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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Independence Square recruiting camps.
Trade card depicting well-dressed children on the central promenade of Independence Square when used as Camp Independence, Civil War recruitment camp, in September and October 1862. Tents manned by soldiers line the promenade and the children who carry drums, flags, and a hoop, walk between a group of men and a mother and son. Mary Shoemaker operated from 2 North Eighth Street circa 1862-circa 1864., Printed on recto: Childrens Central Clothing Emporium. M. Shoemaker No. 2 North Eighth Street Philadelphia., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 380, Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Philadelphia on Stone
Independent Order of Odd Fellows [membership certificate]
Membership certificate for members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows containing a decorative border of Gothic elements and emblems, vignettes, and scenes representing the degrees, tenants, and activities of the benevolent organization. Scenes show odd fellows assisting the indisposed and enfeebled, tutoring children, and assisting in a burial. Vignettes depict emblems of the five degrees that include the fache, globe, a bee hive, coats of arms, columns, Bible, Moses's rod, the dove, the brazen serpent, skull and cross bones, the moon, the sun, a cornucopia and scale. Also contains the female allegorical figures "Friendship, Love, and Truth" with a small child; the all Seeing Eye below the motto "In God We Trust"; and the seal of the Odd Fellows. Seal includes the motto "Relieve the Distressed, Bury the Dead and Educate the Orphan. We Command You to Visit the Sick." and is bordered by cherub figures., Not in Wainwright., Issued to Thomas Butler, Decatur Lodge No. 33 on June 1, 1859. Signed Wm M. Main, N[oble] G[rand] and Sam E. Crap Sect., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 116, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Certificates - Independent
Indian Queen Hotel.
Advertisement depicting the three-and-a-half story hotel at 15 South Fourth Street operated, as indicated by a placard above the door, by Horatio Wade. Wade remained proprietor from 1831 until 1833. Elegantly dressed white guests enter the building, converse on the sidewalk, and rest and read inside near the first floor windows. On the sidewalk, well-dressed white men and women pedestrians stroll. An African American hotel porter, attired in a black top hat, a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, waistcoat, pants, and shoes, pushes a wheelbarrow of luggage. The Indian Queen Hotel established in 1771, the building altered several times until razed in 1851, was until the mid 19th century incorrectly identified as the site of Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence., Title from item., Manuscript note on verso: No. 15 So. Fourth Street., Print trimmed and lacking caption., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 381, Poulson inscription on recto: 1831, no. 15 So. Fourth Street., Accessioned 1982., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
The industrious man
Shows a man returning to his quaint home and family convened around the dining table after a day of work. He enters the door with a lunch pail in his hand and greets his son who runs to him. In front of the table, laid out with a pot of tea, an older daughter uses a plate of water to bathe her younger sister who has been stripped to her waist. At the end of the table, the mother holds a baby at her bosom. Nearby, the family cat sits in front of the stove slightly visible in the right of the image., Not in Wainwright., pdcp00026, Issued as plate in series Picture lessons, illustrating moral truth. For the use of infant-schools, nurseries, Sunday-schools & family circles (Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street, between 1847 and 1853)., Manuscript note on verso: James L. & Isaac W. Morris from Aunt Sarah [Pitrom’s?] Christmas 1849, Accompanied by text titled "Welcome Home" moralizing that a happy home stems from a strong work ethic by the "honest laborer" who is one of the "noblest of men.", Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 117, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - American Sunday School Union
Industry & sloth.
Plate from a children's moral instruction book showing a mother scolding her young boy, and making him stay in bed past breakfast for his laziness. The boy's belongings are scattered on the floor near his bed. Also in the room is a young girl who sweeps the floor near the fireplace., Not in Wainwright., Date supplied by cataloger., Issued as plate in series Picture lessons, illustrating moral truth. For the use of infant-schools, nurseries, Sunday-schools & family circles (Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street, between 1847 and 1853)., Originally accompanied by text titled "The sluggard!" moralizing against keeping late hours for "vain or sinful amusement, the hours that ought to be given to sleep" since healthy children need to use their "rested minds and bodies in useful ways"., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 118, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Running to a fire. A colision [sic].
