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Title: Bear pits
Description: View showing the bear pits constructed in 1874 after designs by Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Zoo [P.9119.9]

Title: Dining room, Zoological Garden
Description: Interior view of a dining room without guests showing three columns of tables and chairs prepared and set for patrons. Restaurant built 1875-1876 after designs by Furness & Hewitt., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Zoo [P.9119.10]

Title: Passaic Falls, from basin
Description: View showing the fourth bridge, an iron bridge built by the Watson Machine Company in 1868, spanning the chasm near the Passaic Falls in Paterson, New Jersey. The waterfalls and an adjacent building behind the falls are visible in the background. Iron bridge replaced by another bridge in 1888., Title from photographer's printed series list on verso. Also includes list of twenty-six other titles in the series "Passaic Falls & Vicinity" (No. 1-27) and list of two other series, both with eight titles: "Views of Paterson from Garret Mountain" (No. 1-8) and "Cedar Lawn Cemetery" (No. 1-8)., Photographer's imprint in on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Paterson, N.J. April 15th, 1885., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Doremus, John P., 1827-1890
Date: April 15, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Doremus - Views [P.9022.50]

Title: Passaic Falls, from bridge, high water
Description: View showing the falls in the foreground and an industrial building with two large smokestacks surrounded by trees in the background., Title from photographer's printed series list on verso. Also includes list of twenty-six other titles in the series "Passaic Falls & Vicinity" (No. 1-27) and list of two other series, both with eight titles: "Views of Paterson from Garret Mountain" (No. 1-8) and "Cedar Lawn Cemetery" (No. 1-8)., Photographer's imprint in on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Paterson, N.J. April 15th, 1885., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Doremus, John P., 1827-1890
Date: April 15, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Doremus - Views [P.9022.51]

Title: View in tropical forest
Description: View showing a small clearing in a tropical forest. View from T.O. Selfridge's 1870-1871 naval expedition of the Isthmus of Darien. Authorized by the U.S. Government, Selfridge explored and surveyed the area as a possible route for a ship canal in Panama. He was accompanied by photographer T.H. O'Sullivan in 1870 and Philadelphia photographer John Moran in 1871., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint in red text on mount., Manuscript note on verso: J.H. Lamson, private coll., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1871]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Darien Expedition [8322.F]

Title: [Chestnut Street east from Nineteenth Street, Philadelphia]
Description: View looking east on Chestnut Street from Nineteenth Street, primarily showing the north front and west flank of Dr. David Jayne's corner residence built 1865-66 after designs by John McArthur, Jr.. Trees in the foreground obscure upper stories of dwellings east of the Jayne residence. A lamppost in the foreground has "Nineteenth" and "Chestnut" inscribed in the fixture. Residence demolished 1922., Title supplied by cataloger., Printed text on mount: Chesnut Street, Philadelphia., Manuscript note on verso: E. from 19th St., Photographer's imprint in black text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.9212.16]

Title: Master St. east from 15th
Description: View looking east on Master Street from around Fifteenth Street, showing dwellings, shops and churches, including a partial view of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church (cornerstone: 1873) at the northeast corner of Master and Carlisle Streets. Trees obscure most of the buildings, including most of the awning for a shop on the south side of Master Street. Also shows three boys sitting and standing on the sidewalk and in the cobblestone street in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in black text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.9229.4]

Title: 22d and Green Sts., Philada
Description: View of dwellings and landscaped lawns separated by iron fences on the 2200 block Green Street. Two fountains decorate the lawns in the foreground. Possibly from 2222-2224 Green Street looking east., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint in black text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.9260.44]

Title: France
Description: Faded group portrait of four older women seated outdoors on rocks and on the ground. Includes trees in the background., Water damage in upper-left corner., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's printed label pasted on verso., Light mint green mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Views [P.8643.2]

Title: Lore Mountain, from Dinis Road, Killarny [sic], Ireland
Description: Landscape view showing men and women sitting in a beached rowboat on a rocky shore. A strip of tree-covered land juts into the water in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in black text on mount., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Views [P.9022.32]

Title: Rinkermink (Cobb) Creek, Mount Moriah Cemetery
Description: Landscape view showing two men, one standing and one squatting, in a creek. Leafy branches from trees and bushes on the creek's banks extend over the water. A bridge is visible in the background. Mount Moriah Cemetery is divided by Cobbs Creek, the boundry between Philadelphia and Delaware Counties., Title from printed label pasted on verso., Publisher's printed label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Views [P.9644.18]

Title: [White deer exhibition, Zoological Gardens, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing three white deer standing outside of the their rustic habitat in a gated yard., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Zoo [P.9119.6]

Title: The Monkey House
Description: View showing male and female spectators, one holding an open parasol, standing and sitting in front of the monkey house at the Philadelphia Zoo., Title from printed on label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Zoo [P.9119.7]

