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Title: South west corner 12th and Market Streets, 1841
Description: View looking south showing the 1200 block of Market Street Philadelphia in 1841. Shows, at the corner of the block, the one and one-half story building adorned with signs for the grocery store of H. & W. Patterson and the shop of Robert Ligget, cabinetmaker. Also shows adjacent buildings and pedestrian and street traffic, including a young boy playing with a hoop; horse-drawn carriages; and a man overseeing a team of six mules pulling a large, wooden freight car. Depicts adjacent buildings in the left and right., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Signed by the artist in the lower right., Gift of David Doret, 2019., Henry B. McIntire (1872-1963) was an architectural illustrator active in Philadelphia from the 1930s to 1950s. His 1936 book, Philadelphia Then and Now, contained drawings of no longer extant buildings and contemporary images of those locations. He often used an offset lithographic printing process called aquatone in his work.
Creator: McIntire, Henry B., 1872-1963, artist
Date: [ca. 1935]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Prints [P.2019.62.12]

Title: Kaufman Plush Co
Description: Bird’s Eye view drawing for an advertisement depicting the Kaufman Plush Co. factory at Pensdale and Mitchell Streets, Philadelphia built circa 1922. Shows the factory complex, including a five-story mill with a tower labeled, Kaufman Plush Co, and a one-story building with a steam tower labeled, Kaufman. On the grounds between the buildings, a worker loads goods onto a truck near two other trucks, one parked and one departing. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk in front of the factory. In the right foreground, a line of trees grows along the fence outside the complex. In the background, the skyline of the Manayunk neighborhood is visible. Founded in 1919 by Harry Kaufman, the Kaufman Plush Co. operated through circa 1970s., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Signed by the artist in the lower right corner., Accompanying label reads: To [Kaufman Plush Co. Roxborough] From Grocke Art Co., Aerial View Illustrating of Manufacturing Plants. 1507 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019., Grocke Art Co. was a Philadelphia firm that specialized in bird's eye views in the 1920s.
Creator: Grocke, Max J., artist
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.62.25]

Title: Testimonial banquet to Ms. Eugenia M. Neal. Daughter Ruler Keystone Temple, No. 448 I.B.P.O.E.W., Dec. 8, 1930. O. V. Catto Elks Home, Philadelphia
Description: Panoramic group portrait photograph depicting over one hundred African American men and women, of all ages, at a testimonial banquet of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World for Eugenia Neal (1873-1949). The attendees, attired in evening wear, sit at rows of tables and a few booths in the right of the room. Attendees wear suits, tuxedos, and evening and cocktail dresses. Most of the sitters do not smile and face the camera. Some are turned away or eating. Some of the men wear their I.B.P.O.E.W. fezzes. In the right background, one woman has an arch of flowers over her. The tables are covered in white tablecloths and lined with plates of food, serving platters, and silver pitchers. In the background, at the back of the room, a small band of men musicians is seated next to a woman at a piano. Streamers and a paper bell adorn the ceiling. The O.V. Catto Elks Lodge began in 1903 as a chapter of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World established in 1897 with a mission to "practice charity by providing and performing charitable services in our communities throughout the world and by promoting harmony, friendship, and unity among our esteemed members." By 1926, the Lodge had over 3000 members, and in 1929, it relocated to a new building that included a boxing ring, basketball court, and rooftop garden, at 16th and Fitzwater. Eugenia Neal, born Eugenia Brisby in Virginia, worked as a typesetter in Philadelphia by 1920. Married to Moses Neal in 1896, the couple resided in Atlantic City before relocating to Philadelphia by 1910. As a Daughter Ruler, Neal lead the Keystone Temple with her male counterpart, Exalted Ruler, and "under their leadership, all Elks shall show[ed] truth in activities and live[d] to help others, while promoting Brotherly and Sisterly Love to all.", Title and date from item.
Date: [1930]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department framed graphics [P.2023.5]

Title: [Specimen sheets for Theodore Leonhardt & Son, High Grade Lithographers 922 Locust Street Philadelphia.]
Description: Includes nine specimens of ornamented bank and commercial stationery border designs, including two with variant borders, vignette illustrations, and the text, "Theodore Leonhardt & Son, High Grade Lithographers 922 Locust Street Philadelphia. Bonds, Certificates of Stock, Diplomas, Bank and Commercial Stationery Our Specialty." Illustrations depict an exterior view of "Independence Hall. A.D. 1776" including street and pedestrian traffic and an eagle standing upon a clutch of arrows and greenery. Borders are composed of scalloped edges, and/or rosettes, and/or geometrical patterns. Leonhardt & Son was a partnership established circa 1874 between Theodore Leonhardt and his son Arno. The firm continued to operate into the early 20th century., Not in Wainwright., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Includes registration marks in upper and lower edges., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 124 & 124a, Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Theo. Leonhardt & Son
Date: [ca. 1930]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Advertisements - L [P.2019.64.41&42]

Title: Amy Smith, April 17, 1876
Description: Half-length portrait of Smith, a young African American woman, posed to the left. She looks forward toward the viewer. She wears a plaid-patterned garment, a white, upturned collar, and a bowtie-like ribbon at her neck. Her hair is pulled back and she wears a hair band. Smith, born in Virginia resided in Philadelphia by 1870. Smith was buried at the Harmony Burial Ground, the burial ground of the African Friends to Harmony at 41st and Chestnut Street in West Philadephia. African Friends, founded in 1826, sought to provide a cemetery for low-income African Americans to be interred with dignity and respect. Several of those buried in the cemetery were associated with the Monument Baptist Church or the Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Church. The property was sold in 1910. In 2020, the remains of over 160 burials were transferred to Eden Cemetery., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Printed on verso: No. [57860]. Duplicated any time if orderd by the original, or by a responsible person., Manuscript note on verso: died March 23d 1878., Partially purchased with funds for the Visual Culture Program., RVCDC
Creator: Reimer, Benjamin F., approximately 1826-1899, photographer
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Smith, Amy [P.2023.17.1]

Title: [Architectural drawing of the front elevation of Strawbridge & Clothier, 8th and Market Streets, Philadelphia]
Description: Shows the five-story, multi-section front facade of the department store (established in 1868) at the northwest corner of 8th and Market Streets. Sign at the top reads, "Strawbridge & Clothier." The expanded Strawbridge & Clothier building was completed circa 1897 after the designs of Philadelphia architect Addison Hutton. Justus Clayton Strawbridge (1838–1911) and Isaac Hallowell Clothier (1837–1921) founded Strawbridge & CLothier in Philadelphia in 1868., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from manuscript note on related print. See related print **Architectural Drawings - unid. - Strawbridge [P.2010.35.9], Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1891]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **architectural drawings - unidentified - Strawbridge [P.2010.35.8]

Title: Alterations & additions to Messrs. Strawbridge & Clothiers store on 8th & Market Sts
Description: Architectural drawing for renovations to the Strawbridge & Clothier department store (established 1868) on the 800 block of Market Street. Shows "Elevation on Market St." (building section at corner of Eighth & Market) and details of "Elevation of Cornice on Eighth St."; "Part Elevation of Cornice"; and "Increased Projection of 3 [in.] at Pediments." Details show close-ups of the roof of the building section, including cornices, windows, and pediments. Sections of the drawing are annotated in watercolor or with printed notes indicating dividing partitions between buildings; structural elements; and their spacing. The expanded Strawbridge & Clothier building was completed circa 1897 after the designs of Philadelphia architect Addison Hutton. Builders Stacy Reeves & Sons worked on additions and alterations to the building through the early 1900s. Justus Clayton Strawbridge (1838–1911) and Isaac Hallowell Clothier (1837–1921) founded Strawbridge & CLothier in Philadelphia in 1868., Title from item., Date inferred from manuscript note: This drawing belongs to Stacy Reeves & Sons and was [used?] from them Aug. 26, 1891., Includes: Scale 1/8 [in.] = 1 foot, Includes: Scale for details 3/4 [in.] = 1 foot, Includes printed notes: Equal Space; Bracket over [?]; Dotted lines show outline of large end brackets; Party Line; Center Line; and Large Bracket terminating cornice., Includes annotations in red ink for dimensions of sections of the "Elevation on Market Street" view., Includes pencil annotations: 11-9 Floor Co. joints; B of J., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [1891]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **architectural drawings - unidentified - Strawbridge [P.2010.35.9]

