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- Views of Mount Peace, Philadelphia.
- Views depict the Ralston estate known as "Mount Peace" located near St. James the Less and the junction of Nicetown Lane and Lamb Tavern Road. One image shows an open field and farm building in the foreground and larger dwellings and outbuildings in the distant background. The other depicts a man sitting in the grass next to a winding tree-lined path. Probably photographed before the Odd Fellows Cemetery Company purchased the land to build Mount Peace Cemetery (adjacent to Mount Vernon Cemetery) on the site in 1865-66., Title supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Robert Newell., Manuscript note on verso of item 7992.F.2: Mount Peace near Philadelphia., Manuscript note on verso of item 7992.F.13: View at Mount Peace (near Phila.)., Yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Views of Mount Washington, New Hampshire.
- Winter views of snow-capped rocks on Mount Washington and Tuckerman's Ravine in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. One view depicts two men sitting on the rocks in the foreground., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Yellow mounts with square corners., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bierstadt Brothers were active ca. 1860-1867 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Sold their gallery to S.F. Adams in 1867.
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- Views of Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge spanning the Niagara River.
- Views depict the Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge spanning the Niagara River constructed 1851-1855 after John A. Roebling to connect the railroads of New York Central and Great Western Railway of Canada. One image shows the large stone pylons and two decks of the bridge from the river bank and another depicts the enclosed wooden carriage level with two men standing on the sides near the lattice work., Photographer's stamp pasted on versos., Yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Views of Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
- Series of titled views depict Ocean Grove, New Jersey. One image depicts a crowd of men, women and children standing and sitting with parasols on the beach. Swimmers are visible in the ocean in the background. Another view shows Wesley Lake from the southwest at Whitefield Avenue. Includes boats docked and on the lake, nearby buildings, and pedestrians strolling on the narrow boardwalk in the foreground. Another image depicts the town of Ocean Grove from the tower of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association Building. The Arlington Hotel (i.e., Arlington House), Day's Ice Cream Garden, and Pilgrim Pathway are visible in the foreground. A flag flies from the top of Sheldon House in the distance background., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Manuscript note on verso of item P.9022.19: Muschamp, 33., Manuscript note on verso of item P.9022.20: Wesley Lake, Ocean Grove., Orange mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gustavus Pach operated a photographic studio at 841 Broadway in New York City from 1877 to 1881. His brothers Gotthelf & Oscar joined the firm in 1881 and the style changed to G.W. Pach & Brothers.
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- Views of Pennsylvania Hospital, 801-849 Pine Street, Philadelphia.
- Exterior views showing the hospital built 1755-1805. East wing built 1755-1757 after the designs of Samuel Rhoads. West wing built 1794-1796 and the center house built 1794-1805 after the designs of David Evans, Sr. and David Evans, Jr. Building altered between 1846-1853 after the designs of John McArthur and John McArthur, Jr. Views include the William Penn statue attributed to British sculptor John Cheere or John Bacon., Yellow paper mounts with square corners and manuscript titles., 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.
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- Views of the Delaware Water Gap.
- Views of individuals recreating near the Delaware River, Caldeno Creek, and Rebecca's Bath in the area of the Delaware Water Gap. Includes a man sitting on a rock and reading near railroad tracks overlooking the river, a distant view of Kittatinny Hotel on Mount Minsi, and children sitting on rocks and benches near the river and streams., Yellow cardboard mounts with rounded corners. Photographer's printed labels pasted on versos., Distributor's stamp on verso of P.9168.4: William Y. McAllister, Phila. Jul. 31, 1868., Stamped on verso of P.8484.9: J.W. Deane., Manuscript note on verso of P.8484.10: Seely., Manuscript note on versos of P.8484.11-12: Bartlett & French; William C. Darrah coll., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
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- Views of the Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania.
