Hail, our country's natal morn (8 vs.) Air—"Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled." [Publ.] Louis Bonsai. T. o. border; eagle with flag and banner. 21.5 x 12 cm.
Aunt Jemima she was old, but very kind and clever (5 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. Print. Andrews. T. o. border. 24.3 x 16 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] with Astley's imprint added. 24.4 x 15 cm.
John J. Mansure, born ca. 1834 in Pennsylvania, was a Philadelphia lithographer active 1850-ca. 1865. In 1862, he became the Vice President of the Lithographic Printers Union. Both his brothers, Charles and Robert, were lithographers as well., In 1850, Mansure lived in Southwark (Ward 4). Between 1860 and 1870, he lived in South Philadelphia with his wife Mary (b. ca. 1836) and daughter Mary (b. ca. 1858) at 934 South Fifth Street, until he moved to 503 Native Street in 1864.
Date
b. ca. 1834
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Exterior view of Protestant Episcopal church built in 1889 after designs by Charles Marquedent Burns. Burns rebuilt the church in 1902-06 after a fire., Numbered 1022 on recto. Publisher's monogram on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Religion - [P.9050.82]
Block numbered in two places: 6595, also 368 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a woman wearing a headscarf; she sits cross-legged outdoors with one knee slightly raised; behind her there appears to be some sort of stone structure., “N.J. Wemmer. 215 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Boxwood dealer Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876., “Am.S.S.U.” – Back of block.
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 2586k, One of 297 song sheet headpiece designs identified by Edwin Wolf in his bibliography, American Song Sheets, Slip Ballads and Poetical Broadsides Collection, 1850-1870: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1963).
The people rise, the storm's unchained (7 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. Letter paper; blue ink; hdpc. Magnus 105, col.; [publ.] Magnus (1). 19.6 x 12.4 cm. (cropped), Variant: b. [As above;] hdpc. Magnus 116, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.5 x 12.8 cm., Variant: c. [As above;] hdpc. Magnus 150, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.9 x 13.3 cm.
Tim Finigan lived in Bally- mackree (5 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. With "Market street" in 1st line; publ. Auner (5). A-J border. 24.5 x 14.7 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] publ. Johnson (2). A-J border. 24.5 x 14.8 cm., Variant: c. Adv: Send for Price List of Stephens' Colored Album Drolleries; [publ.] Wm. A. Stephens. Letter paper; Irishman with shillelagh, saying "How are ye's boys?", col. 21 x 14 cm.
The Flag of our Union boys, now and forever (4 vs.) Air: The American Star. Composed by Mathew Brady., Variant: a. Print. Senseman (2). T. o. border, horseshoe design. 22.4 x 13 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] t. o. border, leaf motif. 23.1 x 13.9 cm.
Block numbered in one place: 8481., Image of three insects (locusts), numbered (1), (2), and (3)., Back of block obscured by pasted-down paper., Illustration appears in A dictionary of the Bible: including biography, natural history, geography, topography, archaeology, and literature (Philadelphia, 1880), p. 524.
The old clock stands in the library wall (8 vs.) By B. J. Leedom; with narrative preceding song be- ginning: "This clock was brought over from England by the writer's ancestor in 1862" T. o. border within two double-line borders; clock. 25.5 x 19.5 cm.
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 90p, One of 297 song sheet headpiece designs identified by Edwin Wolf in his bibliography, American Song Sheets, Slip Ballads and Poetical Broadsides Collection, 1850-1870: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1963).
Block numbered in two places: 1589., Image of two men at night, outside an oyster bar on a street. There is a theater (“Theatre”) nearby, with a crowd of people outside it.
'Twas the night before battle; and, gathered in groups (6 vs.) Air: Think of your head in the morning., Variant: a. Publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan horned imp border. 22.5 x 16 cm., Variant: b. With quotation marks around Air; sheet no. 1124; sung with great success by the Comic Vocalist of the day, Tony Pastor; publ. Wrigley (1) [printed upside-down]. Wrigley horned imp border. 24.4 x 15.4 cm., Variant: c. [As above;] publ. Wrigley (3). 21.5 x 13.4 cm. (cropped)
"Prima De morbis epidemicis ab anno 1675 ad annum 1680 ad .. Robertum Brady .. , secunda De luis venerae historia & curatione ad .. Henricum Paman .. "., "Apparently issued as part of the Opera, London, 1685 (9.1)"--Meynell., Format from Wing., Unedited record., William Byrd II's copy., Bound with other works.
Creator
Sydenham, Thomas, 1624-1689
Date
1685
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Wing S6304 (b.w.) 68374.O.2
Exterior view of Memorial Hall. On top of Memorial Hall are birds and statues. In the foreground are "The Navy", sculptor Larkin G. Mead of the Ames Manufacturing Company, shrubs, and Winged horses owned by the Fairmount Park Commission and a passenger train.
Block numbered in two places: 4362., Image of a bear climbing a tree; bridge in background. The bear appears to be attempting to reach something attached to the tree. With incised space for large initial letter., "Bear…[illegible]" -- Inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in Youth's penny gazette, vol. 13, no. 10 (May 9, 1855), p. 39.
Sweet is the gush of waterfalls (4 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. [Publ.] De Marsan (2). De Marsan trapper border, col.; cop: 1860, H. De Marsan, SDN.Y. 24.8 x 16.6 cm., Variant: b. Sheet no. 484; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley Ethiopian border. 25.4 x 16.1 cm.
View, taken through trees, focuses on the doorway of the frame house., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet . Urn with flowers in center. Scroll border., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. A large scalloped oval with an ornate scrolled border., See Board report of November 17, 1992. Mr. Dorman purchased this daguerreotype at Weschler's auction in Washington, D.C. in 1958., Gift of Charles Dorman, November 2, 1992.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9403.2]
Portrait of Wood wearing a white lace cap and a checked dress buttoned down the front, is in a prim pose, with her hands clasped at her waist. The image is off center. Very pale pink hand coloring on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red silk. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of two roses in a leafy border. The design of the case is called Delicate Roses, Variant and is plate 123 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Generally produced in large quantity, ca. 1844. Same design on verso. The die-engraver was David Pretlove., See also P.8926.7 for a different pose. Richard Davis Wood (1799-1869), Julianna's husband, notes in his diary on May 1, 1846, "Took wife and daughters Mary and Caroline to Langenheim's, and had their daguerreotypes taken, succeeding very well.", See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer.
Date
May 1, 1846]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.8]
Oh! shipmates, come, gather, and join in my ditty (7 vs.), Variant: a. Publ. Auner. 19.7 x 11.7 cm., Variant: b. Publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan ship border, with war scenes in lower corners. 25.5 x 16.4 cm., Variant: c. [Without "The" in title;] publ. Johnson (2). 21.2 x 11.5 cm., Variant: d. Sheet no. 47; publ. Wehman (2). T. o. border. 23.6 x 15.3 cm.
Henry Hall worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in 1866. He resided at 733 Moss Street. He was possibly the partner in Kunzman & Hall active in 1866.
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Image: Depicts soldiers firing cannons and cavalrymen in the foreground. Soldiers march in formation. Clouds of smoke rise up from the battle scene in the distance., Verse 169: Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3rd, 1863., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Interior view of the Kansas and Colorado Building. Depicts the Kansas Exhibit, featuring a large fountain in the center, above which hangs a replica of the Liberty Bell made entirely out of grains and grasses. Also shows various other crops and plants throughout the exhibit.
Image: A white plantation owner stands with a whip tucked under his right arm and monitors slaves working in the field. A ship passes in the background., Verse 2500: To-day a king, tomorrow nothing., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
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