing looking toward the arch from between colonnades of the temple. One of the men holds a steering wheel adorning the structure., Title supplied by cataloguer., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Promotion printed on verso: Presented by the Philada. Collar Co., (Office, 509 Minor St., Philada) with each carton of their celebrated picturesque collar., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania postcards.
Contains images of Odd Fellows buildings including the Odd Fellows Temple (117-121 North Broad Street) built circa 1893 by Hazlehurst & Huckel. Includes the Home for Orphans (Ogontz and Chelten Avenues) built in 1911 by Furness, Evans & Co. Also depicts Upton's Hotel on Dock Street, the first lodge of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania, organized in 1821., Sheet number: 138B12., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Oestmann's Hardware Store, Germantown Ave. and Coulter Street.]
Advertising card depicting an exterior view of corner hardware store, with their wares displayed in the window. Also includes a car and horse drawn carriage about to cross the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Coulter Street., Sheet number: 104A01., List of store's products on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Office & reception room, Union League, Philada.
Interior view taken from doorway showing two men in foreground sitting at table with classical bust. Two seated men visible in background. Union League was established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause. Building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser., Title from manuscript note on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Office and residence of Geo. L. Maitland, piano tuner, 4806 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia.
Advertisement for the piano tuning and repairing business of George L. Maitland, showing the exterior of his office and residence at 4806 Fairmount Avenue in West Philadelphia., Publisher's monogram on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Office of Mandell? & Crittenden. Petroleum Center. Behind the derrick
View showing an office of oil brokers and shippers in Petroleum Center during the Western Pennsylvania oil boom of the 1860s. A group of men and women sit on the porch of the office near the derrick. A horse-drawn wagon transporting several men rests nearby. In the background, the office of the Central Petroleum Company (established in 1860) is visible., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Tile from manuscript note on verso., Digitized for AMD: Global Commodities., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Offices, paint factory and warehouse of Samuel H. French & Co.
Exterior view of Company's facilities at the corner of 4th & Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia., Sheet number: 40A06B, Holiday greeting in manuscript on verso., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Official first day of issue. Honoring Harriet Tubman, 1821-1913. Abolitionist. Nurse. Escapded slave. Black Heritage USA Series. [graphic]
ArtCraft "First Day Cover" (i.e., designed envelope with a stamp affixed and cancelled on the day the stamp was issued) containing vignette illustrations depicting Harriet Tubman. Shows a half-length portrait of Harriet Tubman and a view of Tubman with Black persons of all ages, their belongings, and horse-drawn carts on a snow-covered clearing., Title from item., Date supplied from research and content., Logo of printer printed in lower left corner: Text "ArtCraft" set on a paint palette with brushes inserted through the hole for the artist's thumb., Image caption: She Guided More Than 300 Slaves to Freedom., Contains ink-stamp postmark: Washington. DC. Feb 1 1978 20013 and cancelled "First Day of Issue" Black Heritage USA color-printed 15-cent stamp after the design of Jerry Pinkney and depicting a portrait of Harriet Tubman and an inset of a view of Tubman and three Black persons riding a donkey-drawn wagon. The Tubman stamp issued in 1978, was the first issued for the Black Heritage Series begun in 1978 by the U.S. Postal Service to recognize "the contribution of Black Americans to the growth and development of the United States.", Mailing label removed., The Washington Press ArtCraft brand was introduced in 1939 for the printing of First Day Covers. The firm stopped producing ArtCraft First Day Covers in 2016., Gift of George R. Allen, 2022.
Official first day of issue. Honoring Martin Luther King, 1929-1968. Distinguished civil rights leader. Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Black Heritage USA Series. [graphic]
ArtCraft "First Day Cover" (i.e., designed envelope with a stamp affixed and cancelled on the day the stamp was issued) containing vignette illustrations depicting Martin Luther King, Jr. Shows a bust-length, left-profile portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a view from behind King during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., August 28, 1963. View includes a mass of people in the background., Title from item., Date supplied from research and content., Logo of printer printed in lower left corner: Text "ArtCraft" set on a paint palette with brushes inserted through the hole for the artist's thumb., Image caption: "I Have A Dream.", Contains ink-stamp postmark: Atlanta, GA Jan 13 1979 3030A and cancelled "First Day of Issue" Black Heritage USA color-printed 15-cent stamp after the design of Jerry Pinkney and depicting a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. and an inset of a view of King and several men and women walking at a protest march. The King stamp issued in 1979, was the second issued for the Black Heritage Series begun in 1978 by the U.S. Postal Service to recognize "the contribution of Black Americans to the growth and development of the United States.", Contains mailing label., The Washington Press ArtCraft brand was introduced in 1939 for the printing of First Day Covers. The firm stopped producing ArtCraft First Day Covers in 2016.
Official first day of issue. Honoring Salem Poor, Gallant Soldier, distinguished patriot of Bunker Hill, Valley Forge and White Plains. [graphic]
ArtCraft "First Day Cover" (i.e., designed envelope with a stamp affixed and cancelled on the day the stamp was issued) from the "Contributors to the Cause "series issued for the United States Bicentennial. Contains illustration after John Trumbull’s historical painting based on his eyewitness account of the Battle of Bunker Hill while serving as a commissioned officer during the American Revolution. Depicts American Major General Joseph Warren’s death proceeding the Americans’ retreat from the hill and includes the figure of Salem Poor, who has also been identified as another Black soldier, Peter Salem, in the context of the painting., Title from item., Date supplied from content., Logo of printer printed in lower left corner: Text "ArtCraft" set on a paint palette with brushes inserted through the hole for the artist's thumb., Image caption: Salem Poor received commendation for his heroics during the Battle of Bunker Hill., Contains ink-stamp postmark: Cambridge, MA. Mar 25 1975 02139 and cancelled "First Day of Issue" color-printed U.S. 10-cent stamp "Contributors to the Cause. Salem Poor. Gallant Soldier" depicting a half-length portrait of Poor with a rifles in hand. Poor was an enslaved African-American man who purchased his freedom in 1769 and became a soldier in 1775., Contains printed address., The Washington Press ArtCraft brand was introduced in 1939 for the printing of First Day Covers. The firm stopped producing ArtCraft First Day Covers in 2016., Gift of George R. Allen, 2022.
Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shall judge the people righteously and govern the nations upon earth. PS. 67-4.
Illustrated trade card depicting a bird perched on a branch of a flowering tree., Copyrighted 1878 by Wemple & Kronheim, N.Y., Contains the Central News Company's (Phila.) net price list of Wemple & Kronheim's day and Sunday School reward cards (Series No. 1-36) printed on verso., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Miriam Levy., Digitized.

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