Title: Model of Japanese Temple. Presented to The Master Builders' Exchange by Edward H. Williams, M.D. Philadelphia 1890
Description: View showing the model of the Shinto temple given to the Master Builders' Exchange of Philadelphia by honorary member, former physician, and Baldwin Locomotive Works executive Edward H. Williams. Composed of wood and metal, the ornately-designed miniature temple, possibly after one of the temples located at the shrines of Nikkõ, rests on a cloth-covered pedestal. The shrine includes a gable roof, verandas, and intricate wood carvings. Two parallel displays of long-stemmed white flowers rest in front of the temple. Williams purchased the over 100 year-old model from a Japanese family through the brokerage of Harry Deakin of Yokohama. Williams, also known for his philanthropy, gave the piece to the Exchange for permanent display in the organization's Exhibition Room. Williams desired mechanics be able to view the model in a freely-accessible public place as epitomized by the Exhibition Room at the Exchange. Master Builders' Exchange of Philadelphia was chartered in 1887 with the mission of "encouragement and protection of the building interests in the city and county of Philadelphia; to inculcate just and equitable principles ; establish and maintain uniformity in commercial usages; acquire, preserve and disseminate valuable business information and avoid and adjust, as far as practicable, the controversies and misunderstandings which are apt to arise between individuals engaged in trade, ...", Title from item., Date inferred from years of residency of photographer at the address listed in his imprint., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso., Purchased with funds for the Visual Culture Program (Junto 2015)., Reproduced in Clem Congdon, "History of the Master Builders' Exchange (Philadelphia: Sunshine Publishing Co., 1893), before 289., See Clem Congdon, "History of the Master Builders' Exchange (Philadelphia: Sunshine Publishing Co., 1893), 284-301., Lib. Company. Annual report, 2017, p. 54-56., Charles Truscott (1851-1916) was a Philadelphia photographer known for his technical skill. A member of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, Photographers' Society of Pennsylvania, and the Photographers' Association of America, Truscott often read and published papers about the photographic process at these organizations' meetings and in their journals.
Creator: Truscott, Charles, 1851-1916, photographer
Date: [ca. 1892]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Truscott [P.2017.18]

Title: I sell the shadow to support the substance. Sojourner Truth
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of the African American itinerant preacher, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate born into slavery and originally known as Isabella Baumfree. Shows Truth, seated, and attired in a dark-colored, long sleeved dress with white collar, white shawl with fringe, and a white cap. She wears wire-rimmed glasses and faces front and is turned slightly to her left. She holds knitting in her left hand which rests on a small table that has a decorative table cloth. A notebook and vase of flowers adorn the table. A string of yarn runs across her lap. Truth escaped to freedom in 1826. During the period of the Civil War, Truth captioned, marketed, placed under copyright, and sold at least eleven different carte-de-visite portraits of herself at her lectures and through the mail to earn personal funds and advocate for the abolition of slavery. Her knitting probably alludes to her promotion of the handcraft as an industry for advancement for former enslaved persons., Title from item., Publication information from copyright statement on verso: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864, by Sojourner Truth, in the Clerk's Office, of the U. S. District Court, for the Eastern District of Mich., Lib. Company. Annual report, 2017, p. 66-67., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Date: 1864
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Truth [P.2017.27]

Title: The cruel boys What shows a worse disposition than to abuse a poor dumb creature. It is the beginning of a course, that leads to robbery and murder
Description: Plate from a children's moral instruction book showing three boys mistreating a horse on a dirt path. One boy, attired in a jacket and pants rides the crouching, saddleless horse, raised stick in hand, as the other two boys, stand on either side of the animal, raised sticks in hand. One boy, in the right foreground, wears no shoes. Bushes, weeds, rocks, and a small body of water line the dirt path. A house with a smoking chimney is visible in the right background., Not in Wainwright., Issued as plate in series Picture lessons, illustrating moral truth. For the use of infant-schools, nurseries, Sunday-schools & family circles (Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street, between 1847 and 1853)., Originally accompanied by text titled "Kindness to Animals" moralizing that it is wrong to abuse "poor dumb beasts whom God has put in their power.", Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 293, Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Morality [P.2017.28]

Title: Soldiers Home in the city of Philadelphia. This certifies that [Charles Macalester] having contributed the sum of [fifty] dollars is constituted a [life] member of the Soldiers Home. Philada
Description: Certificate containing an allegorical scene depicting a central, winged female figure, seated, and surrounded by wounded soldiers and other female figures. The central figure has long, dark hair, adorned with a headband, and is attired in a toga with a drape-like shawl. Her arms are outstretched to her sides. Celestial light frames her head. In her left hand, she holds an olive branch. Broken shackles adorn her right wrist. In her lap, a loose scales of justice rests atop a sword. At her feet, a pair of white and African American soldiers and sailors sits and lies. In the left, the white soldier, a bandage on his arm, sits on a bound volume, near a canteen, and in front of the seated African American soldier. The latter wears a bandage on his head and rests the right side of his head on his right hand. The white soldier holds up a sheet of paper inscribed "Honorable Discharge" to the winged figure. The white sailor sits across from the white soldier. His head and left arm are bandaged and crutches rest by his side. He extends his right hand and holds his cap out to the winged figure. The African American sailor, prone, and partially visible behind him, does the same. American flags, on their sides and their upper poles adorned with wreaths of garland, rest among the soldiers and sailors. Four allegorical female figures, two and two, flank the central figure. To her left, one holds a basket of bounty as the other (behind her) tosses wreathes of garland. To her right, one holds a pocket watch as the other (behind her) shoots lightning from her hand. In the left background, wreathes rain upon soldiers, some in bandages, who march and carry American flags. In the right background, lightning bolts strike an ironclad ship on open waters., The soldiers home chartered in 1862, opened in December 1863, and incorporated in 1864 was an outgrowth of the relief organization, the Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon. The founding relief organization provided hospital care, washing, sleeping, and writing facilities to military personnel, sailors, refugees, and free people during the war. The Soldiers Home was chartered with the mission of "the providing of a temporary or permanent Home for all persons who, while in the military service of the United States of America, either upon land or sea, shall become disable from wounds, or from sickness, so that they are unable to perform the ordinary avocations of life." The Soldiers Home operated until 1889 when the Board of Managers dissolved itself and turned the home over to the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States., Title from item, Date inferred from year organization was chartered., Completed in manuscript on January 1, 1866 and signed by E. S. Hall, Secretary; Ellerslie Wallace, President; and Wm. Struthers, Treasurer., Charles Macalester was a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist. Macalester College is named for him., Gift of David Doret, 2002., For a history of the Home, including the process to transfer administration of the home to the Loyal Legion, see Ferdinand Sermiento, ed., Historical Sketch of the Soldiers' Home ... (1886) [Am 1886 Phi Sol Hom 24755.O]., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator: Sartain, John, 1808-1897, engraver
Date: [ca. 1862]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Philadelphia certificates - Organizations - Soldiers [P.2002.40.1]

Title: [Unidentified African American man in militia uniform]
Description: Full-length portrait photograph by African American photographer Gallo W. Cheston depicting an African American man in a light-colored militia uniform. The man stands, turned slightly toward the right. He holds a long rifle in front of himself with his gloved hands. His left foot is slightly in front of his right. His uniform includes a Shako cap; jacket with epaulettes, buttons, and service stripes; shoulder strap marked "4"; belt; and pants with a dark vertical stripe down the leg. The tip of a rifle and holster is seen below his back. Portrait also includes, to the man's left, a pulled-back drape propped up on a pedestal. Following the Civil War and during Reconstruction (1865-1877), several African American militia units formed, particularly in the South., Title supplied by cataloger., Name of photographer from photographer's label pasted on verso: Cheston's 227 Lombard St., between 2d and 3d, Philadelphia. All the various styles of pictures known to the art, made in a manner as near perfection as possible; and all Improvements or additions introduced as soon as made and perfected. Your patronage is solicited. N. B. Old pictures copied to any size, in an artistic manner., Date inferred from tenancy of the photographer at the address listed on his label pasted on verso., Photograph mounted on board, rounded at the corners, and with a printed oval-shaped, frame-like border surrounding the image. Border adorned with ornaments and filigree., Photograph altered with ink and watercolor details highlighting parts of the sitter's uniform, including his cap, epaulettes, service stripes, shoulder strap, belt, and buttons, as well as his eyes, eyebrows, and sideburns. The pull of a drape included in the studio setting is also hand colored., Purchased in part with the Davida T. Deutsch African American History Fund., Description reviewed 2022., Access points revised 2022., Gallo W. Cheston (ca. 1846-1882) served as a private of the Pennsylvania National Guard 1871-1873.
Creator: Cheston, Gallo W., approximately 1846-1882, photographer
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - photographer - Cheston [P.2018.3]

