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Title: [Philadelphia Brewery]
Description: Advertisment showing the brewery marked as established "1861" and adjacent residences. Horse-drawn wagons loaded with barrels from the brewery depart the fence-lined, landscaped property from under an archway reading "Philadelphia Brewery" and travel in the street in the foreground. Also shows a couple walking on the sidewalk in front of one of the residences., Not in Wainwright., Title supplied by cataloger., Philadelphia on Stone, Trimmed, Library of Congress: DLC PP 2001: 068 [Philadelphia Brewery]
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC PP 2001: 068 [Philadelphia Brewery]

Title: Knights of Pythias [membership certificate]
Description: Membership certificate containing vignettes of scenes representing the tenets of the order (i.e., friendship, benevolence, and charity) composed within a border designed as a monument. Scenes include figures attired in Roman costume during acts of intervention from persecution and imprisonment. Also contains bust-length portraits of Roman soldiers, allegorical female figures, and emblems of the order, including a sword laid on an open Bible; crossed swords; a sprig of myrtle; and spikes. Knight of Pythias was an international, non sectarian, fraternal order established in 1864 on the principles of "toleration in religion, obedience to law, and loyalty to government.", Text printed with green ink., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by S.S. Davis Supreme Chancellor., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 129, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 2005e (E size) Knights of Pythias
Date: c1873
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 2005e (E size) Knights of Pythias

Title: Ansicht von Fairmount in Philadelphia
Description: View looking from the east bank of the Schuylkill River showing the Fairmount Water Works originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff. Shows the engine house; mill house; pavilion on the mound dam, stand pipe (built 1852) and Reservoir Hill. View also includes two men with a canvas and easle on the river bank across from a steam boat traveling on the water in the foregound and the Wire Bridge at Fairmount (built 1841-1842) in the background., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 22, Library of Congress: PR 13 CN 2001: 033
Date: [ca. 1852]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PR 13 CN 2001: 033

Title: The little homeless one or "no one to kiss me good night"
Description: Sheet music cover containing a view looking down an alley of wooden buildings, probably in Philadelphia. Shows a male figure leaning on a lamppost in front of a girl seated on the sidewalk and leaning on a shed on a street lined with debilitated colonial-style small wooden dwellings., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: P&P Sheet Music Little Homeless One
Date: c1867
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC P&P Sheet Music Little Homeless One

Title: Franklin's experiment, June 1752 Demonstrating the identity of lightning and electricty, from which he invented the lightning rod
Description: Depicts Benjamin Franklin during his kite experiment in a meadow near a dwelling in Philadelphia in 1752. Shows Franklin holding the string of the kite on which a key is tied. His twenty-one year old son, William, anachronistically shown as a boy, assists him. A lightening bolt crosses the sky., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 278, Library of Congress: PGA - Currier & Ives--Franklin's experiment ... (A size) [P&P]. LOC holds two copies, one tinted.
Date: c1876
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Currier & Ives--Franklin's experiment ... (A size) [P&P], Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Currier & Ives--Franklin's experiment ... (A size) [P&P] Tinted

Title: Gustavus Bergner's Lager Beer Brewery and vaults situate on the north side of Thompson Street bel. 32nd on the Reading R. R., about 1/2 Mile above Fairmount. Depot: No 239 Dock Str. below 3d. Philadelphia
Description: Philadelphia on Stone, POS 336, Cited by Wainwright as in the collection of Marian S. Carson; given to Library of Congress in 1996; copy unlocated at the Library of Congress., Library of Congress: copy unlocated, HSP holds original watercolor.
Date: 1857
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division W163 [LOC unlocated]

Title: [Newsboy]
Description: Philadelphia on Stone, Cited by Wainwright as in the collection of Marian S. Carson; given to Library of Congress in 1996; copy unlocated at the Library of Congress., Library of Congress: copy unlocated
Date: c1853
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division W250 [LOC unlocated]

Title: Knights of Pythias [membership certificate]
Description: Membership certificate containing vignettes of scenes representing the tenets of the order (i.e., friendship, benevolence, and charity) composed within a border designed as a monument. Scenes include figures attired in Roman costume during acts of intervention from persecution and imprisonment. Also contains bust-length portraits of Roman soldiers, allegorical female figures, and emblems of the order, including a sword laid on an open Bible; crossed swords; a sprig of myrtle; and spikes. Knight of Pythias was an international, non sectarian, fraternal order established in 1864 on the principles of "toleration in religion, obedience to law, and loyalty to government.", Text printed with green ink., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by S.S. Davis Supreme Chancellor., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 132, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 1108e (E size) Knights of Pythias
Date: c1873
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 1108e (E size) Knights of Pythias

Title: [Shankland's American fashions]
Description: Fashion advertisement containing two panels of 27 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows an outdoor setting near a hitching post with eight men, four boys, and a woman. Most of the men wear long coats, top hats, and bow ties. Two men wear hunting outfits accessorized with hunting caps and rifles and one man wears a riding outfit. The boys, three playing with hoops, wear jackets and pants, caps, and hats. One wears long hair. The woman wears a two-piece riding outfit as well as a brimmed hat. Lower panel shows the parlor scene with eight men, four boys, a woman, and a girl. Most of the men, except one in a bed coat and cap, wear suits, with vests and bow ties. A number of them hold top hats. The boys wear suits, jackets and pants, as well as bow ties. The girl wears a Highlands-style dress and jacket and presents a flower to the woman, seated and attired in an evening dress with lace overlay on the bodice, a low neckline, and short sleeves. She also wears a ribbon through her hair. One of the boys and two of the gentlemen hover near her. Furnishings include framed pictures, carpeting, a large bookcase, and a stand draped with a cloth on which the man in bed attire leans. A few of the boy's and men's pants contain plaid patterns and most are tapered. All of the men wear facial hair, including mustaches, and/or mutton chops. Key numbered 1-13 and 14-27 printed below the panels., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 211, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 1507e (E size) Fashions 1849
Date: c1849
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 1507e (E size) Fashions 1849