One of a series of satires mocking the ineptitude of Philadelphia volunteer firefighters. Shows the rushing volunteer jostling the stand of a female fruit peddler at a street corner. She looks in annoyance over her tipped fruit baskets and spilt bottle of refreshment as the firefighter rushes past, blowing the rallying trumpet call. Storefronts, including a drugstore, and a street lamp are visible in the background., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 253a, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Harrison & Weightman was a partnership between Henry G. Harrison and William N. Weightman., Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - The Fireman (Cartoons)
[Interior and exterior of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon hospital, southwest corner of Washington and Swanson Avenues, Philadelphia]
Proof print containing side by side views of the volunteer hospital situated at the transportation hub between the North and the South. Interior view (left) shows a hospital ward. Mainly empty beds line the walls, including a small draped off area, and a male and female volunteer (carrying a tray of medicine) attend to two patients, one seated, and the other in a bed. The ward also includes a stove, books resting on a draped table, and framed prints adorning the walls. Exterior view (right) shows a patient arriving by gurney outside of the small hospital building that is adorned with a flag pole and eagle ornament. A volunteer waits by the open door as children and female passers-by watch the scene. Also includes two boys playing on a wood gate, two dogs in the street, and the main building of the volunteer saloon in the background., Attributed to James Queen., Not in Wainwright., Title supplied by cataloger., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen prints and drawings (C size)-55 prints Saloon Hospital
Interior of Holy Trinity Church. Philadelphia Penna.
Confirmation and Holy Commmunion certificate containing an interior view of the German Roman Catholic church built 1789 at 601-613 Spruce Street. View looks toward the recessed altar of the ornately decorated church. Several candles line the altar in front of an altarpiece showing Christ on the cross. Interior includes a frescoed ceiling, religious statuary, a raised pulpit, smaller altars, pews adorned with lamps, and framed artwork. Also contains fan details in the lower corners of the image., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 119, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 132 H 748, PAHRC: Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Holy Trinity
Interior of St. Malachy's Church, Philadelphia, Pa.
Confirmation and Holy Commmunion certificate containing an interior view of the Roman Catholic church built 1851 after the designs of Joseph D. Koecker in North Philadelphia. View looks toward the altar of the ornately decorated church and shows a large painting of the crucifixion behind the altar; other religious paintings; pews; small altars adorned with several candles; a frescoed ceiling; and religious statuary. Founded by Irish immigrants and the Sisters of Mercy in 1850, the church was nicknamed the "Church in the woods.", Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 120, PAHRC: Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Malachy
Interior of St. Mary's Church Philadelphia Penna.
Confirmation and Holy Commmunion certificate containing an interior view showing the ornate altar of the Roman Catholic church built 1763 and enlarged 1810-1811 (Charles Johnson, master carpenter) at 242-250 S. 4th Street. Includes a large crucifix carved circa 1810 by William Rush behind the altar; the baptismal font; alcoves with holy figure sculptures; a ceiling mural of the Virgin Mary; and the pews and balconies. St. Marys served as the city's first Catholic Cathedral 1810-1837., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 121, PAHRC: Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Old St. Mary
Interior of St. Philip Neri Church. Philadelphia, Penna.
Confirmation and Holy Communion certificate containing an interior view of the Roman Catholic church built in 1840 after designs by architect Eugene Napoleon Le Brun. View looks toward the nave of the ornately decorated church and shows boys and girls kneeling in a long row in front of the chancel rail during their Holy Communion ceremony. Two priests flank the bishop as he addresses the children from within the chancel. Murals and statuary of religious icons and angels adorn the sanctuary, frescoed ceiling, and alcoves of the church. Damaged during the Nativist Riots in the spring of 1844, the church maintained most of its original appearance., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, PAHRC: Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Philip Neri interior
Interior of the upper chamber or hall of the Moravian Church, of 1742.
Interior view showing the "The Hall" in the attic of the first Moravian church building in Philadephia built 1742-1743, and expanded in 1746 for the followers of Count Zinzendorf, a Bishop of the Moravian Church. Shows the organ in the southeast corner, dormer windows on the east and west sides of the room, six rows of benches, the minister's table and chair, and a chandelier suspended from the ceiling in the middle of the room. This upper chamber was used primarily for evening services. The church building, which was expanded and a parsonnage added, housed the congregation until 1819 and the erection of a new sanctuary., Published in Abraham Ritter’s History of the Moravian Church in Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Published by Hayes & Zell, 1857), opposite page 68. [LCP Am 1857 Rit, 75004.0], Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 384, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 138 M 797a
Interior of the upper chamber or hall of the Moravian Church, of 1742.
