[Portrait depicting an unidentified African American Oddfellow attired in his Grand United Order of Oddfellows (GUOOF) regalia] [graphic] / J.C. Pinner, photographer, Dyersburg, Tenn.
Title
[Portrait depicting an unidentified African American Oddfellow attired in his Grand United Order of Oddfellows (GUOOF) regalia]
Description
aThree-quarter length studio portrait of an African American man attired in his GUOOF regalia, standing, looking forward, and holding his left hand on the top of the back of a chair. He also wears a goatee. His regalia includes a collar containing emblems depicting stars, vinery, and "PNF" (Past Noble Father) and an apron containing imagery composed of female allegorical figures flanking a crest. The collar also includes fringe and tassles. Parts of the collar and apron are tinted gold in image. Man also wears a collarless shirt, jacket, and a ring (tinted gold on image) on his left hand. In 1819, a branch of Oddfellowship, a mutual aid society with the motto "Friendship, Love, and Truth", was introduced into the United States from Europe by Thomas Wildey. In 1843, it became a separate organization under the name Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The same year, Peter Ogden founded the Philomathean Lodge No. 646, Grand United Order of Oddfellows with Black members. By the mid 1860s, the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (GUOOF), American Jurisdiction included over 60 active lodges and in 1872 dispensation was granted for a Lodge in Memphis, Tennessee. Oddfellows' vows included not only moral and social outreach, but also ones to remain sober, honest, industrious and benevolent, a good husband, a kind father, and a loyal and virtuous citizen. By 1900, the GUOOF in America was the second largest African-American fraternal organization with over 200,000 members and over 2,000 lodges and a headquarters in Philadelphia. Its membership consisted mainly of lawyers, doctors, military officers, ministers, and other professionals., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and the dispensation date of the first Grand United Order of OddfFellows lodge in Memphis, Tennessee., Purchased partially with funds from the Davida Tenenbaum Deutsch African American History Fund and for the Visual Culture Program., RVCDC, Joseph Columbus Pinner (1837-1895), born in Stewart County, Tennessee and trained as a doctor, entered the photography profession about 1865. In 1867, he located to Dyersburg, Tennessee where he continued as a professional photographer. By the late 1880s, he had served as a town alderman, mayor, and magistrate as well as was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Creator
Pinner, Joseph Columbus, II, 1837-1895, photographer
Date
1872
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department tintypes - photographer - Pinner [P.2025.43]
The tables turned [graphic] : You sabe him! Kealney must go!
Title
The tables turned You sabe him! Kealney must go!
Description
Political cartoon depicting racist caricatures of Chinese workers heckling Workingmen's Party of California leader Denis Kearney, who is in prison. In the right, shows Kearney, attired in a black-and-white-striped prison uniform with a ball and chain on his ankle, standing and grasping the bars of his cell, which is labeled, “House of Correction, 181.” In the left, a group of Chinese men workers, wearing queue hairstyles and attired in caps and hats, tunics, pants, and cloth slip-on shoes, sit and stand amongst baskets, including two filled with fish. They hold out to Kearney products associated with their employment, including a laundry worker carrying a washboard and offering socks with holes; a fishmonger holding crabs and a fish labeled, “Black Friday,” on a stick; and a man with a cigar in his mouth holding out a bundle of cigars. They mock him in pidgin English, “you sabe him? Kealney must go!” in reference to Kearney’s slogan that he ended every speech with: “The Chinese must go.” In the top left pinned to the wall is a depiction of a donkey and a cart, possibly alluding to Kearney’s draying business. Denis Kearney (1847-1907) was an Irish immigrant who lead the Workingmen’s Party of California on a platform of anti-Chinese hate, blaming the Chinese immigrants for low wages and job scarcity. He was imprisoned in 1877 for inciting a riot., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed on recto: Copyright secured., RVCDC
Date
[ [ca. 1877]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department political cartoons - 1877 - Tables [P.2025.44]
[Full-length portrait of Tozo Ohno] [graphic].
Title
[Full-length portrait of Tozo Ohno]
Description
Full-length, forward facing portrait of Tozo Ohno sitting in a rocking chair on a covered porch at Hill School, Pottstown, Pa. Shows Ohno wearing his hair parted to the left and attired in a white collared shirt, waistcoat with pocketwatch chain, suit jacket and pants, and lace-up boots. He sits in the rocking chair with his legs crossed and his hands on his lap as he looks directly at the viewer. The porch floor and covering are composed of wooden planks. Partial view of trees in the background. Tozo Ohno (1869-1896) converted to Christianity and was disowned by his father. He traveled to the United States where he worked as a farm laborer, domestic employee, teacher, and missionary. He spent three years at Toronto University. In circa 1893, he arrived at Hill School in Pottstown, Pa. where the principal, John Meigs, invited him to stay. Ohno lived at the school and became the minister of Bethany Chapel. He died of tuberculosis in October, 1896 in Pottstown., Title supplied by the cataloger., Date inferred from content and life dates of the sitter., Manuscript notes written on verso: In pen, "Tozou Ono about 1910." In pencil, "These pictures once belonged to my father so I don't know how old they are, I only remember some stories told about him. Valet to Prof. John Meigs."
Date
[ca. 1895]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | PRINT PRINT cabinet card portraits - sitter - Ohno [P.2025.51]
[Street decorations for Liberty Loan during the World War, Phila., Pa.] [graphic].
Title
[Street decorations for Liberty Loan during the World War, Phila., Pa.]
Description
Photograph depicting buildings decorated and the Statue of Victory in front of City Hall, Philadelphia to promote the Victory Liberty loan. In front of City Hall is the Statue of Victory, which was unveiled on April 21, 1919 at the start of the Victory Loan drive. Drapes of fabric decorate City Hall. American flags and several flags from allies, including Great Britain and Japan, decorate the buildings on Broad Street, including the Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank built in 1905 to 1907 after the designs of Furness, Evans & Co. with detailing by McKim, Mead and White. Pedestrians crowd the sidewalks and street. A bicylist stands in the left. Automobiles and a horse-drawn wagon travel down the street. Several artillery guns are along the the street. The United States Treasury in conjunction with the Federal Reserve issued Liberty Loans, also known as Liberty Bonds, to finance the cost of America’s participation in the war. Four Liberty Loans were issued on April 24, 1917, October 1, 1917, April 5, 1918, and September 28, 1918 raising a total of 17 billion dollars. A fifth bond called the Victory Liberty Loan was issued on April 21, 1919., Title from manuscript note written on verso., Date inferred from content., See related: photos - unidentified - events - World War I - [P.7066.Q.29]
Date
[ca. 1919]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.28]
[Street decorations in front of City Hall during Victory Loan, World War] [graphic].
