The Philadelphia on Stone Digital Catalog contains over 1300 lithographs, related ephemera, and prints documenting Philadelphia commercial lithography between 1828 and 1878 derived from the surveys conducted at eight collaborating institutions between May 2007 and May 2010. Lithographs listed in Nicholas Wainwright’s Philadelphia in the Romantic Age of Lithography (1958), lithographs not listed in Wainwright portraying the built environment of Philadelphia, and advertisements for and printed views of Philadelphia lithographic establishments form the core content of the records and images contained in this catalog.

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Hoffy's lithographic & painting establishment. 88 Walnut St. Philadelphia.
Advertisement containing classical architectural elements and figures to promote the lithographic studio of the English-born artist Alfred Hoffy. Image includes the advertising text printed on a centrally-located monument adorned with column details. An eagle rests on the top of the stone piece. A woman in Roman garb holding a bird on her finger stands to the left and a boy in Roman garb clutching a bird to his chest stands to the right of the monument. Trees and a tree stump form the background to the figures. Hoffy operated from 88 Walnut Street 1844-1847. He was also a pomological enthusiast and the artist for and publisher of the first illustrated American journal devoted to fruit cultivation, the "Orchardist's Companion," published 1841-1842. He attempted two other pomological publications in 1851 and 1860., Not in Wainwright., Partially legible manuscript note on recto:……7th St., pdcc00015, Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 38, Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 26:8
Hofstetter Bros. Lithographers, stationers, printers, and blank book manufacturers. 508 & 510 Cherry Street, Philadelphia.
Advertisements for the late 19th-century Philadelphia lithographic firm, originally established as a blank book manufactory ca. 1874 by bookbinders and brothers John and August Hofstetter. Name of the establishment ornamented with pictorial details, including a landscape view, a book, and artist's brushes. Prints contain a sentimental and comic scene. Sentimental scene shows a peasant girl, accompanied by a dog, walking through the woods and knitting. Comic scene shows a gentleman, near a lake, inspecting his rear covered in paint in front of a bench adorned with the sign "Paint." Also includes the promotion "Color Work a Specialty." Hofstetter & Bros. relocated to 508 -510 Cherry Street ca. 1892., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 39, Smithsonian Institution: NMAH Archives Center - Warshaw Collection – Lithography – Vertical Box 1 - Hofstetter - Peasant Girl, Smithsonian Institution: NMAH Archives Center - Warshaw Collection – Lithography – Vertical Box 1 - Hofstetter - Gentleman
Home run quick step
Sheet music cover containing a view of a baseball game surrounded by an ornate border. View shows six players on the field, possibly during practice, as a group of male and female spectators watches the action from under and near a tent adorned with a "M. B. B. C." flag. Border contains two baseball players, one holding a ball and the other holding a bat; baseball paraphernalia including balls, bats, a cap, and belt; mountain ranges, trees, and vines. Mercantile Base Ball Club was organized circa 1859 with its playing ground at 18th and Master streets., Price printed on recto: 4., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 356, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 07 B 291
Hood & Noblitt. No. 121 Nth. 10th St above Race, Philadelphia
Advertisement showing the three-story factory and showroom with large first floor entryway for the ornamental iron works business. Signage covers the building advertising “Cemetery Lots Enclosed. Hood & Noblitt City Iron Railing Manufactory & Ornamental Iron Works” and “Hood & Noblitt 121 Iron Railing Manufactory. Fire Proof Doors…in General." Railings and ornamental works, including chairs, tables, and benches, are visible outside and within the entrance that is flanked by matching dog sculptures on pedestals. Interior stairs are also visible. Employees work on iron pieces near the windows of the upper floor that are adorned with a decorative railing. Also shows employees, both in top hats, and one in shirt sleeves, loading railing unto a horse-drawn factory cart parked in the street. The cart is labeled “Iron Railing Manufactory 121 Nth. Tenth.” Hood & Noblitt worked in a partnership 1851-1852., Date supplied by Wainwright., pdcc00022, Philadelphia on Stone, Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 26:13
Hoopes & Townsend. Manufacturers. Buttonwood Street, below Broad Philadelphia, Pa.
