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Ledger Building, Sixth and Chestnut Streets.
Faded street scene showing commercial establishments on the block including the Public Ledger Building built 1866-67 after designs by Philadelphia architect John McArthur, Jr. Depicts the western corner of the State House covered with theater broadsides., Title and publisher's imprint from series list printed on verso. One of 106 numbered titles in the series (No. 139-245)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Also published as a half stereoview mounted on paper [(6)1322.F.117d]., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret., Robert Newell's son Henry entered the business in 1872 and the name changed to "R. Newell & Son".
[Letter to Alexander C. Hart from Augustus J. Pleasonton] [graphic].
Manuscript letter from Augustus J. Pleasonton appointing Dr. Alexander C. Hart as a surgeon in the first regiment of artillery of the Pennsylvania militia in 1843. Alexander Chambers Hart (1811-1884) was a physician and surgeon. He helped found the Charity Hospital of Philadelphia and served during the Civil War., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from item., Manuscript written on recto: Head Quarters. 1st Regt of Artillery, Philadelphia, June 1st, 1843.To Surgeon Alexander C. Hart, 1st Regt of Artillery, Sir, You are hereby appointed to be the Surgeon of the First Regiment of Artillery in the First Brigade of the First Division of Pennsylvania Militia. Your uniform and equipment will be similar to those of a surgeon in the Army of the United States. Be pleased to inform me at your earliest convenience of your acceptance or non-acceptance of this appointment. Very Respectfully your obedt servant, A.J. Pleasonton, Colonel., Gift of David Doret, 2017.
Libby Prison in war times [graphic].
View of Libby Prison, a Confederate prison in Richmond, Va. and showing Union prisoners in front of tents and a large building. In the foreground are six tents, one labeled "C.S.A." Men, including one with his arm in a sling, stand and walk between the tents. In the background is the brick, three-story prison building, converted from a grocery warehouse and with a sign that reads, "Libby & Sons Ship Chandlers & Grocers." A group of men stand in front of the building. In the left, men in uniform stand in formation. Libby Prison held Union officers and operated from March 1862 until April 1865. The overcrowded prison had harsh conditions and a high mortality rate., Title from the item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1889 by Charles Pollock., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
[Main building, Centennial Exposition] [graphic].
Probably trimmed, vignette exterior view of the Main building from the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph Wilson. Shows the Main Exhibition Building decorated with flags. In the foreground, a number of men, women, and children walk on the grounds., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Gift of David Doret.
Masonic memorial [graphic] / Ch. Inger, del.
Commemorative, fictionalized group portrait print depicting “seventy-seven Masonic Brethren, Signers of the Declaration of American Independence and other Distinguished Members of the “Masonic Fraternity” in the Assembly Room of Independence Hall. Shows three rows of Brethren (“Distinguished Dead” and “immortal”) within the paneled wall room of the historic site being used as an exhibit gallery. At the center of the first row stands “Father of his Country” George Washington, his left hand on his hip, and wearing a masonic apron adorned with Masonic symbols. Nearest him to the left, also in masonic, but undecorated, aprons, stand Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Other figures in undecorated aprons in the front row include (left to right) James Buchanan; Marquise de Lafayette; Bishop William White; Andrew Jackson; and Henry Clay. Some of the men hold hats or scrolls, while others hold their hands together, or cross their arms. Other figures in the further rows include Stephen Girard, Stephen A. Douglas, and John C. Breckenridge. In the background, framed artwork, predominately from the Charles Willson Peale portrait collection; Henry Inman's portrait painting of William Penn (left); Thomas Sully's portrait painting of Lafayette (right) line the walls. Background also includes in the far right, the Liberty Bell upon which a stuffed bald eagle sits (installed 1852) and, in the center, a bronze eagle elevated above the partially visible wood statue of George Washington (carved 1815 by William Rush, installed 1824)., Title from from promotional pamphlet held in collections [Am 1860 Pheni 54390.O.13]. Pamphlet also lists the names of many of the sitters in image., Publication information from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by Thomas Phenix in the Clerk's Office of the Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Miders & Telfs. Stubbag Thal Tyrol. [graphic].
