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Title: McFadden Estate. Sorrel Horse Inn, Conestoga Rd., Radnor Township, 1768. Lafayette & Washington slept here several times
Description: Rear view of the McFadden house, also known as Barclay Farm, the residence of George H. McFadden, built circa 1769 and occupied by the Sorrel Horse Inn around the time of the Revolution. Renovated after designs by Horace Trumbauer from 1923-4., Inscribed in negative: 3614., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.128]

Title: [McFadden Estate. Sorrel Horse Inn, Conestoga Rd., Rosemont.]
Description: Oblique view of the front and side of the McFadden house, also known as Barclay Farm, the residence of George H. McFadden, built circa 1769 and occupied by the Sorrel Horse Inn around the time of the Revolution. Renovated after designs by Horace Trumbauer from 1923-4., Inscribed in negative: 3616., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.129]

Title: Grumblethorpe, observatory
Description: View of a wooden round edifice with a conical roof atop a square smokehouse in an overgrown garden area behind Grumblethorpe. Erected on top of the smokehouse in 1834 by Charles Jones Wister, an amateur scientist and clockmaker who built the observatory to obtain the correct time. He furnished the observatory with a transit instrument and an astronomical clock made with the help of Isaiah Lukens., Inscribed in negative: 3839., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe was built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.151]

Title: Grumblethorpe, back part of
Description: Rear view of Grumblethorpe, showing the rear of the main house and ell extension. Built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Inscribed in negative: 3841., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.152]

Title: Grumblethorpe, back part of
Description: Detailied rear view of Grumblethorpe, showing a water pump and the large arbor attached to the rear ell extension to support a grape vine. Built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Inscribed in negative: 3842., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.153]

Title: Grumblethorpe, Grenadier painted by Major Andre, kept in hall
Description: Depicts a life-sized painted image of a soldier in a hallway, standing in front of a closed door, next to a hat and coat stand and two side chairs. On both sides of the door are two instruments affixed to the wall, probably to register the temperature and humidity. Purportedly created by Major Andre, who lodged in Benjamin Franklin's house during the 1777-78 British occupation of Philadelphia., Inscribed in negative: 3843., Title from negative sleeve., Dwelling built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.154]

Title: Parlor of Grumblethorp, showing chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, founder of Moravian church in Penna
Description: View of parlor, looking toward a corner mantel, in front of which sits an ornately carved round table, a heavily carved side chair and a slatted arm chair with a beat-up fabric seat. Includes three large wooden chairs, showing the chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church in Pennsylvania. A large lamp, a wooden cannister and many books sit on the table. In the background is a large, five shelf curio stand full of items. The mantel supports urns, a figurine and a pair of crystal pieces. Paintings, a portrait and a photograph are visible on the walls. Charles Jones Wister performed various alterations to the interior of the house in 1806., Inscribed in negative: 3850 & 3851., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.156 & 157]

Title: Parlor of Grumblethorp, showing chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, founder of Moravian church in Penna
Description: View of parlor, looking toward a corner mantel, in front of which sits an ornately carved round table, a heavily carved side chair and a slatted arm chair with a beat-up fabric seat. Includes three large wooden chairs, showing the chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church in Pennsylvania. A large lamp, a wooden cannister and many books sit on the table. In the background is a large, five shelf curio stand full of items. The mantel supports urns, a figurine and a pair of crystal pieces. Paintings, a portrait and a photograph are visible on the walls. Charles Jones Wister performed various alterations to the interior of the house in 1806., Inscribed in negative: 3850 & 3851., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.156 & 157]

Title: Parlor of Grumblethorp, showing chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, founder of Moravian church in Penna
Description: View of parlor, looking toward a corner mantel, in front of which sits an ornately carved round table, a heavily carved side chair and a slatted arm chair with a beat-up fabric seat. Includes three large wooden chairs, showing the chair given to Wister family by Count Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian church in Pennsylvania. A large lamp, a wooden cannister and many books sit on the table. In the background is a large, five shelf curio stand full of items. The mantel supports urns, a figurine and a pair of crystal pieces. Paintings, a portrait and a photograph are visible on the walls. Charles Jones Wister performed various alterations to the interior of the house in 1806., Inscribed in negative: 3850 & 3851., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.156 & 157]