Advertisement utilizing a trompe l'oeil motif to promote the bolt works manufactory at 1330 Buttonwood Street. Shows, from the perspective of looking down, a variety of several types of nuts and bolts, including a "bridge bolt" laid out on a flat surface. Hoopes & Townsend was founded by Barton and Edward Hoopes and S. Sharpless Townsend in 1849 in Wilmington, Delaware. The factory relocated to the Philadelphia address in 1852., Date from manuscript note on recto: No 1097. Filed Nov. 30 1868. Hoopes & Townsend., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 111, Library of Congress: PGA - Easton--Hoopes & Townsend, manufacturers... (C size) [P&P], Easton was a Philadelphia civil engineer and printer of lithographs.
Hope Hose & Steam Fire Engine Co. no. 2
View of the fire engine built by Reaney, Neafie & Co. in 1858 for the hose and engine company founded on August 17, 1805 by male residents living near Second and Pine streets. Plates reading "Adopted Jan. 2nd, 1858, completed June 24th, 1858," and "Reaney, Neaey [sic] & Co.," and "Hope" adorn the unhitched engine., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 113, Gift of David Doret.
Hope Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company.
Fire company certificate containing six vignettes: views of the three company fire stations (dating 1805, 1848, and 1865) including fire fighting vehicles and fire fighters in uniform; fire fighters pulling fire hoses on a sled; "Hope" depicted as a woman holding an anchor; and the sailing ship "Ariel." Architectural elements including columns and arches frame the scenes. Company was was founded on August 17, 1805., Not in Wainwright., Contains seal of the company (red) pasted on recto., Issued to Ben. Franklin, Jr. on March 15, 1871., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 358/359, Duval and Hunter was a partnership between Stephen C. Duval (P.S. Duval's son) and Thomas Hunter that lasted from P.S. Duval's retirement in 1869 until 1874., Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Fire Companies. FLP copy in poor condition.
Hope Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company [certificate]
Fire company certificate containing six vignettes: views of the company's three fire stations (dating 1805, 1848, and 1865) including fire fighting vehicles and fire fighters in uniform; fire fighters pulling fire hoses on a sled; "Hope" depicted as a woman holding an anchor; and the sailing ship "Ariel." Architectural elements including columns and arches frame the scenes. Company was founded on August 17, 1805., Not in Wainwright., Issued to Robt. T. Gill on January 1, 1871., Contains seal of the company (blue) pasted on recto., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 358/359, Duval and Hunter was a partnership between Stephen C. Duval (P.S. Duval's son) and Thomas Hunter that lasted from P.S. Duval's retirement in 1869 until 1874., Gift of Maxwell Whiteman.
Hope Hose Company. Instituted 1805.
View of the ornately decorated hose carriage of the company, also known as the Hope Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company, founded on August 17, 1805 by male residents living near Second and Pine streets. Ornamentations include silver plated bells; swan figurines; and a painted scene showing heavenly figures. Image surrounded by oval frame decorated with floral elements., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 112
Horizontorium.
Morphed view of the Gothic-style bank building, erected in 1808 after the designs of Benjamin Henry Latrobe at the southwest corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets. Shows the building projecting upward from the plane of the paper causing a cathedral like effect to the architecture. A gate, lawn, and trees surround the building. An outbuilding is visible on the property. Couples and a lady with a parasol stroll on the sidewalk. The Philadelphia Bank or Bank of Philadelphia (predecessor of the Philadelphia National Bank), formed in 1803, and was incorporated in 1804 as the unofficial bank of the commonwealth. The building was razed in 1836. Print is the only recognized American "Horizontorium" image and one of two known views of the bank., Given the publisher, Wainwright suggests that the probable printer was Childs & Inman., Manuscript note on recto: Fourth Street. Chestnut Street., Semi-circle legend printed on recto lower center edge. Legend used for a paper tab with pinhole to be pasted onto print in order to view the subject in the proper perspective., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 360, Mason, a Philadelphia engraver and artist, specialized in scenes of Philadelphia architecture., LCP exhibit catalogue: Made in America #47., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc19 H811.
The horrible murder of the Dearing Family.
