Collection of over 700 lithographs, related ephemera, and prints documenting Philadelphia commercial lithography between 1828 and 1878 in the holdings of the Library Company of Philadelphia. The prints frequently depict the built environment of Philadelphia, but also broadly represent the visual culture of the city. Genres and subjects include advertisements, architecture, benevolent institutions, bird’s eye and panoramic views, book illustrations, business and industries, Centennial Exhibition, certificates, churches, city and landscapes, Civil War, commercial streets, Fairmount Park, fashion, fires and firefighting, fraternal organizations, Independence Hall, residences, and schools. Lithographers represented include Kennedy & Lucas, Childs & Inman, P. S. Duval, John T. Bowen, Wagner & McGuigan, Thomas Sinclair, L. N. Rosenthal, Alphonse Bigot, Eugene Ketterlinus, Theodore Leonhardt, Ferdinand Moras, Maurice Traubel, George S. Harris, Lehman & Bolton, and Breuker & Kessler.

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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society [certificate].
Stock certificate containing the Pennsylvania coat of arms; an allegorical figure representing horticulture; an arrangement of flowers; and ornamental stamp and border. Issued in 1865 and 1866 to raise funds for the construction of a hall for the society on Broad Street between Spruce and Locust Streets. The hall, designed by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan, was completed in 1867., Not in Wainwright., Issued to Samuel Welsh for ten shares purchased for a total of $500 on November 7, 1866. Signed by W. L. Schaffer, president; and Henry A. Drew, treasurer., Contains blindstamp of the illustrated seal of the Horticultural Society of Pennsylvania. Illustrated with a man plunging a shovel into the dirt., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 165, Gift of Mrs. Nicholas B. Wainwright.
Pennsylvania Hospital.
Exterior view of the hospital, located on Pine Street between 8th and 9th Streets, from the southeast. Street scene in foreground includes a carriage; a wagon; several riders on horseback including a woman riding side saddle; pedestrians; and a watchman's guardhouse. Designed by Samuel Rhoads and David Evans, Jr., the east wing of the hospital was constructed 1755, the west wing and center pavilion in the 1790s., Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen in 1840., Originally issued as plate 13 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 558.3, Synder, Martin. "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
Exterior view of the hospital, located on Pine Street between 8th and 9th Streets, from the southeast. Street scene in foreground includes a carriage; a wagon; several riders on horseback including a woman riding side saddle; pedestrians; and a watchman's guardhouse. Designed by Samuel Rhoads and David Evans, Jr., the east wing of the hospital was constructed 1755, the west wing and center pavilion in the 1790s., Issued as plate 13 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each in 1838, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 558.1. Digital image shows third state of print., Synder, Martin. "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-75.
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
Exterior view of the hospital, located on Pine Street between 8th and 9th Streets, from the southeast. Street scene in foreground includes a carriage; a wagon; several riders on horseback including a woman riding side saddle; pedestrians; and a watchman's guardhouse. Designed by Samuel Rhoads and David Evans, Jr., the east wing of the hospital was constructed 1755, the west wing and center pavilion in the 1790s., Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier 1838., Issued as plate 13 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each in 1838, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 558.1. Digital image shows third state of print., Synder, Martin. "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-75.
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
Exterior view of the hospital, located on Pine Street between 8th and 9th Streets, from the southeast. Street scene in foreground includes a carriage; a wagon; several riders on horseback including a woman riding side saddle; pedestrians; and a watchman's guardhouse. Designed by Samuel Rhoads and David Evans, Jr., the east wing of the hospital was constructed 1755, the west wing and center pavilion in the 1790s., Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen in 1838., Originally issued as plate 13 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 558.2. Digital image shows third state of print., Synder, Martin. "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf & Dumb.
Exterior view of the school located at the northwest corner of Broad and Pine Streets. Designed by Philadelphia architect John Haviland, the building was constructed in 1824-26, soon after the school's founding., Frontispiece for The Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb for 1850 (Philadelphia; Crissy & Markley, printers, 1851). (LCP Am 1851 Pen Ins 50596.O.22), Philadelphia on Stone, POS 561
Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.
