| Contributor |
Childs, Cephas Grier, 1793-1871, engraver. |
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Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer. |
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The Rotograph Company, publisher. |
| Title |
[Miscellaneous prints from the Joe Freedman collection of Philadelphia ephemera] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1850-1880 |
| Date |
[ca. 1830-ca. 1950, bulk ca. 1860-ca. 1890] |
| Physical Description |
12 prints and 2 prints in frames : lithographs, photomechanical prints, engravings, relief ; sheet 12 x 19 cm (4.75 x 7.5
in.) and 14 x 16 cm (5.5 x 6.25 in.) or smaller.
|
| Description |
Collection of miscellaneous prints, including promotional novelties, vignettes, views, proof sheet of banknotes, a photograph
reproduction, and a postcard. Imagery depicts City Hall, Continental Hotel, Girard Fire Insurance Company, interior of Independence
Hall, "Bird's Eye View from Lemon Hill" showing the Fairmount Water Works, Market Street and Delaware Avenue, the storefront
of optician William Y. McAllister and Alex. R. Harper & Bro., watches (728 Chestnut), and vignettes showing miners at work,
and a view of laborers at work in a stone quarry juxtaposed with a view of Native American persons. Also includes a 1777 German
calendar illustration showing Philadelphia along the Delaware River (.193x); an 1804? lottery ticket for the African Church
of St. Thomas (.190x); a ca. 1833 proof sheet of bank notes in German for The Western Bank of Philadelphia; a ca. 1830 textile
sewn on paper and illustrated with a genre scene in front of the "House of Refuge, Philadelphia"; a pocket-size political
print depicting Philadelphia mayor-elect Morton McMichael holding a fox by its tail to satirize his 1865 election win over
Daniel M. Fox; and a 1919 calligraphic envelope (in color inks) addressed to Mrs. Sarah Zook, Temple University Hospital,
Broad & Ontario Streets, Phila, Pa. Some prints also depict street and pedestrian traffic. Vignettes are possibly specimens
for illustrations on certificates.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Artists, photographers, and publishers include C. G. Childs, W. N. Jennings, and The Rotograph Co. |
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P.2013.87.190x and 193x in frames and housed separately in phase box. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
| Subject |
McAllister, W. Y. (William Young), 1812-1896. |
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McMichael, Morton, 1807-1879 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Zook, Sarah. |
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Alex. R. Harper & Bro. |
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City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Continental Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Girard Fire insurance Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Calligraphy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Miners. |
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Indians of North America. |
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Indigenous peoples -- United States. |
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Storefronts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 728. |
|
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 000 block. |
|
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
| Genre |
Banknotes -- 1832-1830. |
|
Engravings -- 1830-1870. |
|
Envelopes -- 1900-1910. |
|
Lithographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Relief prints -- 1860-1880. |
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Photomechanical prints -- 1890-1950. |
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Postcards -- 1940-1950. |
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Promotional materials -- 1870-1950. |
|
Proofs -- 1820-1830. |
|
Satires (Visual works) -- 1860-1870. |
|
Textiles -- 1820-1830. |
|
Vignettes -- 1860-1870. |
| Printer |
The Rotograph Company, publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Freedman Collection - Box 2 - Miscellaneous [P.2013.87.2; 185-195x] |
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Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Freedman Collection - Lottery & Calendar Illustrations [P.2013.87.190x and 193x] |
| Accession number |
P.2013.87.2 |
|
P.2013.87.185-195x |
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P.2013.87.190x and 193x |