Title: Grumblethorpe. A peep into the ancient carpenter shop in back of house
Description: Interior views of carpenter shop in the rear of Grumblethorpe, showing hand tools, work benches, ladders, a pot of brushes and various other scattered objects., Inscribed in negative: 3852., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.158 & 159]

Title: Grumblethorpe. A peep into the ancient carpenter shop in back of house
Description: Interior views of carpenter shop in the rear of Grumblethorpe, showing hand tools, work benches, ladders, a pot of brushes and various other scattered objects., Inscribed in negative: 3852., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.158 & 159]

Title: Grumblethorpe. A peep into the ancient carpenter shop in back of house
Description: Interior views of carpenter shop in the rear of Grumblethorpe, showing hand tools, work benches, ladders, a pot of brushes and various other scattered objects., Inscribed in negative: 3852., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House."
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 24, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.158 & 159]

Title: 5434 Germantown Ave., home of Jno. Ashmead, father of Capt.. Albert Ashmead
Description: Exterior view of east front of residence of William Ashmead, built in 1740 and later owned by his son John Ashmead. Image depicts the site when it was under the ownership of the Manheim Stables & Riding Academy, and contains a partial view of a banner advertising the stables and academy., Inscribed in negative: 3357., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 5, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.113]

Title: 5450 Germantown Ave. Supposed built in 1790, by one Morgan. Thomas Armat lived there from 1807 till his death in 1831
Description: View of east front of house built circa 1790. Purchased by merchant and philanthropist Thomas Armat in 1807. Armat resided here until his death in 1831. His family owned the property until 1841. The home was later occupied by Dr. William Ashmead., Inscribed in negative: 3358., Title from negative sleeve., Thomas Armat was one of the founders of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and donated the land on which the church was built. He also had Loudoun constructed for his only son, Thomas Wright Armat in 1801., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 5, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.114]

Title: Cedar Grove, Harrowgate Road, Kensington. Elizabeth Coates Paschall built the original portion in 1748. Newer part built in 1799. Its last occupant & owner was John T. Morris, who died about 1916
Description: View of house built circa 1748 and moved to Fairmount Park in 1926-7. Country seat of the Paschall-Morris family for five generations., Inscribed in negative: 3361., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Joseph Paschall House., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 8, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.115]

Title: Front of Wm. Wynn Wister House, 5140 Germantown Ave
Description: Distant view of front porch of house set back from the street and surrounded by trees. The flank of another house is visible in the foreground. Occupied by Philadelphia painter Gilbert Stuart from 1795-96. Barn in the rear of the property used as his studio., Inscribed in negative: 3367., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 13, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.116]

Title: 5267 [sic] Germantown Ave. I have no record of when it was built. Anthony Gilbert, a blacksmith, renowned for his strength, lived there in 1809. It is next door above "Grumblethorp."
Description: Exterior view of front facade of dwelling occupied by Anthony Gilbert in 1809, a blacksmith who was known for his great physical strength. Original portion of house built circa 1745 as Wister's Tenant House, immediately north of Wister's Big House. An advertisement for Kansis City Beef is visible on the butcher shop awning next to Wister's Tenant House., Inscribed in negative: 3369., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 13, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.117]

Title: Old farm building on the Pastorius Estate, back of the n.e. cor. of the Methodist Church at corner of Germantown Ave. & High Street
Description: Depicts the porticoed entrance to a building on the Pastorius estate behind the Pastorius - Dunton House built by Daniel Francis Pastorius in 1796. The house was moved from its original location in 1851 to make way for the construction of High Street. Dr. William R. Dunton later occupied the house in the 1860s and the property was moved again, this time to 25 High Street for the construction of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown. A stone corner of the church is visible in the image, showing the close proximity of the building to the Methodist church., Inscribed in negative: 3371., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 13, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.118]