Title: Agriculture and domestic manufactures Be it known that [blank] of the [blank] of [blank] was on the [blank] day of [blank] 18 [blank] admitted a member of the [blank] Society for promoting Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures and is entitled to all the rights and privileges appertaining thereunto. Witness our hands and the seat of the institution
Description: Blank membership certificate containing an allegorical scene bordered by graphic elements representing agriculture and industry. Scene depicts two women allegorical figures, with upswept hair, and in Roman garb, as well as a nude, cherubic figure attired in a cape covering his shoulders and swept over his waist in a a bucolic setting. The central female figure, stands, her right arm bent and with her right hand above her head. She holds a long staff with a flame in in her left hand. To her right is the cherubic figure who holds up a sheaf of wheat in her direction with his left hand. A bundle of wheat lies near his feet. To her left is the other allegorical female figure who is seated in a gazebo. She holds up a swath of cloth in her extended left hand. She holds the other end of it with her right hand as it drapes across her lap. A spindle sits to her left. The top of the gazebo is covered in vinery. In the background are groves of bushes, a bee hive, the peering head of a horned cow, trees, and a small building. Pictorial elements to the right symbolize industry and depict an eagle, crates, a barrel, anchor, and ships sailing on the ocean. Pictorial elements to the left symbolize agriculture and depict a sickle, parts of a plow, a cornucopia, a tree, and bushes. In 1819 the New York legislature appropriated $20,000 over two years for the promotion of agriculture and family domestic manufactures to the county agricultural societies of the state., Signed [E. Gillet], Secrety. and [M. Vling?] Presidt., Title from item., Date inferred from New York 1819 funding initiatives for state agricultural societies., Gift of David Doret., Ralph Rawdon, an engraver, located to Albany, N.Y. in 1816. In 1817 his partnership with engraver Asaph Willard dissolved. He later partnered in the bank note companies Balch, Rawdon & Co. in the 1820s and Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Co. in 1832.
Creator: Rawdon, Ralph, 1793-
Date: [ca. 1820]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Certificates - Agriculture [P.2009.24.7]

Title: Robinson's sura cura for rheumatism, &c., &c. Dr. Prior's cough balsam
Description: Racist trade card illustration depicting a white man opening the door of his home to find an African American baby in a basket on the doorstep. The white man is attired in pajamas and a sleeping cap. He holds a candelabrum in his left hand and looks at the baby with a surprised expression. The baby kicks their right leg up and raises their right hand in a fist while holding the handle of the basket with their left hand. Superimposed over the scene is a painter's palette with splotches of paint and text advertising Robinson's Sura Cura and Dr. Prior's Cough Balsam. R.W. Robinson & Son manufactured Robinson's Sura Cura and also operated a wholesale drugstore located on Greenwich Street in New York. The business was founded in 1835 and was known as Bush & Gale until 1857 when R.W. Robinson joined the firm. The partnership dissolved in 1870 and Robinson's son, F.M. Robinson, joined the firm. Prior Medicine Co. was based in Middletown, New York in the late 19th century., Title from item., Text printed on recto: A Male Package., Advertising text printed on verso: The household remedies. Robinson's Sura Cura, the sure cure for rheumatism, neuralgia, malaria, and a specific for all diseases arising from an impure state of the blood. Price, 50 cents and $1.00 per bottle. Dr. Prior's Cough Balsam, the best botanical remedy known for the prevention and cure of consumption, and all lung and throat complaints, cures sore throat, diptheria, whooping cough, croup, asthma. Read testimonials on circulars., Distributor's imprint on verso: Dr. AS Gibbs, Hope NJ., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Robinson [P.2017.95.150]

Title: The Hunters three and O.N.T
Description: Circular promoting Clark Thread Company and depicting racist caricatures of African, Asian, and indigenous men. Volume also contains several lines of narrative, promotional text written as a children’s story. The front cover is a color illustration of three white "merry gentlemen" in Cololonial attire and riding on horseback as "they hunt and hunt." The men are attired in tri-corn hats; red jackets; white breeches with riding boots; and white wigs. They ride on a road towards the viewer. The figures are bordered with pictorial details of the Clark’s O.N.T trademark. The rider in the middle raised his hat with his hand. Image is reproduced in black and white on p. [2]. P. [3] shows the horsemen observe three white children standing before them whom they believe "...must be princes. They sew their clothes with O.N.T." P. [4] show the "gentlemen" observe from a distance three African Zulu men. The men drive a lion into a net made of O.N.T. thread. One man is nude except for a feather on his head and bangs a large drum labeled "Clark's O.N.T. spool thread." Another man is attired in a skirt made of palm leaves and carries a shield and arrows. A third man carries arrows and wears a feather on his head. P [5] shows the "hunters" "spy" "three happy Hottentots" who roll down a hill on large spools of Clark's thread in a "chariot race." The three African men have their hair in buns atop their heads and are attired in white shorts and hoop earrings. One man is also attired in a shell necklace, and two men hold spears. P. [6] shows the three men find a Chinese man flying a kite strung with O.N.T. thread thread and to which a Chinese boy is attached. He is seated on a rug with his back to the viewer. To his right is a pipe. His hair is styled in a queue, and he is attired in a white shirt with a vest decorated in a print of dragons and slip-on, cloth shoes., P. [7] shows the white men finding an Inuit man on a sled made from a Clark's spool and pulled over the ice by a team of dogs. The sled driver is attired in a hooded parka and boots. P. [8] the three riders encounter a Native American man reigning in a buffalo with O.N.T. thread. He is attired in knee-high boots; a patterned blanket draped around his chest; hoop earrings; and a feather headdress. P. [9] shows a view of the back of the three riders bordered by pictorial details of the Clark’s O.N.T trademark. The back cover is a color illustration of a white girl with long blonde hair attired in black boots; red stocking; a green dress; and a blue striped apron. She is seated on an oversize spool of O.N.T. thread and playing cat's cradle with a white boy. The boy is attired in a red fez; a green coat; blue stockings; and black boots. The George A. Clark & Brother Company, manufactory of embroidery and sewing thread, was founded in 1863 in Newark, N.J. The firm was renamed Clark & Co. in 1879, and in the 1880s created a six-cord, soft finished thread called "Our New Thread" or "O.N.T." The business merged with J. & P. Coats in 1896, which lead to a series of mergers with fourteen other companies. Into the 21st century, the company continues to manufacture thread under the name Coats & Clark., Title from item., Advertising text printed on verso of front cover: Use Clark's trade mark O.N.T. spool cotton on white spools! It is superior to all others for hand and machine use. Garments sewed with O.N.T. fast black will never show white on the seams after being worn or washed., Advertising text printed on verso of back cover: Use Marshall's linen thread on 200 yard spools. Guaranteed full length. Made from the bext flax, and Milward's Helix Needles in patent wrappers. For sale everywhere., Place of publication deduced from place of operation of advertised business., Date deduced from history of advertised business., Distributor's name printed on p. [1]: George A. Cole, sole agent., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Clark [P.2017.95.31]

Title: Fairbank's rock cordials, positive cure for all lung disorders
Description: Trade card promoting Fisher and Fairbanks' patent medicine Fairbanks' Rock Cordials and depicting a racist caricature of an African American man chef in the galley of ship. Shows the man portrayed with exaggerated features and attired in a white chef's hat; a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows; a red vest with gold buttons; a white apron; blue pants; and black shoes. He stands holding a spoon in his right hand and with his left hand holds a bowl that is filled with an unidentifiable pink food over a barrel that is being used as a table. He smiles and looks to a blond-haired white girl in the right attired in a pink hat; a black choker; a red dress; a white pinafore; white stockings with red stripes; and black shoes. She carries a doll costumed in a matching outfit and leans to look at the chef mixing. In the foreground on the floor are a pan, a pot with a bowl on top of it, and a spoon. In the background is a stove with a steaming kettle on it and a large chain. In the right, there is a barrel and next to it is a doorway through which we can see a sailor attired in a brimmed hat, a blue jacket, and pants. He stands on the side of the ship and looks through a telescope at the water. R.B. Fisher and Charles A. Fairbanks founded Fisher & Fairbanks in 1871., Title from item., Date deduced from history of the advertised business., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Fairbanks [P.2017.95.62]