Large central image depicting the exterior of the school building located at Broad and Pine Streets surrounded by 14 smaller vignettes. The vignettes, primarily interior views of classrooms and administrative offices showing students and staff engaged in activities, include the Directors' Room; New Building (constructed 1875); Girls' School Room; Dormitory; Girls' Study Room; Engine Room; Shoemaking & Tailoring Room; Boys' Play Room; Lithographic Room; Superintendents' Room; Cabinet [i.e. museum]; and Chapel. Also contains a portrait of the principal, Joshua Foster; and two plaques listing the board and staff. The original building, designed by Philadelphia architect John Haviland, was constructed 1824-26 with many subsequent additions and alterations., Copyrighted by H.P. Arms, Jr., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 560, Reider was a student at the Institution.
Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Philadelphia.
Exterior view of the school located at the northwest corner of Sassafras (i.e. Race) and Schuylkill Third (i.e. 20th) Streets. Founded in 1833, the school first occupied this building in October 1836. View includes pedestrians strolling in the street and a watchman's guardhouse., Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier., Issued as plate 12 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 562.2. Digital image shows fourth state of print., Synder, Martin. "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Poulson), Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Philadelphia.
Exterior view of the school located at the northwest corner of Sassafras (i.e. Race) and Schuylkill Third (i.e. 20th) Streets. Founded in 1833, the school first occupied this building in October 1836. View includes pedestrians strolling in the street and a watchman's guardhouse., Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen in 1838., Originally issued as plate 12 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 562.3. Digital image shows fourth state of print., Synder, Martin. "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Philadelphia.
Exterior view of the school located at the northwest corner of Sassafras (i.e. Race) and Schuylkill Third (i.e. 20th) Streets. Founded in 1833, the school first occupied this building in October 1836. View includes pedestrians strolling in the street and a watchman's guardhouse., Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen in 1840., Originally issued as plate 12 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 562.4, Synder, Martin. "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society [certificate]
Diploma depicting six vignettes and graphic elements symbolizing agriculture and horticulture separated into distinct scenes by borders designed as trees and foliage. At the top, a winged, female allegorical figure, attired in a robe and laurel wreath, sits with her arms outstretched over a shield surmounted by an eagle. She holds a bugle in her left hand and a laurel wreath in her right, and she reaches in the direction of two horses that flank the shield. Images of a railroad locomotive crossing a stone arch bridge (left) and a waterfront industrial complex (right) flank the winged figure. On the sides, scenes depict cattle and sheep grazing, men harvesting a field with a horse-drawn reaper, and a man feeding horses near a large bale of hay. At the bottom, tools and agricultural products surround the society's blind stamp, and include farm produce, scythes, pitchforks and wheelbarrows. The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society was founded in 1851 by representatives from 50 counties with the object to "foster and improve agriculture, horticulture, and the domestic and household arts." The first annual exhibition of the society was held the same year., Not in Wainwright., Awarded to S.M. Mertzler for display of wines etc. at the exhibition of said society held at Lancaster in 1875, signed D.W. Seiler, secretary, and George Scott, president., Society's blind stamp on recto., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 166, Gift of David Doret., Edward Herline and Howard B. Hamilton, the proprietors of Herline & Co., moved their lithographic operations from 630 Chestnut Street to 39 South Tenth Street in 1871.
Penny Pot Tavern & landing, and Griscom's Academy.
Book illustration showing the 18th-century inn named for serving beer at a penny a pot on Vine Street below Front Street. Includes a man seated on a pile of logs at the nearby landing, a partial view of a ship at the neighboring shipyard of Charles West, and a horse-drawn cart traveling past the tavern. Also shows the row of treble stone buildings, the private academy advertised in 1770 and operated by D. Griscom at Front and Water streets, in the background., Plate published in John F. Watson's Annals of Philadelphia...(Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1830), opp. p. 139., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 565
Peter Parker, No. 249 North Second St. [Philadelphia] :
Advertisement for hats depicting a jumbled assortment of men's hats displayed on top of an anvil shaped pedestal adorned with an image of a beaver. Parker is listed at this address from 1829 to 1841., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 170, Originally part of John McAllister's scrapbook "Costumes, English & American, 1800-1869."