Title: Pastorius Estate. Building on the estate
Description: Depicts the porticoed entrance to a building on the Pastorius estate behind the Pastorius - Dunton House built by Daniel Francis Pastorius in 1796. The house was moved from its original location in 1851 to make way for the construction of High Street. Dr. William R. Dunton later occupied the house in the 1860s and the property was moved again, this time to 25 High Street for the construction of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown. A gothic window near the stone corner of the church is visible in the image, along with the west wall of the Pastorius - Dunton House, showing the close proximity of these buildings to each other., Inscribed in negative: 3372., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.119]

Title: Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Ave
Description: Exterior view of west front of house built by Dirck Keyser, a Mennonite preacher and silk merchant who immigrated from Amsterdam in 1688. Demolished in 1950 for a supermarket., Inscribed in negative: 3375., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.120]

Title: Andalusia, Bensalem Township, Bucks Co., Pa. John Craig, a merchant, bought the tract of land in 1794 & his wife designed the house. Nicholas Biddle married their daughter & Andalusia became his residence. Charles Biddle now occupies it
Description: Exterior view of rear hexastyle doric portico of mansion facing a broad lawn. The Bucks County estate on the Delaware River was originally purchased in 1795 by Philadelphia merchant John Craig, procured around 1814 by his son-in-law Nicholas Biddle. Originally named Craig's Hall, the federal-style mansion was renovated and altered from 1797-1798; 1806-1808 (by Benjamin Henry Latrobe); and 1836-1838 (by Thomas U. Walter). Walter added the portico and other prominent Greek Revival elements to the house., Inscribed in negative: 3377, Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 15, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.121]

Title: Andalusia, back door [sic]
Description: Exterior view of entrance portico on the north front of mansion. The Bucks County estate on the Delaware River was originally purchased in 1795 by Philadelphia merchant John Craig, procured around 1814 by his son-in-law Nicholas Biddle. Originally named Craig's Hall, the federal-style mansion was renovated and altered from 1797-1798; 1806-1808 (by Benjamin Henry Latrobe); and 1836-1838 (by Thomas U. Walter). Walter added the portico and other prominent Greek Revival elements to the house., Inscribed in negative: 3380, Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.122]

Title: Stone residence
Description: Depicts the front elevation of an unidentified stone residence surrounded by a field. A woman is doing laundry in a tub on the porch and a little girl stands nearby, looking toward the camera., Inscribed in negative: 3140., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.71]

Title: Livezy House (Wm. Rittenhouse, father of David.) (Livezey's Lane) Owned by Joshua Garsed. Built some time before 1745. Washington's headquarters, formerly known as the monastery of the Wissahickon. Bought by Livezey in 1800. 1940, Valley Green Canoe Club
Description: Exterior view of the front facade of dwelling built for Thomas Shoemaker from 1733-1739. Thomas Livezey bought the property, including a grist mill, from Shoemaker in 1747 and named it Glen Fern. The house was enlarged and raised one story in 1765, and sometime before 1853 a rear ell was constructed., Inscribed in negative: 3143., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as Glen Fern, the Thomas Shoemaker House and the Valley Green Canoe Club (1909).
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.72]

Title: Unidentified residence
Description: Depicts a narrow three story house near a wooded area. A rail fence runs around the property and is replaced by a stone gate near the entrance drive., Inscribed in negative: 3146., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.73]

Title: Walnut St. Theatre, 9th & Walnut Sts. Built 1808
Description: View showing the Walnut Street Theatre under construction at 827-833 Walnut Street (corner of Ninth and Walnut Streets). The theater, originally built as a circus in 1809, was altered to a theater in 1816, and remodeled from 1827-1828 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Haviland. Other renovations were completed in 1852 by Hoxie & Button, in 1903 by Willis Gaylord Hale and in 1904 by Rush Anderson Plowman. Also shows adjacent buildings and a United Cigar Stores Co. shop in the foreground, the only portion of the theatre building not undergoing construction. The number 13 trolley is depicted on Walnut Street., Inscribed in negative: 3147., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.74]

