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Christ Church, Philada.
Rooftop view looking northwest showing the east front, south flank, and steeple of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North Second Street. Steeple constructed 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith. Also shows the gated church yard south of the edifice and partial views of adjacent brick buildings., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint on mount., Green mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

[Church and ice cream parlor]
Exterior view of Romanesque-style church across the street from a confectionery shop with an awning advertising ice cream and "Debbold's pure candies"., Title supplied by cataloger., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.

Church, Broad & Arch Sts., Phila. (Methodist) New Masonic Temple in the background.
View looking southeast at the Methodist Episcopal church constructed 1869-70 after designs by Addison Hutton. Shows the west front of the adjacent Masonic Temple built 1868-1873 after the designs of James H. Windrim, a coach parked in the right foreground, and the liquor store operated by Charles P. Collins at the northeast corner of Broad and Arch Streets., Title from two different manuscript notes on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret.

Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Exterior view showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect G.G. Place on the 3200 block of West Clearfield Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Title printed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.

Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia.
Exterior view showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect G.G. Place on the 3200 block of West Clearfield Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Title printed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.

Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia.
Exterior view showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect G.G. Place on the 3200 block of West Clearfield Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Title printed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.

Church of the Assumption, 12th & Spring Garden Sts., Philadelphia.
Shows the Catholic church built 1848-1849 after the designs of Patrick Keeley at 1133 Spring Garden Street. Also shows neighboring buildings including the Central Hotel (1137 Spring Garden) and partial views of a cigar store and the Spring Garden Street market between Marshall and 12th streets., Attributed to John Moran., Title printed on mounts., Stereograph on trimmed pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Church of the Holy Trinity, 200 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Views showing the exterior during construction and after completion of the Norman-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1856-1859 at 200 South 19th Street after the designs of John Notman. Includes a close-up view of the church door during construction. Views also show construction debris, construction equipment, neighboring buildings on the north side of the 1900 block of Walnut Street, and a partial view of Rittenhouse Square., Contains three stereographic prints mounted on yellow paper mounts, including two with manuscript titles and one with a printed label; three one-half stereographic prints mounted on paper; and one unmounted albumen., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., One of images [(8)1322.F.19a] reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #152., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Church of the Intercessor, Philadelphia.
Interior views showing the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1859-1860 after the designs of Stephen P. Rush at Spring Garden Street below Broad Street. Altar includes ornately embellished chairs and cloth adorned with the declaration "Our Lord Our Righteousness"., Title printed on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Publication information from duplicate [1322.F.75a]., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.

Church of the Redemption, north west corner of 22nd and Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia.
Interior view showing the altar of the Protestant Episcopal Church built 1846. View includes pews and stained glass windows., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title and date from manuscript note on mount: Church of the Redemption 1872., Paper backing pasted on verso., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

The city of brotherly love.
Bird's eye view from City Hall tower looking north showing the cityscape surrounding Broad Street. Identifiable buildings include Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad, built 1868-1873, James H. Windrim, architect); the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (1344-1348 Arch, built 1869, Addison Hutton, architect); First Baptist Church (northwest cor. Broad and Arch, built 1856, Stephen Decatur Button, architect); Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (118-126 North Broad, built 1872-76, Furness & Hewitt, architects); Offenbach's Garden, carriage depository or bazaar, formerly the site of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Depot (southeast corner of Broad and Cherry Streets); cyclorama building that displayed the Battle of Gettyburg in the early 1890s (northeast corner of Broad and Cherry Streets); Hahnemann Medical College (230 North Broad); and Roman Catholic High School (301-313 North Broad, built 1890, Edwin Forrest Durang, architect). Horse-drawn vehicles on Broad Street are also visible., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of J.F. Dallet.

The Civic Parade and Court of Honor, Peace Jubilee, Phila. Pa., Oct. 26, '98.
View looking north showing the Peace Jubilee procession on South Broad Street in celebration of the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Procession includes men walking with flags and a band playing instruments. Spectators stand on the sidewalk and sit in stands decorated with patriotic bunting on both sides of the street. The Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch, designed by Joseph M. Huston, is visible in the background, along with City Hall's clock tower., Copyrighted 1898 by B. L. Singley., Title printed on mount below image., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.