Title: Beauties of social harmony for two or more voices
Description: Sheet music cover containing an exterior view showing the Gothic-style hall built 1853-1855 after the designs of Sloan & Stewart at 713-721 Chestnut Street. Also shows pedestrians looking into the storefront windows on the lower level and gentlemen entering the main entryway. Building sold circa 1873 following the completion of the new Masonic Temple on North Broad Street., Not in Wainwright., Printed on recto: AE 81., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 34, Library of Congress: PR 13 CN 2001: 068
Date: Aug. 17 1856
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PR 13 CN 2001: 068

Title: John Mundell & Co.'s Solar Tip Shoes. Made only by John Mundell & Co. Phila None genuine without our trademark. Look out for the trademark. At wholesale by A.P. Doe & Co., Davenport, Iowa
Description: Advertisement containing a scene showing a personified figure of the sun standing on a stage surrounded by children. A few sit on the floor trying on shoes or crying., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 124, Library of Congress: PAGA 7 - no. 166 (B size) Mundell
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7 - no. 166 (B size) Mundell

Title: "Seems Madam! Nay it is!" Shakespere
Description: Stereograph box label containing a genre scene showing a family looking at stereographs in a parlor. An open box and stereographs rest on a table surrounded by the family. A man looks through a hand-held stereoscope and a woman looks through one on a stand., Not in Wainwright., Manuscript note on mount: Label from top of box in which was sold stereoptican views from the collection of John McAllister, Sr. (d.1878) noted optical house, Phila. Bought from Mrs. John McAllister, Media, 1951., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 208, Library of Congress: PR 13 CN 2001: 068 Shakspere
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PR 13 CN 2001: 068 Shakspere

Title: The best wines, liquors, & lager beer, we are selling here = Die besten weine, liquors, ale and lager bier, gind in haben hier
Description: Advertisement showing a table enticingly lined with food and alcoholic beverages. Refreshments include a glass of spirits filled with ice cubes and adorned with a swizzle stick; a stein and mug of beer; jugs, decanters, and bottles of wine and liquor; a bottle and glass of champagne; glass of hard liquor; small potatoes; oysters on the half shell; a plate of bread and cheese; and a pretzel and mustard. Table also includes a box of cigars, a cut lemon, and silverware., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 17, Library of Congress: PGA - Rosenthal--The best wines, liquors ... (D size) [P&P]
Date: c1871
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Rosenthal--The best wines, liquors ... (D size) [P&P]

Title: S. D. Sollers & Co. manufacturers of children's fine shoes, Philadelphia Buy the celebrated shoes stamped Sollers & Co., Phila
Description: Advertisement showing a garishly well-attired boy and girl creating a pyramid display of large model shoes in a parlor with a mosaic rug. The shoes rest atop a gargantuan "Sollers" shoe box on a platform draped in a rug. In the right, a garishly, well-attired boy and girl admire the display from near the open door to the room adorned with framed pictures. In the left, a kneeling boy places a shoe on the foot of a seated girl, who are both less dramatically attired and whose visages resemble photographic portraits. A box of shoes with a cover marked "S.D. Sollers. J.C. Austin. J.S. Outcalt." lies in front of them., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 198, Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--S.D. Sollers & Co. (B size) [P&P]
Date: 1874
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--S.D. Sollers & Co. (B size) [P&P]

Title: W.W. Knight Son & Co. 509, Commerce St. between 5th. & 6th & Market and Arch Sts. Formerly 619, Market St. Philadelphia Skates of all kinds for sale here. Also in cases of 50 & 100 pairs, assd. from 25 c. to 1.50 & 50 c. to $2.50. Skate straps of all kinds constantly on hand. Fine cast steel skates. Maleable iron do. American skates, German & English skates. Also a full assortment of American, English & German hardware
Description: Display card containing a skating scene, possibly on the Schuylkill River. Shows dozens of persons in winter attire skating, as well as men pushing women in chairs with blades, and a man pulling a boy on a sled. Also shows a female peddler with her basket, a man fallen on the ice, and another adjusting his skates in the foreground across from a skating boy. In the background, a single span bridge spans the river near hill sides from which the top of an observation tower rises., Copyrighted by W.W. Knight & Son, & Co., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen - 9 prints/10 drawings/1 photo (A size) W.W. Knight
Date: c1860
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen - 9 prints/10 drawings/1 photo (A size) W.W. Knight

Title: Knights of Pythias [membership certificate]
Description: Membership certificate containing vignettes of scenes representing the tenets of the order (i.e., friendship, benevolence, and charity) composed within a border designed as a monument. Scenes include figures attired in Roman costume during military acts of an ambush and onthe march and acts of intervention from persecution and imprisonment. Also contains a vignette with and details of emblems of the order, including a sword laid on an open Bible; crossed swords; a sprig of myrtle; and spikes. Knight of Pythias was an international, non sectarian, fraternal order established in 1864 on the principles of "toleration in religion, obedience to law, and loyalty to government.", Text printed with blue ink., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by S.S. Davis Supreme Chancellor., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 131, Library of Congress: LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Knights of Pythias
Date: c1873
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Knights of Pythias

Title: [Shankland's American fashions]
Description: Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 27 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the outdoor scene. Eight men, four boys, and a woman socialize. Most of the men wear suits with plain pants, long coats, bow ties or a cravat and wear top hats and hold canes. One man wears a hunting ouffit and holds a rifle. The boys wear pants and jackets, one in a smock-like style. Most also wear or hold caps. The woman wears a riding outfit. Many of the figures are shown from the back. Lower panel shows an indoor scene. Eight men, four boys, one woman and one girl socialize. Most of the men wear suits with plain pants, long coat or a cape, bow ties or a cravat, top hats and hold canes. One man wears a bed robe and the boys wear suits. The woman wears a bonnet, a cape-like coat with trim, and a full skirt. The girl wears a cape and pantaloons. Two of the men are seated on chairs. All the men wear muttonchops and/or mustaches. Key numbered 1-13 and 14-27 printed below the panels., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 210, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 1498e (E size) Fashions 1849
Date: [c1849]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 1498e (E size) Fashions 1849