Title: “Universal family” Soapine, Kendall Mfg. Co., Providence, R.I
Description: Racist trade card promoting Kendall Manufacturing Co.’s Soapine and depicting caricatures and ethnic stereotypes of people helping Liberty wash laundry. Shows Liberty in the center personified as a white woman with blonde hair tied up in a bun attired in a blue cap with a white star and a white sleeveless dress with a red belt that has an American flag crest. She stands behind a wooden wash tub labeled “Kendall MFG Co.” that sits on top of six boxes labeled with the letter K. She spreads both of her arms out to the seven people around her. In the left, a white man with blond hair and mustache (possibly German,) holds a pipe in his mouth and is attired in a blue tunic, brown pants, and black shoes. He bends over as he carries a large box labeled “universal soap” on his back. A white Scottish man with blonde hair, attired in a blue cap with a yellow feather, a green shirt with a red sash, and a red kilt, helps a white man with black hair and mustache (possibly French) attired in a blue uniform with gold epaulettes and black shoes, carry a large straw basket filled with white laundry to the wash tub. In the right, caricatures of an African American man in a white sleeveless top, a Native American man attired with a feather headdress and blue pants with a bundle of arrows on his back, and a Chinese man with his hair styled in a queue attired in a blue tunic, brown pants, and blue, slip-on, cloth shoes, carry an oversize wash board labeled “French Laundry Soap.” In the center foreground, a white man with blonde hair and attired in a blue shirt, brown pants, blue socks, and black shoes, has fallen down on the ground. Beside him is a broken white pipe, and a small black cat runs away. Henry L. Kendall (1805-1883) founded a soap manufactory in Providence, R.I. in 1827. The Kendall Manufacturing Co. was incorporated in 1860. The Company continued to manufacture soap into the mid-20th century., Title from item., Place of publication inferred from place of operation of the advertised business., Date deduced from history of the advertised business., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Kendall [P.2017.95.96]

Title: The Monument of Major Andre
Description: Print depicting a monument to Major John André. Shows a sarcophagus with Britannia weeping as she holds a shield with the Union Jack. In the left is a lion. Below is a tableau depicting the capture of Major André, who is led away by two men as he points to a woman and child in the right. In the left, a messenger hands General George Washington, surrounded by soldiers, an envelope. Soldiers march in the background. The sarcophagus rests on a pedestral that reads, "Sacred to the Memory, Major John Andre", Title from item., Date from periodical publication it was illustrated in: The Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure . London : Published [...] according to Act of Parliament, for John Hinton, 1782 December, p. 329., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [1782]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Monuments and Statues - André [P.2010.6.29]

Title: [Bust-length portrait of Horace Greeley]
Description: Proof of a bust-length portrait of the New York abolitionist, newspaper editor, and politician. Greeley wears a chin beard and is attired in spectacles, a white collared shirt, a black waistcoat with a gold pocket watch chain, and a black jacket., Title supplied by cataloger., Date and publication information supplied from duplicate in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret Collection – Prints [P.2022.62.3.46]

Title: “The Far East” Chinese Restaurant, Yuen Doon Low, 907 Race St. Phila, Pa. A refined first class restaurant
Description: Menu depicting an exterior view of the Far East Chinese Restaurant at 907-909 Race Street, Philadelphia built after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter in ca. 1827 and later altered with 907 raised one story and 909 raised two stories. There are Chinese architectural details on the balcony and awning which reads, 907 Far East Chinese Cafe. The balconies are decorated with lanterns and plants. Two American flags and a Chinese Republic National Flag are on flagpoles on the restaurant. The cover has a border of bamboo plants. The menu is in English and organized with numbered dishes from 1 to 106 and “to avoid mistakes patrons are requested to order by number.” Categories are: “Soups”; “Chicken Specialties”; “Chop Suey”; “Boiled Soft Noodles”; “Beef Specialties”; “Pork Specialties”; “Chow Main”; “Omelettes and Eggs”; “Fried Rice”; “Sandwiches”; “Miscellaneous”; “Preserves, Cakes and Candies”; “Teas”; “Special Dishes”; and a prix fixe “Table d’Hote” with five different options and prices from 85 cents to $3 dollars per person. Menu notes that dining on the third floor incurs “an additional charge of five cents.” The menu also includes the hours of service and telephone number. The Far East Chinese Restaurant operated from circa 1906 to 1952., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the publisher., Gift of Linda Kimiko August.
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *ephemera - Menus - F [P.2023.27.4]

Title: Celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs & shirt bosoms Economical, durable, handsome
Description: Trade card advertising J.H. Richelderfer’s celluloid collars and cuffs and depicting racist caricatures of Chinese men laundry workers in shock when a white man holds up a box of celluloid collars and cuffs. In the left, a white man, attired in a black bowler hat, a white collared shirt, a red bowtie and waistcoat, a blue-and-white checked suit, and black shoes, stands holding and pointing his finger to a box labeled, “Wear Celluloid Cuff & Collars.” Four Chinese men laundry workers jump up in surprise on their tiptoes with their mouths open and grimacing and their queue braids flying straight up into the air. The men have long fingernails and are attired in gold hoop earrings, colorful clothes, including yellow, red, or green tunics, and yellow or blue short pants, and cloth, slip-on shoes. In the left, one laundry worker stands behind the white man with his hands in a steaming washtub. Also visible are two baskets full of laundry on the ground, a table with irons on top, and white sheets hanging on a line. The text, “The Last Invention” is printed on the bottom right., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Stamped on recto: J.H. Richelderfer, Gent’s furnishing and over-gaiters, 1032 Chestnut St., S.E. Cor. of 11th., Text printed on verso: Celluloid (Waterproof linen.) Collard, cuffs and shirt bosoms. The following will commend the use of these goods to all who study convenience, neatness and economy. The interior is fine linen. The exterior is Celluloid – the union of which combines the strength of Linen with the Waterproof qualities of Celluloid. The Trouble and expense of washing is saved. When soiled simply rub with soap and water (hot or cold) used freely with a stiff brush. They are perspiration proof and are invaluable to travelers, saving all care of laundrying. Advice. In wearing the turn-down Collar, always slip the Necktie under the roll. Do not attempt to straighten the fold. The goods will give better satisfaction if the Separable Sleeve Button and Collar Button is used. Twist a small rubber elastic or chamois washer around the post of Sleeve Button to prevent possible rattling of Button, To remove Yellow Stains, which may come from long wearing, use Sapolio, Soap or Saleratus water or Celluline, which latter is a new preparation for cleansing Celluloid. Goods for sale by all dealers., RVCDC
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Richelderfer [1975.F.728]

Title: Celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs & shirt bosoms
Description: Trade card advertising J.H. Richelderfer’s celluloid collars and cuffs and depicting a racist caricature of a Chinese boy smoking a pipe and carrying a cane. Shows the boy, wearing a queue hairstyle with a pink bow tied at the end of his braid and attired in a colorfully patterned Chinese robe with oversized celluloid cuffs, collar, and hat, and red, slip-on, cloth shoes. He holds the smoking pipe to his lips with his left hand and carries a walking cane in his right hand., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Stamped on recto: J.H. Richelderfer, Gent’s furnishing and over-gaiters, 1032 Chestnut St., S.E. Cor. of 11th., Text printed on verso: Celluloid (Waterproof linen.) Collars, cuffs and shirt bosoms. The following will commend the use of these goods to all who study convenience, neatness and economy. The interior is fine linen. The exterior is Celluloid – the union of which combines the strength of Linen with the Waterproof qualities of Celluloid. The Trouble and expense of washing is saved. When soiled simply rub with soap and water (hot or cold) used freely with a stiff brush. They are perspiration proof and are invaluable to travelers, saving all care of laundrying. Advice. In wearing the turn-down Collar, always slip the Necktie under the roll. Do not attempt to straighten the fold. The goods will give better satisfaction if the Separable Sleeve Button and Collar Button is used. Twist a small rubber elastic or chamois washer around the post of Sleeve Button to prevent possible rattling of Button. To remove Yellow Stains, which may come from long wearing, use Sapolio, Soap or Saleratus water or Celluline, which latter is a new preparation for cleansing Celluloid. Goods for sale by all dealers., RVCDC
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Richelderfer [1975.F.741]