News print showing the Philadelphia family murdered by their farmhand Anton Probst at their farm at Jones Lane in South Philadelphia on April 7, 1866. Probst, his face partially covered by the wall above the passageway, drags the body of one of the boys through it to the crib. The goateed murderer drags the boy by his feet, face up, from the pile of corpses laying on the hay covered floor. To the left of the image, Mrs. Dearing lays face down and covered by the bodies of her older children, who lay face up and with slit throats. Her hand is outstretched and resting on the baby, whose throat is also slit. To the right, in front of a barrel below a window, Mr. Dearing lays face up, a slit in his throat, his face covered by hay, and next to family friend Miss Dolan. She lays face down, her arms outstretched and her cross visible from beneath her body. Also shows, a pitchfork and ax propped against the wall in the background across from an opening to another section of the barn where cows stand in stalls. The murdered farmhand, Cary, is not depicted. Probst, a German immigrant and swindler, was a disgruntled former farmhand of the Dearings who murdered the family by hammer and ax for revenge and money. He was convicted in May 1866 and executed the following month at Moyamensing Prison for the largest murder in Philadelphia at that time., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 361, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 892 D 285
Horticultural Hall, Centennial International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia.
Bird's eye view of the Horticultural Hall built after the designs of Hermann Schwarzmann. View includes heavy visitor traffic by foot in the foreground. Couples and individuals stroll the landscaped grounds, enter the hall, and converse. Also shows a woman pushing a man in a wheelchair. Landscaping includes clusters of bushes and trees. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Copyrighted by the Centennial Board of Finance., Attributed to Louis Aubrun., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 362, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Hoskins, Hieskell & Co. Importers & jobbers of fancy and staple dry goods. No. 213 Market & 34 Commerce St. Philada.
Advertisement showing a view of the five-story, Norman-Italian style ornamented, cast-iron fronted building tenanted by the dry goods establishment that was completed in 1853 after the designs of Sloan & Stewart at 213, i.e., 513 Market Street. In front of the store, a gentleman departs from the entrance and a couple greets a gentleman across from another man leaning on a column of the building. A couple strolls past, and a group of men convene near crates on the sidewalk, in front of neighboring buildings on the block. In the street, a driver stands with his loaded horse-drawn dray. Image surrounded by an ornate border, including filigree; cherubic and female allegorical figures representing the mechanical arts, industry, and virtues; and medallions printed with the names of the contractors who worked on the structure. Contractors include Wm. Keay, granite; Bottom, Tiffany & Co., Iron Front, Trenton, N.J.; James Spencely, Plasterer; E.& P. Coleman, Bolts &c.; Wm. Butcher & Son, Tin Roofing; Geo. Creely, Brick Layer; Sloan & Stewart, Architects; Brown & Allison, Carpenters & Builders; Wright, Hunter & Co., Plumbing & Gas Fitting; and Hood & Co., Iron Doors & Shutters, Grating &c. Hoskins & Heiskell relocated to the site in 1853. The building was renumbered to 513 Market Street in 1857, following the consolidation of the city., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 363, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Inger & Haugg were probably Christian Inger and Louis (Lewis) Haugg., Newspaper clipping dated June 23, 1853 describing the completion of the building in Poulson Scrapook, vol. 7, p. 79.
Hotel Aubry, Walnut Street from 33rd to 34th Sts. Philadelphia.
View showing the "dwelling house" hotel built on Walnut Street between 33rd and 34th streets for the Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Guests stand on the porch of the twenty-six house hotel and elegantly dressed men, women and children stroll the grounds in front of the hotel. The house number of each of the twenty-six properties, from 3300-3350, is labeled above the roof line. A Chestnut and Walnut Street streetcar filled with passengers travels east as horse-drawn carriages and coaches travel in both directions on Walnut Street. The hotel, built on inexpensive land considered undesirable for a permanent hotel, was composed of rows of several houses that were to be later sold or leased as individual dwellings. During the Centennial Exhibition, Hotel Aubry accommodated about 50,000 people between April and November of 1876., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 364
Hotel Lafayette. Situated on Broad St. betw. Chestnut & Walnut sts. Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
View showing the section of the hotel expanded from the neighboring La Pierre House hotel originally built in 1853 after the designs of John McArthur Jr. A horse-drawn carriage passes on Sansom Street, individuals walk on the sidewalk in front of and enter the hotel, and a man on horseback is haulted at the intersection. Also shows the entrance to the "ladies restaurant", a neighboring building on Sansom Street, and a partial view of the original La Pierre House. An American flag adorns the roof of the building. Hotel was later altered throughout the 1890s after the designs of Cope and Stewardson., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 365, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Old house, 4820 [sic] Germantown Ave.