[Cohocking Creek, near Germantown, Philadelphia]
View depicting a posed male figure near birch trees at Cohocking Creek near Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's gilt label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Moran, a Philadelphia photographer, specialized in landscape photography and often took artistic excursions with his painter brothers, Thomas and Edward.

[Cohocksink Hose Company steam engine and fire fighters in front of the company fire station on Germantown Avenue above Fifth Street, Philadelphia]
View includes a dog laying in front of a large section of hose on the ground. Company founded September 25, 1856., Title supplied by cataloguer., Manuscript note on accompanying label: Cohocsink Steam Fire Engine Philada., Yellow mount with square corners., Attributed to Robert Newell., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Duplicate of (8)1322.F.5f, Paper backing pasted on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Cohocksink M.E. Church.
Exterior view of the front facade of the brick church constructed in 1857 (cornerstone laid July 22, 1857) on Germantown Avenue near Columbia Avenue., Title on negative., Photographer and publisher's imprint printed on mount in decorative text., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.

Cohocksink M.E. Church.
Interior view of the chancel, altar, pews and galleries in the brick church constructed in 1857 (cornerstone laid July 22, 1857) on Germantown Avenue near Columbia Avenue., Title on negative., Photographer and publisher's imprint printed on mount in decorative text., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.

Coining presses. Government Mint, Philadelphia, Pa.
Depicts a row of presses attended by two male operators at the third mint building on Spring Garden Street between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. One laborer stands next to a handtruck loaded with drawers of coins. Electric lights hang from the ceiling. The U.S. Mint was established in Philadelphia in 1792., Copyrighted by Keystone View Company., Negative number printed on mount: 22291., Title printed on mount., Printed above image: 84., Contains a detailed explanation of the coin-making process and two questions about metal content of specific coinage on verso., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Duplicate of P.9573.26., Keystone View Company, stock publisher of stereographs of the late 19th and 20th century, started issuing educational stereoviews around 1898. In 1906, the first boxed set of 600 educational views with an accompanying guide book was issued., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Coke burning - Alleghenies.
Depicts coal miners covered in coal dust leading a mule-drawn coal car on makeshift tracks in the western Pennsylvania mountains. Other coal-workers, including a boy, work near a mound of dirt and ride a horse. Wood shacks stand in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to John Moran., Yellow mount with square corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Col. M. Corcoran addressing the crowds in front of the Continental Hotel, Phila., August 21, 1862.
Rooftop views looking east from above Ninth Street showing a massive crowd in front of the Continental and Girard House hotels on the 800 block of Chestnut Street. Shows a large horse-drawn enclosed platform resting near the crowd and a caravan of horse-drawn carriages traveling up the street. People look out the windows and stand on the balconies of nearby businesses. Businesses include the Root Gallery photographic studio operated by J.J. Bushnell from 1862-1863 (901 Chestnut) and J.H. Richelderfer's "Boy's Clothing Bazaar" (903 Chestnut). Corcoran, colonel of the Sixty-Ninth New York Brigade, i.e., the Irish Brigade travelled through Philadelphia following his release as a prisoner of war from Libby Prison., Title and date from unmounted stereograph 5779.F.12e, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Variant in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. [Penrose Collection, Box 18]., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Col. R. S. Strader horses - Bulletsville Boone Co Ky
View showing five horses, including Burlington and Draco, under the inspection of two men standing near a dog, in front of a stable in Bulletsville, KY. Shows Draco, grandson of the great trotter Alexander's Abdallah, attached to a manned sulky and the other horses controlled by groomsmen, including an African American man. Two white women and two young, white boys stand near the men., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title from manuscript note on mount., Manuscript note on mount: Burlington Draco - in sulky., Manuscript note on verso: Burlington/ 1870 by Wyatt's Abdallah son of Alexander Abdallah; dau a mare by Yankee Boy. Draco/ 1853 by Perkin's Young [Morril?]; dam the dam of Danville Boy & Draco 2nd., Gift of Helen Beitler, 2002., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Schreiber & Sons specialized in photography of domestic animals and photographed almost every noted horse in North America during the latter nineteenth century.

