Robert B. Babb, born ca. 1839 in Pennsylvania, worked as a lithographer and printer in Philadelphia between 1860 and 1900. Attending Girard College in 1850, Babb was a lithographer living in Kensington with wife Jane Babb (b. ca. 1821) and two siblings, William (b. ca. 1841) and George (b. ca. 1844) in 1860. Babbed remained in the neighborhood throughout his career residing at 1167 Sophia Street (ca. 1865-ca. 1872), 322 East Cumberland Street (ca. 1875-ca. 1884), and the rear property of 226 West Thompson Street (ca. 1884-)., Although Babb predominately worked in the printing trade, the 1882 city directory lists him as partnered with Winfield S. Biddle in the flour industry at Dauphin and American Streets. By the 1910 census, Babb is listed as a widower.
Date
b. ca. 1839
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Exterior view of front facade and flank of church built in 1898 to replace older church building constructed in 1855., Sheet number: 50B15., Undivided back. Emblem of Liberty Bell on verso., 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. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Miscellaneous - 50]
Block numbered in two places: 3282., Image of a vulture in a natural setting with pyramids in the background., Illustration appears in The Union spelling book (Philadelphia, 1838), p.14., Inscribed on the side of the block: 'V' and ‘ed. Spel. Book.’
Anastatic Office, a lithographic firm established in 1846 by Library Company of Philadelphia librarian John Jay Smith and two of his sons, Robert Pearsall and Lloyd Pearsall, operated until 1847. John Jay acquired the American rights to the anastatic process, a new method of transfer lithography in 1845; Robert P. managed the establishment; and Lloyd P. sold and advertised the material printed at his law bookstore at 19 St. James Street. The Anastatic Office first advertised an office at 317 (i.e., 800 block) Market Street in February 1846, which by June 1846 relocated to 144 (i.e., 600 block) Chestnut Street., The Office produced a number of works, many reproductions of historic maps and documents, and entered at least one piece in the Franklin Institute Exhibition in October 1846. Works of import include anastatic copies from facsimiles drawn by James C. Sidney of Thomas Holmes's 1687 "Map of the Improved Part of Pennsilvania" and John Reed's 1774 "Explanation and Map of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia," as well as a copy of the "Declaration of Independence," with signatures, procured by the City Councils in 1846 (copy in Independence National Historic Park collections). In addition, the Anastatic Office produced the plates for John Jay Smith's "Designs for Monuments and Mural Tablets and Guide to Workers in Metals and Stone" (co-authored by Thomas U. Walter)., By 1847, the office dissolved and Robert P. Smith operated a printing establishment under his own name at the Chestnut Street address.
Date
fl. 1846-1847
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
By old James' river I was born (3 vs. and chor.) Sung with Tremendous Applause by Buckley's cele- brated Band of Minstrels, 539 Broadway, N.Y.; print. Andrews. Andrews ivy border. 23 x 15 cm.
The valentine shows a large-chested man walking in a field. He holds a top hat., Text: You conceited old fogie, with face of Brass, / By nature intended for an ass; / But ape the Biped of two-legged kind, / With stomach, all a bag of wind. / Seek for thy wife in Afies clime, / And be her faithful Valentine., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
The gallants of the Arctic, each tale we hear denotes (6 vs.) Air.—Caroline of Edin- burg Town., Variant: a. Print. Andrews. T. o. border. 24.7 x 15.9 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] with Astley's imprint added. 24 x 15.5 cm.
When married you are you must learn to submit (2 vs.) Air—John Dean. By G. L. of the F. D. S.; 2nd song: "Oh, Say Not Woman's Heart is Bought"; print. Andrews. T. o. border. 23.6 x 14.6 cm.
I'm sitting to-day in the old play ground (2 vs. and chors.), Variant: a. Print. Andrews. T. o. border. 24.1 x 15.2 cm., Variant: b. [Publ.] De Marsan (1). De Marsan kissing cupids border, col. 24.8 x 16 cm., Variant: c. [Publ.] De Marsan (4). De Marsan kissing cupids border, col. 25.7 x 16.6 cm.
The land of my home is flitting, flitting from my view (3 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. [Publ.] De Marsan (1). De Marsan Ethiopian border. 25.3 x 16.8 cm., Variant: b. Publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan Ethiopian border. 25 x 16.5 cm., Variant: c. With "Maggie" in title; short lines; Sung by Miss Jenny Mandeville, At Jenkins' Concert Saloon, 7th and Chestnut Sts.; Publisher, Philadelphia. T.o. border. 16.3 x 9.7 cm., Variant: d. With "Maggie" in title; short lines; publ. Johnson (2); adv: Cards, Circulars, Bill-Heads, etc. A-J border. 12.5 x 21.1 cm.
Artist: The Mott Fountain -- J.L. Mott Iron Works, New York. Exterior of Horticultural Hall with the Mott fountain and a horse and carriage in front. Sculptures of children, angels, and women decorate the fountain. Item is identical to P.9037.13.