View of the residence of Christian Lehman (1714-1774), a surveyor and cartographer, who also was a proprietor of a nursery, at 4818 Germantown Avenue. Shows the stone house, set back from the cobblestone street, and with a yard, fence, and gate. Two additions are attached to the rear of the dwelling. Trees and shrubs line the property., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 525, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 84 R 511, Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 39:25, Inscribed on verso: Presented by Mrs. John C. Browne, Oct. 10, 1918., Hart originally issued a series of prints of Germantown between 1863 and 1888, several of which were published as John Richards' Quaint old Germantown in Pennsylvania. A series of sixty former landmarks of Germantown and vicinity... Collated, arranged and annotated by Julius Friedrich Sachse (Philadelphia, 1913).
H.S. Tarr monument, &c. marble mantle manufacturer.
Advertisement containing an exterior view of the factory (adorned in signage) and fenced marble yard located at Green Street above 7th Street. In the yard, a couple reviews one of several cemetery monuments displayed in front of the factory in which marble workers are visible. The men toil near the open entry and windows. Several of the monuments, many obelisks, contain sculpted adornments. In the street, passengers arrive from an omnibus for the "Exchange & Norristown R.R. Depot. Peters Sixth Street Line" near laborers loading marble works onto a horse-drawn cart. Also shows a woman and boy peering into the yard from the fence and a slight view of the neighboring residential building marked "Green St." Tarr was one of the four major marble manufactories in the city during the mid nineteenth century., Not in Wainwright., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: 1848. Green Street above Seventh Street., Philadelphia on Stone., POS 339, Originally part of a Poulson scrapbook of illustrations of Philadelphia.
[Humane Engine Company hand-pump fire engine]
View of the engine of the hose company instituted in 1794 that operated from Callowhill Street above Second Street. Engine contains double-decker end stroke pumper handles and panels illustrated with female figures, including a woman holding a sleeping child in her lap. A company volunteer, attired in his fire hat and uniform, holds a trumpet in one hand and rests his other on one of the pumper handles. Also contains a banner with the company motto: "Judge Us By Our Actions.", Not in Wainwright., Title supplied by cataloguer., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 114, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 832 H 88
[Humane Society of Philadelphia]
Scene showing Humane Society volunteers during a rescue on the Delaware River near the old Navy Yard in Southwark. Shows male volunteers attending a rescued man on land, carrying another man to shore, and rowing a boat to a third victim near a capsized vessel. The Delaware riverfront and sailing ships are visible in the background. Scene used as the illustration on the membership certificate for the Humane Society., Lithographer probably Matthew Schmitz., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 101, Gift of David Doret., HSP: Bc 72 S 355.
Humboldt Monument in Fairmount Park, designed by Collins & Autenrieth, for the Humboldt Festival Committee.
View showing a rendering of the monument, surrounded by trees and bushes, to be erected in honor of German natural scientist Alexander von Humboldt in East Fairmount Park. Monument composed of a bust of Humboldt resting on a column pedestal adorned with lion-mouthed fountains and two cherubs holding a globe marked "Cosmos" (representing Humboldt's 5-volume work about his knowledge of the earth). A stone canopy with benches protects the monument under and near which a lady and two gentlemen stand. Also shows a short level of stairs leading to the monument. The cornerstone of the monument, commissioned by German societies, was laid facing the entrance to Girard Avenue Bridge during a celebration of the centennial of the birth of Humboldt on September 13, 1869. The completed monument, including a full-length sculpture by Frederick Drake, was unveiled on July 4, 1876 during the Centennial Exhibition., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 366, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 632 H 881, Collins & Autenrieth, were German-born Philadelphia architects who worked on several projects for the German immigrant community of Philadelphia.
American hair dye warranted
Advertisement containing a full-length portrait of a Native American standing in a clearing in the woods. He holds a bow in one hand and points to the sky with the other. A bundle of arrows is partially visible from above his shoulder and he wears a feathered headband. An ornamental border surrounds the image., Not in Wainwright., pdcp00027, Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 9, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Advertisements
Idle talk.
Plate from children's moral instruction book showing five laborers wearing porkpie hats listening to one man tell a story. They rest on or near a dray harnessed to a horse near the wharf and river., Published in Common sights in town & country. Delineated & described for young children (Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street, [ca. 1853])., Accompanied by text titled "Idle talk" moralizing that idle talk is a sinful waste of time and profit, and ruins the good name of others., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 367, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bd 61 K 8342.25, Free Library of Philadelphia:, Atwater Kent Museum: 46.57.1.3
Implements of torture, and their dangerous effects illustrated.