Interior view showing the "The Hall" in the attic of the first Moravian church building in Philadephia built 1742-1743, and expanded in 1746 for the followers of Count Zinzendorf, a Bishop of the Moravian Church. Shows the organ in the southeast corner, dormer windows on the east and west sides of the room, six rows of benches, the minister's table and chair, and a chandelier suspended from the ceiling in the middle of the room. This upper chamber was used primarily for evening services. The church building, which was expanded and a parsonnage added, housed the congregation until 1819 and the erection of a new sanctuary., Published in Abraham Ritter’s History of the Moravian Church in Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Published by Hayes & Zell, 1857), opposite page 68. [LCP Am 1857 Rit, 75004.0], Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 384, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 138 M 797a
Interior view of George G. Evans' original gift book establishment. 439 Chesnut [sic] Str. Philadelphia.
Advertisement depicting a view looking toward the rear of the busy store. Shows bookcases filled with texts mounted atop cabinets and drawers lining the walls. Stacks of books and eight busts of prominent literary figures, including Shakespeare, adorn the tops of the cases. A clerk works from within and patrons surround a U-shaped central book display that contains a "Gifts" case. Patrons include men, women, and children. The individuals receive assistance at the case, peruse books on the shelves, carry their purchases, converse, and make payment at the cashier booth. The booth, enclosed with ornate white iron work, contains advertising text that reads "A Gift with Each Book Sold at Retail Price." Store signage is also displayed on three banners stretching across the ceiling. Additional advertising text includes "Gift Book Sales Originated by G.G. Evans' 1854." View also shows a ladder leaning against a bookcase, chandeliers, and a parquet floor., Title from duplicate in private collection., Not in Wainwright., Inscription on recto: Nov. 18th 1864 from Horace [W.?] Smith., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 385, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 641 E 15, E. Sachse & Co. operated from the Sun Iron Building in 1859., Smith, a Philadelphia antiquarian and collector, was well connected to the literary and book collecting societies of Philadelphia and New York. He was the great grandson of William Smith, D.D., the first Provost of the College of Philadelphia, i.e., University of Pennsylvania., Trimmed.
Interior view of Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
View showing visitors of all ages in the Assembly Room being used as an exhibit gallery. Men, women, and children promenade, converse, and admire the artifacts that adorn the room with a parquet floor. Framed artwork, predominately from the Charles Wilson Peale portrait collection in addition to Henry Inman’s portrait painting of William Penn, and Thomas Sully’s portrait painting of Lafayette, line the paneled walls. Under a chandelier, in the rear center of the room stands William Rush’s wood statue of George Washington (carved 1815, installed 1824). To the right, a stuffed bald eagle sits atop the Liberty Bell (installed 1852). The bell is displayed on a pedestal adorned with fasces, a banner, and shield and stands near the "Rising Sun" chair, one of a number of chairs lining the room, which was used by George Washington as he presided over the Constitutional Convention. The gallery also includes a writing desk associated by legend with the Declaration of Independence and the framed Thomas Sully painting of the coat of arms of Philadelphia., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 386, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc47 R815., Original watercolor for print in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania., See also LCP copy in Joe Freedman Collection of Philadelphia Ephemera. Freedman oversize - I [P.2013.87.4]. Copy variant in printed color.
Interior View of L. J. Levy & Co's Dry Goods Store, Chestnut St. Phila.
Advertisement showing the interior of the two-level dry goods store containing a parquet floor and Corinthian columns, and busy with customers at 809-811 Chestnut Street. Men and women patrons mill around and stop at the display counters, one centrally located and the other against the wall. Compartments of textiles line the wall to the right and a women clerk pulls a bolt of cloth as another assists a female customer accompanied by her stylishly dressed daughter. A couple with a child talks with a female clerk at the large C-shaped central counter lined with stools that encloses an island of shelves displaying dry goods. Three men convene near a woman talking to a teller behind a partition to the left. People ascend and descend the semi-circular staircase to the second floor balcony from which bolts of cloth, most with patterns, hang. Two large windows covered with drapes and a chandelier is visible on the upper floor that is also adorned with ornate lamps., Ms note on recto: 809/15 Chestnut St. Taken S. V. Henkels., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 387, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 38 L 668, Free Library of Philadelphia: Oversize Philadelphiana -Stores and Shops - Levy. (2 copies) FLP also holds original watercolor. (Oversize Philadelphiana -Stores and Shops - Levy)., Fetridge was a New York publisher.
