A woman stands next to her bed and holds up a blanket. Her low-cut gown reveals part of her breasts, and her crinoline tilts back to reveal her petticoats. The sender rejects the recipient, and the valentine connects lazy women with immodesty., Text: Crawling out at ten o'clock, / Hurry girl, put on your frock / You're a sleepy head I see, / So you'll never do for me., Cf. Valentine 3.39., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Image: A soldier drops his sword in surprise when he sees Friend Thomas coming at him with a sword in support of the Union., Verse 680: Friend Thomas -- Oh! ho! so thee was a going to fight, friend Secede, was thee? I hope thee has found out now that the Quakers are sound on the Union., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
A ice skating woman with her legs turned in flails her arms to regain her balance. Her skirt billows up to reveal her legs. The border features a woman embracing a man; the pair resemble Commedia dell'arte characters. At the bottom is a pack of matches marked "Lucifer's matches.", Text: Though puggy of nose and void of grace, / Lanky of limb -- in feature wan; / The thought with each must have a place, / That something you are like the swan. / Ask not of me the reason why, / 'Tis breathed upon the chilly wind; / 'Tis echo'd by the skater's cry, / "A Swan! see, down on her behind!", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Image: Two images are depicted, the top a symbol of the Union in the form of two hands shaking with stars, stripes, and The Constitution in the background. Also portrays three freed slaves lounging at a table, one with his legs propped lazily on top., Verse 2353: The Union Forever., Verse 2535: T'will take all Mass's money - and more too., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Block numbered in two places: 3261., Image of a chimpanzee holding onto a branch in a natural setting., Illustration appears in The Union spelling book (Philadelphia, 1838), p.7.
What is home without a mother (3 vs.), Variant: a. Title: "What is Home Without a Mother"; by Alice Hawthorne [Septimus Winner]; music obtained at Firth Pond, and Co. (2); publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan fountain border. 24.5 x 16.2 cm., Variant: a.1. [As above;] no imprint. T.o. border. 23.5 x 15 c.m., Variant: b. Title: "What is Home Without a Mother?" ; with Home in first line; publ. Johnson (2); adv: Cards, Cir- culars, Billheads, etc. T. o. border; mother with four children. 23.5 x 15 cm., Variant: c. By permission of the publishers, Messrs. Lee and Walker; adv: 500 Illustrated Ballads [publ.] Magnus (2). Letter paper; blue ink; hdpc. Magnus 78, bronze; publ. Magnus. 20.5 x 13 cm., Variant: d. [As above;] hdpc. Magnus 84, bronze; publ. Magnus. 20.7 x 13 cm., Variant: e. [As above;] hdpc. Magnus 199', col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.3 x 12.7 cm., Variant: f. [As above;] hdpc. Magnus 215, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.2 x 12.5 cm., Variant: g. Title: "What is Home Without a Mother,"; sheet no. 175 Wrigley kissing cupids border. 23.8 x 15.3 cm.
Oh, Columbia, the gem of the Ocean (3 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. Print. Andrews. Andrews ivy border. 22.3 x 11.9 cm., Variant: b. Title: "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"; publ. Auner (1). Flag. 20 x 11.3 cm., Variant: c. With "and" in place of "And"; publ. Auner (2). A-J border; floating hemisphere with flag and motto: Our Country. 23.9 x 14.3 cm., Variant: d. Title: "Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean"; written and composed by David T. Shaw; arranged by T. A'Becket; publ. Auner (2). A-J border; eagle with flag. 24.5 x 15.3 cm., Variant: e. With "and" in place of "And"; publ. Auner (5). A-J border; eagle with flag. 23.5 x 14.9 cm., Variant: f. [Publ.] De Marsan (2). De Marsan musical instruments border. 25.1 x 16.3 cm., Variant: g. With"and" in place of "And"; [publ.] De Marsan (3). De Marsan ship border. 24.8 x 14.9 cm., Variant: h. Title: "Roth, Weiss Und Blau", and first line begin- ning: "O Columbia, Perle der Lander"; [publ.] De Mar- san (3). De Marsan military cupid border. 26.2 x 17 cm., Variant: i. Publ. Johnson (2). A-J border; floating.hemisphere with flag and motto: Our Country. 24.4 x 15.1 cm., Variant: j. With "and" in place of "And", and exclamation mark at end of title; with 3 chors.; print, and publ. Johnson (2). 