Title: "Autumn on the Wissahicon [sic]."
Description: Landscape view showing a man on the banks of the creek lined with trees covered in fall foliage., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP11, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 2515e (E size) Wissahickon
Date: c1880
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 2515e (E size) Wissahickon

Title: Dr. Roby's Brazilian Hair Curling Liquid. This preparation will cause the hair to curl beautifully, and is warranted not to injure it in the least. Prepared only by Storrs & Co. No. 21, North Sixth Street Philadelphia. For sale here
Description: Advertisment showing a waist-length, profile view of a woman with dark, loose-curled hair, draped in a cloth, and looking into a mirror. She also wears an arm band., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 58, Library of Congress: DLC PP 2001: 068 Dr. Roby
Date: c1860
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC PP 2001: 068 Dr. Roby

Title: Shankland's American Fashions for the Spring & Summer of 1853, 100 Chesnut [sic] Street Philadelphia
Description: Fashion advertisement containing two panels of 24 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. Three men in suits, two with top hats and one in a wide-brimmed hat converse near a framed painting. In the center, in front of a draped window, two young boys, one attired in a sack-style jacket, converse and stand near three men attired in suits, one with his back turned. Two of the men wear top hats. To the left, a heavy-set man in a top hat and suit converses with two other gentlemen, one leaning on a stand with a potted plant, in top hats and suits. Lower panel shows an outdoor setting at a lakeside with seven men, two boys, and a woman. Most of the men wear suits, including jackets with tails, top hats, and bow ties. One man wears a wide-brimmed hat. Another man wears a hunting outfit accessorized with a wide-brimmed hat, bag and rifle. The boys, wear suits, one also has a cap, and hold apples. The woman wears a two-piece riding outfit of a fitted jacket, full skirt, and wide-brimmed hat. Many of the men's pants contain patterns, with a number adorned with horizontal stripe designs below the knee and most wear facial hair of mustaches, and/or mutton chops. Other furnishings include carpeting. Figures numbered 1-11, upper panel and 12-24, lower panel., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 215, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 1514e (E size) Fashions Spring Summer 1853, LOC copy uncolored.
Date: c1853
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 1514e (E size) Fashions Spring Summer 1853

Title: Views of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Part 1st
Description: Series of 12 collecting cards depicting bucolic views of the park. Includes two different views, including one with a fountain, of a "Rustic Arbor" with a park pavilion; "Spring" showing a water fountain; "The "Dam" and "The Arch" and a "Fountain" near the race at the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River; "Entrance to Lemon Hill" and the "Mansion House"; an ornate foot bridge over "The Brook"; the "Keeper's House"; the "Band House"; and "Iron Spring" pavilion. Many of the views include park visitors, gardens, and walkways and all include trees. Water work views also show the stand pipe and roof of the new mill house., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 811a-l. POS 811a: Rustic Arbor (fountain). 811b: Rustic Arbor. 811c: Spring. 811d: Spring. 811e: Dam. 811f: Mansion House. 811g: The Brok. 811h: The Arch. 811i: Entrance to Lemon hill. 811j: Fountain.811k: Keeper's house. 811k: Band House. 811l: Iron Spring., Library of Congress: LOT 11050 (F)
Date: c1879
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Title, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Rustic Arbor Willows, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Rustic Arbor Gazebo, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Spring, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) The Dam, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Mansion House, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) The Brook, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) The Arch, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Iron Spring, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Entrance to Lemon Hill, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Fountain, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Keeper's House, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Band House

Title: Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition buildings. Philadelphia, Pa Length, 1880 feet, width, 464 ; Area: ground floor 20.02 acres, upper floors, 1.45
Description: Birds eye view looking south toward the city showing the Art Gallery or Memorial Hall designed by Herman Schwartzmann and the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. View includes flags adorning the building and heavy visitor traffic by foot, carriage, and streetcars in the foreground. Wooded areas enclose the buildings and cityscape is visible in the background. Also contains the dimensions (length, width, and area in feet and acres) for the buildings below the image. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 52, Library of Congress: PGA - Currier & Ives--Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition ... (A size) [P&P]
Date: c1875
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Currier & Ives--Birds eye view of the Centennial Exhibition ... (A size) [P&P]

Title: Hoopes & Townsend. Manufacturers. Buttonwood Street, below Broad Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Advertisement utilizing a trompe l'oeil motif to promote the bolt works manufactory at 1330 Buttonwood Street. Shows, from the perspective of looking down, a variety of several types of nuts and bolts, including a "bridge bolt" laid out on a flat surface. Hoopes & Townsend was founded by Barton and Edward Hoopes and S. Sharpless Townsend in 1849 in Wilmington, Delaware. The factory relocated to the Philadelphia address in 1852., Date from manuscript note on recto: No 1097. Filed Nov. 30 1868. Hoopes & Townsend., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 111, Library of Congress: PGA - Easton--Hoopes & Townsend, manufacturers... (C size) [P&P], Easton was a Philadelphia civil engineer and printer of lithographs.
Date: [1868]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Easton--Hoopes & Townsend, manufacturers...