Title: Celluloid cuffs, collars & bosoms, water & perspiration proof
Description: Trade card advertising J.H. Richelderfer’s celluloid collars and cuffs and depicting a racist caricature of a Chinese man at the beach watching a white man demonstrate the waterproof qualities of his celluloid cuffs, collar, and bosom or bib. In the center, the white man, wearing a mustache and attired in a red robe, red-and-yellow striped shorts, and white celluloid cuffs, collar, and bosom, stands in the ocean with water dripping down his clothes, showing that they are waterproof. In the right, a Chinese man, wearing a queue hairstyle, a red tunic, blue pants, and slip-on, cloth shoes, carries two sacks of laundry and looks over at the man in the water. In the left, a white man, attired in a straw hat, a white collared shirt, a red vest, yellow striped pants, and red shoes, sits on the sand holding an umbrella and wipes perspiration from his face with a handkerchief. In the background, a white man swims in the water and a boat is visible., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Stamped on recto: J.H. Richelderfer, 1032 Chestnut St., Phila., Text printed on verso: Waterproof linen, patented. Ladies’ and gent’s cuffs, collars and bosoms, made from celluloid. Waterproof, elastic, durable. These goods are far superior to any Linen Goods yet placed before the public, and in recommending them, we would call attention to some of their remarkable features, which will commend their use to all who study economy, neatness and beauty. 1sr. The interior is fine linen. 2d. The exterior is celluloid. 3d. The unison of above, combines the strength of linen with the waterproof qualities of celluloid, 4th. The expense of washing is saved. If the goods are soiled, simply cleanse with soap and water. 5th. The goods never wilt or fray on edges and are perspiration proof. The best preparation to effectually cleanse them is celluline. For sale by all gent’s furnishing and fancy goods houses throughout the country., RVCDC
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Richelderfer [1975.F.745]

Title: Military memorial. War record of [blank]. "Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable." - Webster
Description: Commemorative certificate for Civil War Union veterans containing a montage of military and battle scenes, portrait vignettes, pictorial details, and statistical charts surrounding blank entries for a "War Record." Military and battle scenes, some captioned depict a military parade; a cemetery, probably during Memorial Day with wreathes and flowers being left on graves by visitors near a grandstand an military band; "Attack on Ft. Sumter April 12th 61" showing men at battle; "Enlisting" showing a large crowd in front of the Capitol as men enlist by a grandstand and band; "In Camp" depicting "Sutler" Camp in which men drill, receive mail, play horseshoes, gather wood, cook, and play instruments near rows of tents; "Off for the War" showing Union Solders being sent off by their families and supporters via train and steamboat; "The Conflict" showing a major battle with insets showing "Attack on the Pickets" and "Long Roll. "Fall In."; "On the March" showing enslaved persons near their dwellings on a plantation welcoming Union soldiers; "Hospital" depicting a combat hospital in the woods flying the banner "U.S. S.C. U.S. C.C."; "Prison" depicting several soldiers in prisoner of war camp; and "Surrender of Gen. Lee April 9th 65. Portraits, captioned by last name and some with quotes, depict President and/or Civil War Union officers, including George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, Phillip Sheridan, George Henry Thomas, David Farragut, Oliver Otis Howard, William Rosencrans, John A. Logan, George McClellan, Winfield Scott Hancock, Benjamin Butler, John C. Fremont, Joseph Hooker, George G. Meade, Ambrose Burnside, Henry W. Halleck, James B. McPherson, George Armstrong Custer, Edward Canby, Winfield Scott, "Maj. Anderson," "Col. Ellsworth," "Pres. U.S.S.C. Dr. Bellows" (Henry Whitney Bellows), and "Supt. of Nurses Miss Dix" (Dorothea Lynde Dix). Pictorial details depict an American eagle with the banner "Pluribus Unum Triumphant" and the American flag; over 20 "U.S. Army Corp Badges"; and patriotic and military symbols, including hats, bugles, cannons, cannon balls, guns, rifles, swords, drums, saddles, and knapsacks. Statistical charts document "Historical Records. Pres. Lincoln's Call for Troops" for 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864; the "Number of Men furnished by States:," including "U.S. Colored Troops - 93, 441" and "Indin. Nat., 3, 530"; "Total number furnished - 2, 859, 132", and "Reduced to Three Years Standard, 2, 320, 272"; Killed in Battle - 61 362,", "Died of Disease - 153, 538," "Died of Wounds - 34, 727," "Died in Prison - 29,749," "Total Federal Losses - 279, 376" "Money Cost of the War, $6, 189,929, 908 58/100,"and "Number of Battles, Skirmishes, Sieges, etc. - 5, 574";"Important Battles for 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865, with "'Sheridan's Ride', Oct 19" "'Sherman's March to the Sea', Nov. 15 to Dec. 13", "Fall of Richmond, April 3," and "Appomattox-Surrender of Lee, April 7-9" especially highlighted., Title from item., Date inferred from copyright statement: Copyright 1881-1883., Contains a number of repaired tears., See William H. Sallada, Silver sheaves: Gathered through clouds and sunshine, in two parts. Second edition (Des Moines: Published by the author, 1879). Digital copy in Hathi Trust., RVCDC, William H. Sallada (1846-1935), Civil War veteran, was a member of the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He became blind during combat during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia in 1864. In the years following, he worked as a book canvasser, wrote his biography "Silver Sheaves" that was published as a second edition by 1879, and was listed with the occupation publisher in the 1900 census.
Creator: Sallada, W.H. (William H.), 1846-1935, originator
Date: 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **GC - Certificates - Military [P.2023.42.2]

Title: Cathay Tea Garden, 1221-23-25 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
Description: Menu for the Cathay Tea Garden located at 1221-1225 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. The green and gold menu cover depicts a Chinese woman, attired in a dress and high-heeled shoes, raising her left hand to her chin as she faces the viewer. She stands on a balcony or bridge overlooking a landscape of trees and mountains under a moonlit sky. The menu is in English and organized by number in sections for “Wines and Liquors” (#1-167); “Chinese Menu” (#1-179); and “American Menu” (#181-383). The Chinese menu includes categories for chop suey, chow mein, Chinese omelettes, and a prix fixe “Table d’Hote” with three different options and prices from $1.25 to $2.50. The American menu includes categories for sea food, steaks, salads, and sandwiches. The restaurant advertises music, broadcasting, and dancing from 12 to 2:00 P.M., 6 to 8 P.M., and 10 to 1 A.M. with a note that “our patrons are requested to dance only with their escorts. This rule is for the protection of both you and us.” A one sheet insertion, decorated with a red border of bamboo, promotes three Table D’Hote dinners for Tuesday, August 17th for 85 cents, $1.10, and $1.35. The Cathay Tea Garden, also called the Cathay Restaurant, was a Chinese restaurant that had a large dance floor where musicians and bands played. They also broadcasted a live radio show. The restaurant closed in 1973., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of business., Gift of Linda Kimiko August.
Date: [ca. 1930]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *ephemera - Menus - C [P.2023.43.7]

Title: Use Muzzy's starch
Description: Trade card promoting Elkhart Starch Company and depicting a racist caricature of a Chinese man laundry worker holding up a shirt to a white family. Shows the family standing in the right, including the white man, attired in a brown bowler hat, a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a brown-checked suit, holding a walking stick; the white woman attired in a yellow and pink hat and a blue dress with a red bow; and the white girl, attired in a yellow hat and a red and blue dress, holding a small box. In the left, the Chinese man, wearing a queue hairstyle and attired in a blue tunic and blue pants with yellow accents, stands behind a table with an iron and ironing board on top of it. He holds up a white shirt, which shows the reflection of the white woman. A basket full of laundry is on the ground. In the background is a stove and a clothesline of white shirts and clothes. A.L. Muzzy built the Muzzy & Sage Mill in Elkhart, Indiana in 1870. Albert R. Beardsley (1847-1924) purchased the mill in 1878 and founded the Elkhart Starch Company. The Company was bought by the National Starch in 1893., Title from item., Date inferred from dates of operation of business advertised., Advertising text printed on verso: "Be sure to use Muzzy's Corn Starch." Includes six recipes, including for sponge pudding, creamy pudding sauce, Salem pudding, scolloped oysters, oyster pie, and butter scotch., Gift of Linda Kimiko August., RVCDC
Date: [ca. 1885]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade cards - Muzzy [P.2023.43.3]

