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The Hairless Wonder, "Blue Bell," 1315 Market Street, Philadelphia.
Depicts a man standing next to a hairless horse in a field., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Hennigar's Photo Studio and Ye Old Dummy Depot, 4700 Frankford Avenue.]
Exterior view of Hennigar's Photo Studio, the former site of Pickard's Photo Studio on Frankford Avenue. Includes Ye Old Dummy Depot, which served as the Frankford terminal for steam dummies that replaced horse cars on the Frankford & Southwark Railway in 1860., Real photo. Divided back. AZO stamp box with upward pointing triangles in corner., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Horn & Hardart's Automat postcards.
Contains images of Horn & Hardart's Automat at 818-820 Chestnut Street, one of the largest of 50 automats operated by the company in the Philadelphia and New York areas in the first half of the 20th century. Opened circa 1902. Depicts interior views of the electric order section, main dining area and customer's helping themselves to coffee. The Philadelphia automat closed in 1968 and was given to the Smithsonian Museum of American History., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Horticultural Hall postcards.
Depicts hall built 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann, demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens. Includes exterior views taken from various angles and nearby views of the Sunken Gardens and the Lily Pond., Contains 19 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.9048.4, P.9048.25, P.9490.33, P.9048.69, P.9048.79, P.9048.121, P.9048.140, P.9048.174, P.9048.240, P.9048.263, P.9048.270, P.9048.275, P.9048.302, P.9048.312, P.9048.334, P.9048.346, P.9048.348, P.9048.352, P.9048.353, P.9048.361, P.9048.397, P.9048.419 and P.9076.11., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Hotel Adelphia, Chestnut at 13th Street, nearest to everything in Philadelphia.
Exterior view of hotel built in 1912 after designs by Horace Trumbauer. Consisted of 21 stories and 400 guest rooms., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Hotel Colonial, Spruce at Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Exterior view of front and flank of hotel looking southwest., Divided back. Post marked 1945. Hotel amenities listed on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Hotel Traymore, Philadelphia's theatrical headquarters, 11th & Arch Sts.
Montage of images depicting the hotel's dining room surrounded by advertising rates, amenities and attractions. Includes an inset portrait of the hotel's manager, Howard I. Robinson., Undivided back. Post marked 1907., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, Pa.
Exterior view of north and east fronts looking southeast. Originally built as the Hotel Metropole circa 1892 after designs by Angus S. Wade., The Hotel Metropole was incorporated into the Hotel Walton in 1895. Additions and renovations occurred in 1914 and in 1925 to accommodate a roof garden and shops on the first floor facing Broad Street., Divided back. Text on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Immaculate Conception, R.C. Church, Germantown, Philadelphia.
Exterior view of Immaculate Conception Church built 1875-1879 after designs by Ephraim Francis Baldwin., Numbered 1030 on recto. Publisher's monogram on verso., Divided back. Post marked 1908., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Independence Hall postcards.
Contains views of Independence Hall including exterior views of the front facade on Chestnut Street; oblique views of the state building from Fifth and Sixth Streets and the rear elevation facing Independence Square showing the Commodore Barry Monument designed by Samuel Murray in 1908. Interior views portray the room where the Declaration of Independence was signed, also called the Assembly Room, Philadelphia Room, Declaration Chamber and Independence Chamber. Others include the banquet room, Supreme Court room, main stairway and the ballroom., Contains 12 postcards printed in color and 13 printed in black and white., Built 1732-1748 by Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Extensive renovations and additions completed incrementally between 1750 and 1973. Meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775-1783 and the site where the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776., Also identified as the Pennsylvania State House., About one third (11 out of 23) of the postcards were issued by the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence., Accession numbers: P.8712.5e, P.8712.5k, P.9048.260, P.9048.281, P.9049.27, P.9049.35, P.9049.41, P.9050.66, P.9076.6, P.9076.17, P.9105.20 - 22. P.9441.3, P.9441.5 - 11, P.9441.13 - 16., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Jacob Graff House, in which Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence postcards.
Exterior views of the Jacob Graff house where Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Located at the southwest corner of 7th and Market Streets. Later occupied by Penn National Bank., Postcards issued by P. Sander, New York and the Taylor Art Co., Philadelphia., Divided backs., Accession numbers: P.9049.20 - 21, P.9049.61 and P.9049.85., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
John B. Stetson Company postcards.
