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The $1,000 baby house.
Unmounted stereograph showing the interior of an architectural model of a house designed by premier tradesmen of the city. Displayed on Union Avenue. 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.
The $1,000 baby house.
Unmounted stereograph showing the interior of an architectural model of a house designed by premier tradesmen of the city. Displayed on Union Avenue, the main thoroughfare in the fair building. Patriotic bunting hangs from the rafters 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 printed text on paper label below image. Also from manuscript note on mount: $1000 baby house., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
1/2 merit
Reward of merit cut from sheet of merits typically accumulated by students to be redeemed for a larger certificate or fancy card from their teacher. Contains ornamental border., 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., Described in Patricia Fenn and Alfred Malpa, Rewards of merit (Charlottesville, Va.: Ephemera Society of America, 1994), 110.
22d and Green Sts., Philada.
View of dwellings and landscaped lawns separated by iron fences on the 2200 block Green Street. Two fountains decorate the lawns in the foreground. Possibly from 2222-2224 Green Street looking east., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint in black 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.
24th Regiment, U[nited] S[tates] C[olored] T[roops] at Camp William Penn
View showing the African American 24th Regiment standing in ranks at Camp William Penn, Cheltenham Township. Two white officers stand in front of the regiment gathered next to the camp's barracks. Begun in 1863 with the support of the Union League, Camp William Penn was the first Pennsylvania camp for volunteer African American regiments. Eleven regiments were formed at the camp, including the 24th. Camp William Penn was the largest existing camp for the training of officers to lead African American troops., Accessioned 1981., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
34th Street [sic], entrance to University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
Depicts the Memorial Tower connecting the dormitories, constructed 1894-1911 after designs by Cope & Stewardson., Founded as a charity school in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. Original school buildings located at 4th and Arch Streets, then moved into the Presidential Mansion at 9th and Chestnut Streets in 1802. The mansion was cleared away in 1829 and two larger university buildings were constructed. Expanded to a much larger West Philadelphia campus in 1875., Divided back., Accession numbers: P.9076.23 and P.9105.17., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[4300 Fleming Street, northwest corner of Roxborough Avenue, Philadelphia.]
Exterior view looking west at the three story corner grocery store owned by Frank Hummel. A table advertising "Old Dutch Cleanser" sits in front of the shop facing Roxborough Avenue and a wooden stand rests underneath the shop window facing Fleming Street. A side entrance enables access to upper floors above the grocery store along the southeast flank facing Roxborough Avenue. A one story shed occupies the lot north of the grocery store on Fleming Street., Title from manuscript note on verso., Real photo. Divided back. AZO stamp box with diamonds in corner., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
49th social assembly and fancy dress party of the Mercantile Reading Association. Musical Fund Hall, Thursday March 22, 1866 [graphic].
Ticket for the Phildelphia Jewish social club event containing vignettes and filigree. Vignettes show couples attired in medieval and peasant costumes. Also shows one of the costumed men holding a banner marked "MRA." The Mercantile Reading Association, originally the Mercantile Club, was established in 1853., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., See also the proofs before tint stones [P.9349.140e&154e].
4th Pennsylvania from Porto Rico.
View looking east from City Hall showing the Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry standing in formation on the 1300 block of Market street during the celebration commemorating the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Spectators crowd the sidewalks and flags and bunting adorn the businesses, including John Wanamaker's department store, completed in 1876 after the designs of Theophilius P. Chandler (1300-1326 Market)., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including Chicago; London; Hamburg, Ger.; and Milan, Italy., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Distributor's imprint printed on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Griffith & Griffith, established in Philadelphia in 1896, expanded in 1908 to included offices in St. Louis and Liverpool. The non-Philadelphia offices were relocated in 1910., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
5 merits. Punctuality. Attention. Dilligence.
Reward of merit designed as a bank note. Contains pictorial details of instruments of learning, including a paint palette, lamp, books, and a globe, within a decorative border., 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., Described in Patricia Fenn and Alfred Malpa, Rewards of merit (Charlottesville, Va.: Ephemera Society of America, 1994), 110.
[900 South 60th Street, West Philadelphia.]