[Philada. & New York Pekin Tea Company, N.W. corner of Callowhill and Sixth Streets, Philadelphia]
Advertisement showing the three-and-a-half-story "Northern Depot of the Philada. & New York Pekin Tea Company" heavily adorned with lettering on the 600 block of Callowhill Street. Through the open entrances, clerks are visible standing at counters in front of shelves of boxes of tea. Within the large display windows, men and women Chinese figurines flank additional merchandise displays. A female and male patron pass stacked boxes of tea displayed near the entrances as they proceed into the storefront. Other foot traffic includes a couple on promenade, and a man and woman, at opposite showcase windows, peering at the figurines. A larger Chinese male figure, holding and atop a box of tea, adorns the second floor corner of the building. Street signs displayed on two of the stores window frames are visible on each side of the figure. Also shows partial views of adjacent buildings, including partial signage reading "aylor's Room." Pekin Tea Company operated from the address circa 1847-circa 1851., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: North West Cor. Callowhill & Sixth St., Title supplied by cataloguer., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 566, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Trimmed.
Philada. Physical Institute.
Advertisement containing vignettes showing male and female gym patrons participating in physical activities and the use of exercise equipment. Equipment includes parallel bars, pummel horse, pull-up bars, ropes, weights, and peg poles. Activities include shooting, fencing, boxing, gymnastics, and weightlifting. Exercise poles incorporated into the image as pictorial elements separating the vignettes. Also contains text advertising the hours of the establishment; the skills of its instructors; separate classes and drawing rooms for the different sexes; and the benefits of exercise for the "proper development of strength, health, mind and the cure of chronic affections" and the importance to ladies to produce "strength, health, beauty and grace.", Philadelphia on Stone, POS 567, See related tradecards for Hillebrand & Lewis, including one printed by Stein & Jones. [P.9349.147a and 8608.F.5b].
Philadelphia.
Bird's eye view print after B. F. Smith's 1850 lithograph "Philadelphia. From Girard College." View looking south from above Girard College (2000-2490 North College Avenue) showing the city to South Philadelphia. Includes Founder's Hall and the eastern and western outbuildings; Eastern State Penitentiary; Schuylkill River; and a church near the college grounds. Also shows spectators on the roof of Founder's Hall. The college buildings, designed by Philadelphia architect Thomas Ustick Walter in the Greek Revival style, were constructed 1833-1847. Girard College was established through a bequest from Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist, for the creation of a school for poor white male orphans., Not in Wainwright., See LCP exhibit catalogue: Made in America #69., Gift of David Doret., Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Views - Philadelphia from Girard College. FLP also holds copy "Exec by G.G. Lange Darmstadt.", Philadelphia on Stone, POS 568
Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship Company [stock certificate]
Stock certificate containing an image of a steamship; the Pennsylvania coat of arms; and an ornamental stamp and border. Company established in 1866., Not in Wainwright., Issued to S[amue]l W. Welsh for twenty shares on February 11, 1868. Signed by S[tephen] Flanagan, president; and Wm. S. Malcolm, treasurer., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 188, Gift of Mrs. Nicholas B. Wainwright.
Philadelphia Arcade. Joseph L. Moore, dealer in fancy & staple dry goods, corner of Pine & Water Streets New-York.
Advertisement showing the Moore storefront within the two-story shop gallery built 1826-1827 after the designs of John Haviland at 615-619 Chestnut Street. Statuary, above empty niches, adorns the front facade of the four-arched gallery entrance and "JLM" is visible above the centrally-located storefront that is flanked by corridors lined with stores. Pedestrians walk in front of the arcade. Neighboring buildings, including the Bolivar House hotel (611-613), are visible. Also shows, in the foreground, a gentleman peering at the arcade from across the street. The building was later used as a bathhouse and hotel before being demolished circa 1859-1860., Date supplied by Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 572, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia as it is in 1852.