Title: [ Ships departing from California](Amerikashū Karuharunoyakō shuppan no zu)
Description: Left sheet of a triptych depicting an American ship leaving the “port of California,” (probably San Francisco) bound for Japan. Shows the ship sailing in the water. A number of sailors stand on the deck and three sailors climb on the ship’s rigs. An American flag flies on the mast. In the right foreground, two white men stand on rocks and watch the ship. The print was produced shortly after Japan’s first diplomatic embassy was sent to the United States in 1860., Title and date based on similar copies held at the Harvard Art Museum and Metropolitan Museum., Printed signature reading "Gountei Sadahide ga.", Gift of Davida Deutsch in memory of Molly Roth., Sadahide Hashimoto or Sadahide Utagawa (1807-1873) was a Japanese artist active in Yokohama and known for his renderings of foreigners, especially Westerners. He was selected as part of the Japanese delegation to the Paris International Exposition of 1867.
Creator: Utagawa, Sadahide, 1807-1873, artist
Date: 1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Transportation [P.2016.35]

Title: Superstitious Chinese children covering their faces to avoid being photographed
Description: Photograph depicting a Chinese man and four Chinese children on a platform at the entrance of the Chinese Pavilion at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. Shows a boy standing with his back to the viewer, wearing a queue hairstyle and attired in a red cap, a blue shirt and pants, and blue cloth slip-on shoes. In the left, the boy, attired in a blue cap, a pink shirt and pants, and blue cloth slip-on shoes, sits on a chair and looks to the left. Beside him, a seated young girl, wearing a pink bow in her hair and attired in a pink shirt and pants, and blue cloth slip-on shoes, covers her face with both of her hands. In the right, a child, attired in a dark blue shirt, blue pants, and blue cloth slip-on shoes, sits and raises their arm and hands to cover their face. In the left behind the children, a Chinese man, attired in a conical hat, a dark blue shirt and pants, and cloth slip-on shoes, stands and holds possibly a torch. A white man, wearing a mustache and attired in a white collared shirt and a gray suit, stands and faces the viewer. A green dragon with its mouth open decorates the platform. A decorative wooden railing is visible along the background. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was held from April 30 to December 1, 1904 in commemoration of the centennial of the Purchase. More than 60 countries and 43 of the American states displayed exhibits at the fair, which was attended by 19.7 million people. The Chinese Pavilion included a theater, a temple, a tea house, a bazaar, and a reproduction of the summer home of Prince Pu Lun, the Imperial Commissioner. In the Chinese Village were Chinese merchants, mechanics, painters, waiters, silk weavers, musicians, performers, and children. The children were set at the entrance of the concession to attract visitors., Green mount with rounded corners., Title printed on mount., Date inferred from content and date of event., Text printed on verso: In the Chinese Village there were nine little Chinese children who were shrewdly employed at the entrance to the concession as a drawing feature and who attracted great crowds of people. The youngest child was but three years old. Both parents lived in the village as merchants. The favorite with the visitors was Fanny Moy, the seven-year old daughter of the village druggist. She possessed a sweet voice and spoke English almost without any foreign accent. The largest boy, nine years old, was an accomplished musician and took also a prominent part in the theatrical performances. The children were under government inspection, and physicians detailed from the army service looked after their physical welfare, while a returned missionary instructed them in English. Each child was under a bond of $500 to secure their safe return to China after the exposition., Gift of Linda Kimiko August.
Creator: Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward), 1862-1922
Date: 1904
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos – misc. – Ingersoll [P.2023.43.6]

Title: Boston boot and shoe and gents’ furnishing house, also, a fine line of hats, caps, trunks, valises &c. At no. 253 South Clark St., near Jackson, Chicago. L. F. Shanovski, - proprietor
Description: Trade card promoting L.F. Shanovski’s shoe store and depicting a racist caricature of a Chinese man upset that a cat has taken a rat from his plate. Shows the man, wearing a queue hairstyle and attired in red pants and brown cloth slip-on shoes, holding a large white plate across his chest and a pair of chopsticks in his right hand. He opens his mouth upset that a cat is taking a dead rat from his plate. Louis F. Shanovski was born in Germany and moved to Chicago in the early 1870s, opening a shoe store in circa 1877. The firm L.F. Shanovski and Bro. dissolved in 1899., Title from item., Date inferred from dates of operation of business advertised., Gift of Linda Kimiko August., RVCDC
Date: [ca. 1888]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade cards - Shanovski, L.F. [P.2023.43.1]

Title: Old processee starchee no goodee. It smellee rots & makee shirts yellee.” "I will never use any other but the New Process Starch." New Process Starch. Manufactured only by the Firmenich Manufacturing Company, Peoria, Ill
Description: Trade card promoting Firmenich Manufacturing Company and depicting a racist caricature of a Chinese man laundry worker contrasted in a split panel with a white women doing laundry. In the left, the Chinese man, wearing a queue hairstyle and attired in a white tunic and pants and blue cloth slip-on shoes, stands and irons a shirt on a table. He speaks in pidgin English, “Old processee starchee no goodee. It smelle rots and make shirts yellee.” On the floor are two boxes of “Old Process Gloss Starch.” On the table is a bowl of steaming water. A teapot heats on the stove behind him, and clothes hang on the clothesline. In the right, the white woman, attired in a pink dress with a white bow around the neck and white cuffs, stands behind the table ironing. She says, “I will never use any other but the new process starch.” A young white boy hands her a box of “New Process” starch, and two additional boxes lie on the floor in the right. On the table is a bowl of water. A tea kettle steams behind her on the stove. Buildings are visible through a window in the background. Dr. Joseph Firmenich (1828-1903) started a starch company with his two sons, George and Frank. The Firmenich Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1884. The Company opened a glucose plant in Marshalltown, Iowa in 1887. The Company operating into the 20th century., Title from item., Date inferred from dates of operation of business advertised., Advertising text printed on verso: New process starch. This starch is manufactured by a new process, with pure spring water. The light starch and gluten usually found in other starches, especially if made from white corn, are entirely removed and manufactured into other articles. The patents of this process are owned solely by this company. We guarantee all our starch perfectly pure and sweet. This starch, having the light starch and gluten removed, one-third less can be used than any other in the market. Ask your grocer for the new process gloss and corn starch and take no other. Manufactured only by the Firmenich Manufacturing Company. Peoria, Ill., Gift of Linda Kimiko August., RVCDC
Date: [ca. 1885]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade cards – Firmenich [P.2023.43.2]

Title: Marriage certificate. This certifies that [Washington C. Young/of Philadelphia/state of Pennsylvania] [Amanda L. West/of Goshen/state of New Jersey] were by me united in marriage according to the ordinance of God and the laws of the state of [Pennsylvania] at [Philadelphia] on the 24 day of [May] 188[3]. [Philip L. Sanborn?]/ [Sarah A. Ross]/ [Rev. W.H. Ross officiating minister]
Description: Marriage certificate with gold touches and containing the bust-length, carte-de-visite studio portrait photographs of Washington C. Young and Amanda L. West, who are African American, surrounded by text, pictorial details, and an ornate border. Young's portrait depicts the young man, looking to the left, and attired in a jacket with a notch lapel, a dark-colored tie, and white, straight shirt collar. He also has a mustache and wears his hair short and with a side part. West's portrait depicts the young woman, looking to the right, and attired in a garment with small puffs at the shoulder and a high-collar neckline adorned with a fabric flower. She wears her wavy hair pulled back, parted in the middle and with side bangs. She also wears earrings. Between the portraits are ornaments with text reading, "It Is Not Good That Man Should Be Alone, Gen 2.18" and "I Will Make Him An Help Meet For Him Gen 2.18." The certificate also contains pictorial details of flowers and vinery, a bell, doves, and a banner. The border is composed of scrollwork, floral shapes, and cornice ornaments. At the time of their marriage, Washington C. Young was a clerk. He would continue in this profession throughout his life. Amanda (West) Young worked as a dressmaker by 1910 and was later listed as a housekeeper in census records. The couple had four children, including a daughter who worked as a dressmaker., Title from item., Date of printing inferred from printed and manuscript date., Completed in manuscript to Washington C. Young and Amanda L. West on May 24, 1883. Signed Philip L. [Sanborn?], Sarah A. Ross, and Rev. W.H. Ross, Officiating Minister., RVCDC
Date: [completed 1883, printed ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Philadelphia Certificates - Marriage [P.2023.59]

