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Title: Continental Hotel postcards
Description: Contains images of the Continental Hotel built in 1860 after designs by John McArthur, Jr. Includes exterior views looking southeast. Also depicts interior views of tables set up on the roof gardens of the hotel., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Continental Hotel was the largest hotel in Philadelphia for many years, with 700 rooms available to guests. Demolished in 1923 to make way for the Benjamin Franklin Hotel., Three postcards issued by the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia., Sheet numbers: 112A04 and 112A05., 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: 1905-1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Bingham through Green's - 112]

Title: Medico-Chirurgical Hospital postcards
Description: Depicts exterior views of the Medico-Chirurgical College and Hospital buildings. Depicts an aerial view of the campus on Cherry Street between 17th and 18th Streets showing (from left to right) the maternity and children's hospital; the clinical amphitheatre; the main hospital building; the power house; college hall and the new dispensary and laboratory building. Also includes more detailed images of the main hospital building and the laboratory building., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., The Orphan Asylum and the Home for Indigent Widows occupied the site before the Medico-Chirurgical College acquired the property circa 1890. The original Medico-Chirurgical hospital building was located in the reconstructed Orphan's Asylum built by William Strickland after a devastating fire destroyed the original building in 1822., Sheet numbers: 108A05 and 108B04., 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: 1900-1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108]

Title: Misericordia Hospital postcards
Description: Contains views of the Misericordia Hospital built in 1915 by Edwin Forrest Durang at the northwest corner of 53rd Street and Cedar Avenue in West Philadelphia. Depicts an exterior view of the front facade of the hospital and interior views of a private room, the nursery, children's ward, women's ward and library., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 5 printed in black and white., Five out of six postcards issued by Artvue Post Card Co., 225 Fifth Ave., New York, NY., Sheet numbers: 108A05, 108B05B and 108B05C., 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: 1920-1940
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108]

Title: The Phipps Institute for Consumptives, 7th & Lombard Sts. Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Exterior view of institute looking northeast. Built in 1913. Founded by Henry C. Phipps as the Institutue for the Study, Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis., Numbered 539 on verso., Sheet number: 108A07., 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. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108]

Title: St. Joseph's Hospital postcards
Description: Exterior views of hospital founded in 1849 to care for the community of Irish immigrants in Philadelphia, who fled from the famine in Ireland. The hospital began in a three story home at the corner of 16th Street and Girard Avenue. Considered the oldest Catholic hospital in Philadelphia., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 108A08 and 108B06., 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: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108]

Title: Christ Church Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. -- Founded in 1772
Description: Exterior view of front facade of hospital built 1856-1861 after designs by John M. Gries. Founded in 1772 by Dr. John Kearsley to support poor and widowed women of the Church of England., Also known as the Kearsley Home., Sheet number: 108B01., Divided back. Post marked 1958., 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. 1958
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108]

Title: Hahnemann Hospital and Medical College postcards
Description: Exterior views of Hahnemann medical college and hospital building occupied circa 1885 after the Homeopathic Medical College merged with the Hospital of Philadelphia to create Hahnemann. This gothic structure was razed in 1928 to make way for a new 20 story hospital building., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 108B03, 153A01A and 153A01B., 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: 1905-1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108] and [Schools - Miscellaneous - 153]

Title: University of Pennsylvania Library postcards
Description: Contains images of the Anne and Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library built 1888-1891 after designs by Frank Furness. Includes exterior views of the front facade looking east and an interior view of the reading room., Contains 7 printed in color and 7 printed in black and white., Founded as a charity school in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. Original school buildings located at 4th and Arch Streets, then moved into the Presidential Mansion at 9th and Chestnut Streets in 1802. The mansion was cleared away in 1829 and two larger university buildings were constructed. Expanded to a much larger West Philadelphia campus in 1875., 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: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [University of Pennsylvania - Library - 165]

Title: University of Pennsylvania Buildings and Grounds postcards
Description: Contains images of University of Pennsylvania buildings and grounds including College Hall, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Quadrangle and Triangle Dormitories, gymnasium and Franklin Field, Hamilton Walk, medical building, Houston Hall, Dental Hall, Bodine Archway, law school, 34th Street entrance, Veterinary building, new laboratory building, "Class of 1893" Memorial Gate and engineering building., Contains 9 postcards printed in color and 18 printed in black and white. Also includes 4 linen postcards., Founded as a charity school in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. Original school buildings located at 4th and Arch Streets, then moved into the Presidential Mansion at 9th and Chestnut Streets in 1802. The mansion was cleared away in 1829 and two larger university buildings were constructed. Expanded to a much larger West Philadelphia campus in 1875., 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: 1900-1935
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [University of Pennsylvania - Miscellaneous - 166]