View of two villages, Miders and Telfs, in the Stubbag Thal Telfs valley in Austria. Shows buildings along the tree-lined road that leads to the villages. Numerous buildings, including the Franciscan Hospital, are visible in the center between two mountains., Title from text printed on verso: 40. Miders & Telfs. Stubbag Thal Tyrol. These two Villages lie on the left bank of the Jun, in that charming valley called the Stubbag Thal Telfs, has a Franciscan Hospital, which is remarkable for its neatness and the skill of the attendants, who are all brethren of the Order of St. Francis de Assis., Date inferred from active dates of the photographer., Buff mount with square corners., Label pasted on verso: American Stereoscopic Co. Langenheim, Loyd & Co. Philadelphia., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
[Miss Rogers] [graphic] / St. Memin, No. 27 Pine St., N. York.
Photographic reproduction of the 1797 portrait engraving made by St. Memin possibly of Sarah Elizabeth Rogers. Bust-length, left profile portrait of Rogers wearing her curly hair up with a headband and attired in a dress with a ruffled collar. Portrait identified by descendants as Sarah Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of New York merchant Moses Rogers and Sarah Woolsey Rogers. Sarah Elizabeth Rogers would have been twenty years old, and the sitter appears older. Inscription also reads, Mrs. Rodgers, which is crossed out. [See Elaine Mile. Saint-Memin and the neoclassical profile portrait. Washington, D.C.: National Portrait Gallery, 1994, p.382-383.], Title from manuscript note written under image: Identified. Mrs.[crossed out] Rodgers. Miss Rogers., Date inferred from photographic medium., Gift of David Doret.
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church [certificate]
Life membership certificate containing a vignette contrasting scenes of apocalyptic doom and religious salvation. Shows to the right an angel trumpeting salvation and wielding the Bible above a missionary preaching to a large group of Native Americans and a converted Black family kneeling and reaching toward the heavens; broken shackles and swords beside them. Opposite the scenes of salvation, a cross rises from the ground, bringing forth a river of redemption too late for the lost souls of a bejeweled "heathen" woman and a skull-headed man entangled by serpents. Behind them a temple, probably the Vatican, collapses to the ground. The Missionary Society, officially organized in New York in 1820, worked first to convert Native Americans and enslaved people before extending their missions to the Black inhabitants of Liberia in 1823., Issued to Eliza J. Hamilton on April 7th, 1846. Signed by John Whitman, President and Saml. Sappington, Secretary., Gift of David Doret, 2009., See variant *Philadelphia Certificates - Organizations - M [P.P.2004.46.1]., 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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Access points revised 2021., Description revised 2021.
The Monument of Major Andre [graphic]
Print depicting a monument to Major John André. Shows a sarcophagus with Britannia weeping as she holds a shield with the Union Jack. In the left is a lion. Below is a tableau depicting the capture of Major André, who is led away by two men as he points to a woman and child in the right. In the left, a messenger hands General George Washington, surrounded by soldiers, an envelope. Soldiers march in the background. The sarcophagus rests on a pedestral that reads, "Sacred to the Memory, Major John Andre", Title from item., Date from periodical publication it was illustrated in: The Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure . London : Published [...] according to Act of Parliament, for John Hinton, 1782 December, p. 329., Gift of David Doret.
Mr. & Mrs. George W. Childs, request the pleasure of your Company on Friday evening, March 6th from 8 to 11. 1874. To meet Canon Kingsley & Miss Kingsley. Walnut Street. S.E. cor. 22nd St. [graphic].
Engraved invitation with script lettering from George and Emma Childs to Ferdinand J. Dreer. George W. Childs (1829-1894) was a publisher who co-owned the Public Ledger newspaper. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector. Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) was the Canon of Westminster Abbey and a novelist who toured America in 1874. Rose Georgina Kingsley was the eldest daughter of Charles and an author of several books., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1874., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-8; P.2019.64.10-15].
Mr. Edwin H. Fitler requests the pleasure of your company Thursday, January first, 1891, at the Union League, from twelve until two o’clock. [graphic].
Engraved invitation with script lettering from Edwin H. Fitler to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Edwin Henry Fitler (1825-1896) founded Edwin H. Fitler & Company, a cordage manufactory, and served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1887 to 1891. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-9; P.2019.64.11-15].
Mr. Edwin N. Benson requests the pleasure of your Company on Thursday evening, December twenty third, 1880 at eight o’clock. 2107 Walnut Street. An early answer requested. [graphic].
Engraved invitation with script lettering from Edwin N. Benson to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Edwin N. Benson (1840-1909) was a former banker and served as president of the Union League of Philadelphia from 1884 to 1888. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1880., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.8-15].