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 773b, 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).
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 90q, One of 297 song sheet headpiece designs identified by Edwin Wolf in his bibliography, American Song Sheets, Slip Ballads and Poetical Broadsides Collection, 1850-1870: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1963).
Victoria Quarre, born ca. 1800 in France, operated a lithographic establishment in Philadelphia ca. 1862-1873. Originally listed in the 1856 Philadelphia city directory in the lampshade trade with her French-born husband Ferdinand (b. ca. 1800) at 256, i.e., 805 Race Street, Quarre was taxed solely by the I.R.S. between 1862-1866 for lampshade manufacturing and lithographic printing at 832 Arch Street. Lithographers employed by the firm included Alphonse Bigot, Gustave Wedekind, and Edward P. and Louis Restein. Following her death in 1873, Quarre's partner since ca. 1872, W.A. Duff, held an auction of the "stock, tools, &c of a lithographic establishment" to close the partnership, but did continue the firm. V. Quarre & Co. remained in operation as of 1890, and issued a lithograph of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America Centennial Fountain in 1875. Under the proprietorship of Duff, the firm was also advertised in the 1879 edition of The Baxter Panoramic Business Directory with an establishment date of 1837., Quarre probably arrived in Philadelphia in the 1840s with her husband who declared his intent for naturalization in March 1848. In the 1850 census, she resided with him in the Mulberry Ward. Following her husband's death, Quarre married Wedekind, a lithographer at their establishment, in the late 1860s. He died in 1870., Quarre died on August 17, 1873 with a residence at 1534 Coates Street. She was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery and gave bequests of several thousand dollars to Catholic organizations, including the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family and St. John's Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum of Philadelphia.
Date
ca. 1800-August 17, 1873
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Charles Y. Andrews, a Philadelphia engraver, lithographer and printer was born in Pennsylvania ca. 1841 to German immigrants, piano maker Joel Andrews (b. ca. 1808), and Mary (b. ca. 1815). The eldest of three, his siblings were Emily (b. 1843) and Adolphus (b. 1846). Active in Philadelphia from about 1860 to 1900, Andrews worked for Breuker & Kessler, with fellow lithographers Otto Wynkoop, and William W. Murchison at 112 South Seventh Street in 1868. Other than this brief employment association, little is known about Andrews' printing career., In 1860, Charles lived with his mother and sister in Ward 12. By the middle of the 1860s, the family resided at 304 North Ninth Street, where Charles remained in residency until at least 1910. By 1915 he retired to 2740 North Eleventh Street where he died approximately ten years later.
Date
ca. 1841-ca. 1925
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Paddy, mavourneen, ye have but one eye (3 vs. and chor.) Air—"Rory O'More" Or "The Campbells Are Coming.", Variant: a. By Tom Robinson; print. Andrews. T. o. border. 23.2 x 14.6 cm., Variant: ab. By Tom Robinson: publ. Johnson (2); adv: Cards, Circulars, Bill-Heads, etc. A-J border. 19.5 x 12.3 cm., Variant: b. With title: "Patrick M'Finigan's Fight with the Know- Nothings"; Air—"Rory O'Moore"; publ. Johnson (3); adv: Card and Job Printing. T. o. border. 24.3 x 14.9 cm.
Image: Detailed view of soldiers sitting on shore and in small row boats in the water nearby. Men line up and prepare to board a steamer. Large, fully rigged ships crowd the river in the distance., Verse 2624: U.S. Naval Expedition., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Exterior view of front of building including a portion of the grounds. Depicts gardens, grass, shrubs, urns, and two women and one man standing on walkways.
Leander Cridland, Jr., born in December of 1842, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in 1860. He resided in his father's household in Ward 15 with five siblings and extended family. His career in lithography was short-lived, and by 1867 he was working as a carpenter with his father and brother., By 1880, Cridland resided on the Reading Turnpike with his wife's family, the Pipers. In 1900, Cridland headed a household on East Mount Airy Avenue (Ward 22) that included his wife Lydia (b. ca. 1850) and seven children, including Carrie L. (b. 1869), Robert B. (b. 1872), Leanora (b. 1873), Percy (b. 1876), Stanley (b. 1879), Laman S. (1884-1918), and Mira R. (b. 1887). At the time of Leander's death on March 24, 1905, he resided at 140 East Washington Lane.
Date
1842-1905
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Exterior views of front facade and flank of school facing Mount Vernon Street. Built in 1909 after designs by Henry Decourcey Richards., Sheet number: 153A07., Divided backs., 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. 1911
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Schools - Miscellaneous - 153]
Depicts the front facade of the cathedral built 1846-1864. Exterior designs executed by John Notman, interior designs by Napoleon LeBrun. Also includes interior views of the nave and sanctuary., Contains 22 postcards printed in color and 13 printed in black and white. Also includes 1 linen postcard., 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
1900-1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul - 48]
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