- Series of titled landscape views include, "View on Broadhead's Creek," "Little Bushkill Creek, above the Falls," "Buttermilk Falls," "Buttermilk Falls, vicinity of Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania," "Caldeno Falls," "Delaware River, from Prospect Rock," "The Gap, Blockhead Mountain," "The Gap, from the bed of the river," "Gap, from Table Rock, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania," "Marshall's Falls, Marshall's Creek," and "Mossy dell". Images depict tree-lined creeks, waterfalls, rocks, dams, a mossy dell and a snake in the Delaware Water Gap. Many of the views contain posed male figures, possibly John Moran and John Storey., Titles printed on labels pasted on versos., Photographer's labels pasted on versos., Imprint of distributor, Johnson & D'Utassy, photographers, printed on verso of two items in series: 952, 954, 956 Broadway, New York, corner Madison Square, opposite Fifth Avenue Hotel, and Kittatinny House, Delaware Water Gap, Pa. All branches of the photographic art executed in the most skillful manner and with despatch. Photographs colored in oil or water colors or india ink. N.B. A large and choice collection of stereoscopic views, taken from nature, on hand. John H. Johnson. Fred. George D'Utassy., Imprint of distributor, J.W. Queen & Co., 924 Chestnut Street, stamped on verso of one items in series., Buff and yellow mounts with square and rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Moran and Storey was a short-lived partnership between Philadelphia photographers John Moran and John Storey in the early 1860s.
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- Views of the estate of George Washington, Mt. Vernon, Va.
- Views showing the residence of Washington, known as the Mansion, in a dilapidated condition and the gate to the Washington family tomb (erected 1831). Also shows men posed on the grounds, including a man raising his hat and a young boy holding a basket in front of the tomb. Mount Vernon Ladies Association started restoration of the Mansion in 1860., Manuscript notes on versos of stereographs., Stereographs on yellow mounts with square corners., One of images [5737.F.6c] possibly by William and Frederick Langenheim., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Virginia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Views of the House of Refuge, Philadelphia.
- Views show the House of Refuge site that opened in 1850 between Parrish and Brown Streets between Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth Streets. Exterior views depict the front lawn of the White Boys Department, designed by John McArthur, Jr., facing west and south, showing men and women standing, sitting, and lying on the landscaped lawn near the ivy-covered building. Views includes dogs, flower beds and planters. Another view shows boys in uniform belonging to the drum and flute corps of the brass band standing on the entrance stairs to the five-bay, ivy-covered White Boys Department. Men and boys are visible in the windows on the first floor. Interior views of the White Boys Department depict rows of single beds in the dormitory, the stark wide hallway of the "B" division, the kitchen, and the dining room with long rows of tables covered with place settings in preparation for a meal., Photographer's imprint on versos in decorative font. Includes vignette of painting palette with brushes extending through the hole., Descriptions of images written in manuscript notes on versos., Yellow curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Views of the Wilson family on their estate.
- Views show the Wilson family recreating on their estate. Depicts the family reading, picnicking, sitting and lounging in their yard, walking and working in their gardens, harvesting corn, playing with family dogs, posing near a small footbridge, and eating on their porch. Several members of the family are seated on their horses in a few of the images. One image includes an African American man, attired in a white chef’s hat and apron, overseeing a meal under a tent. Also shows exterior views of the family's two-and-a-half story residence with porches on the first two levels, a stone barn, and outbuildings. American flags are included in several of the images., Title supplied by cataloger., Date based on content and attire of the people., Photographer's labels pasted on versos., Stereograph [P.9439.17] contains manuscript note on verso: "For Mr. Wilson with compliments of the artist.", Contains twenty-two photographs, seventeen printed on yellow mounts with square corners and five printed on mint green mounts with square corners., Purchase 1993., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Views of Tuckerman's Ravine and Mount Washington, White Mountains, New Hampshire, 1861-1862.
- Series of titled views documenting the landscape of the White Mountains in New Hampshire include, "Pillar of snow, Tuckerman's Ravine, August 28, 1861," "Mt. Washington Carriage Road, at ledge--looking down," and "Interior of snow arch--Tuckerman's Ravine, August 14, 1862". 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 Mount Washington, part of the Presidential Range, and Tuckerman's Ravine, located on the east side of Mount Washington. They include three men surveying a large block of ice in the ravine; a horse-drawn carriage pulling a man up an inclined dirt-road; and an expedition party sitting and standing with walking sticks from the interior of a cave filled with rocks., Title supplied by cataloger., Titles of individual stereographs printed on mounts., Photographer's imprint printed on versos., Pale yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Soule maintained photographic studios on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts ca. 1861 to 1882 before relocating to Seattle, Washington.