Title: Knights of Pythias [membership certificate]
Description: Membership certificate containing vignettes of scenes representing the tenets of the order (i.e., friendship, benevolence, and charity) composed within a border designed as a monument. Scenes include figures attired in Roman costume during acts of intervention from persecution and imprisonment. Also contains bust-length portraits of Roman soldiers, allegorical female figures, and emblems of the order, including a sword laid on an open Bible; crossed swords; a sprig of myrtle; and spikes. Knight of Pythias was an international, non sectarian, fraternal order established in 1864 on the principles of "toleration in religion, obedience to law, and loyalty to government.", Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by S.S. Davis Supreme Chancellor., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 133, Library of Congress: PGA - Hunter, T.--Knights of... (D size) [P&P]
Date: c1873
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Hunter, T.--Knights of... (D size) [P&P]

Title: Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions, for spring & summer 1855. Published and sold by F. Mahan, no. 211 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Description: Fashion advertisement containing two paneled scenes of 22 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. Eight men, a woman, and two boys socialize in clusters of three and four. The men and boys predominately wear suits, and the woman wears a ruffled layered dress with full skirt and as well as a bonnet. The other male figures wear a bed jacket and cap (man) and a dress with sash over bloomers (boy). A large vanity and two chairs furnish the room decorated with framed paintings, carpet, drapery, and wallpaper. Lower panel shows the outdoor scene set before an oceanside. Eight men, including "His Excellency A. Johnson" and "L. Hyneman Proprietor of Masonic Mirror," two boys, and a woman descend upon and stand on the stone pier. Six of the men wear suits, including overcoats. The two other men wear a riding outfit and a hunting outfit, including a rifle. The boys, one in pantaloons playing with a hoop and the other in pants, also were jackets. The woman wears a riding outfit. Most of the men are clean-shaven and all the men in the outdoor scene wear or hold hats., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 162, Library of Congress: LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Fashions Spring Summer 1855
Date: c1855
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Fashions Spring Summer 1855

Title: [Medley of Soaps]. Manufactured by McKeone, Van Haagen & Co. Philada. & N. York
Description: Advertisement showing a medley of "family and fancy" soaps, most not in wrappers, of different shapes (rectangular, oval, and square), sizes, and colors (brown, yellow, pink, and white). Scents and makes of soap include detersive soap, almond soap; "Brown Windsor," musk soap, honey & glycerin, elder flower, and "Oriental Shaving Soap." McKeone, Van Haagen & Co. was founded in 1854., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by McKeone, Van Haagen & Co., Copyright date from manuscript note on recto: #55. Filed January 27, 1865 by McKeone, Van Haagen & Co., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 147, Library of Congress: PAGA, Rosenthal, Medley of Soaps (B size) McKeone
Date: cJanuary 27, 1865
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA, Rosenthal, Medley of Soaps (B size) McKeone

Title: Knights of Pythias [membership certificate]
Description: Membership certificate containing vignettes of scenes representing the tenets of the order (i.e., friendship, benevolence, and charity) composed within a border designed as a monument. Scenes include figures attired in Roman costume during acts of intervention from persecution and imprisonment. Also contains bust-length portraits of Roman soldiers, allegorical female figures, and emblems of the order, including a sword laid on an open Bible; crossed swords; a sprig of myrtle; and spikes. Knight of Pythias was an international, non sectarian, fraternal order established in 1864 on the principles of "toleration in religion, obedience to law, and loyalty to government.", Text printed with blue ink., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by S.S. Davis Supreme Chancellor., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 130, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 2006e (E size) Knights of Pythias
Date: c1873
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 2006e (E size) Knights of Pythias

Title: Philadelphia, Paris & New-York fashions, for spring & summer 1854
Description: Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 20 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. Eight men, a woman, and a boy socialize in clusters of three and four. The men and boy wear suits, many with paisley-patterned pants, and the woman wears a patterned dress with full skirt and tassels as well as a bonnet. A large mirror on a stand, several chairs, and chaise lounges furnish the room decorated with carpet, drapery, and wallpaper. Lower panel shows the outdoor scene set before "The New Masonic Temple, Chestnut St., Phila." Six men, including clothing store proprietor Francis Mahan, two girls , a boy, and a woman stand on the street block. Four of the men wear suits, including one with an overcoat. Another man, with a girl in a skirt and bloomers standing at his side, wears a hunting oufit and holds a rifle. The woman comprises part of a couple attired in riding outfits who are flanked by a boy dressed in a suit, a girl wearing a skirt and bloomers, and the man with the overcoat. Most of the men wear mutton chops, including three with mustaches., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 546, LOC copy uncolored., Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions (D size) [P&P] Fashions Spring Summer 1854
Date: c1854
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions (D size) [P&P] Fashions Spring Summer 1854

Title: Bird's eye view, Philadelphia Lith. by H. J. Toudy & Co. 621 & 623 Commerce St. Philadelphia Pa
Description: Bird's eye view print containing a border designed with nine vignettes showing Centennial Exhibition buildings at Fairmount Park. View predominately showing the built city from the Schuylkill to the Delaware rivers and Port Richmond to South Philadelphia. Market Street runs down the center of the view. Shows the residential, commercial, industrial, religious, educational, and cultural buildings lining the streets and outer lying areas of Center City. Also shows parts of West Philadelphia, Windmill Island, and Camden, NJ. and public utilities, bridges, railroad depots, and reservoirs. Includes from west to east, the Woodlands, Blockley Almshouse, the Upper Ferry Bridge, Market Street Bridge, the two Gas Works, Fairmount Water Works, Girard College, Eastern State Penitentiary, the Naval Asylum, Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, St. Mark’s Church, Christ Church, Independence Hall, Pennsylvania Hospital, St. Peter’s Church, and Spark’s Shot Tower. Also shows the five major squares (as well as Independence Square) and adjacent landmarks, including the P.R.R. Freight Depot, U.S. Mint, First Independent Church, Pennsylvania Asylum for the Blind, and Will’s Eye Hospital. Masts of docked ships line the piers along the Delaware, mills line the Schuykilll above Market Street, and vessels sail on the waters of both rivers. Foundries with smokestacks and undeveloped land border the built city to the North and South., Captioned vignettes show Main Building, Memorial Hall, Horticultural Hall, Machinery Hall, Independence Hall 1876, Women's Pavilion, Agricultural Hall, Independence Hall 1776. Also contains vignette showing bird's eye view of the exhibition grounds. Captioned vignettes include the size of the buildings. Several of the depicted buildings were built after the designs of Henry Petit, Hermann Schwarzmann, and Joseph Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 50, Library of Congress: PGA - Toudy & Co.--Bird's eye view, Philadelphia (E size) [P&P]
Date: c1876
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Toudy & Co.--Bird's eye view, Philadelphia (E size) [P&P]