Red, blue and yellow flowering vines surround colored vignettes of Benjamin Franklin reading and the seal of Philadelphia. A solid gilt border encloses the vignettes., Title page in R.A. Smith's Philadelphia as it is, in 1852: being a correct guide to all the public buildings; literary, scientific, and benevolent institutions; and places of amusement; remarkable objects; manufactories; commercial warehouses; and wholesale and retail stores in Philadelphia and its vicinity. With illustrations, and a map of the city and environs (Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1852)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 173
Philadelphia baths, corner of George and Seventh Sts., near Chestnut Street.
Advertisement showing the bath house established in 1828 by patent medicine proprietor William Swaim at the northeast corner of Seventh and George, i.e., Sansom streets. A woman and man enter separate entrances to the three-and-a-half story facility, and two pairs of women and a man walk on the sidewalk. Also shows the fenced courtyard adjoining, and the buildings behind and neighboring the bathhouse. The bathhouse contained separate apartments for women and men with fifty tubs made of tin-plated copper or Italian marble. The men's space also included a bar room., Manuscript note on recto: Swaim's, Publication information supplied by Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 574, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Maennerchor carnaval [sic]. Mardi Gras. Tuesday, Febry 29th, 1876. Academy of Music [graphic] / Th. Bosin.
Ticket depicting a festive scene for the Philadelphia Carnival Bal Masque organized by the Maennechor Society, the city's German singing society. Scene depicts a man masquerading as a jester in a red costume breaking out of an egg-shaped prop (adorned with the date and location of the event) that lies on the back of a man costumed as a clown. The clown is attired in a white ensemble and is prone, lying on his stomach, and propped up by his hands. The clown wears a pointed hat, ruffled collar, wide-sleeved shirt, and blue-striped pants. Another jester, attired in a red head dress, blue shirt, and tan leggings, stands and watches to the left of the cracking egg from which his fellow jester propels himself. Above the standing jester, a putti pulls up a green drape with gold trim. In the right, in front of the clown and jester in red, a man with long blonde hair and costumed in colonial-era attire bows. He holds a tri-corn hat in his hand and wears a dark-brown coat, blue pantaloons, red shoes, and a flowing gold cape. In the right background, stands a group of male and female spectators costumed as a renaissance man, scullery maid, bald-headed clown, wizard, knight, and Quaker couple. The Maennerchor Society's Carnival Bal Masque began about 1864 and continued throughout at least the 1890s. The Carnival was usually a charity event and included masquerade, music, singing, dancing, and tableaux., Title and date from item., Contains gilt border., Purchased with funds for the Visual Culture Program (Junto Fund 2015).
Philadelphia Cemetery. On the Passyunk Road.
View showing the chapel of Philadelphia Cemetery, also referred to as New Philadelphia Cemetery, fronting on Passyunk Avenue between Twentieth and Twenty-second Streets. Pedestrians linger outside of the stone wall and carriage gate. Philadelphia Cemetery opened in 1828, and the last burial occurred in 1902. The bodies were removed to Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill circa 1915., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 576, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Philadelphia Citizen's Line of steam boats to New York & Baltimore.