Interior view of the new church of St. Joseph Philada. (Founded 1733 - Enlarged 1821 - Rebuilt 1838 - Consecrated 1839.)
View looking toward the altar (east end) of the church built 1838-1839 after the designs of master designer and parishioner John Darragh at 321-327 Willings Alley. Shows the altar comprised of doubled Ionic columns surmounted by a bold curved pediment adorned with six tall candles and the Crucifixion painting by parishioner Sylvano Martinez. Two female parishioners sit and another stands, under chandeliers, in the front row of the pews in the left and right of the image. Also shows the side chambers flanking the altar, balconies, and framed paintings hanging on the walls., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 388, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Interior view of the tabernacle of the Alexander Presbyterian Church, Rev. Alfred Nevin. D.D. Pastor. N. E. corner of Nineteenth and Green streets. Philadelphia.
View looking toward the pulpit of the temporary church building that housed the congregation, later the West Green Street Church, 1858-1859. Includes the pulpit, organ, three rows of pew benches, a chandelier hanging between roof beams, and a wood stove at each end of the church. Permanent church building was built during the 1860s and completed by 1869., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 389, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 136 A 374a
International Electrical Exhibition march.
International Electrical Exhibition march.
Sheet music cover containing an exterior view, during the evening, of the temporary main building of the exhibition held under the auspices of the Franklin Institute (September 2 to October 11, 1884) at the 3200 block of Lancaster Avenue. Also shows the adjacent old Pennsylvania Railroad Station used as a display annex. A covered overpass connects the buildings. Light shines through the several windows of the main building adorned with Gothic towers. Visitors walk the grounds of both buildings and horse-drawn buggies and an omnibus travel in the street. Also includes an inset depicting a round electric light bulb. The exhibition of about 2,000 exhibits included historical and electrical displays, an extensive library, as well as the first public demonstration of a vacuum tube., Not in Wainwright., Price printed on recto: 4., Probably printed by Burk & McFetridge. See "The Exhibition. Lithograph Chart-Ordinance Display-Visitors and Commissioners," Philadelphia Inquirer, July 31, 1884., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 283, Johns Hopkins University: Levy Collection Box 165, Item 026
International Exhibition. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. 1876.
Stock trade card for lithographer Potsdamer & Co. depicting buildings constructed for the International Exhibition in 1876. Includes the Main Building, Art Gallery, Horticultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Agricultural Hall as postcards displayed in a montage on a silver platter. Potsdamer & Co. operated from the mid 1870s until Ketterlinus acquired the firm in 1885. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Advertising text on verso: Potsdamer & Co. 321 Chestnut Street, commercial, lithographic and letter press printing house, Philadelphia. Includes in the upper left-hand corner a design for the Franklin Institute Exhibition silver medal the company won in 1874 for engraving and printing., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 40
The International Exposition 1876 at Philadelphia, PA. U.S.A.
Allegorical commemorative print celebrating the internationalism and historic significance of the Centennial Exhibition. Depicts a bird's-eye view of the active exhibition grounds including the Agricultural Building, Horticultural Building, Main Building, and Machinery Hall. In the foreground, figures representing various races, ethnicities, and cultures convene and interact with one another. An African American woman and man sit on a bench. An African American man, attired in a black suit, tips his top hat and greets a white woman sitting on a bench. Groups of people stand in clusters to converse and walk including Native Americans, attired in feather headdresses, and Chinese women and men. Middle Eastern and Russian men ride on horseback. Contains ghost-like imagery visible in the sky depicting significant historic American moments, figures, and buildings, including William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, George Washington, and the White House. Contains the names of the prominent exhibition halls below the image., Copyrighted by George H. Ellsbury & J. Hayward., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 390, Accessioned 1983., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
[Invitation to the opening of the Continental Hotel including an exterior view of the building]
Shows the hotel built 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. at 824-838 Chestnut Street. Also shows the Alfred M. Herkness auction house (s.e. cor. 9th and Sansom) and pedestrian traffic, including a horse-drawn carriage and omnibuses. Includes text below the image: "Yourself and the Ladies of your family are invited to be present at the opening of the Continental Hotel on Monday February 13th 1860 from 7 to 10.", Philadelphia on Stone, POS 391, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Iron Manufacture : boilers, steam engines, hydraulic pumps.