Depicts row homes along the 900 block of south 60th Street, near Carpenter Street in West Philadelphia., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[A. & J. B. Bartholomew trade cards]
Series of illustrated trade cards depicting the flags of France, Germany, Norway, Russia, and Sweden., Title supplied by cataloger., Prints contain advertising text on versos for A. & J. B. Bartholomew's children's clothing store at 23 North Eighth Street in Philadelphia. Three prints [1975.F.78; 1975.F.111; 1975.F.117] include text that advertises "kid gloves, parasols, hosiery, underwear, neckwear, &c." and two prints [1975.F.106 and 1975.F.114] serve as admission tickets to the store., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
A. E. Brown & Co., manufacturers of children and infants' shoes, Orwigsburg, Penna. A. E. Brown. J. A. Paul. P. W. Fegley.
Advertising blotter containing a caricature of "Our Commercial Traveler" (i.e., a traveling agent for wholesale merchants). Shows a gentleman sales agent caricatured with a large head, mustache, side burns, and prominent nose, attired in a suit and top hat, and carrying a valise and umbrella., Manuscript note on recto: Property of Jho. Shower, Orwigsburg, Pa., 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.
A. Erkenbrecher's St. Bernhard Starch Works, Cincinnati, O.
Illustrated trade card depicting a vignette of two St. Bernard dogs sitting in the snow with an incapacitated traveller framed by ears of corn to represent the starch industry and patriotic symbols, including laurel wreaths, bugles, and a flag., Contains "Legend of the St. Bernhard Dog" text printed on verso., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
A. Gsell, dealer in dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, hats, hardware, groceries, produce, salt, fish, &c. Clearspring, - MD.
Illustrated bag showing a traveler, his valises at his side, and an umbrella under his arm, stopped on the roadside, and reading a sign marked: For bargains & low prices go to A. Gsell's cheap store where you will get a bargain every time., Advertising text printed on verso: Teething Syrup will save Babys from Cholera Infantum. Teething Syrup will make Baby's Healthy and Hearty. Teething Syrup will make Baby's Teeth Come Easy. Teething Syrup will cure Baby's Sleeplessness and Relieve Pain. Teething Syrup is sold Everywhere for 25 cents per bottle. Teething Syrup is Made Only By Drs. D. Fahrney & Son, Hagerstown, MD., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
A. Heinman men's furnishing goods, No. 140 No. Eighth Str. Philadelphia.
Illustrated trade card depicting a vignette of a kitten standing and propped inside of men's cuffs on a dressing table with jars and a hairbrush. Vignette surrounded by plants and flowering vines., Copyright 1883 George Perry., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
[A. J. Chauveau trade cards]
Series of illustrated trade cards for A.J. Chauveau's Philadelphia confectionery business at 110 South Eleventh Street. Illustrations depict a man courting a woman in Colonial garb in a garden; a boy and a monkey wearing the same style feathered hat sitting on top of a drum; and a vignette within an artist's palette depicting an idyllic coastal scene, including pedestrians, buildings, a docked sailboat, and a body of water., Title supplied by cataloger., One print [1975.F.211] copyrighted 1881 by J.H.H., One print [1975.F.211] die cut and shaped into an artist's palette., One print [1975.F.211] contains advertising text on verso: A.J. Chauveau, manufacturer of choice caramels and pure confections, 110 South Eleventh St., six doors below Chestnut, Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
A. L. Gerhart & Co.'s commission & forwarding warehouse, No. 365 Market Street.
Bill of lading for the Philadelphia shipping warehouse containing two vignette wood engravings. Images show a steam locomotive, and a horse-drawn canal boat., Completed in manuscript for Mr. Schrack shipping "1 bbl oil" to Brubacker & Co., dated September 22, 1846 and signed by A.L. Gerhart., 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.
A. Maron, 1612 Chestnut Stret, Philadelphia.
Series of illustrated trade cards depicting two girls gathered around a table picking at a large plate of sweets and two boys in horseback riding gear trying to mount the back of a large muzzled dog. Alfred Maron, son of Anna Maron who worked with Charles Penas at his 830 Walnut Street establishment, succeeded in Penas ca. 1885. Alfred Maron owned confectioneries at both 830 Walnut Street and 1612 Chestnut Street in 1885., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
A. Ripka & Bro., dealers in artists' materials, oil and water colors, drawing and painting materials, and all kinds of fancy articles for decorating. No. 1525 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
A. Ripka & Bro., the partnership between Adolph and Gustave Ripka, operated from 1525 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia beginning ca. 1886., Subtitles enclosed within decorative borders., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
A. S. Renner, carriage builder, Perkasie Station, N.P.R.R. Bucks Co., Pa.
Trade card containing images of a convertible carriage and a coach., Printed in red ink., 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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