Title: University of Pennsylvania Museum postcards
Description: Contains images of the University Museum built 1893-1899 after designs by Cope & Stewardson, Wilson Eyre, Jr., and Frank Miles Day & Bro. Depicts exterior views of the front facade of the library before and after the construction of the rotunda in 1914. Also includes an interior view of the Oriental Art section of the museum., Contains 6 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white. Also includes 2 linen postcards., Also known as the Archaeology and Anthropology Museum., 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: 1910-1935
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [University of Pennsylvania - Museum - 167]

Title: Woodside Park postcards
Description: Contains images of Woodside Park in Fairmount Park built circa 1897. Includes the bandstand, showing an all female orchestra performing on stage; the Mountain Scenic Railway ride and a general view of people walking through the park., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Woodside Park depended greatly on the Fairmount Park Transportation Company, the operator of the Park trolley lines that transported visitors to and from the park and the primary investor of the Woodside Real Estate Company who owned the amusement park., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the Natioinal 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 [Woodside Park - 169]

Title: Betsy Ross House postcards
Description: Contains images of the Betsy Ross House built ca. 1740. Includes exterior views of the house with no flags; two small flags; two small and one large flag; one large flag and one large flag and a group of small flags. Also depicts images associated with Betsy Ross and the creation of the American flag, including Betsy Ross's grave, interior views of the flag room and images of Betsy Ross sewing the flag., Contains 76 postcards printed in color and 36 printed in black and white. Also includes 5 linen postcards., Also known as the American Flag House., 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: 1900-1950
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Betsy Ross House - 05 - 10]

Title: Elevated railroad, Fortieth Street Station, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Depicts two trains traveling through the Fortieth Street elevated station., The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) built the Market Street subway - elevated from 15th Street to 69th Street in 1907. Construction expanding the line eastward to Delaware Avenue finished in 1908, but the elevated section connecting Frankford to the Center City line was not completed until 1922., Sheet number: 158A08., Divided back. Text 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. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Transit - 158]

Title: Market Street subway station postcards
Description: Contains various interior images of subway stations servicing the Market Street subway-elevated line, including the 8th Street station, the 13th Street station and the 69th Street station. Also includes a random window display for one of the department stores located near one of these stations., The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) built the Market Street subway - elevated from 15th Street to 69th Street in 1907. Construction expanding the line eastward to Delaware Avenue finished in 1908, but the elevated section connecting Frankford to the Center City line was not completed until 1922., Half of the postcards (3 out of 6) issued by P. Sander, Philadelphia., Sheet numbers: 158A09 and 158A10., 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. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Transit - 158]

Title: Interior of elevated car, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Depicts the interior of an elevated railroad car, including several passengers., The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) built the Market Street subway - elevated from 15th Street to 69th Street in 1907. Construction expanding the line eastward to Delaware Avenue finished in 1908, but the elevated section connecting Frankford to the Center City line was not completed until 1922., Sheet number: 158A09., 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 [Transit - 158]

Title: "All Aboard!" car on Philadelphia and West Chester Trolley
Description: Depicts a Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company trolley car on the tracks., Numbered 134 on verso., Sheet number: 158B01., Undivided back. Post marked 1907., 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. 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Transit - 158]

Title: Trolley Strike postcards
Description: Contains images of the trolley strike that began in Chester in 1908. The Chester Traction Company decreased pay rates dramatically in response to falling revenue. The Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees reacted by shutting down public trolleys from Philadelphia to Wilmington. Images depict striker's on parade, a mob attacking strike-breakers on a car, striker's soliciting funds and mounted police in action., Sheet number: 158B01., Undivided 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: c1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Trolley Strike - 159]

Title: United States Mint postcards
Description: Contains images of "Ye Olde Mint" painted by E. Lamasure. Depicts an exterior view of the first United States Mint at 37-39 North 7th Street, built in 1792. First public building erected by Act of Congress., Numbered 1924 on recto., Sheet number: 160A01., 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: 1915-1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [U.S. Mint - 160]