Illustrated handbill containing an image of the "iron gag," an iron palet placed over the tongue and chained around the jaw. Also contains a paragraph of text calling for the abolition of the device after condemning its use on the convict "for merely speaking to a fellow prisoner" as antithetical to the "liberty, equality, and a just enjoyment of the rights" espoused by the people." Maccumsey was a 44 year old man serving his second of twelve years for murder when punished with the iron gag after continually talking to inmates, an infraction at the prison founded upon Quaker principles of solitude and silence as measures for reform., Not in Wainwright., Thomas McElwee was a member of the legislative investigative committee monitoring Eastern State Penitentiary who wrote the critical "A Concise History of the Eastern Penitentiary of Pennsylvania :...." (Philadelphia, 1835)., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 115, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 263 Ak 53
[In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of our nation's birth.]
Top half of the commemorative print depicting a monument that contains vignettes; allegorical, patriotic, and historical figures; state seals; and references to the Declaration of Independence to symbolize "A Free Nations Progress." Includes a central arch containing a view showing "Philadelphia Public Buildings. 1776. Independence Hall." View includes street and pedestrian traffic. Arch comprised of the seals of the original 13 states bordered by abutments containing angels trumpeting "Liberty" and "Independence." Flanking the central view are columns labeled with the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Above the arch figures of Liberty, American eagles, Christopher Columbus, William Penn, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln adorn a panel representing a time line of the nation's history. Also includes views of a stagecoach; a sailing vessel, and the U. S. Capitol. Also contains the patriotic mottoes "United We Stand Divided We Fall" and "In Union There is Strength." The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition, the Centennial Exhibition, of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by Frank H. Leonholdt., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 368a, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 47 Z 992
In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of our nation's birth.
In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of our nation's birth.
Elaborate Centennial Exhibition commemorative print depicting an arched monument containing central views of the "Philadelphia Public Buildings," Independence Hall (1776) and the new City Hall (1876), surrounded by vignettes; allegorical, patriotic, and historical figures; state seals; and references to prominent historical, national and local personages. The public building views include pedestrian and street traffic, the name of City Hall architect John McArthur Jr., and the motto "A Free Nation's Progress." City Hall image also contains misrepresentative views of other municipal- style buildings in the background. Arch comprised of the seals of the original 13 states bordered by abutments containing angels trumpeting "Liberty" and "Independence." Above the arch figures of Liberty, American eagles, Christopher Columbus, William Penn, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln adorn a panel representing a time line of the nation's history. Flanking the central views are columns labeled with the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; the states; the U.S. Presidents and Vice-Presidents; prominent citizens, including Alexander Hamilton, William Wirt, Thomas Sullly and Thomas U. Walter; and the Philadelphia Commissioners for Public Buildings. Also includes vignette views symbolizing industry, arts, politics, and technological advancement. Includes sailing vessels, bridges, locomotives, railroads, a factory, a turbine, and the U. S. Capitol. Also contains the patriotic mottoes "United We Stand Divided We Fall" and "In Union There is Strength" in addition to plaques with the names of the Mayor of Philadelphia, William S. Stokley, and the Governor of Pennsylvania, John F. Hartranft. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by Frank H. Leonholdt., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 368, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 47 Z 992
In commemoration of the great parade of the Philadelphia Fire Department October 16th 1865
Commemorative print containing a portrait of Chief Engineer David M. Lyle in uniform and three vignettes. Vignettes show an injured soldier being transported from an ambulance at the Citizens Volunteer Hospital; a horse drawn steam engine; and fire fighters battling a blaze with a steam engine. Also contains a list of over 100 regional fire companies who participated in the parade surrounded by a border designed as fire hoses extending from a fire hydrant. The 1865 parade was the greatest one in the history of the fire companies with near twenty thousand fireman processing nearly 20 miles from Broad Street. The men marched with decorated steam engines, hand pumpers, and ambulances., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 369, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Firemen's Parades. FLP holds 2 copies, one is half-sheet., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Reaccesioned P.2272., Advertisement soliciting "Agents for Every Fire Co." to sell the print published in The Philadelphia Inquirer (October 13, 1865), p. 8.
In commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of American independence
Elaborate Centennial Exhibition commemorative print depicting an arched monument containing a central full-length portrait of George Washington surrounded by vignettes; allegorical figures; and religious quotes by the first president. Washington is depicted mounted on his horse. Arch is adorned with the names of the 38 states and is flanked by columns containing views representing the industries of the North, East, South, and West. Views show a white man laborer of the North chopping a tree at a waterfront, white women loom workers of the East, an overseer on horseback watching an enslaved African American man picking cotton in the South, and a white man farmer reaping his harvest with a horse-drawn plow in the West. Columns also contain allegorical figures to represent the years 1776 and 1876. Justice and Independence (depicted as white women and holding the Declaration), and a prostrate British soldier represent the year 1776 and Peace and Liberty (depicted as white woman and holding a "Ballot"), and a seated enslaved African American man free from his shackles represent the year 1876. Monument also contains views of Independence Hall and Memorial Hall (Centennial Exhibition), the scene showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and allegorical figures and emblems symbolizing the classical and industrial arts. Other pictorial elements depict the all-seeing eye; American eagle, shield, and flag; vignettes showing Washington praying, and accepting the sword of surrender from Lord Cornwallis during the American Revolution; and vignette views with dimensions of Centennial Exhibition buildings. Buildings include the Art Gallery, Main Building, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Horticultural Hall. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Improvement copyrighted 1877 The Presbyterian Philadelphia, Pa., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 370, Gift of David Doret, 2007., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
In defence [sic] of the Union and the Constitution. [certificate]
Certificate, containing an allegorical scene, issued in recognition of the military service of Pennsylvania volunteers during the Civil War. Shows the female allegorical figure of Columbia (i.e., United States), her head covered by the American flag, holding laurel wreaths and the Constitution in her outstretched hands, as she stands over a woman huddled on the ground with her children. To the left, a soldier, holding a rifle, stands on his guard, in front of them, while at his feet lay the ruins of a cannon. In the background, Independence Hall, cityscape, and the masts of ships are visible. Also includes a gold border with ornamental details, American eagles, and a variation of the Pennsylvania state seal., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 371, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 525 S 395, Muringer, a French-born lithographer, was probably the father-in-law of Christian Schussele who was married to still life artist Cecelia Muringer Schussele.
In Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
Landscape views showing "Belmont Prospect (1848)"; "Above Girard Bridge East"; and "Above Columbia Bridge." Includes a man on horseback approaching the residence, on the plateau, at Belmont, the former estate of Judge Richard Peters; a distant view of the Columbia Bridge (completed 1834) across the Schuylkill River; park visitors; cliffs; rock formations; and trees. Belmont was the country seat of Peters until his death in 1828., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 372a, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 61 K 8346.86, Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
[In Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Landscape views showing "Below Girard Bridge, East"; "East of Girard Bridge (1857)"; and "Ravine near Reservoir East." Views contain a horse-drawn wagon and man on horseback crossing the Old Girard Avenue Bridge; park visitors, including children; vessels on the Schuylkill River; rock formations; and trees. The old Girard Avenue Bridge was built in 1855 and razed in 1871., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 372, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 61 K 8346.87, Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
In park at Philadelphia
Print containing 4 titled views of landscapes in Fairmount Park. Includes "Near Fountain Green"; "Near Columbia Bridge" (2 views); and "On Wissahickon." All the images include trees and rock formations. Three include one or more park visitors. Fountain Green, built around 1781, was the estate near the Schuylkill River (East Fairmount Park) originally settled by John Mifflin around 1679. It became a tavern and picnic site for Engel and Wolf Brewery around 1849. The mansion was torn down in 1871. "Near Columbia Bridge" views do not contain the Columbia Railroad Bridge, one of the oldest railroad bridges in the United States, completed in 1834., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 373, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 18 K 81, Includes registration mark., Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
In remembrance of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of the United States. [graphic].
Print containing a central view of the female figure of America surrounded by scenes and vignettes that commemorate the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Shows America, wearing a liberty cap and holding a laurel wreath, seated on a throne that is bordered by American flags. Vignette portraits of the presidents and prominent military figures from the American Revolution encircle the image and a bird's eye view of the exhibition grounds, "Centennial Exhibition Buildings, Philadelphia,"and vignettes of Independence Hall, Faneuil Hall, and the Bunker Hill Monument are visible above it. At the bottom of the print, a battle scene represents "The Struggle for Liberty" and a family resting on their porch in front of a farmer in his field, and a factory, represents "Peace and Prosperity". Also includes the American eagle holding the American shield and banner "E Pluribus Unum." The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Title from item., Date from copy with copyright statement in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 374, Copy received after original dates of Philadelphia on Stone project., Copy at Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 8 St 57, George Stinson & Co. began operations about 1871 and in advertisements for sales agents in newspapers across the country promoted the "pictures" sold by the firm as the "finest and most pleasing in [the] country, and ... endorsed by all the leading papers ... " The firm advertised for sales agents through at least the early 1890s.