Contains images of the John B. Stetson Hat Company manufactury near 5th and Montgomery Avenues. The company moved to this site in 1874 and constructed 20 buildings over a 55 year period. Operations ceased in this location in 1971. Images depict an aerial drawing of the 29 acre campus and interior photographs of the office corridor, reception room and salesroom. Also includes employees finishing soft hats, forming and sizing hat bodies, cutting fur and flanging soft hats, trimming stiff hats and weaving silk bands and bindings., Divided backs. Company biography on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Johnson Homestead postcards] [graphic].
Contains images of the Johnson Homestead, showing exterior views of front facade of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.9048.219 - 220, P.9048.376, P.9048.387, P.9049.73 - 74 and P.9577.18., Purchase 1984, 1998., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
"The Kenwood," Chestnut Hill, Pa.
Depicts a car parked in front of The Kenwood, a mental sanatorium in Chestnut Hill. The building in the foreground was constructed in 1884 after designs by George Simpson. This newer building sits adjacent to the original house on the property (left), built circa 1860 as a private residence, then altered to The Eldon Hotel, one of three resort hotels in Chestnut Hill. The hotel occupied the property until 1910, when it was converted to the Kenwood mental sanatorium., Real photo. Divided back. Post marked 1912., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Ladies' and Gentlemens' Restaurant, Green's Hotel, Chestnut and 8th Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
Interior view of restaurant in Green's Hotel., Numbered R-70949 on verso., Thomas H. Green opened a restaurant on the site of the former Edwards residence at 731 Chestnut Street in 1866. The former site of the Edward Shippen house, Philemon Dickenson house and the Union Building (735 Chestnut Street) were incorporated into Green's Hotel in 1883. The property was sold in 1923 and demolished soon after., Divided back. Text on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Leiper St. south from Gillingham St. Frankford.
Depicts dwellings along Leiper Street, south of Gillingham Street in Frankford., Divided back. AZO stamp box with upward pointing triangles in corner., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Market Street postcards.
Contains images of store fronts and automobile and pedestrian traffic looking east and west on Market Street. Views depict Market Street looking: at the Market Street loop; west from 10th Street, showing Woolworth & Co. 5 and 10 store; west of 11th Street showing the Denckla, Inquirer and Reading Terminal buildings and east from City Hall showing the Wanamaker Department store. Also includes a bird's eye view of Market Street looking west towards West Philadelphia., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.2002.67.30, P.9048.37, P.9048.41, P.9049.16, P.9049.53 and P.9512.6 - 7., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Marsden Gateway, Chestnut Hill, Phila.
Exterior view of the entrance gateway to the Marsden residence in Chestnut Hill, showing the front portico of the house in the background., Numbered 797 on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Mayfair House in Fairmount Park, Germantown, Pa.
Exterior view of apartment house built 1925-26 after designs by Sugarman & Berger., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
The Mechanics Insurance Company's Building, Philadelphia.
Exterior view of front and east facades looking south. Fire insurance company incorporated in 1854., Undivided back. Post marked 1907. Text on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Meeting house at Fairhill, Philadelphia, Pa.
Depicts the exterior and interior, showing pews in the meeting house on Germantown Avenue., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Messiah P.E. Church, Port Richmond, Philadelphia.
Exterior view., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Mrs. Lena Mason's Chautauqua meetings, Aug. 1st - Sept. Phila, Pa.
Postcard showing an African American Chautauqua meeting. Depicts African American men, women, and children gathered near several tents. In the foreground, an African American woman and man, possibly Mrs. and Mr. Mason, stand and look at the viewer next to a wooden chair with a hat on top of it. Chautauqua meetings, developed from the Lyceum Movement, were traveling tent shows providing education and entertainment to early 20th-century audiences., Title and date from item., Photographic paper company's imprint on verso: Mermont Photo Paper Co., New York., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Office and residence of Geo. L. Maitland, piano tuner, 4806 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia.
Advertisement for the piano tuning and repairing business of George L. Maitland, showing the exterior of his office and residence at 4806 Fairmount Avenue in West Philadelphia., Publisher's monogram on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Old Court House & Market postcards.
Depicts the Old Court House and Market at the corner of Second and Market Streets looking west, showing the market sheds extending to Fourth Street. Also known as the Great Towne House, built in 1707 by Samuel Powell. Demolished in 1837., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.9049.5 and P.9049.16., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Old Pennypack Baptist Church. 1688 - 1925.