Book illustration advertisement showing the busy "Philadelphia Citizens" steamboat wharf at Arch Street and the Delaware River. Also shows the "Citizen's Line" office building (right foreground) adjacent to Jacob Ridgway's Ferry House and Hotel. Swarms of people line the wharf and several walk on the sidewalks. Horse-drawn drays and a carriage line the street in front of the office and hotel. Partial views of surrounding buildings are also visible. Vessels for New York, Baltimore, and Wilmington left the wharf daily., Name of printer supplied by Wainwright., Published in James Mease and Thomas Porter's Picture of Philadelphia from 1811 to 1831: Giving an account of its origin, increase and improvements in arts, sciences, manufactures, commerce and revenue. (Philadelphia: Published by Robert DeSilver, No. 110 Walnut Street, 1831), vol. II, opposite page 17 and in Thomas Porter's Picture of Philadelphia 1811 to 1831: Giving an account of the improvement of the city, during that period (Philadelphia: Published by Robert DeSilver, No. 110 Walnut Street, 1831), vol. II, opposite page 21., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 577, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.9830.2 a&b and in Am 1831 Mease 68582.D and in Am 1831 Mease Log 4072.D and in Am 1831 Mease 20876., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Loose prints gift of Jay Snider.
Philadelphia Exchange.
View from the intersection of Third, Walnut and Dock Streets showing the Merchant's Exchange constructed 1832-33 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland for the Philadelphia Exchange Company. View includes street and pedestrian traffic concentrated near the business center. Couples promenade, horse-drawn omnibuses arrive and depart, a carriage travels in the street, and two men shake hands on the second-story verandah of the exchange. Also shows surrounding buildings, including Girard National Bank (120 South Third) in the right background., Publication information supplied by Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 579, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 34 L528.
Philadelphia fashions fall & winter 1847 by Samuel A. Ward & Asahel F. Ward, no. 62 Walnut St.
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 19 elegantly attired men and women in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene with 8 men and two women socializing. Most of the men wear suits with striped or plaid pants, long coats tapered at the waist, and bow ties. Some hold top hats and canes. The women wear a bonnet, shirtwaist, and full skirt or a riding habit. Furnishings include a marble pedestal, and mosaic carpeting and wallpaper. Lower panel shows General Zachary Taylor and two military officers, in uniforms and mounted on horses, flanked by 6 male civilians in front of a military training ground. All the plain-clothed men wear top hats, striped or checkered pants, and overcoats or capes. Background includes calvary troops on drill and a cannon. Most of the depicted men are clean-shaven or have mustaches. Key numbered 1-10 and 11-19 printed below the figures., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by S. A. & A. F. Ward., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 174, Gift of David Doret.
Philadelphia fashions, spring & summer 1844, by S.A. & A.F. Ward, No. 62 Walnut St.
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 17 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor, hunting setting. Upper panel shows four men, two women and three boys in a furnished parlor. All of the men are attired in long jackets, vests, cravats and patterned pants. Two hold or wear hats, and two hold canes. To the left, two men stand and converse with two women. The seated lady holds a fan and wears an evening dress, with a low, straight neckline. Her hair is styled in ringlets, and a flower rests behind her ear. The other woman adorns outerwear styled with a high-necked, tight-waisted dress, shawl and plumed bonnet. To the right, two men stand with three boys, who all wear flat caps. The boy on the left is dressed in an Eton suit, while the other two younger boys wear longer tunic suits. The parlor is furnished with carpet and ornate furniture, vases and landscape paintings. The bottom panel shows an outdoor, hunting scene centered around a man and woman mounted on horses. The scene includes five men and one woman, with three people on each side of the couple. The men wear long jackets, patterned pants, waistcoats, cravats and hats, and the women are attired in riding habits. The lady riding the horse wears a top hat adorned with a veil. A dog runs beside the trotting horses in the foreground and sailing vessels are visible on the sea in the background (right). Key numbered 1-9 and 10-17 printed above and below the image., Not in Wainwright., Signed "Weaver" in lower left-hand corner., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 178, Gift of David Doret.
Philadelphia fashions, spring & summer 1845, by S. A. & A. F. Ward no. 62 Walnut St.