Mr. J.W. Brown requests the favor of [Mr. F.J. Dreer’s] company on [Tuesday] evening [Dec. 16th] at 8 o’clock. 411 Chestnut St. [graphic].
Engraved invitation with script lettering from J.W. Brown to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7; P.2019.64.9-15].
Mrs. Clinton. [graphic] / St. Memin, No.27 Pine St., N. York.
Photographic reproduction of the 1797 portrait engraving made by St. Memin of Cornelia Tappen Clinton. Bust-length, left profile portrait of Clinton attired in a ruffled bonnet and a fichu shawl over her dress. Cornelia Tappen Clinton was born in Kingston, New York to Petrus Stoffelse Tappen (ie. Peter Tappen) and Tjaatje Cornelise Wynkoop. She married George Clinton, Vice President of the United States under Jefferson and Madison., Title from manuscript note written under image: Mrs. Clinton., Date inferred from photographic medium., Gift of David Doret.
Mrs. Kemper. [graphic] / St. Memin, No. 27 Pine St., N. York.
Photographic reproduction of the 1797 portrait engraving made by St. Memin of Elizabeth Marius Kemper. Bust-length, left profile portrait of Kemper attired in a ruffled bonnet, earrings, necklace, and a fichu shawl over her dress. She was married to Daniel Kemper (1749-1847,) who served as a Colonel during the American Revolution and later was the customs receiver for the port of New York., Title from manuscript note written under image: Identified. Mrs. Daniel Kemper., Date inferred from photographic medium., Gift of David Doret.
National School of Elocution and Oratory. The senior class of the spring term in elocution request the pleasure of your company at the exercises of commencement week, Philadelphia, June 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th. Founded in 1873. Class of ’84. [graphic] / E.
Printed invitation, containing a montage of imagery, including scenes and pictorial details, from the National School of Elocution and Oratory for the commencement ceremonies for the class of 1884 on June 6, 8-10, 1884 sent to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Imagery shows a circular-shaped vignette of ships sailing on the water above a ribbon detail. Holly leaves and berries and flowers surround the ribbon. To the upper right of the scene, an oil lamp rests on a stack of books and is bordered by details of leaves and flowers. Also includes a vignette on card stock depicting an ocean view with the sun on the horizon and a ribbon that reads, "Class of ’84," pasted in the bottom right. A yellow fabric bow adorns the top of the attached illustrated card. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector. The National School of Elocution and Oratory was founded in Philadelphia in 1873. In 1915, it was renamed the Shoemaker School of Speech and Drama. The school closed in the late 1930s., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-13; P.2019.64.15].
Nay Aug Falls, Pa. [graphic].
View depicting the rushing water of Nay Aug Falls in Scranton, Pa. Trees and shrubs grow on both sides of the falls that were approximately fifteen-feet high., Title from manuscript note written on mount on recto., Date inferred from content., Yellow mount with square corners., Photographer’s label on verso: No. [120] Johnson’s Photographic Views, Tenth Series, Studies from Nature [Nay Aug Falls] Photographed by T.H. Johnson, Scranton, Pa., Color two-cent internal revenue stamp with portrait of George Washington on verso., Manuscript note written on verso: [Bo’t of?] Ballantyne – 7th ed. Wash. D.C. June 6, 65. 32[?]., Gift of David Doret.
Near Gettisburg [sic] [Pa.] [graphic].
Lithograph showing a stream coursing through the landscape, finally flowing under a bridge in the background. In the foreground, there is an island in the middle of the stream with three trees. In the right, a horse lowers his head to drink. A horse-drawn covered wagon travels over the bridge in the background., Title from inscription lower right., Date based on publication date of series: North American Foliage and Trees., First word in title on print in lower case: near., Gift of David Doret., See Nicholas B. Wainwright, "Augustus Kollner, Artist" in Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 84 (1960) 325-351.
Near Harrisburg Pa. [graphic].
Lithograph showing a view of a river with a large tree in the foreground. To the left of the tree, two men push a raft away from shore. A house is visible on the far bank of the river and above it are a few wispy clouds., Printed lower left: 9., Title from inscription lower right., Date based on publication date of series: North American Foliage and Trees., First word in title on print in lower case: near., Gift of David Doret., See Nicholas B. Wainwright, "Augustus Kollner, Artist" in Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 84 (1960) 325-351.
New Excursion House, Atlantic City. [graphic].