Atlas advertisement containing exterior views of the two Philadelphia and the Camden foundries. Views contain promotional text about the products manufactured, the names of the proprietors, and the dates of establishment of two of the firms. Views include maritime traffic, horse-drawn trucks hauling machinery, and operating smokestacks. Machinery advertised includes pumping, hoisting, and stationery engines; sugar mills; iron boats; and bon black washers and bruisers. The Morris foundry was established in 1828 and the Merrick foundry was established in 1836. Atlas entry for "The State of Connecticut" printed on the verso., Published in Colton’s atlas of America, illustrating the physical and political geography of North and South America... Commercial edition with business cards of prominent houses in Philadelphia. (New York: J.H. Colton and Company, 1856), page 23. (HSP O 458)., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 392
The iron steamboat, R. F. Stockton.
View showing the innovative steamboat powered by an underwater Ericsson screw propeller, and named for supporter Capt. Robert F. Stockton of the U.S. Navy, during a trial on the Delaware River near the old Navy Yard and Windmill Island. Fourteen men stand on the vessel adorned with a smoke stack, compressor, and American flag. In the foreground, a barrel floats near three men in a skiff sailing in front of the steamboat. In the background, sailing vessels traverse the river and cityscape is visible. Also contains three labeled diagrams below the title that show an engine, shafts, cylinders, and wheels with text explicating how the machinery functions. The "Stockton" screw steamer, built in 1838 with a steam engine after the designs of Swedish engineer John Ericsson, served as a model to finalize negotiations promoted by Stockton and U.S. Consul Ogden between Ericsson and the U.S Navy to build the screw steamer for military purposes. It sailed for the United States in April 1839 and the trials of the vessel drew much public in addition to professional attention., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 393, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 679 S 62
[J. & J. Reakirt, wholesale druggists and importers of drugs, chemicals, paints, dye-stuffs, &c. &c. S.E. cor. of Third & Callowhill Sts., Philada.]
Advertisement showing the three-and-one-half story building with several windows that is adorned with signage and advertising text for the druggists on the 200 block of Callowhill Street. Signs and text advertise "Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oil Glass, and Dye Stuff"; "White-Lead & Window-Glass at Manufacturers Lowest Prices"; and "Alum, Madder, Logwood, Camwood, Indigo, Copperas, Fustic and Turpentine." Patrons, visible through the open doorways, stand at counters within the storefront; jars, and decanters line the display windows; and crates and barrels, some marked, line the sidewalk. At the side of the store, a clerk checks a list as a drayman unloads his horse-drawn vehicle. Also shows the doors open to the cellar of the store that also contains a large-scale model of an apothecary's mortar and pestle and a fire insurance marker. Joseph Reakirt operated the business solely until 1838 when he partnered with John Reakirt who assumed sole proprietorship in 1859., Title supplied by Wainwright., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Nov. 1846. S.E. cor. Third and Callowhill sts., Wainwright suggests date of circa 1844., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 397, LCP copy trimmed and lacking title., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb38 R288.
[J. C. Jenkins & Co. grocery and tea store, S.W. corner of Chestnut and 12th Streets, Philadelphia]
Advertisement showing the storefront of the grocery and tea shop with unusually tall display windows on the 1200 block of Chestnut Street. The side of the building is adorned with signage reading "Flour Fish & Salt Hams Beef & Tongues Choice Family Groceries J.C. Jenkins & Co., displays of tongue and ham, signs for "Mats," and markers for Twelfth Street. A mannequin of a Chinese laborer carrying boxes of tea with a bamboo pole exhibited on a display of tea crates in addition to other displays of boxes and canisters of fancy soaps and candles line the interior and exterior of the front windows. Within the store, a clerk assists a woman and a boy at the counter. On the sidewalk, a gentleman stops in front of the building, near a box of tea at the edge of the sidewalk, to gaze at the Chinese figure, and a man, with a sack, walks past the corner. At the side of the building, a "Jenkins T Store" handcart, a barrel of "Flour," boxes of "Soap," a display of "Brooms," and a stack of pails line the sidewalk, near four trees resembling cherry trees., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Aug. 1847. S.W. corner of Chestnut & Twelfth St., Title supplied by cataloguer., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 394, LCP copy lacking title., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Trimmed., Stott operated a Philadelphia studio 1847-1848.
