04699ckm a2200613 a 4500 000277783 20230712170802.0 kj bmo 010416k19201930paunnn kneng d NEHE-1522 ppl PPL gihc Library Company of Philadelphia. 8182 Library Company of Philadelphia scrapbook [graphic]. 1818-ca. 1934, bulk 1920-1930. 1 scrapbook (16 photographic prints, 12 photomechanical prints, 9 items): gelatin silver, typescript, manuscript, letterpress; scrapbook 29 x 25 cm. (11.25 x 9.5 in.) Title supplied by cataloger. Bookplate of the Library Company dated October 9, 1934 pasted on inside front cover. Some contents identified from manuscript notes on rectos and versos of scrapbook pages. Scrapbook predominantly containing photographs of the interiors and exteriors of the buildings of the Library Company of Philadelphia at Fifth and Library streets (1792-1878) and Juniper and Locust streets (1880-1940). Interior views show the main reading room, the women's reading room, and the Henry C. Lea Annex (member's reading room) at the Juniper Street building. The images include shelves of books; reading tables and chairs; magazine racks; card catalogs; and paintings, photographs, manuscripts and busts and object d'arts on display. Also contains photographs and photomechanical reproductions of portraiture of early noted figures and donors to the Library Company and art and artifacts held by or associated with the repository. Additional content includes reference correspondence (1920 and 1924) between librarian George Abbot and overseas researchers studying Peter Collinson and an April 8, 1834 newspaper clipping reporting the Library Company's receipt of the book collection of the late James Cox "Artist and Bibliomaniac" accompanied by his autograph (John McAllister label pasted on verso). Portraits depict Rev. Samuel Preston (1756-1834); optician Joseph Fisher (d. 1864); library director Dr. Thomas Parke (1749-1835); "library director 1825-1840" Benjamin R. Morgan (1765-1840); and Library Company purchasing agent Peter Collinson (1694-1768). Artifacts include the "Lion's Mouth" tin suggestion box (ca. 1850); the candle lantern from the entrance of the original library building (pre-1791); "old playing cards used as washers for Franklin's electrical machine" (1740s); William Penn's secretary desk (ca. 1680); John Penn's air pump case for electrical instruments (1738-1739); and the anti-slavery painting "Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences" given to the library by its artist Samuel Jennings in 1792. The Library Company of Philadelphia, America’s first successful lending library and oldest cultural institution, was founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin as a subscription library supported by its shareholders. Until the 1850s it was the largest public library in America. It was transformed into a research library in the 1950s. Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. Housed in phase box. Select link above to access the website "Art & Artifacts. Discover the Library Company’s Art and Artifact Collection." Library Company of Philadelphia History. Library Company of Philadelphia People. Library Company of Philadelphia Buildings. Correspondence 1920-1930. lctgm Typescripts 1920-1930. lctgm Fifth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) South 100 block. local Locust Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1300 block. local Scrapbooks 1920-1940. gmgpc Gelatin silver prints 1920-1940. gmgpc Photomechanical prints 1920-1940. gmgpc Portraits 1920-1940. gmgpc Clippings 1830-1930. gmgpc Autographs 1810-1820. gmgpc Letterpress works 1810-1820. gmgpc Imprint PA. Philadelphia. 1920-1930. Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT albums - Library [Uy8 7065.Q] Uy8 7065.Q uy8-7065-q-cover uy8-7065-q-2 uy8-7065-q-11 uy8-7065-q-22 uy8-7065-q-30 uy8-7065-q-32 uy8-7065-q-34 uy8-7065-q-35 uy8-7065-q-37 uy8-7065-q-43 uy8-7065-q-44 Website http://www.librarycompany.org/artifacts/ 263931 263931 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100628 1230 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100628 1533 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100629 1119 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100629 1133 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100629 1134 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100629 1141 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100629 1909 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100629 1909 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100630 1032 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100630 1155 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100630 1530 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100701 0850 000277783 ERIKA 40 20100702 1210 000277783 LINDAW 40 20120405 1036 000277783 LINDAW 40 20120405 1156 000277783 ERIKA 40 20170307 1604 ppl PA. Philadelphia. 1920-1930. Imprint