Advertisement showing an exterior view of the New Excursion House, opened in 1869, and beachfront in Atlantic City, N.J. Shows guests, sitting, standing, and looking out from the three-story resort hotel with a watch tower and covered porches. In front and near the hotel, men and women walk on the grounds, a man rides on a horse, and several horse-drawn carriages travel. In the left, a Camden and Atlantic Railroad Co. train stops at the hotel. In the foreground, waves crash on the shore as bathers wade into the water using two safety lines mounted between masts on the beach and in the ocean. Captain William Tell Street patented his Life Line for Sea Bathing safety device in 1868., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed on recto below image: This house is situated within forty feet of the surf, constructed expressly for the accommodation of excursionists, and containing everything necessary for their comfort and amusement. Carncross & Dixey’s Brass Band and Orchestra has been engaged for the season, free of charge to excursion parties. Although the bathing is perfectly safe at this point, yet, to insure confidence, Street’s Safety Apparatus has been erected on the grounds. Excursion trains run directly to the house as represented.
[New Excursion House, Atlantic City, New Jersey] [graphic] / Newell, 724 Arch St., Philadelphia.
Exterior view of the New Excursion House, opened in 1869, and beachfront in Atlantic City, N.J. Shows the guests sitting, standing, and looking out from the three-story resort hotel with a watch tower and covered porches. In front of the house, men and women walk and four horse-drawn carriages are parked. Also shows in the foreground, the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Co. tracks extending across the grounds and to the hotel., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Photographer’s imprint embossed on mount., Gift of David Doret.
New Masonic Temple, corner Broad & Filbert Sts. Phila, Pa. To be dedicated Sept. 26, 1873.
View looking northeast showing the west front and north flank of the new Masonic Temple, built 1868-1873 after the designs of Freemason and Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim. Also shows construction materials and a dray in the street in front of City Hall in the right foreground., Attributed to Robert Newell., Title from manuscript note 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.
New public buildings, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Exterior view of City Hall constructed 1871 to 1901 after designs by John McArthur Jr. at 1 Penn Square, Philadelphia while under construction. Shows construction materials surrounding the building both inside and outside of the fence. Some scaffolding is visible on the roof in the left and around several statues in the right. Building lacks William Penn statue., Title from text printed on mount., Date inferred from content., Text on negative: No. 97. New Public Buildings., Gift of David Doret, 2011., Image of Girard Avenue Bridge mounted on verso: photo - unidentified - government buildings [P.2011.45.15].
Northumberland am Susquehannah [graphic] : (verein staaten v. nordamerica/ A. Rottmann, sc.
View of the Susquehanna River near Northumberland, Pa. Shows the Susquehanna River flowing with several bridges crossing over it. Buildings and houses of Northumberland are visible along the shoreline. Mountains rise in the background., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed beneath image: Aus. d. Kunstanst, d. Bibli. Instit. in Hildbh.; Eigenthum d. Verleger., Gift of David Doret.
Nursing in union hospitals. [graphic] : U.S. Sanitary Commission. U.S. Christian Commission.
Interior of a Union hospital depicting women nurses attending to wounded soldiers. In the center, a white man soldier lies in bed while three white women nurses, attired in head kerchieves, long-sleeved dresses, and sashes that reads, "Union," help adjust his pillow, kneel and pour a glass of water from a pitcher, and carry a tray. In the right background is a row of beds with two wounded soldiers. In the left, a white man soldier, attired in a uniform with a sash that reads, "Union," walks into the hospital carrying his coat. In the left and right, wooden chairs hold back curtains decorated with stars from the American flag. A framed portrait of a white man and a coat hangs on the wall. Also shows, in the center foreground, a basket of flasks laying on the floor., Title from item., Publication information and date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1865 by W.S. Williams & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut., Gift of David Doret.
The Oakland Female Institute. [diploma]
Diploma depicting an exterior view of the institute building and grounds from the Delaware River. Students stroll on the lawn. A passenger train of the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norrristown (later Philadelphia & Reading) Railroad passes in the foreground and a boat is moored on the riverbank. The institute was established in 1845. View depicts the enlarged building following a major renovation and enlargement 1852-1855., Not in Wainwright., Issued to Ella J. Snodgrass on August 7, 1868. Signed by J. Grier Ralston; Mary L. Ralston; Lizzie J. Greir; Amelia G. Halsey; Agnes C. Ralston; L.M. Schneidre; Thos. O'Neill; Sarah E. Broughton; Anna L. Ralston; and O.P. Spang., Contains a blue ribbon and the Oakland Female Institute's embossed seal., Frederick Bourquin and P.S. Duval partnered in the firm known as P. S. Duval & Co. from about 1852 through 1857., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 156, Gift of David Doret.