J. H. Michener & Cos. curing, packing & smoking establishment S.W. corner of Front and Willow Sts. Philadelphia.
Advertisement showing the four-story building, adorned with signage, for the meat packing house at the southwest corner of Front and Willow streets. In the five open entryways to the building, patrons enter and depart, workers converse, a drayman departs, and barrels are stored. In the street, in front of the building, laborers push a handcart and load horse-drawn drays. At the side of the building, a laborer lowers a barrel from the top receiving entrance to a horse-drawn truck loaded with barrels waiting on the tracks on Willow Street. The loading is managed by three men. Ahead of the truck, a freight car disappears in the distance. Also shows a man with a hand cart standing at the corner near one of many surrounding buildings, including the adjacent business adorned with signage marked "Jones." A trompe l'oeil frame surrounds the image., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 395, Wainwright retrospective conversion project.
[J. Hartman's biscuit bakery, No. 90 Penn Street, Philadelphia]
Advertisement showing the bakery house at 90 S. Wharves, i.e., 412 S. Delaware Avenue. Signage adorning the building advertises "Crackers, Sugar & Soda Biscuit, Pilot, Ship & Navy Bread Wholesale & Retail." Employees and patrons enter and exit the building past stacks of barrels and are visible through the open entranceways and receiving windows, climbing stairs, discussing business, and inspecting barrels. In front of the business, under a large store banner, a patron and clerk converse and employees load a horse-drawn cart with provisions. At the side of the building, a driver with a horse-drawn cart is stopped in the alley to receive a barrel to be hoisted down from the third floor of the bakery. Also shows a sailor standing at the opposite street corner, and in the distance, part of a docked square-rigged ship., Title supplied by cataloguer., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Aug. 1847. Penn Street., Wainwright suggests date of circa 1846., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 396, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Trimmed.
J. Hoover, pictures and frames, 628 Arch St., Philadelphia.
Trade card by J. Hoover with an illustration on the recto showing a boy standing behind a girl and covering her eyes with his hands, as if he is trying to surprise her, as she sits on a stool with a doll in her lap. A rose bush and trees fill the scene behind the children. Advertising text on verso reads, "Bargains! Bargains! at Hoover's, Hoover's, 628 Arch Street. A beautifully and carefully selected stock of fine engravings, comprising all the principal and popular subjects in the market. Fine imported chromos suitable for parlor, sitting or dining room. Large assortment of easels in ebony, nickel, silver-plated, and twisted wire from 9 cents up. Photograph frames, our principal business is in photograph frames, of which we certainly have the largest stock in the city, consisting of velvet (over 100 different styles,) passepartouts, ebony and satin, plain ebony, gold, lacquer, and a number of ine easel frames, all of which can be had either in card or cabinet sizes. Framing of pictures of any description is one of our specialties. We manufacture our frames in the building, and guarantee our work to ne first-class in every particular. Our prices are less than elsewhere. Having the facilities of buying at the lowest prices we can furnish frames of any kind at prices that will compare with any house in the city. Call and examine our stock whether you wish to purchase or not. J. Hoover 628 Arch Street. Societies, social clubs and other organizations desiring to furnish their rooms are invited to call and examine our fine assortment.", Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 80, Joseph Hoover, a Swiss-German chromolithographer, operated his chromolithography, engraving, and picture frame business from 628 Arch Street in Philadelphia between 1880 and 1882.