Title: United States Mint postcards
Description: Exterior views looking northwest of the second location of the United States Mint at the northwest corner of Juniper and Chestnut Streets. Built 1829-1833 after designs by William Strickland. Demolished in 1902., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 160A09 and 160B03., 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 [U.S. Mint - 160]

Title: Park Theatre postcards
Description: Exterior views of front facade of theatre looking northeast. Built in 1889 after designs by John Bailey McElfatrick at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Fairmount Avenue. Became a burlesque house circa 1911 and was converted into a Y.M.C.A. in 1918., Sheet number: 157A06., 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. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157]

Title: Walnut Street Theatre postcards
Description: Exterior views of the Walnut Street Theatre built originally as a circus in 1809, enlarged in 1811 and converted to a theatre in 1816. Remodeled in 1827-1828 after designs by John Haviland, in 1852 by Hoxie & Button, in 1903 by Willis Gaylord Hale and in 1904 by Rush Anderson Plowman. Includes an advertisement for "The Girl Rangers" at the Walnut Street Theatre in 1907., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Also identified as The Circus (1809-1811), Olympic Theatre (1811-1820) and Walnut Theatre., Sheet numbers: 157A07 and 157B03., 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. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157]

Title: Belmont Theatre, 52nd Street below Market, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Exterior view of front facade of theatre constructed in 1914 after designs by John Irwin Bright., Postcard issued by the Photo & Art Publishing Co., Philadelphia and Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sheet number: 157B01., 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. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157]

Title: Market Street Subway postcards
Description: Depicts the underground tracks and steel skeleton of the Market Street subway. Includes a view of an approaching train., The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) built the Market Street subway - elevated from 15th Street to 69th Street in 1907. Construction expanding the line eastward to Delaware Avenue finished in 1908, but the elevated section connecting Frankford to the Center City line was not completed until 1922., Sheet numbers: 158A01 and 158A11., 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: 1907-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Transit - 158]

Title: Train entrance of the Philadelphia subway, Front & Arch Sts. [sic], Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Depicts the train entrance for the Market Street subway near Front and Market Streets looking west, showing a train emerging from underground about to loop around a steep incline to continue along Delaware Avenue. Also depicts commercial store fronts on the south side of Market Street., Numbered 302 on verso., The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) built the Market Street subway - elevated from 15th Street to 69th Street in 1907. Construction expanding the line eastward to Delaware Avenue finished in 1908, but the elevated section connecting Frankford to the Center City line was not completed until 1922., Sheet number: 158A01., Divided back. Post marked 1914., 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. 1914
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Transit - 158]

Title: Delaware Avenue elevated railroad postcards
Description: Depicts sections of the Market Street elevated railroad along Delaware Avenue looking north and south, showing the Delaware Avenue station and the Market Street and Chestnut Street Ferry stations., The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) built the Market Street subway - elevated from 15th Street to 69th Street in 1907. Construction expanding the line eastward to Delaware Avenue finished in 1908, but the elevated section connecting Frankford to the Center City line was not completed until 1922., Sheet numbers: 158A02, 158A06, 158A07 and 158A11., 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: 1907-1916
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Transit - 158]

Title: Elevated railroad bed postcards
Description: Depicts the railroad bed along the Market Street elevated railroad near an unidentified station., The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) built the Market Street subway - elevated from 15th Street to 69th Street in 1907. Construction expanding the line eastward to Delaware Avenue finished in 1908, but the elevated section connecting Frankford to the Center City line was not completed until 1922., Sheet number: 158A03., 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. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Transit - 158]

Title: Elevated railroad at 69th Street station postcards
Description: Depicts the elevated railroad bed and tracks near 69th Street Station, showing residences in the background., The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) built the Market Street subway - elevated from 15th Street to 69th Street in 1907. Construction expanding the line eastward to Delaware Avenue finished in 1908, but the elevated section connecting Frankford to the Center City line was not completed until 1922., Sheet number: 158A04., 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. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Transit - 158]

Title: Elevated railroad from 32nd Street, West Philadelphia postcards
Description: Depicts the elevated tracks of the Market Street subway near 32nd Street looking east toward City Hall at night., The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) built the Market Street subway - elevated from 15th Street to 69th Street in 1907. Construction expanding the line eastward to Delaware Avenue finished in 1908, but the elevated section connecting Frankford to the Center City line was not completed until 1922., Sheet number: 158A05., 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: 1908-1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Transit - 158]