Title: Lafayette's headquarters at Chadd's Ford, Pa
Description: Laundry hangs from a line near the side elevation of the Joseph Gilpin House, occupied by the Marquis de Lafayette during the Battle of Brandywine. The original portion of the house was constructed circa 1695. Wings were added to the north of the original frame house in 1745 and to the west in 1782. Gideon Gilpin occupied the house when it was used by Lafayette. The house was reconstructed by George Edwin Brumbaugh and purchased by the State of Pennsylvania in 1949., Inscribed in negative: 3149., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.75]

Title: Stenton, side view and part of garden
Description: Depicts an old gnarled tree in the garden of Stenton, including a partial view of the house and the adjacent property in the background., Inscribed in negative: 2263., Title from negative sleeve., Dwelling built 1728-1734 by James Logan. The house remained in the Logan family until the early 20th century when the city acquired the property in 1910.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.32]

Title: House at N.E. corner Germantown Ave. & Upsal St., in front of which Washington stood during the Battle of Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777
Description: Exterior view of north flank and front elevation of house built in 1727 as one house for the Deshler family. In 1788 German printer, Michael Billmyer, bought the property and continued his printing trade from the dwelling., Inscribed in negative: 2264., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.33]

Title: Morris House, 5442 Germantown Ave. Built by Jacob Deschler in 1772. Occupied by Washington in 1793 & 4
Description: Depicts a woman and an automobile passing in front of the ivy-covered Deshler-Morris House, travelling north on Germantown Avenue. Dwelling built in 1772 for Quaker merchant David Deshler. Colonel Isaac Franks' owned the house when George Washington sought refuge here from the Yellow Fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793. Nicknamed the "Germantown White House" during his occupation. The Morris family occupied the house for more than 100 years until they donated it to the National Park Service in 1948., Inscribed in negative: 2429., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.34]

Title: E. side of Barn House, 40 [sic] W. Walnut Lane, built 1796 (J. Fredk. Thomas)
Description: Exterior view of east and north facades of dwelling, once the Wyck barn, built in 1796 by J. Frederick Thomas. Architect Mantle Fielding converted the old barn into a residence circa 1891., Inscribed in negative: 2439., Title from negative sleeve., Later known as the Franklin Courtney Residence.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.35]

Title: [Mennonite Meeting House, 6119 Germantown Ave., at n.e. cor. Herman St., Philadelphia.]
Description: Exterior view of front facade of Mennonite church and cemetery surrounded by an iron fence. Includes a partial view of the adjacent dwelling. Church built in 1770 to replace the original log church constructed in 1708 on Germantown Avenue above Herman Street by early Germantown settlers. Considered the first Mennonite Church in America, founded in 1688., Inscribed in negative: 2443., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.36]

Title: [Wyck, detail of door, 6026 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
Description: Exterior detail of front doorway flanked by ivy. Earliest section of the house built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 2446., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.37]

Title: Wyck
Description: Exterior detail of main front doorway and French doors. Earliest section of the house built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 2447., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.38]

Title: [Wyck, 6026 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
Description: Exterior view of front elevation of house. Earliest section built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 2448., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.39]

Title: [Letitia Penn House, Lansdowne Dr. near W. Girard Ave.]
Description: Exterior view of Penn House in Fairmount Park, built 1713-1715 for Thomas Chalkley on land owned by William Penn's daughter, Letitia, although it was believed that William Penn built the home and lived there. Served as a tavern for many years, until the house was moved to Fairmount Park in 1883 in order to save it from destruction during a period of rapid commercial growth in the city., Inscribed in negative: 2462., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Letitia Street House., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.40]