Title
[Street decorations in front of City Hall during Victory Loan, World War]
Description
Photograph depicting buildings decorated and the Statue of Victory in front of City Hall, Philadelphia to promote the Victory Liberty loan. In front of City Hall is the Statue of Victory, which was unveiled on April 21, 1919 at the start of the Victory Loan drive. Drapes of fabric decorate City Hall. On the street in front of the Victory Statue is a design of a large V and smaller v's flanking the sides. American flags and several flags from allies, including Great Britain and Japan, decorate the buildings on Broad Street, including the Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank built in 1905 to 1907 after the designs of Furness, Evans & Co. with detailing by McKim, Mead and White. Pedestrians crowd the sidewalks. The United States Treasury in conjunction with the Federal Reserve issued Liberty Loans, also known as Liberty Bonds, to finance the cost of America’s participation in the war. Four Liberty Loans were issued on April 24, 1917, October 1, 1917, April 5, 1918, and September 28, 1918 raising a total of 17 billion dollars. A fifth bond called the Victory Liberty Loan was issued on April 21, 1919., Title from manuscript note written on verso., Date inferred from content., See related: photos - unidentified - events - World War I - [P.7066.Q.28]
Date
[ca. 1919]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.29]
[Return of 28th Division parade in Philadelphia, welcome home, passing Independence Hall May 15, 1919] [graphic].
Title
[Return of 28th Division parade in Philadelphia, welcome home, passing Independence Hall May 15, 1919]
Description
Photograph depicting soldiers of the 28th Division of the Army marching past Independence Hall at 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia at the homecoming parade on May 15, 1919. Shows the soldiers carrying rifles and marching in formation down the street. In the right, spectators sit in bleachers and watch the parade. A banner on the post of the bleachers reads, "Boureuilles." American and Allied flags, including a Japanese flag, decorate the buildings. Police officers stand flanking the parade route. A photographer takes photographs standing on a stone urn on the sidewalk in the left. The 28th Infantry Division represents the Pennsylvania National Guard and was also called the "Iron Division" and “Keystone Division.” The Division served in World War I, including at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry., Title and date from manuscript note written on verso., See related: photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.44-51].
Date
May 15, 1919
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.45]
[General John Joseph Pershing greeting women representing Allied Nations at Independence Hall] [graphic].
Title
[General John Joseph Pershing greeting women representing Allied Nations at Independence Hall]
Description
Photograph depicting General John J. Pershing greeting women dressed as Allied nations at Independence Hall during the General's visit to Philadelphia on September 12, 1919. Shows Pershing, attired in uniform, smiling with his left hand out as he greets the women representing the Allied nations standing in the left. The women each hold large national flags on flagpoles. A woman, dressed as Britannia in a helmet and Union Jack dress, smiles at the General. In the left, partially obscured by a flag, is a woman attired in a floral print kimono representing Japan, who holds a Japanese flag. Mayor Thomas Smith walks behind the General holding his top hat in his right hand. Police officers stand in front of a crowd of spectators. General John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948) served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War One from 1917 to 1920. His visit to Philadelphia on September 12, 1919, included a parade, receiving a medal, planting a memorial tree, presenting colors to cadets at Wanamaker's store, visiting Independence Hall, and a speech at the Union League. Thomas B. Smith was the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1916 until 1920., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from manuscript note written on verso., See related: photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.52-61].
Date
September 12, 1919
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.53]
Purgen, Japan’s superiority over other oriental countries is indicated by the enlightenment of its medical profession, which prescribes in habitual constipation the pleasant and certain hydragogue laxative Purgen [graphic] / Lehn & Fink, manufacturing ch
Title
Purgen, Japan’s superiority over other oriental countries is indicated by the enlightenment of its medical profession, which prescribes in habitual constipation the pleasant and certain hydragogue laxative Purgen
Description
Advertisement for Lehn & Fink's patent medicine and depicting a group of Japanese men and women. In the left, shows the man, attired in a wicker Kasa hat, black-striped kimono with a red obi, and geta shoes, playing the samisen as he looks down at two small dogs. A woman, attired in a white hat and red and purple kimono, walks behind him. Next is the woman attired in a gray kimono. Two young men control the strings to a puppet at her feet. In the right, the Japanese man, wearing a chonmage hairstyle and with a sword at his waist, walks carrying a bundle and staff. In the left is the building decorated with red paper lanterns and with a counter holding a plate of food, possibly rice balls. A tree branch of red flowers arches across the top. Five black boxes for stamps are in the top of the print. Library Company copy has four Imperial Japanese Post stamps. Louis Lehn (1838-1915) and Frederick W. Fink (1846-1925) founded Lehn & Fink in New York in 1874., Title from item., Date inferred from active dates of the advertised business., Gift of William H. Helfand., See related: Graphic Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection - Series II - Advertisements [P.2010.37.72]; Helfand Graphic Popular Medicine Print Collection - Advertisements [P.2012.29.58].
Date
[ca. 1900]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Graphic Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection - Series II - Advertisements [P.2010.37.71]
Purgen, Japan’s superiority over other oriental countries is indicated by the enlightenment of its medical profession, which prescribes in habitual constipation the pleasant and certain hydragogue laxative Purgen [graphic] / Lehn & Fink, manufacturing ch
Title
Purgen, Japan’s superiority over other oriental countries is indicated by the enlightenment of its medical profession, which prescribes in habitual constipation the pleasant and certain hydragogue laxative Purgen
Description
Advertisement for Lehn & Fink's patent medicine and depicting a group of Japanese men, women, and boys. In the left, shows the man, attired in a blue-striped kimono and sandals, holding a wooden tray and blowing colorful bubbles that float up. A young boy runs and looks up at the bubbles. A woman, attired in a white hat, purple patterned kimono with a red obi, and sandals, walks with a boy who carries a branch of cherry blossoms. Next two women, attired in white hats and a gray kimono with a black obi and a purple kimono with a red obi, walk and talk together. In the right, the Japanese man, wearing a chonmage hairstyle and attired in a gray kimono and sandals, walks carrying a red bundle and a branch of cherry blossoms. A cherry tree, with a red-and-white striped banner tied to it, has a flowering branch that extends across the top of the print. Library Company copy has five Imperial Japanese Post stamps. Louis Lehn (1838-1915) and Frederick W. Fink (1846-1925) founded Lehn & Fink in New York in 1874., Title from item., Date inferred from active dates of the advertised business., Gift of William H. Helfand., See related: Graphic Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection - Series II - Advertisements [P.2010.37.71]; Helfand Graphic Popular Medicine Print Collection - Advertisements [P.2012.29.58].
Date
[ca. 1900]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Graphic Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection - Series II - Advertisements [P.2010.37.72]
For…colds, sore throat, headache, neuralgia. Now is the time of year when catarrah troubles you! [graphic] / Compliments of C.N. Hook, Dealer in dry goods, groceries, etc., Felchville, Vt.
Title
For…colds, sore throat, headache, neuralgia. Now is the time of year when catarrah troubles you!