Title: Girard Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
Description: View of the Girard Avenue Bridge, completed in 1872 to 1874 after the designs of Philadelphia architects Henry A. and James P. Sims, over the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park. The wrought-iron Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, demolished in 1971, also served as a pedestrian bridge. Shows shrubs and trees growing on boths sides of the shoreline., Title from text printed on mount., Date inferred from content., Text on negative: No. 89. Girard Avenue Bridge., Gift of David Doret, 2011., Image is mounted on the verso of: photo - unidentified - government buildings [P.2011.45.14].
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo- unidentified - government buildings [P.2011.45.15]

Title: Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia
Description: View of the Fairmount Water Works and depicting the Engine House, Pavilion and Entrance Houses, and the Old Mill House. Also shows the Wire Suspension Bridge at Fairmount in the right background. The waterworks, originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded after the designs of Philadelphia engineers, Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederic Graff, Jr., Title from text printed on mount., Date inferred from content., Text on negative: No. 90. Fairmount Water Works., Gift of David Doret, 2011., Image of Independence Hall is mounted on the verso: photo - unidentified - public utilities [P.2011.45.17]., Frederick Graff, Jr. (1817-1890) was chief engineer of Philadelphia's Water Department from 1847 to 1856 and 1866 to 1872. His father Frederick Graff (1774-1847) was superintendent of the Philadelphia Water Works in 1805 and recommended their relocation to Fairmount in 1811. He designed the Fairmount Water Works, which was constructed between 1812 and 1822.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo- unidentified - public utilities [P.2011.45.16]

Title: Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior view of Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. In the foreground, shows the walkway leading towards Independence Hall lined with trees and lampposts., Title from text printed on mount., Date inferred from content., Gift of David Doret, 2011., Image is mounted on the verso of: photo - unidentified - public utilities [P.2011.45.16].
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo- unidentified - public utilities [P.2011.45.17]

Title: Jay Rial's ideal Uncle Tom's Cabin L.H. Stockwell as lawyer Marks & his trained donkey Jerry
Description: Trade card for Jay Rial's touring stage company's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Shows actor L.H. Stockwell in character as Marks from the play standing on the sidewalk. He is attired in a top hat, a white collared shirt, a white bowtie, a black jacket with tails, yellow-and-black striped pants, and black shoes and holds a red umbrella. In the left, a donkey stands in the street. In the background is a block of buildings. Jay Rial, a New York theatrical manager, began tours of his production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" circa 1881. The production was associated with novel features of live dogs and donkeys and props, such as floating cakes of ice, and was purported to have earned $1,000,000 by the end of its run., Title from item., Date inferred from dates of the theatrical production., Advertising text printed on verso: Academy of Music! Week commencing September 12. Matinees Wednesday & Saturday. The survival of the fittest. Sixth season. The Jay Rial Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. This Great Company is the only one considered worthy of metropolitan recognition. The only Company that has stood the test of all the important Academies and Theatres in the great capitals of the country. All the old favorites. New scenery. Trained donkey. Beautiful music. The magnolia jubilee band. Camp meeting shouters. And the only genuine trained bloodhounds in the world. The enormous success of the enterprise has prompted imitation in many ways. The matter of the show bills has been widely copied, and especially have efforts been made to give the appearance of presenting Bloohounds; but imitation is ever entirely successful. Excellence is only obtatined by time and labor. The people's prices: 25, 35 & 50 cents. No higher. No extra. Sale of Tickets will commence, Thursday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Date: [ca. 1881]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP Trade Cards - Academy [P.2011.45.24]

Title: Miders & Telfs. Stubbag Thal Tyrol
Description: View of two villages, Miders and Telfs, in the Stubbag Thal Telfs valley in Austria. Shows buildings along the tree-lined road that leads to the villages. Numerous buildings, including the Franciscan Hospital, are visible in the center between two mountains., Title from text printed on verso: 40. Miders & Telfs. Stubbag Thal Tyrol. These two Villages lie on the left bank of the Jun, in that charming valley called the Stubbag Thal Telfs, has a Franciscan Hospital, which is remarkable for its neatness and the skill of the attendants, who are all brethren of the Order of St. Francis de Assis., Date inferred from active dates of the photographer., Buff mount with square corners., Label pasted on verso: American Stereoscopic Co. Langenheim, Loyd & Co. Philadelphia., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Creator: Langenheim, Loyd & Co, photographers
Date: [ca. 1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Stereo - Langenheim, Loyd & Co - Views [P.2011.45.13]

Title: Masonic memorial
Description: Commemorative, fictionalized group portrait print depicting “seventy-seven Masonic Brethren, Signers of the Declaration of American Independence and other Distinguished Members of the “Masonic Fraternity” in the Assembly Room of Independence Hall. Shows three rows of Brethren (“Distinguished Dead” and “immortal”) within the paneled wall room of the historic site being used as an exhibit gallery. At the center of the first row stands “Father of his Country” George Washington, his left hand on his hip, and wearing a masonic apron adorned with Masonic symbols. Nearest him to the left, also in masonic, but undecorated, aprons, stand Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Other figures in undecorated aprons in the front row include (left to right) James Buchanan; Marquise de Lafayette; Bishop William White; Andrew Jackson; and Henry Clay. Some of the men hold hats or scrolls, while others hold their hands together, or cross their arms. Other figures in the further rows include Stephen Girard, Stephen A. Douglas, and John C. Breckenridge. In the background, framed artwork, predominately from the Charles Willson Peale portrait collection; Henry Inman's portrait painting of William Penn (left); Thomas Sully's portrait painting of Lafayette (right) line the walls. Background also includes in the far right, the Liberty Bell upon which a stuffed bald eagle sits (installed 1852) and, in the center, a bronze eagle elevated above the partially visible wood statue of George Washington (carved 1815 by William Rush, installed 1824)., Title from from promotional pamphlet held in collections [Am 1860 Pheni 54390.O.13]. Pamphlet also lists the names of many of the sitters in image., Publication information from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by Thomas Phenix in the Clerk's Office of the Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Creator: Inger, Christian, artist
Date: 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **group portrait prints - Masons [P.2011.45.10]

Title: Ancient chart copied from the original brought from "Jerusalem" now in the possession of Brother Colonel Wilkins Philadelphia
Description: Print depicting ruins and an open grave. In the left, shows a human skull and bones beside an open grave. Tools lie near a square stone, including a shovel, a spade, and a triangle. A snake slithers away. In the right, a man, attired in a robe leans on a broken column. A dog stands among stones and pieces of columns. Plants grow on top of part of the building left standing. In the background, a group of men holding sticks, walks down a path toward the sea. One man, holding a stick, climbs up a hill towards a circular, columned building, possibly a temple. Palm trees grow., Title from image., Date inferred from active dates of the printer., Copyright statement on recto: Entered for the Proprietor according to act of Congress by Brother W.H. Holbrooke, New York., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | PRINT **GC - Allegories [P.2011.45.5]

Title: Views of Johnstown Flood 1889
Description: Album containing images of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1881 and after the great flood of May 31, 1889. Across the first two leaves is "View of Johnstown after the flood of May 31st 1889" showing the devastation of the destroyed buildings and including the “Railroad Bridge, Millville,” “Johnstown,” and “Conemaugh Borough with Woodvale in the distance.” Images depicting the destruction include of the South Fork Dam, Main Street, Clinton Street, St. John’s Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, Cambria Iron Company Club House, B. &. O Depot, debris above the P.R.R. Bridge, Gautier Wire Mill and Cutlery Works, and the wreck of the Day Express train at East Conemaugh. Illustrations show people gathered around the ruins and finding bodies of the deceased including “The finding of the bodies of James Murther, wife and three children, and Maggie Ripple, corner Main and Clinton Streets.”, Title from album cover., Date inferred from content., Text printed on the first leaf: "Published & Copyrighted by S.W. Fleming, Harrisburg Pa. From Views of LeRue Lemer, Harrisburg Pa.", Text printed on the final leaf: "Manufactured by Chisholm Bros-Portland Me. Manufacturers of Chas. Frey's Original Souvenir Albums of all American & Canadian Cities & Sceneries.", Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Date: [ca. 1890]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2011.45.27]