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- Views of William F. Murphy's Sons' stationery, steam-power printing, ruling and blank book manufacturing establishment, no. 509 Chestnut Street, (nearly opposite Independence Hall,) Philadelphia.
- Interior view showing shelves and display cases containing a variety of blank books and ledgers, and other stationery items. Murphy's Sons moved to this location in 1872. View probably created as part of a series celebrating the opening of the new store., Photographer's imprint on verso., Buff mount with rounded corners., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1996, p. 40-41., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Views of Woodlands Cemetery, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia.
- Views of tombs and mausoleums in the cemetery chartered in 1840 on the former estate of botanist William Hamilton in West Philadelphia. Shows the Drexel family mausoleum (completed 1863 after the designs of Collins & Autenrieth), the Edward Alexander Orme monument, the Commodore David Porter obelisk; and the tomb of optician John McAllister, Jr. and his wife Eliza Young McAllister. Views also include trees and iron work and marble fencing., Three of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Stereographic prints mounted on yellow mounts with square corners, including one [(5)1322.F.80a], hand-colored. Two also contain labels printed with titles, including the series title: Views in Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- [Views on Tacony Creek, Philadelphia]
- Views include a water fall, trees, and brush near the creek. Majority of views depict the creek during the winter., Title supplied by cataloguer., Contains five stereographic prints mounted on white or yellow mounts with square corners and accompanied by labels, including four stamped with the photographer's imprint., Series numbers include: 1, 3, 17., Two originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany and views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Views on the Delaware.
- Rooftop view of a landscaped park with walkways adjacent to the Delaware River. A man drives a horse-drawn cart in the street in the foreground., Title from printed unnumbered series lists on verso., Distributor's imprint printed on verso., 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.
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- Views on the Estate of S.B. Waugh, Bordentown, N.J.
- Exterior and interior views of portrait painter Samuel Bell Waugh's residence in Bordentown, N.J., including group portraits of the family on the lawn of the property. The only interior view depicts a young woman playing a piano in an ornately decorated parlor. Two young girls, possibly Samuel Bell Waugh's daughters, are depicted in six of the seven images., Photographer's stamp on versos of mounts., Yellow mounts with square corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- [Views on the Tohickon Creek, Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pa.]
- Views showing the rocky hillsides; the Geddes Brook, a tributary to the creek; and the creek. Tohickon Creek runs from the Nockamixon Dam to confluence with the Delaware River., Title supplied by cataloguer., Contains four stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white mounts with square corners and accompanied by labels, including three stamped with the photographer's imprint and one containing a distributor's stamp on the verso., One of images originally from a McAllister scrapbook of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany., Series numbers include: 80, 88., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Views on the Wissahickon Creek, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Landscape views showing the creek, creek bed, Wissahickon Road (i.e., Wissahickon Drive), public drinking fountain, and a bucolic area near the Wissahickon Valley residence, the Hermitage. Many of the views also include posed figures., Contains nine stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white mounts with square corners, including seven with titles, one with the photographer's imprint, and one with the distributor's imprint (The London Stereoscopic Company). Also contains one stereographic print mounted on paper., Six of the images 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.
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- Village of Point Pleasant, Delaware River and canal in the distance.
- View showing the river and mill village near New Hope, Pa. Includes a covered bridge. Village was developed to service rafters and canal men transporting materials on the river and canal., Attributed to John McAllister., Title from accompanying label., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Ville de Paris, Dauphin, 18, E. 14th Str., New York.
- Illustrated trade card depicting the title displayed on a signboard with a crown surrounded by flowering vines, a winged cherub and a bust statue., Advertising text printed on verso promotes W. Dauphin's "city of Paris" where flowers, garnitures, ball and bridal outfits, mourning goods, and hair dressing services are provided., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
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- Viti's alabaster vases M.B.
- View of alabaster vases and urns created by Viti Brothers of Philadelphia on display in the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Also shows chandeliers and candelabra on display behind the Viti Brothers' exhibit. 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., Gift of Charles Isaacs., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Benevolent institutions.