Description
Advertisement for a patent medicine and depicting a group of Japanese men, women, and children. Shows in the right from top to bottom, the man, attired in a purple kimono, wearing a large red mask; woman, attired in a blue kimono with a red obi, holding a wooden paddle in her right hand; and woman, attired in a purple kimono with a red obi, carrying a baby on her back who is waving. In the left from top to bottom, boy, attired in a blue kimono, running, holding a wooden paddle in his right hand, and carrying a baby on his back who holds a rod with a red square on a string; boy, attired in a purple kimono, playing with a top; woman, attired in a blue kimono with a red obi, carrying sticks in each hand; and man, attired in a blue kimono, lounging on his side while a boy, attired in a purple kimono, plays. Advertising text is in the center and includes a bust-length portrait of a white woman holding an inhaler in her left hand. Clarence N. Hooks (1856-1935) began a mercantile business in Felchville, Vermont in 1882. The firm Hook & Burnham was formed in 1893 with George D. Burnham and continued until 1903., Title from item., Date inferred from active dates of the advertised business., Text printed on recto: For…colds, sore throat, headache, neuralgia. Now is the time of year when catarrah troubles you! Cushman’s menthol inhaler is an ingenious device, highly recommended by the most eminent medical authorities, consisting of a glass tube four inches long, one-half inch in diameter, filled with crystals of pure menthol in such a manner as to allow free passage of air through them The mentholized air being inhaled through the nose penetrates to the remotest recesses of the nasal passages and gives prompt relief. By continual use it is a sure cure of catarrh, headache, facial neuralgia, colds, catarrh and hay fever. The mentholized air inhaled by the mouth reaches the larynx, bronchial tubes and the very air cells of the lungs, curing croup, sore throat, asthma and bronchitis. Menthol is to-day the acknowledged antiseptic and germicide for internal use. It is the only known remedy that will destroy the germs, spores, bacteria and such minute organisms without injury to the patient. It is so volatile, and separates into such minute particles, that there is no hiding place so diminutive for a disease germ which an atom of menthol does not seek out. It is pleasant to use. Not injurious. Is neat; can be carried in the pocket. No bottle to break; no spoon to bother with. It is not a patent medicine, but a well-known remedy, endorsed by the very highest medical authority. Costs but 50 cents and lasts a year. Cushman’s menthol inhaler!! Costs 50 cents. Lasts a year. Compliments of C.N. Hook, Dealer in dry goods, groceries, etc., Felchville, Vt., Gift of William H. Helfand., See related: Graphic Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection - Series II - Advertisements [P.2010.37.71-72].
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Graphic Popular Medicine Print Collection - Advertisements [P.2012.29.58]
Declaration of Independence
Title
Declaration of Independence
Description
Calligraphed Declaration of Independence displayed during the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. The artist recorded the entire text of the Declaration, the coats of arms of the thirteen original states, the names of the Signers on the border columns, a portrait of George Washington, and various vignettes., The artist's name is listed as W.V. Peacon in the Centennial catalog., Gift of Michael Zinman, 1991.
Creator
Peacon, William V.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
OBJ 849
Mrs. Cornelia Nellie Y. Quil Vot [graphic].
Title
Mrs. Cornelia Nellie Y. Quil Vot
Description
Half-length portrait of Mrs. Cornelia Nellie Y. Quil Vot smiling and looking directly at the viewer sitting in her living room. Shows Cornelia, wearing her hair tied back and attired in a short-sleeved, collared dress in a square pattern, sitting on a couch with her right arm resting on the armrest and her hands loosely together at her knees. Behind her is a side table on which is a letter opener, candle stick holder, framed photograph, and several books. Cornelia Nellie Yee Quil (1904-1996) was born in Philadelphia to a Chinese father, James Yee Quil (1860-1923), and a caucasian mother, Rose Otten Quil (1871-1906). She married William Hing Yot (1885-1960) in 1926, and they subsequently divorced. She was active raising awareness and fundraising for Chinese relief during the Second World War., Title and date based on type-written label pasted on verso: Upsets tradition with suit. Pittsburgh, Penn. July 6. Mrs. Cornelia Nellie Y. Quil Vot, who broke an old Chinese tradition by filing suit for divorce, is shown at her home here. Mrs. Vot admits being a member of the "new school" in Pittsburgh's Chinatown. Her husband, William H. Vot, executive secretary of the Leong Merchants' Association, is a leader of the conservative "old school." Associated Press photo. A List BH 1225A Est 7/7/35 OG STF RSS., Stamped on verso: Jul 19 1935 [PM?].
Date
July 6, 1935
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - sitter - Yot [P.2025.59]
R. Totani, importer of Japanese goods, 127 S. Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, PA. [graphic].
Title
R. Totani, importer of Japanese goods, 127 S. Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, PA
Description
Envelope for Reachero Totani's Japanese goods business located at 127 South 11th Street, Philadelphia. Envelope for Totani's business with decorative lines bordering the left corner. Addressed to Mrs. Alfred G. Baker, 1818 Spruce St., City [ie. Philadelphia]. Postmarked Philadelphia, PA, 1893 and has a one-cent stamp with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Reachero Totani married a white woman named Elizabeth in 1889 in New York City and is listed in the 1891 New York directory as a clerk. He is listed in the Philadelphia directories from 1893 to 1895 with his business as "Japanese goods" and "china." In Philadelphia, he was also an active member of the Japanese Club, a dinner club comprised of Japanese men that met monthly. Henrietta Rush Fales Baker (1838-1897) married Alfred Gustavus Baker (1831-1892) in 1862. Alfred was president of the Franklin Fire Insurance Company and then became the director of the Southwark National Bank. When Henrietta died, she left an estate of two million dollars., Title from item., Date inferred postmark date.
Date
[ca. 1893]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ephemera - envelopes - Totani [P.2025.60]
[Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House] [graphic].
Title
[Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House]
Description
Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia held from May to November, 1926. Shows the front facade of the Japanese-style building. An American and a Japanese flag flank the front door and side entrance in the right. Paper lanterns and an additional Japanese flag hang from the open windows of the porch in the right. Men, women, and children attendees walk around the Tea House. The Formosa Tea House was one of three buildings in the Japanese Garden. The Sesquicentennial Exposition, situated near the Navy Yard, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events. Japan annexed Formosa (ie. the island of Taiwan) in 1895 and remained in control until 1945., Title supplied by cataloger., Date written on negative: 7-[25]-26., Series no. written on negative: 144. 2604., See related: Sesquicentennial [P.8609.127].
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Sesquicentennial [P.8609.3]
[Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House] [graphic].
Title
[Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House]
Description
Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia held from May to November, 1926. Shows the front facade of the Japanese-style building. An American and a Japanese flag flank the front door and side entrance in the right. Paper lanterns and an additional Japanese flag hang from the open windows of the porch in the right. Women attendees walk around the Tea House. The Formosa Tea House was one of three buildings in the Japanese Garden. The Sesquicentennial Exposition, situated near the Navy Yard, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events. Japan annexed Formosa (ie. the island of Taiwan) in 1895 and remained in control until 1945., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from event date., Series no. written on negative: 113., See related: Sesquicentennial [P.8609.3].