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 16 elegantly attired men, women, and boys in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. A couple in bed coats sits on a chaise lounge. The man accompanied by a boy, attired in a military-style suit, talks to another man, wearing a suit with patterned pants. The woman talks with another lady attired in a bonnet, shawl, and full skirt. A third gentleman stands near two columns to the left. He wears a suit with a lavishly patterned vest and striped pants. On the opposite side of the columns, two women in evening dresses sit at a piano. One wears a feather in her hair and the other wears an elaborate up do with ringlettes on the side. Two men in evening suits join them. Furnishings also includes a framed painting and mosaic carpeting. Lower panel shows the outdoor scene. At the banks of a river, possibly the Schuylkill, 5 men, one woman, and a boy are gathered. The woman, at the center of the scene, wears a riding habit and sits side saddle on her horse. Her male companion, in a riding suit, stands next to her, dismounted from his horse. To the left, a man in a hunting outfit and with a dog stands between two men in suits and top hats. To the right, a man attired in an overcoat stands with a boy, attired in a suit. Each wears a top hat. All the men wear pants of various patterns and different styles of neckwear. Most carry a cane and the hunter holds a rifle. Most of the depicted men have some facial hair. Key numbered 1-9 and 10-15 printed above and below the image., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 179
The Philadelphia Firemen's Anniversary Parade March composed for his brass band expressly for the occasion, arranged for the piano forte and respectfully dedicated to the Fire Department by Francis Johnson Philadelphia. [graphic] / Designed & drawn on sto
Sheet music cover. Wainwright originally dated ca. 1848., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Library Company of Philadelphia: Sheet music collection 8189.F., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, from Camden, - 1850.
Panoramic view looking west from Camden showing the city to West Philadelphia. In the foreground, several bustling piers line the Camden riverfront. Sail ships and steamboats are docked, horse-drawn wagons are loaded and transport goods, and individuals mill on the piers and near the Market Street ferry house. Several vessels, including sail ships, tug boats, and steam boats sail in the river near both riverfronts and around Smith and Windmill islands. In the background, the cityscape of Philadelphia is visible. Includes the Navy Yard, Spark's Shot Tower, the steeples of Christ Church and Independence Hall, and Girard College. Also shows rows of buildings, smokestacks, undeveloped land, and the Schuylkill River in the distant background., Copyright by Francis Smith in Pennsylvania., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 583, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., The Smith brothers, Benjamin, Francis, David and George, were premier and prolific artists and publishers of panoramic city views during the pre-Civil War era., Free Library of Philadelphia: Oversize Philadelphiana - Views
[Philadelphia. From Girard College]
Bird's eye view print after B. F. Smith's 1850 lithograph "Philadelphia. From Girard College." View looking south from above Girard College (2000-2490 North College Avenue) showing the city to South Philadelphia. Includes Founder's Hall and the eastern and western outbuildings; Eastern State Penitentiary; Schuylkill River; and a church near the college grounds. Also shows spectators on the roof of Founder's Hall. The college buildings, designed by Philadelphia architect Thomas Ustick Walter in the Greek Revival style, were constructed 1833-1847. Girard College was established through a bequest from Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist, for the creation of a school for poor white male orphans., Title supplied by cataloger., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 584, See LCP exhibit catalogue: Made in America #69., Gift of David Doret., Possibly printed by Charles Magnus.