Title: Harrison's Columbian Perfumery. Harrison's Columbia Ink Harrison's Columbian Establishment No. 10 South 7th Street, Philadelphia
Description: Philadelphia on Stone, POS 343, Cited by Wainwright as in the collection of Marian S. Carson; given to Library of Congress in 1996; copy unlocated at the Library of Congress., Library of Congress: copy unlocated
Creator: Bigot, Alphonse, ca. 1828-1872 or 3, artist
Date: 1853
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division W168 [LOC unlocated]

Title: Harrison's Columbian perfumery Apollos W. Harrison No. 10 South 7th Street Philadelphia
Description: Advertisement for the Philadelphia perfumer and ink manufacturer containing a wreath of multiple types of flowers encased by a border of geometric shapes listing dozens of Harrison's products. Products include flavoring extracts, scented soaps, toiletries, skin creams, oils, and perfumes. Also contains miniature jewel-like ornamental details and an outer frame-like border. Harrison began operating his perfumery circa 1853 and by the late 1850s employed over 80 employees, including 25 traveling agents., Copyrighted by A. W. Harrison., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 106, Library of Congress: PGA - Bigot, Alphonse--Harrison's Columbian perfumery (D size) [P&P]
Creator: Bigot, Alphonse, ca. 1828-1872 or 3, artist
Date: c1854
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Bigot, Alphonse--Harrison's Columbian perfumery (D size) [P&P]

Title: Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, supported gratuitously by the citizens of Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Print containing an exterior view and three titled interior views of the saloon and hospital of the volunteer relief agency located near the Navy Yard at Swanson and Washington Avenues. Exterior view shows heavy street activity. A Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad train stops on the grounds in front of a cheering crowd of spectators. Hundreds of soldiers line up to enter and depart the "Hot Coffee and Refreshment" and "Water" stand and "Dining Saloon Free for Volunteers"; officers direct foot traffic onto the train; and other soldiers enter the adjacent "Post Office" and are greeted by women in front of a row of adjoining row homes. Also shows the O.K. House in the background, the fence of "W. Thorn Lehigh & Schuylkill Coal Yard, and an American flag marked "Union for Ever" adorning the saloon. Interior views, framed by filigree, shows a line of soldiers at, and others waiting for a row of wash basins at the "Washing Department"; the "Interior of the Dining Saloon Free for Union Volunteers" where soldiers wait in line for food, eat standing up at tables, and are served by female volunteers; and civilian spectators watching the men volunteers of the "Cooking Department" attend cauldrons atop ovens and carry baskets of food and large coffee pots. and freedmen., Also contains facsimile signatures of saloon supporters and a vignette portrait of General Winfield Scott below the image. Portrait framed by a laurel wreath held in the beak of an eagle surrounded by American flags, a fasces, cannons, and a banner reading "Respectfully dedicated by the Committee to Winfield Scott General in Chief of the U.S.A." Situated at the transportation hub between the North and the South on land leased en gratis from the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, the agency provided meals, hospital care, washing, sleeping, and writing facilities to military personnel, refugees, and freedmen. It served over 800,000 men, 1,025,000 meals before closing., First state., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: PGA - Boell--Volunteer refreshment saloon... (C size) [P&P], Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 32 V 58c
Creator: Boell, William
Date: c1861
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Boell--Volunteer refreshment saloon... (C size) [P&P]

Title: Shankland's American fashions for the fall & winter of 1854 & 5, 100 Chestnut St. Philadelphia
Description: Fashion advertisement containing two panels of 24 elegantly attired men, women, and children in outdoor settings. Lower panel captioned "Baltimore" includes nine men, two boys, and a woman socializing by the riverside. Upper panel captioned "Philadelphia" includes eight men and four boys. The men wear winter coats, capes, jackets, vests, bow ties, and tapered pants. Many of the pants are adorned with rows of buttons, embroidery or stripes. The woman, her hair in pin curls, wears a shirtwaist, skirt, and feathered cap, and the boys wear jackets, coats, long pants, and caps, including one lad with a fez. All of the men's attire is accessorized with tops hats and/or canes and they wear facial hair, beards, mustaches, or mutton chops. Cityscape is visible in the background of both panels. Figures numbered 1-12, lower panel and 12-24, upper panel. Also contains border with geometrical design with the bottom edge appearing as a rolled-up scroll., Not in Wainwright., Artist's initials lower and center left., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1854 & 5 (D size) [P&P]
Creator: Clay, Edward Williams, 1799-1857, artist
Date: c1854
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1854 & 5 (D size) [P&P]

Title: Cardington Foundry
Description: Proof print for Coleman Sellers & Sons (No. 3 No. 6th Street) billhead containing vignette views of their "Cardington Factory" ironworks built along Cobbs Creek near West Philadelphia in 1828. Vignettes accompanied by caption reading "Iron and brass castings. Mill gearing all kinds of paper making machinery. Hydraulic and Screw Presses. Paper Molds & Cutters. Wood & Cotton Machine Cards & also wirework of all descriptions. The factory made equipment for the textile, paper and locomotive industry before its bankruptcy in 1838., Not in Wainwright., Attributed to Charles Fenderich., Inscribed: Mr. Coleman Sellers & Sons Dr. to F[enderich] for following work. Engraved Bills $2.00; 200 copies [illegible] 2.00; $4.00, Philadelphia on Stone, POS 82, Library of Congress: PGA - Fenderich, no. 59 (A size) [P&P], Sheet music cover illustrated with a ballroom scene titled "Concordia...Respectuflly dedicated to Miss Fanny Kemble..." and with imprint Chs. Fenderich's Lith Press, No. 21 Callowhill St., Phiada. printed on verso. Scene shows several formally attired couples engaged in a waltz as other attendees socialize, watch the dancing, and attend to a woman who has fainted. Also shows the orchestra playing from a balcony above.
Creator: Fenderich, Charles
Date: [ca. 1833]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Fenderich, no. 59 (A size) [P&P]