J. M. Hafleigh & Co. Retail dry goods. No. 1012 & 1014 Chestnut St.
Advertisement showing an exterior view of the dry goods store built by contractor John Ketcham. Patrons enter and several pedestrians, including women with parasols, walk in front of the store. Large draped mounds are visible in the display windows. Also shows the proprietors name and address etched in the frieze above the entryway as well as an "H" on an arched tablet adorning the roof., Not in Wainwright, Philadelphia on Stone, POS 398, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Print Collection - Small - Stores & Factories - Box 55, Folder 5, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Streets - Chestnut - 10th-11th
[J. Mayland, Jr. & Co. tobacco & snuff manufactory. Segars, foreign & domestic. Wholesale grocers, N.W. corner of Third and Race Streets, Philadelphia]
Advertisement showing the five-story manufactory and storefront covered in signage of the tobacco and grocery business at 111 Race Street, i.e. the 300 block of Race Street. Within the first-floor window and entryways, a patron enters the store near a wall of shelved good and boxes on the floor; a clerk organizes canisters; and other employees check a list and move a crate. At the upper floor windows, boxes, barrels, and sacks are piled and employees work. In front of the store, laborers unload and transport boxes from a horse-drawn dray parked in the street. Crates and barrels line the sidewalk near the dray. Also shows partial views of adjacent buildings. Jacob Mayland established his tobacco business circa 1803 and operated from the 300 block of Race Street beginning in 1805. The business, renamed Jacob Mayland Jr. & Co. circa 1842, remained at 111 Race Street until circa 1848., Title supplied by cataloguer., Poulson inscription on recto: Race west of third Street. Oct. 1846., Wainwright suggests date of circa 1842., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 399, LCP copy trimmed and lacking title and imprint., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
J. W. Williams Arts Emporium Ivorytype Establishment.
J. W. Williams Arts Emporium Ivorytype Establishment.
Philadelphia on Stone, POS 400, Cited by Wainwright as in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Copy unlocated., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: copy unlocated
[J. Willis, shoe manufactory, 241 Arch Street, Philadelphia]
Advertisement showing the four-story manufactory and storefront for "J. Willis Wholesale & Retale [sic] Ladies Shoe store" on the 600 block of Arch Street. Under the store awning, a couple enters the doorway while a lady looks at a partially visible print, possibly depicting the Willis shoe store, in the central display window. Drapery is visible in some of the upper floor windows and a horse-drawn carriage is parked in front of the building. Also shows partial views of adjacent buildings. Shading to represent light reflecting from windows also comprises a graphic element of the image. The business operated as J. Willis from the address 1840-1853, when renamed J. Willis & Son., Title supplied by cataloguer., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: Arch Street. Dec. 1846. [illegible], Philadelphia on Stone, POS 401, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
[Jacob Emerick importer and wholesaler, dealer in china, glass & Queensware, No. 215 North Third Street. Philada. 4 doors below Callowhill St. east side. Packing warranted.]
Advertisement showing the three-and-one-half story storefront at 215, i.e., 349 North Third Street that the dealer tenanted 1837-1874. Within the store, visible through the open doorways, a clerk assists a patron. Shelves of porcelain and glassware lining the walls surround the men. Additional porcelain and glassware, including plates, serving trays, tureens, and pitchers are piled on the floor, fill the central display window, and are exhibited outside near the open cellar to the store. In the street, a laborer unloads large hampers from a horse-drawn a dray. Also shows a large model teapot adorning the front facade of the building., Title from duplicate in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: North Third Street. Oct. 1846., Wainwright suggests date of circa 1845., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 402, LCP copy trimmed and lacking title., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb38 E53.
Jacob Haehnlen's engraving steam power lithographic and letterpress printing house. Goldsmith's Hall Library St. opposite post office Philadelphia.
Advertisement calendar for 1871 containing three vignettes, and pictorial elements. Vignettes depict a steam powered rotary press, a steam powered lithography press, and an exterior view of the "Jacob Haehnlen Lithographic Establishment" at 418 Library Street. Press views include operators, and exterior view also depicts street and pedestrian traffic and neighboring buildings. Traffic includes a horse-drawn carriage and a man pushing a handcart. Advertisement also contains cherubic figures sketching in a book and holding a palette, and floral and filigree border details. Haehnlen established his own business in 1858 and relocated his studio to Goldsmith’s Hall in 1866., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 42
Jacob Haehnlen's lithographic & fancy printing establishment, No. 125 South Third Street, directly opposite Girard Bank, Philadelphia.