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Sesquicentennial [P.8609.127]
Japan tea pavilion, Sesqui Centennial Exposition [graphic].
Title
Japan tea pavilion, Sesqui Centennial Exposition
Description
Exterior view of the Japanese Tea House at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia held from May to November, 1926. Shows the front facade of the two-story, Japanese-style building. Paper lanterns flank the front door and hang along the exterior of the building. In the right, men sit at the tables in the porch. The Japanese Tea House was one of three buildings in the Japanese Garden. The Sesquicentennial Exposition, situated near the Navy Yard, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events., Title from manuscript written on negative., Date inferred from event date., Series no. written on negative: 149.
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Sesquicentennial [P.8609.138]
[Exterior view of the India pavilion] [graphic].
Title
[Exterior view of the India pavilion]
Description
Exterior view of the India Pavilion designed to resemble the Moghul style of the Taj Mahal at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia held from May to November, 1926. Shows the front facade of building with a large dome, arches, and columns. The Sesquicentennial Exposition, situated near the Navy Yard, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events. The India Pavilion was not officially sponsored by the government of India. The Taj Mahal Trading Company of London built the structure, and it contained displays of brassware, carpeting, inlaid woodwork, jewelry, and artwork. The building also held a restaurant, a tea sampling room, reading room, and an imitation jungle., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from event date., Series no. written on negative: 143. 2833., See related: Sesquicentennial [P.8609.92; P.8609.121].
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Sesquicentennial [P.8609.118]
Main entrance Taj Mahal Sesqui Centennial exposition [graphic].
Title
Main entrance Taj Mahal Sesqui Centennial exposition
Description
Exterior view of the India Pavilion designed to resemble the Moghul style of the Taj Mahal at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia held from May to November, 1926. Shows the front entrance of building with a large dome, arches, and columns. A crowd of men and women attendees walk towards the entrance. Lawn in the foreground. The Sesquicentennial Exposition, situated near the Navy Yard, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events. The India Pavilion was not officially sponsored by the government of India. The Taj Mahal Trading Company of London built the structure, and it contained displays of brassware, carpeting, inlaid woodwork, jewelry, and artwork. The building also held a restaurant, a tea sampling room, reading room, and an imitation jungle., Title from negative., Date inferred from series date., Series no. written on negative: 130., See related: Sesquicentennial [P.8609.92; P.8609.118].
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Sesquicentennial [P.8609.121]
[Diners at the India pavilion] [graphic].
Title
[Diners at the India pavilion]
Description
Exterior view of people dining at tables outside of the India Pavilion designed to resemble the Moghul style of the Taj Mahal at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia held from May to November, 1926. Shows men and women seated at tables outdoors situated behind the arches and columns decorating the India Pavilion. The Sesquicentennial Exposition, situated near the Navy Yard, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events. The India Pavilion was not officially sponsored by the government of India. The Taj Mahal Trading Company of London built the structure, and it contained displays of brassware, carpeting, inlaid woodwork, jewelry, and artwork. The building also held a restaurant, a tea sampling room, reading room, and an imitation jungle., Title supplied from cataloger., Date inferred from series date., Series no. written on negative: 139., See related: Sesquicentennial [P.8609.118; P.8609.121].
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Sesquicentennial [P.8609.92]
F.P. Louderbough, graduate in pharmacy, cor. Tenth & Jefferson Sts. Philadelphia. [graphic].
Title
F.P. Louderbough, graduate in pharmacy, cor. Tenth & Jefferson Sts. Philadelphia
Description
Trade card promoting pharmacist F.P. Louderbough and depicting racist caricatures of two Chinese men and a crane. In the left, shows the Chinese man, attired in a yellow robe with a red sash around the waist, standing and holding a pot by the handle in his right hand. To the right, the Chinese man, wearing a mustache and goatee and attired in a black hat, yellow robe, and a pink shirt with long sleeves, holds a bowl towards a crane. Decorative border surrounds the scene., Title from item., Dare inferred from content., Series no. on recto: 1700., Gift of William H. Helfand., RVCDC
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Louderbough [P.9828.6373]
China. E.F. Keeler, druggist, Groton, Ct. [graphic].
Title
China. E.F. Keeler, druggist, Groton, Ct
Description
Trade card promoting druggist E.F. Keeler and depicting a racist caricature of a Chinese woman, symbolizing China, attired in a dress of the Imperial yellow dragon flag. Shows a Chinese woman, wearing her hair in a long braid and attired in a conical hat, a yellow dress with a green dragon on the front, yellow gloves, and white dress shoes. She stands on her toes with her hands up., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Keeler [P.9828.6242]
China. J.M. Jellison, registered druggist, B. & M. Drug Co., Haymarket Street, Boston. [graphic] : Keep this card.
Title
China. J.M. Jellison, registered druggist, B. & M. Drug Co., Haymarket Street, Boston Keep this card
Description
Trade card promoting druggist James M. Jellison and depicting the Chinese Imperial yellow dragon flag. Shows the triangular, yellow flag decorated with a blue dragon on a bamboo flag pole., Title from item., Date from active dates of advertised business., Series no. on recto: 360., Text printed on recto: Buker Press, Advertising Novelties, Providence, R.I., Gift of William Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1885]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Jellison [P.9828.6206]
[Marshal Joffre coming down steps at Independence Hall. Phila., Pa.] [graphic].
Title
[Marshal Joffre coming down steps at Independence Hall. Phila., Pa.]
Description
Photograph depicting Marshal Joseph Joffre walking down the steps at Independence Hall during the French High Commission visit to Philadelphia on May 9, 1917. Shows Joffre, attired in uniform, holding his right hand up in a salute as he walks out of the doorway from Independence Hall and down the steps. A group of men walk in front of and behind Joffre, including several men attired in military caps. A police officer stands beside the doorway. In the left, an African American man, attired in a cap, a coat with buttons down the front, and pants, sits on the frame in the open window with his hands on his laps and looks on. Joseph Joffre was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He accompanied the French High Commission's trip to the United States in 1917 and visited Washington D.C., Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Illinois, and Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, they went to Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Franklin's grave, and the University of Pennsylvania., Title based on manuscript note written on verso., Date inferred from event date., See related: photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.2-3; 7066.5-16].
Date
1917
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.4]
Marshal Joffre and mayor at Franklin's grave Phila Pa
Title
[Marshal Joffre and Mayor at Franklin's grave, Phila., Pa.]
Description
Photograph depicting Marshal Joseph Joffre and Mayor Thomas B. Smith standing before Benjamin Franklin's grave at Christ Church during the French High Commission visit to Philadelphia on May 9, 1917. Shows Joffre, attired in uniform, gesturing with his right hand as he speaks to Mayor Smith. Several other men from the party stand around them. Partial view of other tombs in the cemetery and the crowd watching behind the fence. Joseph Joffre was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He accompanied the French High Commission's trip to the United States in 1917 and visited Washington D.C., Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Illinois, and Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, they went to Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Franklin's grave, and the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas B. Smith was the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1916 until 1920., Title from manuscript note written on verso., Date inferred from event date., See related: photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.2-9; 7066.11-16].
