Collection of photographs attributed to Philadelphia painter and pioneer photographer Richards of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in Philadelphia.

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Aaron Wolff's old wine store, &c on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Seventh Street. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Academy of Germantown. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Academy of Natural Sciences (undergoing "raising", &c.) and the "La Pierre house" hotel; with the private dwelling house at the S.W. corner of Broad and Chestnut Street. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
[Auburn, residence of John McAllister Sr., Old Front St. Road, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
The Bank of Germantown [graphic] : Of this building Mr. Watson, the Annalist, thus writes: "It was the residence of Clarkson (City Mayor) now altered on the Bank end. It was the office of Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State, and Randolph, attorney G
Bell Tavern - west side of Eight Street, north of Sansom Street - (a primitive building.) Demolished May 1858. [graphic] / By Richards.
The "Black Bear" Tavern; Girard estate offices; the residence of Thos. Sully, and his studio, and the music store of Geo. E. Blake; up to Fred. Brown's iron building and apothecary shop, at the n.e. corner of Fifth and Chestnut St., and the east side of F
[Bullock mansion, 46-48 North Third Street, Philadelphia.] [graphic].
[Camp Independence, Civil War recruiting camp, Independence Square, rear of Independence Hall, 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Carpenters' court and hall (in perspective), Chestnut St. bet. Third and Fourth St. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
[Central High School for Boys, South Juniper Street facing Penn Square below Market Street, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Chestnut above Ninth St. [graphic] / [Frederick D. Richards].
Chestnut above Ninth Street. [graphic].
[Chestnut St., bet. 4th and 5th Sts. [graphic] / Frederick DeB. Richards].
[Chestnut St. bet. 4th and 5th Sts. [graphic] / Frederick DeB. Richards].
[Chestnut Street, between Tenth and Eleventh streets] [graphic]
Chew's house, Germantown. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Christopher Sower's house - [graphic] : And printing office. Mr. Watson, in his letter writes: "The house of Sower the printer, and earliest Bible publisher in our country, and also of an early German newspaper - See facts in Annals. The house stands vis
"Congress Hall" [graphic].
[Congress Hall, southeast corner of Chestnut and Sixth Street, Phila.] [graphic].
Decatur Street from Jones Hotel [graphic].
Dr. Staughtons, or Sansom St. Baptist church. Sansom south side east of Ninth Street, as viewed from the northwest, across the foundation walls of the new hotel on the s.e. corner of Chestnut and Ninth Street. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
The dwelling-place of the Annalist. [graphic] : This house is situated on Price St. was built by, and now occupied by the venerable and respected and esteemed John F. Watson, in Germantown. Of it he thus writes, "if sufficiently curious - is the house of
Edward Penington's counting-house. On the northeast corner of Race and Crown street. [graphic] : His sugar factory was in the rear facing Crown Street; the building in view is an extensive enlargement of the old "sugar-house." / Photograph by Richards.
Eighth below Walnut east side, the Ellis house [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Engle's house [graphic] : Of this house Mr. Watson writes "The house of Engle's, a tanner, next north of the Town Hall. It marks a very superior house as the erection of one hundred years ago. It has no history". On the Main Street of Germantown. / Photog
[First U.S. mint building, the "Old Mint," 37-39 Seventh Street, Philadelphia] [graphic].
[The Fisher House. Formerly No. 110 now 226 South Front Street. [graphic] : The residence of Saml. R. Fisher - where he deceased. His son (only) Thomas then occupied the house where he died, on Tuesday morning, Feby 12th 1856. The house is remarkable from
Free Quakers meeting house. On the southwest corner of Fifth Street. Benjm. Tucker's schools, for many years, were kept in upper portion of this building. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Friends' Pine Street meeting and school house. On the south side of Pine Street, east of Second Street. The gable end of the large double house southeast corner of Second and Pine St., in perspective. [graphic] : In olden times, this last named house, was
"Friends" schoolhouses - East side of Fourth St. south of Chestnut Street [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
"Friends" schoolhouses - East side of Fourth St. south of Chestnut Street [graphic].
German Lutheran school house. Next to the N.E. corner of Cherry and Fourth St. on Cherry Street. [graphic].
Girard House Hotel, northeast corner of Chestnut & 9th St. [graphic] : As viewed from the southwest across the foundation walls of the new hotel on the s.e. corner of Chestnut and Ninth Street / Photograph by Richards.
Hart's Building, north side of Chestnut east from Sixth St. [graphic].
Henry Hill's mansion, northeast corner of Fourth and Union street. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
The hole in the wall of Christ Church burial ground; [graphic] : on the southeast corner of Arch and Fifth street; opened for the purpose of exhibiting the tomb of Benjamin and Deborah Franklin, which is immediately in front nearest to the surface of the
Holy Trinity (Romish) Church, northwest corner of Spruce and Sixth Street. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
The house & home of Sam Morris [graphic].
[The house and farm of Thomas Godfrey on the corner of Limekiln Road and Church Lane, Germantown] [graphic].

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