- Depicts handicrafts and other goods for sale at a table with a "Benevolent Institutions" signboard. Patriotic bunting hangs from the rafters., Originally part of McAllister scrapbook on the Sanitary Commission., 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. 54., Arcadia caption text: Local businesses and benevolent institutions donated products and staffed booths at the Sanitary Fair, held in Philadelphia’s Logan Square in June of 1861 to raise money for the benefit of Union soldiers. Displays featured the latest technology and tools, along with relics, art work, and plant specimens from all over the world., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Ein vortressliches Mittel gegen die Wassersucht.
- Dated from typographical evidence., Printed area, including ornamental border, measures 16.7 x 12.3 cm., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Votti & Newman, manufacturers of Votti's patent clocks, with one year movements, also, one month movements with winding-up designs. 2132 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Illustrated trade card depicting a case clock., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
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- Vue panoramique du parc pres du Cercle International
- Panoramic view looking toward the Palais du Champ De Mars (main building of the exposition) within a four-section park showing the area near the International Circle. Rooftops and towers of other exhibition buildings surround it. In the foreground, a monumental roof sculpture comprised of a female and cheubic figure is visible. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- W. Hofert, chemist & druggist, successor to Neergaard's Pharmacy. Manufacturer of Pharmaceutical Preparations, 936 Sixth Avenue, S.E. cor. 53rd St. N.Y.
- Letterhead containing illustration composed of ornate type, cloud and starburst imagery, floral details, and the Hofert monogram, probably a trademark., Completed in manuscript to 'Dear Hortense" from Clayton M. Nagle, 936, 6 Ave, S.E. Cor. 53d St., N.Y. Correspondence refers to his pardoning her delay in responding to his letter due to illness, summer plans of their acquaintances, his clerking for experience in the drug business, and the expense of New York, including "$8 for week board and it is not as first class as it should be.", Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
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- W. Spencer Rowland's Union lager beer saloon, No. 724 Filbert Street, Philadelphia.
- Illustrated trade card for W. Spencer Rowland's hotel and lager beer saloon depicting casks labeled "French brandy" and bottles of liquor., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
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- Wag tails
- Label containing a scene showing two dogs near tall grasses and plants in a fenced pasture. Trees are visible in the background., Printed on recto: No. 6214. Also blank. $12.50 per 1000. $1.35 per 100., 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.
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- Eine wahre Geschichte, oder eine probirte Kunst in Feuers-Gefahr wie auch in Pestilenz-Zeiten zu gebrauchen.
- The gypsy's fire charm, a magical incantation for preventing fire or pestilence., Printed area, including ornamental border, measures 25.1 x 13.0 cm., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- [Wall Street Ferry Terminal, foot of Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York]
- Elevated view of the Wall Street Ferry Terminal, built ca. 1853 at the foot of Montague Street in Brooklyn, showing two ships with bare masts near a docked ferry boat in the foreground. Shows other vessels on the Hudson River and a partial view of Manhattan in the background. Ferry operated 1853-1912 by the Union Ferry Company., Title supplied by cataloger. Identified from ca. 1884 photograph., Manuscript note on verso: View on the Delaware, Philada., Printed list of three series, "Philadelphia Centennial Views," "Philadelphia City and Park," and "Miscellaneous" on verso. Below lists of series on verso: Philad'a Stereo. Publishing Company., Publisher's imprint on mount., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Wallace & Sons, manufacturers of the eagle pin, superior to all others in quality and finish.
- Label for the rolling metal and drawing wire manufactory showing an American eagle framed by an ornamented border. Border includes pictorial details depicting flowers and vinery. Wallace & Sons, a brass manufactory established in 1848 in Ansonia, Ct., operated until 1895., Printed on flaps: Perfect heads & points. Spring temper., 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.
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- Walnut Lane Bridge postcards.
- Contains views of the Walnut Lane Bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park, the largest concrete arch bridge when it was finished in 1908 by George S. Webster and Henry H. Quimby. Includes various views of the bridge, including an aerial view, side views, views from the driveway and from the Wissahickon Creek., Contains 16 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Walnut St. Theatre.
- View showing the Walnut Street Theatre at 827-833 Walnut Street (corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets). The theater, originally built as a circus in 1809, was altered to a theater in 1816, and remodeled from 1827-1828 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Haviland. Also shows adjacent buildings, including a lager beer saloon. Street traffic includes a horse-drawn omnibus and several carriages., Yellow mount with square corners., Title from manuscript note on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Walnut Street Theatre, Philada.