Title: Philadelphia Exchange
Description: View looking northeast from the intersection of Dock, Third, and Walnut streets showing the Merchants' Exchange. A caduceus shaped weather vane adorns the roof. A crowd of men and a woman gather in front of the exchange. Several converse, some hold circulars, and one man stands on the balcony. Also shows street and pedestrian traffic, including men on horseback and two ladies on a stroll. Also contains partial views of a lamppost in the right foreground and Girard Bank (116-120 S. Third) in the background. Exchange built 1832-1833 after the designs of William Strickland. The Girard National Bank, formerly the First Bank of the United States, was built 1795-1797 after the designs of Samuel Blodgett. The bank, operated by Stephen Girard as Girard's Bank from 1812-1831, was chartered by the state in 1832 as the Girard National Bank., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: PGA - Fenderich, no. 92 (A size) [P&P]
Creator: Fenderich, Charles, artist
Date: [ca. 1833]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Fenderich, no. 92 (A size) [P&P]

Title: [Philadelphia Exchange]
Description: Artist's study drawing for ca. 1833 lithograph by Charles Fenderich depicting the Merchant's Exchange. View looks northeast from the intersection of Dock, Third, and Walnut streets. Shows the building adorned by a figure holding a two-pronged spear, possibly Hades, the god of wealth. Also contains partial view of Girard Bank (116-120 S. Third) in the background. Exchange built 1832-1833 after the designs of William Strickland. The Girard National Bank, formerly the First Bank of the United States, was built 1795-1797 after the designs of Samuel Blodgett. The bank, operated by Stephen Girard as Girard's Bank from 1812-1831, was chartered by the state in 1832 as the Girard National Bank., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: PGA - Fenderich, no. 93 (A size) [P&P]
Creator: Fenderich, Charles, artist
Date: ca. 1833
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Fenderich, no. 93 (A size) [P&P]

Title: Jacob Haehnlen's lithographic & steam powered letter press printing rooms
Description: Proof print of advertisement containing an ornate border surrounding a central view of the exterior of the six-story brownstone and print shop owned by lithographer Haehnlen at 420 Library Street. Signage advertising the "lithographic establishment" adorns the doorway, front, and side of "Goldsmith’s Hall." Building also adorned with large display windows and an eagle above the entranceway. View includes street and pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk, stand in doorways, and enter the shop. In the street, horse-drawn wagons and drays, including one hauling crates marked "J.H.," pass in the street near a man pushing a hand-cart loaded with crates. Shop included salesrooms and offices, a machine shop, a drying room, lithographic presses, and card, handbill, and pamphlet printing presses. Border composed of cards containing ornate letters spelling Haehnlen's name and examples of his genres of work, including portraiture, industrial views, and machine imagery. Haehnlen established his own studio at Goldsmith’s Hall in 1866 and operated his business from all but the first floor. He sold his shop to the firm Lehman & Bolton in 1870. Building destroyed by fire on December 20, 1882., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 46
Creator: Haehnlen, Jacob, b. 1824
Date: [ca. 1867]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Haehnlen--Jacob (A size) [P&P]

Title: Grand result. Buying guns, ammunition, and fishing tackle from Paul Meyers, 625 South Second St., and 212 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Advertisement containing a scene with a hunter and fisherman greeting each other from across a stream. The fisherman carries a fishing rod, and baskets and a a string laden with fish. A net, hook, and pail of bait rests at his feet. The hunter holds a rifle and a strung duck and carries a large basket overflowing with more of the game bird. Dogs mill at his feet. Also contains advertising text that reads "Reparing of All Kinds Neatly and Promptly Done" and "Shells loaded with Care at Short Notice.", Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by C.A. Meyers., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 96, Library of Congress: PAGA, no. 161 (B size) Grand Result
Creator: Hallowell,W.R, artist
Date: c1882
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA, no. 161 (B size) Grand Result

Title: H. S. Tarr's Marble Yard No. 274 Green St. above Seventh Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Philadelphia on Stone, POS 340.2, Cited by Wainwright as in the collection of Marian S. Carson; given to Library of Congress in 1996; copy unlocated at the Library of Congress., Library of Congress: copy unlocated
Creator: Heiss, George G., artist
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division W166.2 [LOC unlocated]

Title: Shankland's American fashions for fall & winter. 1851-2. 100 Chestnut St. Philadelphia
Description: Fashion advertisement containing a bi-level scene of 24 elegantly attired men, women, and children socializing near a stone embankment with stairs by the sea. At the lower level of the embankment nine men, three boys, and a woman stand, converse, and approach the stairs. Most of the men wear bow ties, winter coats, top hats, tapered pants, and hold canes. The boys wear caps, long pants, and jackets. The woman wears a feathered, rimmed hat, shirtwaist, and skirt. At the upper level, a couple, six men, and three boys stand as pairs, converse, and acknowledge each other. The woman, in bloomers, and a boy wear attire with an East Asian influence, including turbans. Most of the men wear winter coats (two with tails), tapered pants, and hold canes. One man wears a cape and all hold or wear a top hat. The boys wear long pants and jackets, including one with a cap. Sailing vessels are visible in the background. Figures numbered 1-13, lower level and 14-24, upper level. Also contains border with filigree cornices., Not in Wainwright., Artist's signature center left., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 212, Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1851 & 2 (D size) [P&P]
Creator: Hoffy, Alfred M., b. ca. 1790, artist
Date: c1851
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1851 & 2 (D size) [P&P]