Title: [St. David's Church & cemetery, Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.]
Description: View of the cemetery of St. David's Church in Radnor and border of Wayne, Pa., showing the side of the stone church. An episcopal Welsh speaking congregation built the church from 1715 to 1717., Inscribed in negative: 2462., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.41]

Title: Old houses on Camac St., Phila
Description: View of old dwellings, some occupied by the Poor Richard Club (239-241 South Camac Street) and William H. Rau's Studio, on Camac Street near Latimer. Depicts the narrow street lined with two story brick row houses looking north. Named after wealthy Irish landowner Turner Camac, who inherited properties on the street in 1804. Around 1880, the respectability of Camac Street declined when brothels and taverns moved in, bringing with them crime and debauchery. In the early 20th century, the Poor Richard Club moved to Camac Street, in an effort to revitalize the area. The old dwellings were transformed into clubhouses, studios and galleries., Inscribed in negative: 2490., Title from negative sleeve., The Poor Richard Club began in 1907 as an advertising and publishing club in honor of Benjamin Franklin., Modern reference prints available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.42]

Title: Mt. Pleasant, river front
Description: View of front facade of the mansion built 1761-1765 for Captain John Macpherson after the designs of Thomas Nevil in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. A person, attired in a hat, a long coat, and shoes, sits on a wooden chair at the top of the steps on the right side of the house. Macpherson, a privateer during the Seven Years’ War, purchased the estate with profits from these operations. Free white and Black laborers, indentured servants, and at least four enslaved people of African descent, whose names are unknown, worked on the plantation. In 1779, General Benedict Arnold purchased Mount Pleasant for his wife Peggy Shippen, but they never occupied the house. In 1792, General Jonathan Williams purchased the mansion. The City of Philadelphia purchased the property from the Williams family in 1869. On behalf of the city, the Philadelphia Museum of Art restored the house in 1926., Inscribed in negative: 2494., Title from negative sleeve., Also identified as the Arnold Mansion., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.43]

Title: Mount Pleasant, home of Benedict Arnold in Fairmount Park
Description: View of front facade of the mansion built 1761-1765 for Captain John Macpherson after the designs of Thomas Nevil in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. A person, attired in a hat, a scarf, a long coat, and shoes, sits on a wooden chair at the top of the steps on the left side of the house. Mount Pleasant was described by John Adams as "the most elegant seat in Pennsylvania," and is an excellent example of Philadelphia's Middle Georgian country houses of the 1760s. Macpherson, a privateer during the Seven Years’ War, purchased the estate with profits from these operations. Free white and Black laborers, indentured servants, and at least four enslaved people of African descent, whose names are unknown, worked on the plantation. In 1779, General Benedict Arnold purchased Mount Pleasant for his wife Peggy Shippen, but they never occupied the house. In 1792, General Jonathan Williams purchased the mansion. The City of Philadelphia purchased the property from the Williams family in 1869. On behalf of the city, the Philadelphia Museum of Art restored the house in 1926., Inscribed in negative: 2495., Title from negative sleeve., Also identified as the Arnold Mansion., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.44]

Title: Lafayette's headquarters at Chadd's Ford
Description: Depicts the front elevation of the Joseph Gilpin House, occupied by the Marquis de Lafayette during the Battle of Brandywine. The original portion of the house was constructed circa 1695. Wings were added to the north of the original frame house in 1745 and to the west in 1782. Gideon Gilpin occupied the house when it was used by Lafayette. The house was reconstructed by George Edwin Brumbaugh and purchased by the State of Pennsylvania in 1949., Inscribed in negative: 3150., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.76]

Title: Lafayette's headquarters at Chadd's Ford
Description: Oblique view of the front elevation of the Joseph Gilpin House, obscured by a large tree in the foreground. Owned by Gideon Gilpin when the Marquis de Lafayette occupied the house during the Battle of Brandywine. The original portion of the house was constructed circa 1695. Wings were added to the north of the original frame house in 1745 and to the west in 1782. The house was reconstructed by George Edwin Brumbaugh and purchased by the State of Pennsylvania in 1949., Inscribed in negative: 3151., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.77]