The Oakland Schottisch [graphic] : composed for and respectfully dedicated to the young ladies of the Oakland Female Institute, Norristown, Pa. by Charlie C. Converse / P.S. Duval's & Co.s Steam lith. Press, Phila.
Sheet music cover containing an exterior view of institute building and grounds from the Delaware River. Students stroll on the lawn. A passenger train of the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norrristown (later Philadelphia & Reading) Railroad passes in the foreground and a boat is moored on the river bank. The institute was established in 1845. This view issued shortly before the building underwent major renovation and enlargement 1852-1855., View published as the frontispiece for Circular and catalogue of the Oakland Female Institute, Norristown, PA. for the year ending September 25, 1851 (Philadelphia: Printed by John Young, Black Horse Alley, 1851) with the artist's credit line "From nature and on stone by W.E. Hitckcock [i.e. Hitchcock]." (LCP Am 1850 Nor Oak, 74806.O and HSP *VoM 65 vol. 10) (POSP 155.1)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 155.2, LCP also holds copy, including sheet music [Sheet Music Oakland 11856.F (Doret)]. Copy gift of David Doret., Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 17:39. FLP variant copy includes imprint: From nature & on Stone by J. Queen.
Offenbach [graphic] / F. Moras, Phila.
Bust-length portrait of composer Jacques Offenbach wearing a mustache and long side burns and attired in pince-nez spectacles, a white collared shirt, a bowtie, and a jacket. He faces slightly right., Title from printed signature of sitter below image., Date from content., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Office of the Penn Life Insurance Company. [graphic] / Worcester, sc.
View depicting the four-and-one-half story building of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company built 1850-1851 after the designs of Gordon Parker Cummings at 129 South Third Street. A statue of William Penn adorns the alcove above the doorway. A man enters the building near a man at the foot of the entryway. On the sidewalk, in the right, two men and a boy converse. The men wear top hats and overcoats. The boy wears a suit and a cap. Building was demolished in 1956. Penn Mutual Life Insurance was founded, chartered, and opened in 1847., Title from item., Date from manuscript note on recto., Gift of David Doret., Fernando E. Woods was an antebellum Boston wood engraver.
On foot of Blue Ridge Mountains, Pa. [graphic].
Lithograph showing a covered wagon hitched to four hourses. In the center, a man sits on horseback and talks to a man standing and holding a whip. A woman holds a baby and stands in front of a wooden home with a paddock. In the left is an empty cart. Trees and hills fill the background., Printed lower left: 13., Title from inscription lower right., Date based on publication date of series: North American Foliage and Trees., First word in title on print in lower case: on., Gift of David Doret., See Nicholas B. Wainwright, "Augustus Kollner, Artist" in Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 84 (1960) 325-351.
Orphans court sale. Plan of part of the property belonging to estate of John Earl, decd [cartographic material].
Map showing multiple Philadelphia properties belonging to John Earl to be sold at auction on April 14, 1857. Shows seven properties located between Crown Street and Frankford Road and two properties located between Union and Marlborough Streets. The acreage and ground rents are noted on each property., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed on recto: To be sold at public sale, in pursuance of an order of the Orphan’s Court, on Tuesday, 14th April, 1857, at 7 ½ o’clock in the evening at the Philada Exhange. M. Thomas & Sons, auctioneers. NB. Other property, same estate, to be sold same evening, including vacant lots on Frankford Turnpike and Shackamaxon St. Also two four story brick stores nos., 172 & 174, North 3rd Street; Lot & buildings in Marshall Street, 9 well secured irredeemable ground rents &c., Gift of David Doret.
Part of ward 7 [cartographic material].
Plate from a Philadelphia ward atlas showing a section of the seventh ward. Map includes area from Pine to South Streets and Eighteenth through Fifteenth Streets. Buildings are labeled with property owner, business, organization, and school names, including the Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity, Thomas Durham Public School, Frederick Douglas Memorial Hospital & Training School, and Wesley A.M.E. Church., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Scale statement on map reads, “50 feet to one inch.”, Printed on recto: Plate 19., Gift of David Doret.
Part of ward 7 [cartographic material].