Colonnade Hotel
View showing the prominent hotel, erected in 1868, at the southwest corner of 15th and Chestnut streets. The hotel, named after "Colonnade Row" (early nineteenth-century pillared, porched townhouses previously on the site), was demolished in 1925 for the erection of the Franklin Trust Company building., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Title inscribed on negative., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Colonnade Hotel
View showing the luxury hotel completed in 1868 at 1500-1506 Fifteenth Street (southwest corner of Fifteenth and Chestnut streets). The hotel was named after the "Colonnade Row" of early nineteenth-century pillared, porched townhouses previously on the site. The hotel was demolished in 1925 for the erection of the Franklin Trust Company Building., Yellow mount with round corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Colossal hand and torch "Liberty".
View of Bartholdi's Electric Light or Liberty Enlightening the World hand and torch statue on display near the lake. A group of men, including an African American man in the foreground, stand near the kiosk and two white men stand on the balcony of the torch. The Women's Pavilion designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann and Horticultural Hall designed by James H. Windrim are partially visible in the background. Money raised at the fair, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art, helped to pay for the completion of the statue and pedestal., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Stamped on mount: Grade 2., White curved mount with rounded corners., Purchase 1989., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.

Colossal hand and torch "Liberty".
View of Bartholdi's Electric Light or Liberty Enlightening the World hand and torch statue on display near the lake. A group of men, including an African American man in the foreground, stand near the kiosk and two white men stand on the balcony of the torch. The Women's Pavilion designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann and Horticultural Hall designed by James H. Windrim are partially visible in the background. Money raised at the fair, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art, helped to pay for the completion of the statue and pedestal., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Stamped on mount: Grade 2., White curved mount with rounded corners., Purchase 1989., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.

Columbia Railroad Bridge
View looking north from East Fairmount Park showing the Columbia Railroad Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River. One of the oldest railroad bridges in the United States, it was completed in 1834 after the designs of engineer John C. Trautwine for use by the Reading Railroad Company., Title supplied by cataloguer., Manuscript note on mount: Columbia Bridge., Pale yellow mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Jane Carson James., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

[Columbia Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia]
View looking north from East Fairmount Park showing the Columbia Railroad Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River. One of the oldest railroad bridges in the United States, it was completed in 1834 after the designs of engineer John C. Trautwine for use by the Reading Railroad Company. In the foreground, a man sits on a rock near a small ravine in a grassy knoll. Also includes two multi-storied buildings, possibly beer saloons, near the bridge., Pale blue mount with rounded corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Jane Carson James., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Columbia Spring.
View of a man standing with a long pole with three glasses secured on one end, ready to dip in a well. Benches line the walls of the room., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

[Commercial street scene, unidentified location]
View showing a street lined with storefronts. A horse-drawn cart and horse-drawn conestoga wagon travel in the street., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Congress Hall, Cape May, N.J.
View showing one of the oldest seaside hotels, built in 1816 by Thomas Hughes, at Beach Drive and Congress Street. The hotel, originally called the "Big House," was renamed Congress Hall in 1828 when Hughes was elected to Congress. The grand lodging, able to accommodate 1000 guests, was destroyed by the great fire of 1878 and rebuilt in brick the following year. View includes a gazebo in the fenced courtyard., Black mount with rounded corners., Title from descriptive label pasted on verso., Contains label on verso describing the hotel, the proprietor J.F. Cake, and the West Jersey Railway Co., which provided service between Philadelphia and Cape May., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of New Jersey., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Souder & Nowell, a partnership between S.T. Souder and F.A. Nowell, was active in Philadelphia in 1874.