Title: Woodlands
Description: Exterior view looking northeast at the Hamilton Mansion, the Woodlands, built 1770-1790 in West Philadelphia. Originally the country seat of Andrew Hamilton. His grandon William Hamilton (1745-1813) renovated and enlarged the house from 1787 until his death in 1813. In 1843 the house became the headquarters for the Woodlands Cemetery., Inscribed in negative: 3156., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.78]

Title: Graeme Park, Horsham, Montgomery Co., Pa
Description: Depicts the northwest front of Graeme Park, also known as the Keith House, built in 1722 for Pennsylvania Governor, William Keith. Keith named it Fountain Low because of the abundance of natural springs in the area, but Dr. Thomas Graeme purchased the property in 1739 and renamed it Graeme Park. Graeme remodeled the interior in 1755 with fine marble and Delft tiles and entertained lavish parties in the house. The property was given to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1958 by the Strawbridge family., Inscribed in negative: 3162., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.79]

Title: Graeme Park, Horsham, Montgomery Co., Penna
Description: Distant, oblique view of the northwest front and southwest flank of Graeme Park, also known as the Keith House, built in 1722 for Pennsylvania Governor, William Keith. Keith named it Fountain Low because of the abundance of natural springs in the area, but Dr. Thomas Graeme purchased the property in 1739 and renamed it Graeme Park. Graeme remodeled the interior in 1755 with fine marble and Delft tiles and entertained lavish parties in the house. The property was given to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1958 by the Strawbridge family., Inscribed in negative: 3165., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.80]

Title: [Radnor Meeting House.]
Description: Oblique view of the west and south elevations of the Radnor Friends' Meeting House, constructed in 1718. An eastern addition was later constructed and used as a school house., Inscribed in negative: 3169., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.81]

Title: Radnor Meeting House
Description: Oblique view of the east and north elevations of the Radnor Friends' Meeting House, constructed in 1718. Part of the eastern end of the building was later constructed and used as a school house., Inscribed in negative: 3171., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.82]

Title: 922 Clinton St., Phila
Description: Depicts the front of the Bailey Residence, showing the portico that decorates the front doorway and the keystone lintels over the windows. Renovated by Baily & Truscott for Charles Winter Baily in 1901. Includes a partial view of 920 Clinton Street., Inscribed in negative: 3173., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.83]

Title: Pennsylvania Hospital, E. wing built 1755
Description: View looking north of the center section of Pennsylvania Hospital on Pine Street between 8th and 9th Streets. The statue of William Penn, sculpted in 1774 by John Bacon, is also visible through the iron fence. East wing was built from 1755-1757 by Samuel Rhoads, west wing built 1794-1796 by David Evans, Jr., and the center section also constructed by Evans in 1794-1805. All of these sections were altered in the mid 18th century by John McArthur and John McArthur. Jr. Dr. Thomas Bond founded Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, making it the oldest hospital in the United States. The "Pine Building" as it was called, housed the country's first surgical amphitheatre., Inscribed in negative: 3176., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.84]

Title: [Dunkard Meeting House, 6613 Germantown Avenue.]
Description: Exterior view of west front of stone church, showing roundel window above the entrance door, flanked by a shallow portico. Known as the Church of the Brethren, founded by Alexander Mack in 1708 near Crefeldt in North Prussia. Persecution drove the congregation to Philadelphia in 1719 and in 1723 the first Dunkard, or German Baptist Brethren Church, was organized in Germantown. The congregation originally worshipped in a building erected by Christopher Sauer (4653 Main Street) and then in a house secured by Peter Pettikoffer, who begged for the money to erect the building. Called Beggar's Town or Bettel Hausen., Inscribed in negative: 3178., Title from negative sleeve., Incorrectly identified as the Mennonite Meeting House at 6119 Germantown Avenue in manuscript note on negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.85]

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