Plate from a Philadelphia ward atlas showing a section of the seventh ward. Map includes area from Pine to South Streets and Nineteenth through Sixteenth Streets. Buildings are labeled with property owner, business, organization, and school names, including Philadelphia Polyclinic & College, St. Marks Church, and the Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Scale statement on map reads, “50 feet to one inch.”, Printed on recto: Plate 18., Gift of David Doret.
Independence Hall 1776. [graphic].
Probably trimmed, vignette exterior view of Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Shows a crowd of spectators standing outside of Independence Hall listening to public speakers in 1776., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Gift of David Doret, 2019.
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Gilbert.
Exterior view of Pennsylvania Hospital, founded in 1751 by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin, built between 1755-1805 at 801-849 Pine Street, Philadelphia. In the foreground, shows the fence surrounding the multi-winged hospital and a row of trees. The West wing of the hospital was built 1794-1796 and the center house built 1794-1805 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. Building altered between 1846-1853 after the designs of John McArthur and John McArthur, Jr., Title from item., Date from publication date of the book the illustration appears in: James Mease. Picture of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: Published by Robert Desilver, 1831)., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
[Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Railway Bridge from Lansdowne, Philadelphia]
View from the west bank of the river showing men and a woman holding a child standing and sitting near a rustic railing overlooking the New York Railroad Bridge, known as the Connecting Railway Bridge, built from 1866-1867 after the designs of Pennsylvania Railroad Chief Engineer John A. Wilson. The PRR bridge served as the railroad’s first connecting railway between Philadelphia and New York City., Title supplied by cataloger., Series list printed on verso. Includes one hundred titles in the series (No. 1-100)., Publisher's imprint printed on series label pasted 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.
Pennsylvania. SS. In the name & by the authority of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. David R. Porter, Governor of the said Commonwealth. [Alexander C. Hart of the County] of Philadelphia, Esquire, Greeting: Know that you, the said, [Alexander C. Hart] be
Membership certificate appointing Dr. Alexander C. Hart as a surgeon in the first regiment of artillery of the Pennsylvania militia in 1843. Alexander Chambers Hart (1811-1884) was a physician and surgeon. He helped found the Charity Hospital of Philadelphia and served during the Civil War., Title and date from item., Text printed on recto: To have and to hold this Commission, exercising all the powers and discharging all the duties thereunto lawfully belonging and attached, until the third day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, if you shall so long behave your self well, and perform the duties required by law [unless sooner removed by the commanding officer of said Regiment.] In testimony whereof, I have set my hand, and caused the less seal of the State to be affixed to these presents, at Harrisburg, dated agreeably to law, the [first] day of [June] in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty [three] and of the Commonwealth, the sixty [seventh.] [Chas. McClure] Secretary of the Commonwealth., Contains a wax seal and the signature of the Governor of Pennsylvania, "David R. Porter.", Gift of David Doret, 2017.
Philadelphia: a guide : made for the convenience of people interested in the city's notable history and present achievements.
Cover title: A friendly guide-book to Philadelphia., Gift of David Doret, 2019., Library copy in printed paper wrappers.
Philadelphia fashions [graphic].
Periodical illustration showing fashionable clothes on men and women. In the right, a white woman, attired in a brimmed hat, a long-sleeved dress with a white collar, and a cross pendant, holds a small purse and stands facing the viewer. In the left, a man and woman couple link arms and stand with their backs to the viewer. The man is attired in a top hat, a long jacket, pants, and shoes and carries a cane. The woman is attired in a brimmed hat, a long-sleeved dress with a white collar, and carries a shawl in her left hand. In the background, two men and a woman stand in front of a building with decorative columns and a statue on top. A dog runs by. Trees grow in the background., Title from item., Date from the text printed beneath the image: Engraved for the Souvenir published by Philip Price Jr. No. 66 Lombard St. March 1828., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Philadelphia flower show, Commercial Museum, March 7th to 12th 1932. [graphic].
Advertisement for the Philadelphia Flower Show depicting a floral exhibit. Shows a trail in a forest with trees, shrubs, and pink azalea bushes. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society organized the first flower show in 1829, although the official Philadelphia Flower Show began in 1925 at the Commercial Museum. The show relocated to the 23rd Armory in 1965, to the Philadelphia Civic Center in 1966, and to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 1996. The Commercial Museum opened in 1897 at 34th and South Streets, Philadelphia., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret, 2019.

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