Interior view of pulpit and pews of Baptist church founded in 1688 by twelve men and women from England, Ireland and Wales. Original log church constructed by founders was replaced in 1770 and a third structure was erected in 1805., Considered the oldest Baptist Church in Pennsylvania. Originally known as Pennepek., Real photo. Paul - Photo engraved on recto. Undivided back. AZO stamp box with squares in corner., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Old Philadelphia Punch Bowl.
Exterior view of the Punch Bowl Inn, built circa 1840 and demolished in 1884. The Second Regiment Armory building was constructed on this site in 1890., Copy of Robert Newell's image of the Punch Bowl Inn, photographed circa 1870., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Old St. Paul's Church, No. 225 South Third Street, central office Philadelphia P. E. City Mission.
Exterior view of front facade of Old St. Paul's Church on recto, with bulletin on verso, including an invitation to a noon-day service for business men. Church served as the central office of the Protestant Episcopal City Mission in Philadelphia circa 1950., Undivided back. Invitation on verso. Dated 1906 in manuscript note on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
On the midway. New Phila. County Fair, Byberry, Pa.
Depicts county fair buildings and activities including the Women's Building, Crane's Ice Cream stand, Crackerjack the Mexican or Sealskin Horse and a station for automobile maintenance., Philadelphia County Fair started at Byberry circa 1912 and continued until the late 1920s. Located on the south side of Byberry Road, west of the Boulevard and the Short Line Railroad behind the old Somerton Fire house. See Harry Silcox, Historical Northeast Philadelphia: Stories and Memories., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Ottinger House, Germantown, Philadelphia.
Exterior view of Ottinger House, with a partial view of property to the north. Built circa 1781 by Christopher Ottinger, a Revolutionary soldier who became a master coach maker after the war., Undivided back. Dated 1907 in manuscript note on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Our Mother of Sorrows R.C. Church, 48th & Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia.
Interior view of altar and sanctuary of church built in 1867 after designs by Edwin Forrest Durang., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Park Trolley Bridge postcards.
Depicts the Strawberry Mansion Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River, built 1894-1896 by Russell M. Thayer and Theodore Cooper. Depicts the bridge in Fairmount Park from Strawberry Mansion., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Also known as the Fairmount Park Trolley Bridge., Accession numbers: P.9048.116, P.9048.333 and P.9076.12., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
P.E. Holy Innocence, Tacony, Pa.
Exterior view of church built in 1869., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Peck & Hills' Furniture Co., 642 North Broad St. cor. Wallace, Philadelphia, Pa.
Interior view of living room section of enormous furniture showroom, showing couches, chairs, lamps and tables., Advertisement on verso. Post marked 1922. AZO stamp box with upward pointing triangles in corner., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Pelham Road, Germantown.
Depicts Pelham Road north of West Hortter Street, a residential area developed on the estate of George W. Carpenter by Philadelphia's mercanitile class in the 1890s., Numbered 503 on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Penny Pot Inn, Front and Vine Streets.
Souvenir postcard of Founder's Week celebrating the 225th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia. Depicts an exterior view of the Penny Pot Inn as it may have looked in 1683. Given to the city of Philadelphia by William Penn., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Philadelphia City Hall postcards.
Contains views of City Hall built 1871-1901 after designs by John McArthur Jr. Includes several exterior views of the building, showing construction of the tower looking west on Market Street; the completed building and tower from 15th and Arch Streets and another from North Broad Street looking south. Also depicts an interior view of the Mayor's office., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.8712.5c, P.9076.7, P.9255, P.2002.67.17 and P.2002.67.22., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's, Chestnut Hill.
Exterior view of front facade of clubhouse built in 1910 after designs by George T. Pearson. Built on the site of the old clubhouse (1884, G.W. & D.W. Hewitt), which burned in 1909. Grounds donated by Henry H. Houston. Located near St. Martin in the Field Church., Numbered 799 on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Philadelphia Horse Show, judging appointment class, horses suitable for a lady to drive.]
Depicts the Philadelphia Horse Show in an outdoor setting, with trees, several gazebos, and buildings in the background. Includes carriages lined up with several grooms standing in front, each with a be-bonnetted lady at the reins., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
The Philadelphia Lawn Mower Co.
A woman in a white dress and hat pushes a Genuine "Philadelphia" Lawn Mower through a green yard. Includes a stake in the ground that advertises the name of the product, "Genuine "Philadelphia" Lawn Mower"., Numbered 3115 on verso., Advertisement on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

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