Title: Shankland's American fashions for the spring & summer of 1851, 100 Chestnut St. Philadelphia
Description: Fashion advertisement containing a bi-level scene of 24 elegantly attired men, women, and children socializing on and below a veranda near a lake. Below the veranda, near a lawn, nine men, three boys and a woman stand, converse, and sit on a bench. The seated woman wears a riding outfit and holds a crop. The men, most attired in overcoats, vests, and bow ties, hold or wear top hats. Many also hold canes and one leans on a stone pediment. Another wears a hunting outfit and holds a rifle. The boys, one looking onto the lawn, wear jackets and long pants. On the veranda, seven men and four boys converse and stand. The men attired in overcoats, vests, and bow ties, hold or wear top hats and a number hold canes. The boys wear long pants, and jackets, with one accessorized with a cap and the other with a top hat. Trees and mountains are visible in the background. Figures numbered 1-13, lower level and 14-24, upper level. Also contains trompe l'oeil frame., Not in Wainwright., Artist's signature center left., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 213, Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1851 (D size) [P&P]
Creator: Hoffy, Alfred M., b. ca. 1790, artist
Date: c1851
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1851 (D size) [P&P]

Title: Shankland's American fashions for the spring & summer of 1852, 100 Chestnut St. Philadelphia
Description: Fashion advertisement containing two panels of 24 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Lower panel shows the parlor scene. Two men in suits, top hats in hand, and one with a cane converse near a mantle lined with books across from two other men, similarly attired, with one showing his back. In the center, two young boys, one attired in a suit and the other in formal knickers, converse and stand near two men attired in suits, one of an evening style. Both men hold top hats, and one showing his back holds a cane. To the left, a man in a bed coat, sits on a chair and reads to two young men attired in suits, as another man in a heavy jacket and cravat stands over his shoulder. Upper panel evokes an outdoor setting with eight men, three boys, and a woman. Most of the men, including a portly gentleman, wear long coats, top hats, cravats, and bow ties. One man wears a hunting outfit accessorized with a bag and rifle. The boys, all shown from the back, wear suits and the woman similarly posed, wears a riding outfit. Many of the men's pants contain striped or plaid patterns and most wear facial hair of mustaches, and/or mutton chops. Other furnishings include drapery, framed pictures, carpeting, and a mantel. Figures numbered 1-11, lower panel and 12-24, upper panel., Not in Wainwright., Artist's signature center left., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 214, Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1852 (D size) [P&P]
Creator: Hoffy, Alfred M., b. ca. 1790, artist
Date: c1852
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1852 (D size) [P&P]

Title: Specimens lithography , engraving and printing establishment of Augustus Kollner, designer, engraver & lithographer, copperplate & lithographic printer. Phoenix block, corner of Second & Dock streets, Philadelphia
Description: Catalog containing specimens, including one plate of vignettes and one plate of banknotes. Vignettes depict "Wingohocking Mills, Frankford, Pa."; "Crane Iron Company"; and the landscape view "Broad Top." Banknotes include vignettes showing the entire complex and a specific building at "R. Garsed & Bro. Wingohocking Mills"; a locomotive; and a sailing ship. Banknote plate also includes a sample of lettering reading "Kensington Bank." Catalog also contains a double-sided page of variant specimen lettering presented as text advertising Kollner to "Druggists, Chemists, Manufacturers and Publishers of Books, Periodicals, Maps, &c." Text promotes his samples of work including, "tasteful labels, showcards, ornamental borders title pages,and business & visiting cards, in handsome of lettering" in addition to his views for Goupil, Vibert & Co and "Large Map of of the City of New York now publishing" (i.e., Dripps map, 1851).Text also promotes transfers from steel and copper plates, and "indefinite number of copies can be struck off at short notice and at very moderate charges.", Not in Wainwright., Cover contains ornamental border., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 89, Library of Congress: NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11
Creator: Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813
Date: [ca. 1851]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division LOC NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11 Title, Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division LOC NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11 Kensington Bank, Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division LOC NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11 Wingohocking Mills, Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division LOC NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11 Druggists Chemists

Title: Jas. B. Smith & Co.'s Philada. blank book manufactory. Jas. B. Smith & Co. booksellers and blank book manufacturers. 207 Market St. above 5th Philadelphia Jas. B. Smith. Fredk. Scofield
Description: Advertisement containing a central interior view of the bustling manufactory bordered by several captioned vignettes of men and women at specific tasks, and the mechanisms used, in the manufacture of blank books. Central view depicts several woman at work seated at two tables in the center of the room surrounded by men at work stations lining the space lighted by windows in the right and rear of the area. Piles of pages of books rest in front of the workers. In the foreground, women sew as at the front end of the table as ladies at the rear toil at folding pages. At the work stations, rows of men work at finishing pages. In the background, men operate book presses and other machinery, and transport reams of papers near women folding pages below a loft. On the upper floor, men work at stations across from shelves of reams of paper as a boy carries a mound of book pages down the stairs to the lower floor. Also shows the walls adorned with a cabinet, posted papers, and a man's coat and hat. Work vignettes show "girls" sewing and folding pages and male employees rounding, stamping, gilding and extra finishing bindings, book pressing, cutting and operating large ruling and cutting machines. Other vignettes show a board cutting machine; Sewing bench; Bookbinders plough; a display of a pile of blank books and associated writing materials; and a view of the Smith & Co. storefront (500 block of Market Street) at which patrons stand in a doorway across from a crate covered with books., Also contains several lines of advertising text describing the several types of merchandise "which will be sold at very low prices." Products include "blank books ruled to pattern and bound in a superior manner," cap blanks bound and with "russia ends, ledgers, minute books, memorandums, pass books, copy books, wrapping paper, pocket books, ink stands, sealing wax, and "medical books, school books, & stationery.", Not in Wainwright., Manuscript note lower right corner., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: PGA - Kollner--Jas. B. Smith & Co's... (B size) [P&P], See "The Bookbinders Shop." Sketched from the establishment of Messrs. Westleys & Clark." PGA - Brechemin, L.--Bookbinders shop... (B size) [P&P]. Digital file included in LOC P&P on-line catalog.
Creator: Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
Date: c1850
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division LOC PGA - Kollner--Jas. B. Smith & Co's... (B size) [P&P]