Text only. Ornamental lettering. Describes types of job printing undertaken by Haehnlen including labels, visiting cards, and forms. "Late of the firm of E. Ketterlinus & Co." Haehnlen worked for Ketterlinus until 1858 when he established his own business at the address above., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 45
Jacob Haehnlen's lithographic & steam powered letter press printing rooms.
Advertisement calendar for 1865 containing an ornamental border and promotional text, including types of prints issued by the press. Prints includes show cards; wine, liquor, perfumers, and manufacturers labels; checks; notes; drafts; cards; circular receipts; and bonds. Promotional text advertises samples of work "always on hand" and "every kind & style of lithographic letter press printing executed promptly at fair prices." In 1866, Haehnlen established his own studio at Goldsmith's Hall., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 43, Gift of David Doret.
Jacob Haehnlen's lithographic & steam powered letter press printing rooms.
Proof print of advertisement containing an ornate border surrounding a central view of the exterior of the six-story brownstone and print shop owned by lithographer Haehnlen at 420 Library Street. Signage advertising the "lithographic establishment" adorns the doorway, front, and side of "Goldsmith’s Hall." Building also adorned with large display windows and an eagle above the entranceway. View includes street and pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk, stand in doorways, and enter the shop. In the street, horse-drawn wagons and drays, including one hauling crates marked "J.H.," pass in the street near a man pushing a hand-cart loaded with crates. Shop included salesrooms and offices, a machine shop, a drying room, lithographic presses, and card, handbill, and pamphlet printing presses. Border composed of cards containing ornate letters spelling Haehnlen's name and examples of his genres of work, including portraiture, industrial views, and machine imagery. Haehnlen established his own studio at Goldsmith’s Hall in 1866 and operated his business from all but the first floor. He sold his shop to the firm Lehman & Bolton in 1870. Building destroyed by fire on December 20, 1882., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 46
Jacob Haehnlen's lithographic and steam power letter press printing rooms. Goldsmith's Hall, Library Street, opposite post office, Philadelphia. 1867-1868.
Advertisement calendar for 1867 and 1868 containing a filigree border surrounding a view of the exterior of the six-story brownstone and print shop owned by lithographer Haehnlen at 420 Library Street. Signage advertising the "lithographic establishment" adorns the doorway, front, and side of "Goldsmith's Hall." Building also adorned with large display windows and an American flag. View includes street and pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians walk and stand on the sidewalk. Horse-drawn wagons and drays pass in the street. Shop included salesrooms and offices, a machine shop, a drying room, lithographic presses, and card, handbill, and pamphlet printing presses. Haehnlen established his own studio at Goldsmith's Hall in 1866 and operated his business from all but the first floor. He sold his shop to the firm Lehman & Bolton in 1873. Building destroyed by fire on December 20, 1882., Not in Wainwright., Manuscript note on recto: Manuscript note on recto: Gold Smith Hall erected by L.J. Dreer 1851., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 44, Smithsonian Institution NMAH H&CL - Harry T. Peters America on Stone Collection [DL *60.3090]
Jacob Haehnlen's steam power lithographic & letter press printing rooms
Advertisement showing the exterior of the six-story brownstone and print shop owned by lithographer Haehnlen at 420 Library Street. Signage advertising the "lithographic establishment" adorns the doorway, front, and side of "Goldsmith's Hall." Building also adorned with large display windows and an eagle above the entranceway. View includes street and pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk, stand in doorways, and enter the shop. In the street, horse-drawn wagons and drays, including one hauling crates marked "J.H.," pass in the street near a man pushing a hand-cart loaded with crates. Shop included salesrooms and offices, a machine shop, a drying room, lithographic presses, and card, handbill, and pamphlet printing presses. Haehnlen established his own studio at Goldsmith's Hall in 1866 and operated his business from all but the first floor. He sold his shop to the firm Lehman & Bolton in 1870. Building destroyed by fire on December 20, 1882., Not in Wainwright., Published in Philadelphia southern steamship manufacturers and mercantile register (Philadelphia: M'Laughlin Brothers, 1866) [LCP Am 1866 Phi Sou Mai, 62062.O]. Accompanying page of text references the relocation of the shop and advertises "Orders received for Furniture Labels for Druggists, on Glass; also, Show Cards of all descriptions, on Glass executed to order., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 48, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Prints - Stores & Factories - Box 57, Folder 2, Accompanying page of text

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