Connecticut state building interior.
Interior view of a room in the Connecticut state building showing a fireplace and scattered pieces of furniture including a table, chairs, spinning wheel, and tall case clock. The building was constructed for the Centennial exhibition held in 1876 in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park., Title on negative., Orange mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Connecting R.R. Bridge, Philadelphia, Pa.
View from Laurel Hill in Fairmount Park looking northwest showing the Falls Bridge spanning over the Schuylkill River near the old Falls in the Schuylkill. The six-arched bridge, completed in 1853 by mason Christian Swartz, was utilized by the Richmond branch of the Reading Railroad. A covered bridge is seen in the background., Orange mount with rounded corners., Gift of Francis James Dallett., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

The Connoquenessing near Harmony.
Landscape view showing men fishing on the Connoquenessing Creek near Harmony, Pa. Also shows several people standing on a trestle bridge in the background., Pink mount with rounded corners., Title from label on negative., Gift of Francis J. Dallett., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

The contested sword.
Unmounted stereograph shows the sword (the blade made of Damascus steel) donated by Messrs. Evans & Hassall and awarded to the General with the largest number of votes by paid subscriptions--in this case General George Meade with 3,442 votes. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from printed text on paper label below image., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Continental Hotel Philada. [graphic].
View looking east from above Ninth Street showing the luxury hotel at the southeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets (824-838 Chestnut). Completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur Jr., the hotel contained several businesses in its lower level including "Charles Oakford & Son" hat shop. View also shows adjacent businesses including publishers and booksellers Porter & Coates operating from the former building of J.E. Caldwell & Co. built 1858 after the designs of McArthur. (822 Chestnut); John Wanamaker & Co., luxury clothing store, established 1869 (818 Chestnut); James S. Earle, looking glasses and picture frame manufactory (816 Chestnut), and John W. Scott, shirt manufactory (814 Chestnut). Includes horse-drawn wagons travelling the street and a partial view of the north side of the block., Title from manuscript note on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Attributed to Bartlett & Smith., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Continental Hotel, Philada.
View looking southeast from above Ninth Street showing the luxury hotel at the corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets. Completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., the hotel contained several businesses in its lower level, including "Charles Oakford & Son" hat shop and "Vansant's Manufactory of French Confections." The building was demolished in 1924. Also visible on the commercial street are a shirt manufactory and a looking glass store. A street lamp advertising the Walnut Street Theater stands on the corner of the sidewalk jammed with pedestrians. Horse-drawn carriages line the street., Title from manuscript note on accompanying label., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Continental Hotel, Philadelphia
View looking east from above Ninth Street showing the luxury hotel at the southeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets. Completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur Jr., the hotel contained several businesses in its lower level, including "Charles Oakford & Son" hat shop and "Vansant's Manufactory of French Confections." The building was demolished in 1924., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title printed on mount., Manuscript note on verso: 335. Looking down Chestnut St. from 9th St., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Continental Hotel, Philadelphia Pa
View looking southeast from above Ninth Street showing the luxury hotel at the corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets. Completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., the hotel contained several businesses in its lower level, including "Charles Oakford & Son" hat shop and "VanSant's Manufactory of French Confections." The building was demolished in 1924. Also visible on the commercial street are a shirt manufactory and a looking glass store. A street lamp advertising the Walnut Street Theater stands on the corner of the sidewalk jammed with pedestrians. Horse-drawn carriages line the street., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Name of photographer from duplicate stereograph [(8)1322.F.29e]., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.

Convent of the Sacred Heart, Philadelphia.
Exterior view showing several nuns and female students in front of the convent and boarding school, also known as Eden Hall, built 1849-1850 after the designs of Frank Wills, at 4800 Grant Avenue in Torresdale. Several students wear white gowns, possibly habits., Title printed on mount., Photographer from embossed stamp., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.

Convent of the Sacred Heart, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Langenheim.
Exterior view showing several nuns and female students in front of the convent and boarding school, also known as Eden Hall, built 1849-1850 after the designs of Frank Wills, at 4800 Grant Avenue in Torresdale. Several students wear white gowns, possibly habits., Title printed on mount., Photographer from embossed stamp., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.

Convent of the Sacred Heart, Philadelphia.
Exterior view showing several nuns and female students in front of the convent and boarding school, also known as Eden Hall, built 1849-1850 after the designs of Frank Wills, at 4800 Grant Avenue in Torresdale. Several students wear white gowns, possibly habits., Title printed on mount., Photographer from embossed stamp., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.

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