Date
1917
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.10]
Hope Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company [certificate]
Title
Hope Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company [certificate]
Description
Fire company certificate containing six vignettes: views of the company's three fire stations (dating 1805, 1848, and 1865) including fire fighting vehicles and fire fighters in uniform; fire fighters pulling fire hoses on a sled; "Hope" depicted as a woman holding an anchor; and the sailing ship "Ariel." Architectural elements including columns and arches frame the scenes. Company was founded on August 17, 1805., Not in Wainwright., Issued to Robt. T. Gill on January 1, 1871., Contains seal of the company (blue) pasted on recto., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 358/359, Duval and Hunter was a partnership between Stephen C. Duval (P.S. Duval's son) and Thomas Hunter that lasted from P.S. Duval's retirement in 1869 until 1874., Gift of Maxwell Whiteman.
Creator
Bosch, A. H., lithographer
Date
ca. 1871
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Philadelphia certificates - Fires and fire fighting [6528.F]
Hope Hose & Steam Fire Engine Co. no. 2 [graphic].
Title
Hope Hose & Steam Fire Engine Co. no. 2
Description
View of the fire engine built by Reaney, Neafie & Co. in 1858 for the hose and engine company founded on August 17, 1805 by male residents living near Second and Pine streets. Plates reading "Hope" and "Reaney, Neafie & Co. Builders" adorn the unhitched engine on which a volunteer firefighter attired in his uniform sits., Date from Poulson inscription., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Familton & Chemin, the partnership between Philadelphia printers J. B. Familton and Louis F. Chemin (b. 1840) was active from the 1850s until the start of the Civil War. Chemin was known as a pioneer in the use of color inks in printing.
Creator
Byram, Joseph H, engraver
Date
October 1859
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Poulson scrapbooks - vol. 1 [(1)2526.F.70 1/2]
[Partridge & Richardson trade cards]
Title
[Partridge & Richardson trade cards]
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards and caricatures for Artemus Partridge & Thomas D. Richardson's "bee hive" dress trimmings' store at 17, 19 & 21 North Eighth Street in Philadelphia. Illustrations include various series depicting flowers; men and women couples promenading; bust-length portraits of well-dressed women; children playing and fishing on the beach; frogs and cherubs seated on or near mushrooms holding umbrellas in the rain; and anthropomorphic rabbits jumping rope, one rabbit pulling another on a sleigh with a banner labeled "Rabbit Transit," the sleigh crashing through the ice, and two African American men, portrayed in racist caricature, trying to lure rabbits into a trap. Other imagery includes an anthropomorphic moon smiling down at a boy sitting on the limb of a bare tree with two cats singing from sheet music labeled "Clair de lune"; a portrait of a mother holding her infant; a female cherub picking flowers; a girl picking flowers; a fox standing under a grapevine trellis; three cats in a basket; a girl blindfolding a dog; a boy fishing in a pond; and two boys and a girl pulling and guiding a dray of flowers., Title supplied by cataloger., Four prints [1975.F.660-662 & 665] copyrighted 1881 by Chas. Moritz., Printers and engravers include Graf Brothers (Philadelphia), Sunshine Publishing Company (Philadelphia), Wemple & Kronheim (New York), and Craig, Finley & Co. (Philadelphia)., Four prints [1975.F.701-704] signed with the same trademark initials (C.A. or A.C.) and contain French titles, including "Zozor revenant du bain," "Lili pechant la crevette," "Nini prenant sa leçon de natation," and "Petit marin faisant une découverte"., 1975.F gift of Emily Phillips, 1883., P.2024.74.1 gift of Ivan Jurin., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized., Added to African Americana Digital Collection through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Partridge [various]
[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Title
[Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
Description
Half-length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle with ringlet curls on either side of her face, and tied behind her head. She is attired in a long-sleeved dress with a lace collar, a brooch, and a ring. She rests her right arm on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth, and she clutches a purse in her right hand. Her left hand rests on her lap. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred by sitter's attire., Pad: Faded red silk., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design: A striated circle in the center within a striated oval. Nonpareil border. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
[ca. 1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.6]
[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Title
[Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
Description
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman. Sitter has dark hair that is parted in the middle and combed close to and tied back behind her head. She is attired in a long-sleeved, button down, plaid dress with ruffles at the cuffs and wears a matching, round, brooch necklace and earrings. She rests her right forearm on a table and her hands, forming slight fists, rest in her lap. Her cheeks and lips are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet. Fleur de lis in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design featuring a six-pointed star within a shield flanked by banners. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
[ca. 1855-ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.7]
[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Title
[Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
Description
Half-length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman seated on a chair. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and tied behind her head. She is attired in a dark-colored, diagonally striped, long-sleeved dress with a lace collar, a brooch, and a long necklace. She rests her left arm on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth, and her right hand rests on her lap. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Pad: Cinnamon colored velvet with one large leaf., Mat: Octogonal., Case: Leather. Design is curved octagon within scroll and is Plate 219 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, NJ: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969). Case made by William Shew who was active in Boston in the 1840s. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993 p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
[Philadelphia]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.10]
[Partridge & Richardson trade cards]
Title
[Partridge & Richardson trade cards]
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards and caricatures for Artemus Partridge & Thomas D. Richardson's "bee hive" dress trimmings' store at 17, 19 & 21 North Eighth Street in Philadelphia. Illustrations include various series depicting flowers; men and women couples promenading; bust-length portraits of well-dressed women; children playing and fishing on the beach; frogs and cherubs seated on or near mushrooms holding umbrellas in the rain; and anthropomorphic rabbits jumping rope, one rabbit pulling another on a sleigh with a banner labeled "Rabbit Transit," the sleigh crashing through the ice, and two African American men, portrayed in racist caricature, trying to lure rabbits into a trap. Other imagery includes an anthropomorphic moon smiling down at a boy sitting on the limb of a bare tree with two cats singing from sheet music labeled "Clair de lune"; a portrait of a mother holding her infant; a female cherub picking flowers; a girl picking flowers; a fox standing under a grapevine trellis; three cats in a basket; a girl blindfolding a dog; a boy fishing in a pond; and two boys and a girl pulling and guiding a dray of flowers., Title supplied by cataloger., Four prints [1975.F.660-662 & 665] copyrighted 1881 by Chas. Moritz., Printers and engravers include Graf Brothers (Philadelphia), Sunshine Publishing Company (Philadelphia), Wemple & Kronheim (New York), and Craig, Finley & Co. (Philadelphia)., Four prints [1975.F.701-704] signed with the same trademark initials (C.A. or A.C.) and contain French titles, including "Zozor revenant du bain," "Lili pechant la crevette," "Nini prenant sa leçon de natation," and "Petit marin faisant une découverte"., 1975.F gift of Emily Phillips, 1883., P.2024.74.1 gift of Ivan Jurin., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized., Added to African Americana Digital Collection through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Partridge [various]