Philadelphia from Girard College - 1850
Panoramic view looking south from above Girard College (2000-2490 North College Avenue) showing the city to South Philadelphia. Shows the boy's school predominately featured in the foreground. At the center, Founder's Hall looms. Several visitors walk around the building and a number partake of the vista from the roof. Boys walk and play near the eastern and western outbuildings and a woman hangs wash on a clothesline in one of the courtyards. Near the campus, pasture land and scattered development, including a church, is visible. In the background, blocks of buildings, industrial smokestacks, and church steeples comprise the cityscape. Also shows the Market Street Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River and Blockley Almshouse in West Philadelphia in the right of the image. The college buildings, designed by Philadelphia architect Thomas Ustick Walter in the Greek Revival style, were constructed 1833-1847. Girard College was established through a bequest from Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist, for the creation of a school for poor white male orphans., Copyrighted by Francis Smith in Pennsylvania., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 585, LCP exhibit catalogue: Made in America #69., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., The Smith brothers, Benjamin, Francis, David and George, were premier and prolific artists and publishers of panoramic city views during the pre-Civil War era., Free Library of Philadelphia: Oversize Philadelphiana - Views - Philadelphia from Girard
Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Marine view looking north on the Delaware River showing the Navy Yard between Prime and Wharton streets in Southwark. Ships are docked at the yard, and a steam boat and other vessels travel nearby in the water. Also shows several ships docked along the riverfront in the background and two men pushing a rowboat off the shore in the foreground. The naval yard, the first U.S. Navy Yard, established by shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys and Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1801, built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships. It operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier., Issued as plate 10 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 586.1. Digital image shows fourth state., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 6626.F., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Views - Philadelphia from Navy Yard (3 copies), Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Marine view looking north on the Delaware River showing the Navy Yard between Prime and Wharton streets in Southwark. Ships are docked at the yard, and a steam boat and other vessels travel nearby in the water. Also shows several ships docked along the riverfront in the background and two men pushing a rowboat off the shore in the foreground. The naval yard, the first U.S. Navy Yard, established by shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys and Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1801, built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships. It operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier., Issued as plate 10 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 586.2. Digital image shows fourth state., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Poulson), Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Marine view looking north on the Delaware River showing the Navy Yard between Prime and Wharton streets in Southwark. Ships are docked at the yard, and a steam boat and other vessels travel nearby in the water. Also shows several ships docked along the riverfront in the background and two men pushing a rowboat off the shore in the foreground. The naval yard, the first U.S. Navy Yard, established by shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys and Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1801, built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships. It operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Copyrighted by J. T. Bowen., Originally published as plate 10 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 586.3. Digital image shows fourth state., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Rush), Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Marine view looking north on the Delaware River showing the Navy Yard between Prime and Wharton streets in Southwark. Ships are docked at the yard, and a steam boat and other vessels travel nearby in the water. Also shows several ships docked along the riverfront in the background and two men pushing a rowboat off the shore in the foreground. The naval yard, the first U.S. Navy Yard, established by shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys and Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1801, built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships. It operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Originally published as plate 10 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 586.4, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.2171 and in Print Room *Am 1848 Wild 3007.Q (Poulson) and in Print Room *Am 1848 Wild 1514.F and in Print Room *Am 1848 Wild 1515.Q., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Views -Philadelphia from Girard College (2 copies, without hand-coloring), Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Philadelphia, from the State House steeple, north, east and south.
Panoramic view looking east toward the Delaware River predominantly showing the area east of Fifth Street between Arch and South Streets from Independence Hall. Includes the Court House, i.e. City Hall (500 Chestnut Street); Philadelphia Library, i.e., Library Company of Philadelphia (105 S. Fifth Street); a flag flying on top of the U.S. Bank, i.e., Second Bank of the U.S. (420 Chestnut Street); the spires of Christ Church (22-34 N. Second Street) and St. Peter's Church (300-340 Pine Street). Also shows part of the State House garden; the north side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street, including adjoined storefronts tenanted by the American Hotel (181-183 Chestnut Street); S.L. Simons daguerreotype rooms (179 Chestnut Street); Geo. Earle's Pantechnethica (175 Chestnut Street); Geo. J. Henkels' City Cabinet Wareroom (173 Chestnut Street); and a clothing store on the northwest corner of Fifth and Chestnut Streets. Also depicts rooftop views (including people on the roofs) of several of the surrounding city blocks; and a few pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage on Chestnut Street and the grounds of the State House. Sailboats and a steamboat are visible on the Delaware River in the distance, along with the horizon of Camden, N.J., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 587, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Philadelphia Gas Works. From the south west.