Title: Birds-eye view of Andersonville Prison from the south-east
Description: Birds-eye view of Andersonville Prison, a Confederate prisoner-of-war-camp in Georgia, with the vast prison area surrounded by stockade fences. In the center are numerous prisoners and their hand-made housing, consisting of various fabrics and mounds of dirt. Guard towers surround the fence and guards, on foot, horseback, and in horse-drawn carts patrol. In the right, men, many of whom use canes or crutches and have amputated legs sit, lie down, or walk in a separate fenced area that has tents. Two cannon emplacements with soldiers are visible in the foreground. Several buildings and a train traveling down the railroad tracks are visible in the background. The prison operated from February 1864 until April 1865. It housed up to 45,000 Union prisoners in overcrowded conditions and had the highest death rate of all the Civil War prisons., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright, 1890 by J.W. Morton, Jr., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Creator: Morton, J. W, Jr.
Date: 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **GC - Civil War - Prisons [P.2011.45.4]

Title: State Asylum for the Insane, Morristown, New Jersey
Description: Print depicting an exterior view of the State Asylum for the Insane built in 1876 after the designs of architect Samuel Sloan in Morristown, New Jersey. Shows the sprawling 673,700 square foot building with three water fountains in the front. People walk around the grounds, which has walkways and trees. In the right background, a train travels down the railroad tracks. The institution's name has changed over the years: State Asylum for the Insane at Morristown (1876-1893); New Jersey State Hospital at Morris Plains (1894 - 1924); and New Jersey State Hospital at Greystone Park (1925 - 2008). It was also known as Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright, 1875, by Samuel Sloan., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Creator: Hunter, Thomas, approximately 1828-approximately 1894, lithographer
Date: 1875
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ** GC - Hospitals [P.2011.45.2]

Title: Grand Centennial depot, at the main entrance to the exhibition grounds
Description: View of the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot located opposite of the Centennial Exhibition grounds in Philadelphia in 1876. Shows trains arriving on the railroad tracks in front of the depot. In the right, depicts the Globe Hotel and the Trans-Continental Hotel, which were built to accommodate visitors to the Centennial Exhibition. Large crowds of pedestrians walk, and horse-drawn carriages and omnibuses travel down the street. The Globe Hotel was operated by John A. Rice and contained 1,000 rooms to house 3,000 to 5,000 guests for $5 a day., Title from item., Date from content., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Date: 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ** Phila Prints - Events - Centennial [P.2011.45.1]

Title: Marriage certificate. We are one forever. This certifies that [Green Allen] and [Mary E. Foster] were united in holy matrimony by me according to the ordinance of God, laws of the state of [Mich] at [Decatur] on the [30] day of October. In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [79] [Isaac Moss Minister of the Gospel. Witnesses [Sarah A. Foster] [David Moss]
Description: Marriage certificate containing the bust-length, carte-de-visite studio portrait photographs of Green T. Allen, Jr. and Mary E. Foster surrounded by text, pictorial details, and a geometrically-shaped border. Allen and Foster identified as multiracial in census records. Allen's portrait depicts the young man, looking to the right, and attired in a jacket with a notch lapel, a multi-colored tie, and white shirt with lapel collar. He also has a mustache and wears his hair short and greased flat. Foster's portrait (hand-colored) depicts the young woman, looking to the right, and attired in a garment with ruffle details at the shoulder and a neckerchief with fringe. She wears her long, wavy hair pulled back in the front and loose in the back. She also wears earrings. Between and around the portraits are pictorial details depicting flowers, grapes, vinery, doves (in nests), and scrollwork. Allen, son of Cass County, Michigan farmer Green Allen, Sr. was also a farmer, and a Justice of Township later in life. Allen, Jr. and Mary E. (Foster) Allen, daughter of a Decatur, Michigan farmer, had two children, son Charles F. Allen (1880-1971) and daughter Ethel May Allen Goens (1886-1942). Green T. Allen Jr.'s father was a founder of the prominent Black community of Southwest Michigan that settled in the area via the Underground Railroad., Title from item., Date of printing inferred from manuscript date., Completed in manuscript to Green Allen and Mary E. Foster on October 30, 1879. Signed Isaac Moss, Sarah A. Foster, and David Moss. Sarah A. Foster, later Cannon, was the sister of Mary E. Foster. Isaac Moss was a farmer and reverend. David Moss, son of Isaac Moss, was a farmer., Contains newspaper clipping from a ca. 1918 March edition of "The Cassopolis (Mich.) Vigilant" on verso. Clipping is backing for portrait photographs., RVCDC, W.P. Cooper was a teacher by the 1870s and had previously attended law school.
Creator: Cooper, W.P, 1822-1888, designer
Date: [completed 1879, printed ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Certificates - Marriage [P.2024.46.1]

Title: [Studio group portrait depicting African American women wearing modish attire and posed side by side]
Description: Real photo postcard depicting the five women, standing, lined in a row, and many with their hand on the shoulder of the woman next to them. Two of the sitters hold cigars. Four of the women wear similar attire of lightweight fabric, short-sleeve, knee-length dresses, including one with a drop waist; high crowned, crushable, fedora-like hats; stockings; and short-heeled shoes. Two of the women also wear puffy bows in their hair. The woman at the end of the row in the right of the image holds her left hand over her heart. She is attired in an ankle-length work dress with buttons down the skirt. The sitters stand before a drapery backdrop and folding panel., Title supplied by cataloger., Divided back., Contains Cyko stamp box printed on verso., Purchased with funds for the Visual Culture Program., See related postcard: LCP postcards - Portraits - African American [P.2024.48.2]
Date: [ca. 1915]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Portraits - African American [P.2024.48.1]

Title: [Studio group portrait depicting African American men wearing modish attire and in a posed scene]
Description: Real photo postcard depicting three men, one seated and two standing in an interior setting. The seated man is in the center of the scene. He looks to a man standing in the left of the image. He slightly points up with his right hand and holds his light-colored hat on his right leg. His left leg is crossed over his right knee. The man in the left, slightly hunches over and writes in a small notebook held in his hand. In the right, another man stands and watches the interaction posed as a conversation. All the men wear suits and the two men standing also wear hats, a light-colored fedora (man in left) and a dark-colored derby (man in right)., Title supplied by cataloger., Divided back., Contains Cyko stamp box printed on verso., Purchased with funds for the Visual Culture Program., See related postcard: LCP postcards - Portraits - African American [P.2024.48.1]
Date: [ca. 1915]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Portraits - African American [P.2024.48.2]

Title: Falls of the Genesee
Description: View depicting the large waterfall of the Genesee River at Rochester, New York. In the center, shows the water rushing down the hill and towards the viewer. Cliffs jut out in the left and in the right. In the background, several buildings are visible., Title from item., Date inferred from active dates of the lithographer., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Bufford’s Lith
Date: [ca. 1838]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Views - U.S. - New York - Genesee [P.2010.6.28]

Title: The bloomer schottisch. Dedicated to Mrs. Bloomer and the ladies in favor of the Bloomer costume
Description: Sheet music cover depicting a white woman attired in bloomers. In the center, the woman stands, wearing her hair parted in the middle and attired in a bonnet, a long-sleeved white shirt, a purple dress with blue tiers, and white bloomers. She holds her hands together and juts her left foot out. Image is surrounded by an ornamental scroll border, labeled "Autumn dress" at the bottom., Title from item., Text printed on recto: 25 cts. Nett., Date from copyright statement: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1851 by W. Hall & Son in the Clerk's Office of the Disct Court of Southern Dist of N.Y., Library Company copy has front cover only., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Creator: Dressler, William, composer
Date: 1851
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Fashion - U.S. [P.2011.45.18]

Title: [Religious Cross]
Description: Religious print of a cross made from two cut logs with vines of autumnal leaves in yellow, orange, and brown growing on it. Green grass or foliage grows around the base. The image is in a black frame with decorative gold flowers and leaves at the corners., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Religion [P.2011.45.11]

Title: Northumberland am Susquehannah (verein staaten v. nordamerica
Description: View of the Susquehanna River near Northumberland, Pa. Shows the Susquehanna River flowing with several bridges crossing over it. Buildings and houses of Northumberland are visible along the shoreline. Mountains rise in the background., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed beneath image: Aus. d. Kunstanst, d. Bibli. Instit. in Hildbh.; Eigenthum d. Verleger., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Rottmann, A, engraver
Date: [ca. 1835.]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Views - U.S. - Pennsylvania - Northumberland [P.2010.6.31]

Title: Offenbach
Description: Bust-length portrait of composer Jacques Offenbach wearing a mustache and long side burns and attired in pince-nez spectacles, a white collared shirt, a bowtie, and a jacket. He faces slightly right., Title from printed signature of sitter below image., Date from content., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Creator: Moras, Ferdinand, 1821-1908
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Portrait prints - O - [P.2011.45.21]

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