- View showing the Walnut Street Theatre at 827-833 Walnut Street (corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets). The theater, originally built as a circus in 1809, was altered to a theater in 1816, and remodeled from 1827-1828 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Haviland. Also shows men sitting and standing near the corner of the building, along with adjacent row homes on the north side of the block looking east., Title from inscription on mount., Inscribed on mount: No. 1486., 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. 17., Arcadia caption text: The rowhouses on the north side of the 800 block of Walnut Street shown here c. 1865 no longer exist, but the Walnut Street Theatre still stands, holding the title of America’s oldest theater. Built by Victor Pepin and Jean Breschard, circus promoters who brought their equestrian and human acts to the United States from Europe, the theater has operated continuously since opening in 1809 as the New Circus. Architect John Haviland made extensive alterations in 1828, when it permanently changed its name to the Walnut Street Theatre., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Walnut Street Theatre postcards.
- Exterior views of the Walnut Street Theatre built originally as a circus in 1809, enlarged in 1811 and converted to a theatre in 1816. Remodeled in 1827-1828 after designs by John Haviland, in 1852 by Hoxie & Button, in 1903 by Willis Gaylord Hale and in 1904 by Rush Anderson Plowman. Includes an advertisement for "The Girl Rangers" at the Walnut Street Theatre in 1907., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Also identified as The Circus (1809-1811), Olympic Theatre (1811-1820) and Walnut Theatre., Sheet numbers: 157A07 and 157B03., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- Walter W. Bragg, printer. Fine gift & bevel edged card a speciality [sic].
- Illustrated trade card depicting a comic scene with two men and a dog on a wooden pier fishing in a lake. Another man swims in the water unseen by the fishermen and pulls their fishing lines toward the shore., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., See trade card - Loudenslager [1975.F.507] for similar illustration., Digitized.
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- [Wanamaker & Brown trade cards]
- Series of illustrated trade cards depicting head portraits of men, women, and putti with bows and arrows flanking scrolls inscribed with titles and advertising text. Other imagery includes birds, butterflies, flowers and a four horse chariot. John Wanamaker and his brother-in-law Nathan Brown opened their clothing and dry goods store, Oak Hall, at Sixth and Market Streets in 1861., Title supplied by cataloger., Three prints [1975.F.942, 964 & 965] copyrighted 1878 by L. Prang & Co., Boston., Two prints contain advertising text printed on versos. One print [1975.F.948] provides historical information about Roman chariot races, which Wanamaker & Brown used as a symbol of their business. The other [1975.F.995] promotes mens' and boys' clothing and gentlemen's, youths' and boys' furnishing goods., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
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- Wanamaker postcards.
- Contains exterior views of the first Wanamaker store along with views of the department store built 1902-1910 after designs by Daniel H. Burnham & Company. Also depicts interior views of the main floor, the centre section west aisle looking from the waiting room, the French perfumery shop, the Egyptian hall, the Grand Court, the eagle in the Grand Court and the painting "Christ on Calvary" by Michael de Munkacsy in the Grand Court. Also includes the Herring-Curtiss flying machine that won the world's championship at Rheims, France and a private mailing card from the Swiss village at Wanamakers., Contains 18 postcards printed in color and 12 printed in black and white. Also includes 5 linen postcards., Some postcards issued as part of Wanamaker's Golden Jubilee (1861-1911) by the Taylor Art Co. of Philadelphia., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- The Wanamaker Store postcards.
- Exterior views looking southwest at the front facade of the department store built 1902-1910 after designs by Daniel H. Burnham & Company., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Two out of three postcards issued for the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) held in Philadelphia in 1907. Includes a portrait of a woman and an elk superimposed onto a clock on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
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- [Wanamaker's Dining Rooms trade cards]
- Series of illustrated trade cards depicting sprays of flowers and butterflies., Title supplied by cataloger., One print [1975.F.997] contains advertising text printed on verso: Wanamaker's ladies' and gents' dining rooms, No. 42 N. 8th Street, No. 823 Market Street, No. 42 S. 2d Street, and Del. Ave. & Spruce St., Philadelphia. George W. Wanamaker, proprietor., One print [1975.F.1007] contains calendar for 1881 printed on verso., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.