20.1 x 11.2 cm., Variant: jk. [Without chors.;] with title: "Columbia, The Gem of the Ocean; publ. Johnson (2); adv: You will save 25 per cent. T.o. border; Liberty holding flag and anchor. 21.2 x 11.7 cm. (cropped), Variant: k. [Without chors.;] with title: "Columbia The Gem Of The Ocean"; adv: You will save 25 per cent, by getting your printing done; print. Johnson (3). T. o. border; eagle with banner on which is printed Johnson's address. 23.2 x 14.9 cm., Variant: l. With "and" in place of "And"; and first line beginning: O Columbia, Perle der Lander; [publ.] Magnus (1); adv: Magnus ' Ornamental and Glorious Union Packet. Letter paper; double-line border; hdpc. Magnus 211, col. 20.5 x 11.6 cm., Variant: m. [Publ.] Magnus (2).. Letter paper; single-line border; hdpc. Magnus 203, col. 20.5 x 12.7 cm., Variant: n. Print. Senseman(2). T. o. border; sailor nailing flag to mast. 23.1 x 11.3 cm., Variant: o. As sung by the Star Company, at the Grotto Concert Saloon, Seventh ab. Chestnut Street; print. S. Loag; publ. Warren (6). A-J border; flag. 25.2 x 14.9 cm.
Contains souvenir and memento postcards of the Sesquicentennial Exhibition, celebrating the 150th anniversary of independence in Philadelphia. Features general views of the fair grounds, including High Street, constructed to portray a Philadelphia street as it looked in 1776. Depicts exterior views of exhibition buildings erected for the fair, including several State buildings, buildings constructed on League Island, the large Liberty Bell replica marking the entrance of the fair, the Administration building, Palace of the Liberal Arts, Palace of Agriculture, Palace of Education, Palace of Fine Arts and Auditorium Convention Hall. Also includes images of popular icons associated with Philadelphia's history including the liberty bell, Independence Hall, City Hall, Carpenter's Hall and William Penn., Contains 112 postcards printed in color and 19 printed in black and white., The fair grounds were located in South Philadelphia, adjacent to the Navy Yard. The exhibition opened on May 31, 1926 and for six months provided attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions and sporting events. New technology, especially electrical appliances, were displayed, marking the progress of science and industry since the Centennial Exhibition 1876., Most postcards issued by John D. Cardinell, Philadelphia., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Sesquicentennial Exposition - 155]
Exterior view of front facade of library built 1904-1905 after designs by Zantzinger & Borie., Postcard issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia, and the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 132B08., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]
At a shop in Cranbourn Alley, where they hangs goods in and out (8 vs.) Air.—John Thomas. Sheet no. 758; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley Pat and Mike border. 25 x 15.5 cm.
Block numbered in two places: 9341, also 1605., Image of a bearded man wearing a flowing garment and a head wrap or cap; he holds a thin ornamented rod or stick in one hand and sits cross-legged, staring ahead of him and to the side., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down piece of paper.
Oh, I am afraid and weary (3 vs. and chors.) Air.—Who will care for Mother now. By the Dock St. Bard; cop: Guyer and Schaefer; Sole Agency, 231 Dock Street, Philadelphia; adv: Get the Song, The Exempts.; with Charles Bender's imprint added on side. T. o. bo
Exterior view of front facade of church built circa 1896. The parrish house was constructed in 1901 after designs by Hales & Ballinger and in 1903 Ballinger & Perrot designed a false floor in the church., Sheet number: 50B15., Undivided back. Post marked 1906., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Date
ca. 1906
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Miscellaneous - 50]
Depicts a locomotive crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River near Girard Avenue. The Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, completed in 1867 after the designs of P.R.R. Chief Engineer John A. Wilson, served as the first connecting railway between Philadelphia and New York City., Numbered 23609 on recto. Publisher's monogram on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Bridges - [P.9048.358]
It was on one fine morning for soft recreation (10 vs.), Variant: a. Print. Andrews. T. o. border. 23.4 x 15.4 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] with Astley's imprint added. T. o. border. 24.5 x 15 cm.