Title: [South side of Gordon Street west of 30th Street.]
Description: Depicts a partial view of the Glenwood School at the northwest corner of 30th and Gordon Streets. Includes views of row homes west of the school on Gordon Street and a partial view of a corner store at the southwest corner., Sheet number: 156B10., Real photo. Undivided back. Post marked 1912., 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. 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Streets - Miscellaneous - 156]

Title: [Rockland Street near York Road.]
Description: Depicts row homes on Rockland Street near York Road in the Logan section of Philadelphia., Sheet number: 156B10., Real photo. Divided back. Post marked 1909., 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. 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Streets - Miscellaneous - 156]

Title: [Unidentified street.]
Description: Depicts row homes along an unidentified street and a delicatessen and cigar store on each corner in the foreground., Numbered 2589 on recto., Sheet number: 156B10., Real photo. Divided back. Post marked 1908., 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. 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Streets - Miscellaneous - 156]

Title: [West side of Fifty-second Street north of Jefferson Street.]
Description: Depicts a confectionery shop next to dwellings on 52nd Street, north of Jefferson Street., Numbered 8204 on recto., Sheet number: 156B11., Real photo. 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 [Streets - Miscellaneous - 156]

Title: [Unidentified street scene.]
Description: Depicts a large crowd of pedestrians and streetcars on an unidentified street., Sheet number: 156B11., Real photo. Divided back. AZO stamp box with upward pointing triangles 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: ca. 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Streets - Miscellaneous - 156]

Title: Broad St. Theatre, Broad and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Exterior view of the front facade of the Broad Street Theatre built in 1876 as Kiralfy's Alhambra Palace after designs by Frank H. Loenholdt. Intended to be a temporary space for performances during the Centennial Exhibition, but the theatre thrived long after the 100th anniversary, until 1937 when it was demolished for a parking lot., Numbered 5476 & 20050 on verso., Also identified as McCaull's Opera House, Lyceum Theatre, Haverly's Theatre and South Broad Theatre., Sheet number: 157A01., 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 [Theaters - 157]

Title: Metropolitan Opera House postcards
Description: Exterior views of Broad Street facade of opera house looking northwest and southwest. Built in 1908 after designs by William H. McElfatrick. Commissioned by Oscar Hammerstein. Theatre adapted for moving pictures by 1928., Originally called the Philadelphia Opera House and Hammerstein's Opera House., Sheet numbers: 157A02 and 157A03., 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. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157]

Title: Keith's Chestnut Street Theatre postcards
Description: Contains images of Keith's Theatre built in 1902 after designs by Albert E. Westover. Depicts exterior views of the entrance on Chestnut Street and interior views of the Grand Entrance Hall, the Balcony Music Room, the Crystal Lobby and one of the reception rooms., Contains 6 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Also identified as the Randolph Theatre (1949-1971)., Sheet numbers: 157A04, 157A05 and 157B02., 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: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157]

Title: Lyric Theatre, Broad and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Exterior view of front facade of the Lyric Theatre built in 1905 after designs by James H. Windrim, who also designed its twin theatre, the Adelphi, in 1907. The Lyric and Adelphi Theatres shared a front facade, but the Lyric had a greater seating capacity. Both theatres were demolished in 1937., Numbered 20071 on verso., Sheet number: 157A05., 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. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157]

Title: United States Mint postcards
Description: Contains images of the United States Mint on Spring Garden Street, built 1898-1901 after designs by James Knox Taylor. Includes exterior views of the front facade and views of activity within the mint showing rooms where money is made and tested, the main corridor on the second floor, machines cutting disks from strips, workers weighing silver dollars and the coin stamp., Contains 49 postcards printed in color and 11 printed in black and white., The Community College of Philadelphia acquired the property in 1971., 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 [U.S. Mint - 160]

Title: University of Pennsylvania Campus postcards
Description: Contains images of the University of Pennsylvania's West Philadelphia campus, mostly depicting College Hall from various angles, built 1870-1872 after designs by Thomas Webb Richards., Contains 9 postcards printed in color and 8 printed in black and white., Founded as a charity school in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. Original school buildings located at 4th and Arch Streets, then moved into the Presidential Mansion at 9th and Chestnut Streets in 1802. The mansion was cleared away in 1829 and two larger university buildings were constructed. Expanded to a much larger West Philadelphia campus in 1875., 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: 1900-1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [University of Pennsylvania - Campus - 161]