Title: Testimonial awarded by the Philadelphia Relief Committee
Description: Certificate issued by the committee formed to provide relief for victims of the yellow fever epidemic in Portsmouth and Norfolk, Va. in 1855. Contains a central bird's eye view of the the two adjacent towns over which the figure of death flies. Vignettes and pictorial details depicting allegorical female figures, a barren tree, and a sepulchral monument surround the view. Also contains a religious scene representing Matthew 25, 36; "I was sick and ye visited me.", Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 248, Library of Congress: DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Testimonial
Creator: Moras, Ferdinand, 1821-1908, artist
Date: [1855]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Testimonial

Title: The three days of May 1844. Columbia mourns her citizens slain
Description: Memorial to nativist casualties of the violent clashes occurring between anti-foreigner "Native Americans" and Irish-American Catholics in Kensington, Philadelphia, May 6 through 8, 1844. The female figure of Columbia holds a large, billowing American flag near a broken column on which she places a wreath. On the column are the names of those Native Americans killed during the attacks on Catholic homes and institutions. At the top of the list, circled by Columbia's wreath, is the name of George Schiffler, the first and most famous of the nativist martyrs. Other names inscribed on the column are: Wright, Rhinedollar, Greble, Stillwell, Hammitt, Ramsey, and Cox. To the right of Columbia is an American eagle supporting a shield with the names of the wounded, including: Peale (the artist?), Whitecar, Lescher, Young, Wiseman, Willman, Schufelbaugh, Yocum, Ardis, Boggs, Ford, Bartleson, and Ort. Above the figure floats a streamer with the print's title. Below a similar banner reads "Deceased----We Revere Their Memory---Wounded---We Cherish And Reward Them---.", Not in Wainwright., Artist's signature lower left corner., LOC copy filed for copyright July 1, 1844., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 254, Library of Congress: LOT 10615-34 [item] [P&P] Columbia, Description supplied by LOC catalog record.
Creator: Peale, Washington, artist
Date: c1844
Location: Library of Congress LOC LOT 10615-34 [item] [P&P] Columbia

Title: [Firehouse scene in Philadelphia showing firemen from the Weccacoe Engine Company pulling a hand-drawn fire engine as other firemen scramble to readiness]
Description: Drawing, possibly an artist's study, by James Queen, a Weccacoe volunteer. Nightime view showing Weccacoe volunteers pull the engine from their Southwark station at 119 Queen Street, put on gear, and gather equipment from storage closets within the garage., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 78, Library of Congress: DRWG/US - Queen (J.F.), no. 3 (C size) [P&P] Firehouse
Creator: Queen, James, 1824-ca. 1877, artist
Date: [ca. 1857]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DRWG/US - Queen (J.F.), no. 3 (C size) [P&P] Firehouse

Title: [Interior and exterior of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon hospital, southwest corner of Washington and Swanson Avenues, Philadelphia]
Description: Proof print containing side by side views of the volunteer hospital situated at the transportation hub between the North and the South. Interior view (left) shows a hospital ward. Mainly empty beds line the walls, including a small draped off area, and a male and female volunteer (carrying a tray of medicine) attend to two patients, one seated, and the other in a bed. The ward also includes a stove, books resting on a draped table, and framed prints adorning the walls. Exterior view (right) shows a patient arriving by gurney outside of the small hospital building that is adorned with a flag pole and eagle ornament. A volunteer waits by the open door as children and female passers-by watch the scene. Also includes two boys playing on a wood gate, two dogs in the street, and the main building of the volunteer saloon in the background., Attributed to James Queen., Not in Wainwright., Title supplied by cataloger., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen prints and drawings (C size)-55 prints Saloon Hospital
Creator: Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen prints and drawings (C size)-55 prints Saloon Hospital

Title: [Philadelphia] P.S. Duval & Co. lith, Phila.]
Description: Proof print containing a montage of 14 vignettes (12 captioned) separated by borders of branches and garlands. Vignettes depict the "Custom House," West Philadelphia stand pipe (Twenty-Fourth Ward Water Works), "Independence Hall," Spark's shot tower, Merchants' "Exchange," "Insane Asylum," "Naval Asylum," "Pennsylvania "Hospital," "Philadelphia" near the Naval yard on the Delaware River, "Alms House," "Fair Mount" at the water works, "Girard College," and Eastern State "Penitentiary." Vignettes also include street, maritime, and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and omnibuses; sail boats, skiffs, and steam boats; and laborers with hand carts and individuals on horseback. Also contains pictorial details showing an American eagle and shield, William Penn, and a Native American., Title and publication information from published duplicate., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 569, Library of Congress: DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen prints 23 (AA size) Philadelphia, See published copy DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen - 93 prints (AA size) Philadelphia
Creator: Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen prints 23 (AA size) Philadelphia

Title: Philadelphia
Description: Print containing a montage of 14 vignettes (12 captioned) separated by borders of branches and garlands. Vignettes depict the "Custom House," West Philadelphia stand pipe (Twenty-Fourth Ward Water Works), "Independence Hall," Spark's shot tower, Merchants' "Exchange," "Insane Asylum," "Naval Asylum," "Pennsylvania "Hospital," "Philadelphia" near the Naval yard on the Delaware River, "Alms House," "Fair Mount" at the water works, "Girard College," and Eastern State "Penitentiary." Vignettes also include street, maritime, and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and omnibuses; sail boats, skiffs, and steam boats; and laborers with hand carts and individuals on horseback. Also contains pictorial details showing an American eagle and shield, William Penn, and a Native American., Distributor's imprint printed on recto: For Sale by Drovin & Co., 38 S. 3rd Phila., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 569.1, Drovin & Co. was a Philadelphia stationery business., Library of Congress: DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen - 93 prints (AA size) Philadelphia, See proof DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen prints 23 (AA size) Philadelphia
Creator: Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen - 93 prints (AA size) Philadelphia

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