[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Title
[Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
Description
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, long-sleeved, silk dress with a white lace collar, and black lace fingerless gloves. A broach adorns her collar. She rests her left forearm on a table covered in a patterned cloth. A book lies on the table. The sitter’s left hand rests on her lap. Her lips are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred by sitter's attire., Pink tinting on lips., Pad: Deep purple velvet without a design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Small vase of flowers in the center surrounded by ornate decorations. The"Flower Vase" design is reproduced as Plate 146 in Floyd and Marion Rinhart's American miniature case art (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Geometric design on verso., The die-engraver's name is below the design in reverse, and properly reads A[nthony] C. Paquet., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Reproduced on page 45 of Julie Winch's The Elite of our people (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000), Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
[ca. 1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.11]
[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Title
[Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
Description
Bust-length, forward facing portrait of a seated, African American woman whose eyes look to the right. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind her ears. She wears hoop earrings and a dark-colored, long-sleeved, silk dress with a white collar and cravat. A small, decorative button or brooch is pinned in the center of the collar. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet with a single swirled feather design., Mat: Oval., Leather. Geometric design with a crosshatched oval surrounded by ovals, each of which has a flower in the center. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
[ca. 1855-ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.8]
[Portrait of an unidentifed girl] [graphic]
Title
[Portrait of an unidentified African American girl]
Description
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of an African American girl seated on a chair with an ornate, wooden back. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and tied in pig tails. She is attired in a dark-colored, short-sleeved dress with white lace decorating the cuffs. She clasps her hands together slightly and rests them at her waist. Her cheeks are tinted pink. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Pad: Faded red velvet with fleur de lis in center surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Geometric design with a six pointed star within a shield flanked by banners. Same design on verso., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Reproduced on cover and on page 44 of Julie Winch's The Elite of our people (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000)., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
[ca. 1855-ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.9]
[Portrait of an unidentifed woman] [graphic]
Title
[Portrait of an unidentified African American woman]
Description
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of an African American woman. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, crimped, and looped behind the ears. She is attired in a striped, long-sleeved dress with a wide lace collar, a brooch, black laced fingerless gloves, and a ribbon around her neck attached to a pair of spectacles. She rests her left arm on a table covered with a patterned tablecloth on which a book sits. Her right hand rests at her side below her waist. Sitter is probably a member or acquaintance of the Dickerson Family of Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from sitter's attire., Pad: Faded golden colored velvet. Geometric design in center surrounded by swirls., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Geometric design: striated lines in the center within interlocking circles. Shell-like designs at the four corners. Same design on verso., Gift of Mary P. Dunn, 1993., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1993, p. 17-24., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date
[Philadelphia]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Dickerson Family Collection [P.9427.5]
The Savoy Co. 13th year producing Gilbert & Sullivan of era the Mikado [graphic] : at the Broad Street Theatre May 1913.
Title
The Savoy Co. 13th year producing Gilbert & Sullivan of era the Mikado at the Broad Street Theatre May 1913
Description
Program for performance of The Mikado or, The town of Titipu, the opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan at the Broad Street Theatre, Philadelphia from May 14 to 17, 1913 for the benefit of Philadelphia Lying-In Charity Hospital. Includes a list of the Savoy Company's previous performances from 1901; history of the Savoy Company; article on Gilbert and Sullivan's operas; list of members of the Savoy Company; cast of performers of the Mikado; article on the Philadelphia Lying-In Charity Hospital; and cast of performers of every previous Savoy Company production. Cover image by artist Franz de Merlier and depicts the Mikado, or Emperior standing attired in a red hat and patterned kimono. In the right, a Japanese man, wearing a chonmage hairstyle and red kimono, sits on the floor. A line of four men, wearing chonmage hairstyles and patterned kimonos, hold swords in their right hands., Title from item., Date inferred from dates of the stage production., Advertisements on the inside covers and 7 p. of ads at the back.
Date
1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *ephemera -- Misc. - Savoy [P.2024.36]
The First Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, L. [graphic] : Rev. Benjamin M. Palmer, D.D. Pastor / P.S. Duval & Son's lith. Phil.
Title
The First Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, L Rev. Benjamin M. Palmer, D.D. Pastor
Description
Exterior view of the Gothic-Revival style church built in 1857 after the designs of architect Henry Howard. Shows the front entrance of the church with the large steeple. Men, women, and children pedestrians walk on the sidewalks and cross the street in front of the church. The church building was destroyed by fire in 1854. The newly rebuilt church opened in 1857 and was destroyed by a hurricane in 1915. Rev. Benjamin Morgan Palmer (1818-1902) served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in New Orleans from 1856 to 1902. He advocated for Louisiana to secede and join the Confederacy., Title from item., Date inferred from active dates of the artist and publisher and content., Gift of David Doret.
Creator
P.S. Duval & Son, lithographer
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Churches & Meetinghouses - First [P.2010.35.1]
Eugenie Empress of France and ladies of her court. [graphic] / on steel by John Sartain Phila., after Winterhalter.
Title
Eugenie Empress of France and ladies of her court
Description
Print depicting the Empress of France, Eugénie de Montijo, and eight of her ladies-in-waiting seated on the grass surrounded by trees. The Empress, attired in a white, off-the-shoulder dress with a red bow and a crown of flowers, holds a bouquet of flowers in her left hand. From right to left in a circle, the eight ladies sit and stand: Anne d'Essling, attired in a blue, off-the-shoulder dress; Louise Poitelon du Tarde, attired in white-and-black striped, off-the-shoulder dress and a black bow choker necklace; Jane Mary Thorne, attired in a white and peach colored, off-the-shoulder dress; Adrienne de Villeneuve-Bargemont, attired in a blue, off-the-shoulder dress, holds a bouquet of roses; Anne Mortier de Trévise, attired in a dark blue, off-the-shoulder dress, holds a hat with a blue ribbon in her right hand; Claire Emilie MacDonell, attired in a white and peach, off-the-shoulder dress; Nathalie de Ségur, attired in a light blue, off-the-shoulder dress; and Pauline Marie Ghislaine de Bassano, attired in a white, off-the-shoulder dress and a red shawl. Empress Eugénie de Montijo commissioned Franz Xaver Winterhalter to create this painting in 1855 to be exhibited at the painting salon of the Exposition Universelle., Title from item., Date inferred from active dates of the artist and content., Text printed below image: Me La Mse de Latour-Maubourg, Me La Mse Marismias, Me La Anne de Malaret, Me La Ctesce de Montebello, Me La Desse de Bassana, S. M. L'Impertrice, Mc La Vtessa de Lezay-Marnezia, Me La Bnne de Pierres, Me La Pcesse D'Esseling., Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Sartain, John, 1808-1897, engraver
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Recreation [P.2010.35.2]
The Hawks Nest or Marshalls Pillar [graphic] : A celebrated cliff on the Kenawha River, Virginia. / drawn from nature by C. Sullivan.