Title: College Hall, University of Pennsylvania postcards
Description: Exterior views of College Hall from various angles, built 1870-1872 after designs by Thomas Webb Richards. Center of the Arts and Sciences College., Contains 26 postcards printed in color and 17 printed in black and white. Also includes 2 linen postcards., Founded as a charity school in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. Original school buildings located at 4th and Arch Streets, then moved into the Presidential Mansion at 9th and Chestnut Streets in 1802. The mansion was cleared away in 1829 and two larger university buildings were constructed. Expanded to a much larger West Philadelphia campus in 1875., 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: 1900-1935
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [University of Pennsylvania - College Hall - 162]

Title: Quadrangle Dormitories of the University of Pennsylvania postcards
Description: Contains images of the dormitories built 1894-1911 after designs by Cope & Stewardson. Includes exterior views of the entrance and views from inside and outside the quadrangle., Contains 13 postcards printed in color and 9 printed in black and white., Founded as a charity school in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. Original school buildings located at 4th and Arch Streets, then moved into the Presidential Mansion at 9th and Chestnut Streets in 1802. The mansion was cleared away in 1829 and two larger university buildings were constructed. Expanded to a much larger West Philadelphia campus in 1875., 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 [University of Pennsylvania - Dormitories - 163]

Title: The Hairless Wonder, "Blue Bell," 1315 Market Street, Philadelphia
Description: Depicts a man standing next to a hairless horse in a field., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Animals - [P.2002.67.25]

Title: [Deutscher Club Beer Garden, 532 North 4th Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts an outdoor, screened eating area, with small square tables set with cloths., Haupt-quartier, Deutscher Club, 532 Nord Vierte Strasse. Jubilaum des 25jahrigen Bestehens...des...Detsch-Amerikanischen Techniker-Verbandes, 27. bis 31. August 1909 in Philadelphia., Real photo. Undivided back. Post marked 1909., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Associations - [P.9591]

Title: Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Martin's, Chestnut Hill
Description: Exterior view of front facade of clubhouse built in 1910 after designs by George T. Pearson. Built on the site of the old clubhouse (1884, G.W. & D.W. Hewitt), which burned in 1909. Grounds donated by Henry H. Houston. Located near St. Martin in the Field Church., Numbered 799 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 - Associations - [P.9105.2]

Title: P.R.R. Bridge over Schuylkill River, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: 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]

Title: Girard Avenue Bridge postcards
Description: Contains views of the Girard Avenue bridge, built 1872-1874 after designs by Henry Augustus Sims and James Peacock Sims for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Depicts the bridge spanning the Schuylkill River from the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens and a detailed view of the Promontory Rock Tunnel, bored in 1871, on East River Drive (i.e., Kelly Drive)., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.9048.163, P.9048.391, P.9048.395, P.9105.3 and P.2002.67.35., 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 - [various]

Title: Acker Quality Shop postcards
Description: Primarily includes interior views of Acker Quality Shop showing various departments and restaurants. Depicts the confectionary department, Caillers Swiss Chalet, the Men's Dutch Kitchen and the refreshment fountain. Also includes views of the central staircase and the front and east facades., Philadelphia souvenir post card monogram of Independence Hall on verso., Accession numbers: P.9490.3 - 7 and P.9587.5., 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 - Business - [various]

Title: The Wanamaker Store postcards
Description: Exterior views looking southwest at the front facade of the department store built 1902-1910 after designs by Daniel H. Burnham & Company., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Two out of three postcards issued for the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) held in Philadelphia in 1907. Includes a portrait of a woman and an elk superimposed onto a clock on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Business - [various]

Title: Philadelphia Record postcards
Description: Depicts interior views of the Philadelphia Record building on Chestnut Street, including the lobby showing a giant global map and a printing room during Franklin's time. Constructed in 1886 after designs by Willis Gaylord Hale., Accession numbers: P.9048.267 and P.9048.284., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1915-1946
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Business - [various]

Title: The Mechanics Insurance Company's Building, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior view of front and east facades looking south. Fire insurance company incorporated in 1854., Undivided back. Post marked 1907. Text on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Business - [P.9048.317]

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