Squeak the fife and beat the drum (6 vs.), Variant: a. With last two verses headed "Encore Verses"; publ. Auner (2). A-J border; horse-drawn cannon and mounted soldiers on parade. 24.5 x 15.2 cm., Variant: b. Publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan ship border, col. 25 x 16.2 cm., Variant: c. With last two verses headed "Encore Verses"; as sung by Mrs. Barney Williams and Mrs. Florence, through- out the States; publ. Johnson (2); adv: Cards, Circulars, Bill-Heads, etc. A-J border; marchers carrying banners in a parade. 23.5 x 15 cm.
Way down beside Francisco Bay (4 vs.) Air: The Girl I left behind me., Variant: a. [Publ.] De Marsan (4). De Marsan Ethiopian border, col. 26 x 16.5 cm., Variant: b. Sheet no. 435; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley Ethiopian border. 25 x 16 cm.
Image: Two women, dressed in full skirts and bonnets, stand with a young girl who is also fashionably dressed. U.S.A. appears in a mirror or frame in front of them., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Phoebe, dearest, tell, oh! tell me (3 vs.), Variant: a. [Publ.] De Marsan (3). De Marsan military cupid border. 24.5 x 15.7 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] De Marsan kissing cupid border. 26 x 16.4 cm., Variant: c. Sheet no. 961; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley kissing cupids border. 24.3 x 15.5 cm.
George J. Dunn, born November 1841 in Pennsylvania of Irish descent, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia during the 1860s. In 1860, Dunn worked as a lithographer and lived with the Heckerd family in Ward 2. In 1870, Dunn worked as a printer and lived at 733 Federal Street (Ward 2) with his wife Mary (b. ca. 1845), children, and probably his father George (b. ca. 1800). By the end of the decade, Dunn worked as a collector who resided in South Philadelphia with a second wife Elizabeth (b. ca. 1843) and residences at 613 Dickinson Street (1879) and 1923 South Seventh Street (1881). By 1900, Dunn, a clerk, lived at the Bayonne, New Jersey home of his son-in-law with third wife Sarah (b. April 1843), a former confectioner.
Date
b. November 1841
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
A woman points her nose up and holds a small parasol. The valentine mocks the recipient for being a social climber., Text: Just as a mushroom from a bed / Of marshy vileness rears its head, / Distilling poison to the touch, / So you appear, and worth as much., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Exterior views of front facade of Boys' High School, built in 1894 after designs by Joseph W. Anshutz. Depicts the front of the school from Brandywine Street looking north and from Green Street looking south., Contains 23 postcards printed in color and 14 printed in black and white., Built across the street from the old Central High School, constructed in 1853 and used as an annex until it was condemned in 1937., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Date
1900-1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Schools - Boy's High - 148]
Portrait depicting Conarroe in profile., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Large spray of flowers in the center. Geometric border all around., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers within a modified nonpareil border. No design on verso., See Conarroe Family research file. See also Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), fig. 38., Gift of Hugh P. Brinton, January 3, 1977.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer.
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8259.F.2 ]
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 1467d, One of 21 unique song sheet border designs identified by Edwin Wolf in his bibliography, American Song Sheets, Slip Ballads and Poetical Broadsides Collection, 1850-1870: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1963).
Depicts snow covering Columbia Avenue, along with businesses decorated for the Businessmen's Carnival., Sheet number: 156B02., Real photo. Divided back. VELOX stamp box in corner., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Date
1909
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Streets - Miscellaneous - 156]
Some- body's curting [sic] somebody (3 vs.) Adv: 500 Illustrated Ballads [publ.] Magnus (2)., Variant: a. Letter paper; blue ink; hdpc. Magnus 213a, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.4 x 12.5 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] hdpc. Magnus 231, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.3 x 12.8 cm.
Depicts Wood as a young man, wearing a big black bow tie. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Oval. Stamped on left bottom corner: S. Broadbent., Case: Leather. No design., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer.
Date
ca. 1857
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.18]
1 wood block ; 2.6 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm., Block numbered in one place: 3460., Image of an unidentified primate resting on a branch while grasping another in a jungle setting.
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