Title
The Hawks Nest or Marshalls Pillar A celebrated cliff on the Kenawha River, Virginia
Description
View of the Kanawha River at Hawks Nest or Marshalls Pillar near Ansted, West Virginia. In the right foreground, shows three men fishing on a large rock. The large Kanawha River flows towards the viewer. Trees grow along the shorelines and on the cliffs that rise in the background. The area was called Marshalls Pillar after Chief Justice John Marshall, who visited. By the Civil War, the area was named Hawks Nest. It was established as a State Park in 1935., Title from item., Date inferred from active dates of the lithographer and content., Text printed below image: Measuring 1200 feet from the top of the cliff to the river beneath., Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Bowen, John T, approximately 1801-1856?, lithographer
Date
[ca. 1840]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Views - United States - Virginia [P.2010.35.7]
U.S.P.O. & C., Lancaster, PA. [graphic] / G.R. Pohl, del., N. Peters, photo-lithographer.
Title
U.S.P.O. & C., Lancaster, PA
Description
Exterior view of the United States Post Office and Courthouse built in 1892 after the designs of architect William Alfred Freret Jr. at 120 North Duke Street, Lancaster, Pa. Shows the Venetian-Renaissance style building with a tower, and an American flag flying on a pole. A woman walks through the front door. Men, women, and children pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. A woman and girl walk a dog, and a dog runs through the street towards them. A horse-drawn carriage and a man on horseback travel down the street. The building was converted into City Hall in 1931., Title from item., Date inferred from active dates of the artist and publisher and content., Printed signature under the image: Will. A. Freret, Supervising Architect., Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Peters, N. (Norris), lithographer
Date
[ca. 1892]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Government buildings - PA [P.2010.21.4]
The Silver cascade, in the north of the White Mountains. [graphic] / T. Doughty, F.J. Havell.
Title
The Silver cascade, in the north of the White Mountains
Description
View depicting the Silver Cascade in the White Mountains of New Hamshire. Shows water flowing down the mountain. Two men fish at the edge of the water, and a man and a woman look on at the falls. Trees grow along the shoreline and cliffs., Title and date from item., Text printed below image: Cascade d’argent, dans le ravin des montagnes blanches. Die silbercascade in der thalenge der weissen berge., Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Havell, Frederick James, 1801-1840, engraver
Date
1839
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Views - U.S. - New Hampshire [P.2010.6.27]
This diploma is awarded by the Sussex County Agricultural Society [graphic] / Js. Queen delt., Lith. of P.S. Duval & Son Philada.
Title
This diploma is awarded by the Sussex County Agricultural Society
Description
Certificate awarded by the Sussex County Agricultural Society and depicting vignettes of scenes of farming. In the top, shows allegories of "Liberty," depicted as a white woman with a pole and cap, and "Prosperity," depicted as a white woman with a cornucopia full of fruits and vegetables. In the background is a factory and sailing ships. In the center, shows a large crowd of men and women spectators watching a sulky horserace; fair attendees walking the grounds; large tents and stands and American flags flying on flagpoles; and houses and trees in the background. Vignettes around the image include: sheep; a farmer with two large pigs; a cow and a bull; a horse; a man driving a horse-drawn reaper; and fowl, including chickens, geese, and turkeys. Around the border are fruits, vegetables, wheat, corn, and farm implements, including plows, a shovel, rake, ax, and hoe., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed and manuscript written on recto: To [Mr. Daniel Post Newton] for [Premium in filly & (illegible) 4 years old, Black Hawk (illegible considered?)] At their annual fair, held [at Newton Oct. 8 1858] [V.M. Drake] Secy. [Lewis Dunn] Prest., Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886, artist
Date
[ca. 1858]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **GC - Certificates [P.2010.21.2]
Celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs & shirt bosoms. [graphic].
Title
Celluloid waterproof collars, cuffs & shirt bosoms
Description
Trade card advertising celluloid collars and cuffs and depicting a caricature of a Japanese woman. Shows the Japanese woman wearing her hair up and adorned with kanzashi hair ornaments and attired in a multi-colored kimono with a celluloid collar and cuffs and geta shoes with celluloid on the bottom. She walks with her right hand holding her kimono up and carries a parasol made of celluloid. She walks through grass with pink flowers in the background., Title from item., Date inferred from content., 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 - Celluloid [P.2025.35.2]
"Bixby's Royal Polish." [graphic] : The perfection of blacking for ladies' and children's shoes.
Title
" Bixby's Royal Polish." The perfection of blacking for ladies' and children's shoes
Description
Trade card promoting S.M. Bixby & Co. and depicting a racist caricature of a Chinese woman kneeling before Columbia holding up a woman's shoe. In the center, shows Columbia, depicted as a white woman attired in a blue Phrygian cap, white dress with a blue drape, and sandals, placing her left hand on an American flag crested shield. She holds aloft a black, woman's boot in her right hand, which emanates light. At her feet, a Chinese woman, wearing her hair up with decorative sticks and attired in a red dress decorated with a blue dragon, a white shawl, and red shoes, kneels on the ground with her right hand up as she looks up at the shoe and Columbia. The western-style woman's shoe is displayed as superior to and a critique of Chinese footbinding. In the right, a group of six women look on, many attired in crowns and crests, likely meant to represent European countries. In the left background is an oversized black bottle labeled, "Bixby's Royal Polish." Samuel M. Bixby began manufacturing and selling shoe blacking in 1860 and founded S.M. Bixby & Co. in 1862. F.F. Dailey Corporation acquired the firm in 1920., Title from item., Date inferred from dates of operation of business advertised and active dates of the lithographers., Advertising text printed on verso: A new compound, producing a durable polish, elastic, waterproof and harmless to all kinds of leather, one coat of which is equal to two of any other. Bixby’s new bottle and combination stopper for sponge blacking is the most perfect package ever invented for forms of liquid blacking or shoe dressing. The wood top is of such size and shape as to form a convenient and firm handle; and the cork is inserted into the wood top, and fastened by the wire and glue, so that it is very much stronger than the old style. The bottle has a broad base and will not upset easily; the mouth has a wide projecting flange, and an air chamber below to prevent the overflow of the liquid in taking out and putting in the sponge, which perfectly insures cleanliness. “Royal Polish” is strictly a first class dressing, elegant in style, convenient for use, and is designed to retail at 15 cents per bottle, which in larger than the old square bottle. One trial will satisfy the most fastidious, that it is superior in all particulars to any dressing ever offered for ladies’ use. Patent applied for. S.M. Bixby & Co., New York., RVCDC
Date
[ca. 1885]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade cards - S.M. Bixby & Co. [P.2025.38]
John F. Patton, York, Penn'a. [graphic].