In remembrance of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of the United States.
Print containing a central view of the female figure of America surrounded by scenes and vignettes that commemorate the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Shows America, wearing a liberty cap and holding a laurel wreath, seated on a throne that is bordered by American flags. Vignette portraits of the presidents and prominent military figures from the American Revolution encircle the image and a bird's eye view of the exhibition grounds, "Centennial Exhibition Buildings, Philadelphia,"and vignettes of Independence Hall, Faneuil Hall, and the Bunker Hill Monument are visible above it. At the bottom of the print, a battle scene represents "The Struggle for Liberty" and a family resting on their porch in front of a farmer in his field, and a factory, represents "Peace and Prosperity". Also includes the American eagle holding the American shield and banner "E Pluribus Unum." The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 374, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 8 St 57
[Independence Hall]
View looking east showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Includes the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut) and Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). View also shows several large broadsides propped up against Congress Hall and pedestrian traffic., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 375, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War Views, Places & Events., Created postfreeze.
Independence Hall
View looking east showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Includes the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut) and Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). View also shows street and pedestrian traffic, including a conestoga wagon and the adjacent street corner., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 876, Gift of David Doret.
Independence Hall in 1776, Philadelphia. = Unabhängigkeits Halle = Edificio de la Independencia en 1776 = Hotel de L'Independance.
View representing the colonial era showing Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Also shows light street and pedestrian traffic, including a conestoga wagon., Attributed to Louis Aubrun., Published in Thompson Westcott's Centennial portfolio: a souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia; comprising lithographic views of fifty of its principal buildings (Philadelphia: T. Hunter, 1876), p. 51., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 376, Gift of David Doret.
Independence Hall in 1876 [graphic].
Busy street view showing Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans (500 Chestnut) and Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles, including a woman pushing a baby carriage, wagons, carriages, and street cars, congest the sidewalks and roadway. Trees line the sidewalk and a large American flag adorns Independence Hall., Title from item., Date inferred from title., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 880, Gift of David Doret.
Independence Hall in 1876, Philadelphia. = Unabhängigkeits Halle = Edificio de la Independencia en 1776 = Hotel de L'Independance.
Busy street view showing Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans (500 Chestnut); Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut); and the Public Ledger Building built 1866-1867 (600-606 Chestnut). Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles, including carriages and street cars, congest the sidewalks and roadway. American flags adorn most of the buildings., Published in Thompson Westcott's Centennial portfolio: a souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia; comprising lithographic views of fifty of its principal buildings (Philadelphia: T. Hunter, 1876), p. 52., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 377, Gift of David Doret.
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 1776.
View representing the colonial era showing Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Also shows minor pedestrian traffic., Printed below the image: "Centennial Album" registered at the U. S. Patent Office July 20th, 1875, Published in Centennial Pocket Album (New York: Heppenheimer & Maurer, 1875), POS 378, Gift of David Doret., Philadelphia on Stone
Independence Hall. Philadelphia 1876.
Busy street view showing Independence Hall during the year of the Centennial Exhibition, a celebration through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art for the centennial of the United States. Independence Hall was built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans (500 Chestnut); Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut); and the Public Ledger Building built 1866-1867 (600-606 Chestnut). Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles, including carriages, coaches, and street cars, congest the sidewalks and roadway. Couples and families promenade, a man and women travel on horseback, and a man carries a sack over his shoulder. American flags adorn most of the buildings. Also shows, in the foreground, the building at the northwest corner of Fifth and Chestnut streets (501 Chestnut) tenanted by J. E. Johnson & Co., hatter; Russell & Russell, law & collection office; Baird & Russell; and Miley's Bowling Saloon. in front of the building, a man buys a paper from one of two newsboys as another runs toward him. Another man stands in the doorway next to a display window. Building adorned with an awning advertising underwear and fine shirts. A vignette showing the Liberty Bell is printed above the image., Not in Wainwright, Philadelphia on Stone, POS 379, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 47 P 765, Thomas Hunter published several variant views, including folio-size prints commissioned in 1874 by the Centennial Board of Finance, of the Centennial Buildings after the official plans of the structures.

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