Exterior view looking northeast at the first Philadelphia Gas Works, expanded in 1850 after the designs of John C. Cresson, the second chief engineer of the gas works. View includes the coal stores, retort house, lime and coke sheds, lime kilns and house, purifying houses, gasholders, and railroad tracks situated on the 2200-2300 blocks of Market Street immediately east of the Market Street Permanent Bridge. The gas works were originally completed in 1834 after the designs of engineer Samuel V. Merrick. A second facility, the Point Breeze Gas Works, was built 1851-1854 at Passyunk and Schuylkill avenues after the designs of engineer John C. Cresson., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 588, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc885 B786.
Philadelphia horse & carriage bazaar, S.E. corner of Ninth & George, between Walnut & Chesnut [sic] Sts. Philadelphia.
View of Alfred M. Herkness' circular auction house on the 800 block of George, i.e., Sansom Street. Signage adorns the building in which a man, possibly Herkness, stands in the doorway. Signs advertise the sale of horses, carriages, and harnesses "twice every week" and harnesses are tacked along the doorway. Carriages, harnessed to horses and free-standing, line the streets, and men wait at the side of the building. Also shows the neighboring Fifth Baptist Church, a man waiting on horseback, and a gentleman at the opposite street corner. Originally erected for the exhibition of a cyclorama of Jerusalem, the building was acquired by Herkness in 1847 or 48. Herkness remained at this site until 1913. Building demolished in 1915., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: April 1848. S.E. cor. George & Ninth Sts., Title from duplicate in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 589, LCP copy trimmed and lacking title., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb38 H548. Originally part of the Dreer Collection., HSP copy includes advertising text above image: Auction sales every Saturday morning. Private sales daily.
Philadelphia Hose Cos. steam engine
View of the "Pioneer" steam engine, the first steam engine commissioned by a Philadelphia fire company, completed in 1857 by Reaney, Neafie & Co. Engine is adorned with the makers plate dated 1856 and the name plate "Philadelphia No. 1". It is attached to a hose and a fire hydrant. Print also contains a simple border with geometric details. Philadelphia Hose Company was organized in 1803 and was also the first organization to utilize hoses of several hundred feet. By the mid-nineteenth century, the fire house was located at the southeast corner of Seventh and Filbert streets., Not in Wainwright., Date from Poulson inscription on recto., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 181, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 832 P 544
Philadelphia in 1702.
Print containing a panoramic view of the city in 1702 and three titled vignette views representing the early settlement of the city. View looks west from Camden, New Jersey and shows the Delaware River and burgeoning Philadelphia cityscape. Includes Swedes Church (1); Old Horse Mill (2); Pont House from Chester (3); Sven Svener's House (4); Duck Pond and Indian Huts at 3rd & Pine (5), Loxley's House (6); Dock Creek and drawbridge (9); Blue Anchor Tavern (13); Budd's Row (18); Carpenter's House, Brewery and Bakery (20); Old Slate House (22); Friends Public School (24); Benezet House (25); Duck Pond at 4th & Market (26); Baptist & Presbyterian Meeting House at 2nd & Chestnut (27); Friends Meeting (28); London Coffee House (31); Market Shambles (34); Christ Church (36); Jones Row (37); Turners Famous House (39); Arch Street under Arch (40); Friends Bank Meeting (42); Penny Pot House (43); Pegg's Run (44); Swedish settlement (48); Fairman's Mansion & Treaty Tree (49); and Floating Windmill (50) in the Delaware. Also shows other early dwellings and taverns, sailing vessels on the river, and activity at the riverfront that is lined with a few piers. Vignettes show "Penn's Treaty" after the Benjamin West painting; "Site of Philada. When in Possession of the Swedes before the Landing of Penn" covered with forests; "Landing of the First Families" who gather with their posessions at the shore near a cave and in the presence of Native Americans. "Landing" vignette also shows a man cooking at a spit and a cabin under construction on a hillside in the background., Copyrighted by Smith & Cremens in Washington, D.C., Not in Wainwright., Print priced at 50 cents., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 590, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 864 W 119. HSP copy contains separately-issued key to 50 sites depicted in image pasted on verso. Facsimile of key provided with LCP copy of print., Trimmed.

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