Title
John F. Patton, York, Penn'a
Description
Trade card promoting John D. Patton and depicting a catamaran with a dragon on the sail. Shows a vignette of a wooden catamaran with a red sail decorated with a dragon traveling on the water. Four men, attired in white shorts, sit and stand on the boat. A large crane and other birds fly in the sky. Vignette is set over a red background with decorative leaves and a scroll with the advertising text. John F. Patton relocated to York, Pennsylvania from Baltimore and started his drug business in 1869., Title from item., Dare inferred from content., Advertising text printed on verso: You will never go amiss, if you go to Wallick’s Book Store, to make your purchases, books and stationery, pictures & frames, and a great variety of fancy goods. Remember Wallick’s Book Store. The city drug store is the best place in York, to buy drugs, medicines, chemicals, toilet articles, perfumery, &c., &c. and John F. Patton, is the man to sell them to you, and don’t you forger it., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Patton [P.9828.6582]
F.P. Louderbough, graduate in pharmacy, cor. Tenth & Jefferson Sts. Philadelphia. [graphic].
Title
F.P. Louderbough, graduate in pharmacy, cor. Tenth & Jefferson Sts. Philadelphia
Description
Trade card promoting pharmacist F.P. Louderbough and depicting racist caricatures of Japanese acrobats. Shows four barefooted, Japanese men, attired in red patterned kimonos, balancing, swinging, and flipping on two bamboo beams., Title from item., Dare inferred from content., Series no. on recto: 1700., Gift of William H. Helfand., RVCDC
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Louderbough [P.9828.6374]
L.C. Smith, druggist, (successor to A.W. Rice), Rockville, Conn. Drugs, medicines, toilet requisites, etc., etc. prescriptions compounded day or night. Prices the lowest. Goods strictly pure. [graphic] / Bufford, Boston
Title
L.C. Smith, druggist, (successor to A.W. Rice), Rockville, Conn. Drugs, medicines, toilet requisites, etc., etc. prescriptions compounded day or night. Prices the lowest. Goods strictly pure
Description
Trade card promoting druggist Louis C. Smith and depicting racist caricatures of Chinese men being attacked by dogs. In the left foreground, shows a large dog chained to a doghouse. The Chinese man, wearing a queue hairstyle, a blue tunic and pants, and white, slip-on shoes, looks at the dog in fear. In the right, a Chinese man runs away with his queue flying behind him. In the background, a Chinese man, his back to the viewer, screams and raises both arms up as a white dog bites his bottom. Text written in pidgin English below the image: What d’yer soy? Ha! Ha! John Chinaman he eatie doggie., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Copyright statement printed on recto: Copyrighted, Bufford, Boston., Gift of William H. Helfand., RVCDC
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Smith [P.9828.6842]
Laque de Chine [graphic] / J.M.
Title
Laque de Chine
Description
Trade card promoting druggist John H. Sheehan & Co. and depicting a scene of two Chinese men painting. In the left, show the Chinese man, wearing a queue hairstyle and attired in a blue cap, blue robe, and blue, slip-on shoes. He sits on a bench in front of an easel and paints. In the right, the Chinese man, wearing a queue hairstyle and attired in a green, patterned robe, stands and lacquers a vase. Also in the room are a red lantern, screen, and side table with a blue jar. In the background is a river with boats and a pagoda on the shoreline., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed on verso: John H. Sheehan, Dealers in Drugs, Medicines, Pefumery and Toilett (sic) Articles, 167 Genesee Street, Utica, N.Y., Gift of William H. Helfand., RVCDC, See related: P.9828.6766.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Sheehan [P.9828.6777]
Japon [graphic] / J.M.
Title
Japon
Description
Trade card promoting druggist John H. Sheehan & Co. and depicting a scene of a Japanese woman and a samurai holding a flag. In the right, the Japanese woman, wearing her hair up with Kanzashi hair ornaments and attired in a multi-colored kimono and yellow shoes, stands and reaches her right hand out towards the man. In the left, the Japanese samurai, attired in a helmet and armor, stands and holds a Japanese flag on a flagpole. A cherry tree with pink flowers grows in the background. In the top left corner is a crest with a Japanese flag., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed on verso: John H. Sheehan, Dealers in Drugs, Medicines, Pefumery and Toilett (sic) Articles, 167 Genesee Street, Utica, N.Y., Gift of William H. Helfand., RVCDC, See related: P.9828.6777.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Sheehan [P.9828.6766]
Japan. [graphic].
Title
Japan
Description
Trade card promoting coffee manufacturers Arbuckle Brothers and depicting Japanese men acrobats, jugglers, and dancers in a festival. In the left, shows a Japanese man acrobat wearing a chonmage hairstyle, a white headband, a pink kimono, and pink pants. He balances upside down on a flagpole with a pink banner and holds a fan in his right hand. In the right, a Japanese man, wearing a blue kimono, juggles a bottle and bowls. In the center is a fan with a vignette depicting three barefooted Japanese men, attired in black hats, yellow shirts, and blue pants, dancing holding branches. A Japanese man stands, attired in a black hat and green shirt, and holds a pink banner on a pole. Arbuckle's Coffee was founded by brothers John and Charles Arbuckle following the Civil War. The company was one of the first to sell roasted coffee and to place it in one pound packages. Arbuckle often included trade cards in the packages., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright, 1893, by Arbuckle Bros. N.Y., Series no. on verso: No. 34., Advertising text on verso: Grind your coffee at home…. Japan. The Japanese have the most advance civilization of any nation on Asiatic soil. Indeed in some regards they are even more advanced than the proudest of western countries. But in many ways they are ludicrously far behind. They cling to ancient forms of government and the Mikado is an autocrat, absolute almost over the life and death of his subjects. A country which yields such power to the individual, can never hope to work out its highest possibilities. So even the sports and pastimes of such a nation can never be the spontaneous expression of the animal spirits of the young of that land. Juggling is a fine art in Japan. Beside the Japanese juggler, the man of legerdemain of other countries is a clumsy bungler. The feats performed by the former are beyond all comparison. To achieve such dexterity, it may well be presumed that the wizard has been taught from earliest childhood. In fact the jugglers are sometimes a caste, so that the child often starts with the hereditary traits of forefather in the same line, and of the added experience of these. Of the acrobats of Japan who are also super-eminent much the same can be said. One would scarcely believe that the human body could be so sinuous and might be so contorted at will. The Japanese Festivals or Feasts are frequent. The main celebrations are held after dark; then fireworks are displayed, and lanterns are hung. These latter transform the most commonplace scenes into fairyland. The dancing indulged in on these occasions in most picturesque. As the figures flit from light into dark and back again, they form scenes never to be forgotten. The Japanese wrestlers are world-famed, and their contests are most skillful. This is one of a series of Fifty (50) cards giving a pictorial History of Sports and Pastimes of all Nations., RVCDC
Date
1893
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Arbuckle [P.2025.35.1]

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