Title: United States Naval Asylum, Gray's Ferry Road
Description: Oblique, exterior view of Laning Hall of the U.S. Naval Asylum, a convalescence home for retired sailors, constructed 1864-1868 after designs by John McArthur, Jr. at the southwest corner of Gray's Ferry Avenue and Twenty-fourth Street. Replaced original hospital in Biddle Hall., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint on mount., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - De Young's Palace Dollar Store [P.9047.98]

Title: Masonic Temple and M.E. Church, Phila
Description: View looking south showing buildings on the east side of Broad Street near Arch Street, including the Surgical Institute, Eastern Division (northeast corner of Broad and Arch Streets), the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (1344-48 Arch, built 1869-70, Addison Hutton, architect) and Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad, built 1868-73, James H. Windrim, architect). In the foreground, an unhitched coach and dray sit on Broad Street near a utility pole and ladder. The first floor skeleton of City Hall is partially visible in the background., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint on mount., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - De Young's Palace Dollar Store [P.9047.9]

Title: [Wall Street Ferry Terminal, foot of Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York]
Description: Elevated view of the Wall Street Ferry Terminal, built ca. 1853 at the foot of Montague Street in Brooklyn, showing two ships with bare masts near a docked ferry boat in the foreground. Shows other vessels on the Hudson River and a partial view of Manhattan in the background. Ferry operated 1853-1912 by the Union Ferry Company., Title supplied by cataloger. Identified from ca. 1884 photograph., Manuscript note on verso: View on the Delaware, Philada., Printed list of three series, "Philadelphia Centennial Views," "Philadelphia City and Park," and "Miscellaneous" on verso. Below lists of series on verso: Philad'a Stereo. Publishing Company., Publisher's imprint on mount., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Fleischner - Views [P.9670.2]

Title: Tomb of President James K. Polk, corner of Union & Vine St., Nashville, Tenn
Description: View showing the tomb of James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States, on his Polk Place estate before it was relocated to the Tennessee State Capitol in 1893. The columned front facade of Polk Place is partially visible in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow.
Creator: Giers, Carl, 1828-1877
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Giers [P.9022.17]

Title: Chew Mansion, Germantown
Description: Oblique, exterior view of the front and west elevations of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from photographic medium., Photographer's name on negative., Buff mount with square corners., Purchase 1977., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Graff, Frederick, 1817-1890, photographer
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graff - Residences [8353.F.18]

Title: Republican National Convention, June 21, 1900. Philadelphia
Description: Interior view of the Republican National Convention held in Exposition Auditorium at 3400-3500 Civic Center Boulevard June 19-21, 1900. Shows a large crowd of delegates and alternates seated by state in the hall adorned in patriotic bunting. A photograph of William McKinley, the Republican party's candidate for President, is visible on a large flag hanging from the ceiling in the background. Exposition Auditorium, later known as the Commercial Museum, was built 1897-99 after designs by G.W. & W.D. Hewitt for the National Export Exposition (1899) and demolished in 2006., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint stamped on mount., Distributor's imprint and logo stamped on mount., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Events [P.9047.144]

Title: Unveiling of Washington statue, Phila., May 15, 1897
Description: View showing President McKinley standing and addressing a crowd of spectators during the unveiling of the equestrian Washington Statue designed by Rudolf Siemering at the Green Street entrance to Fairmount Park. Also visible in the background are crowds of spectators seated in stands on Pennsylvania Avenue across from President McKinley and the spire and west elevation of St. Francis Xavier's Roman Catholic Church (2319-2331 Green Street, built 1893, Edwin Forrest Durang, architect). Also shows a group in the street ready to march in a procession., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint on mount., Distributor's imprint on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: c1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Events [P.9077]

Title: Philadelphia group statuary. The Wolves
Description: Depicts the bronze statue, Hudson Bay Wolves Quarreling over the Carcass of a Deer, created by Edward Kemeys in 1872 and installed on the east side of Lansdowne Drive in West Fairmount Park. First purchase of the Fairmount Park Art Association., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint on mount., Distributor's imprint on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Denise Larrabee.
Date: c1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Monuments and statues [P.9487]

Title: Sunken Gardens, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description: View showing a woman dressed in white, standing with a parasol in a long flower bed, also known as the "Sunken Gardens," in front of the exhibition hall built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann. Building demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint stamped on mount., Distributor's imprint and logo stamped on mount., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Parks [P.9047.159]

Title: Elk's Convention, Phila. July 15-21, 1907. "Dutch Disturbers," Kansas City display
Description: View showing a float, a horse-drawn decorated wagon, carrying a band along Broad Street in a procession for the Elks Convention, the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.), held in Philadelphia in 1907. A man sitting in the front holds a sign reading, "Kelly's original Dutch Disturbers, Kansas City". Signs on the side of the wagon include, "A Dam-Humbug and P.T. Nopaws consolidated air ship shows," "Winter Quarters, no. 26, B.P.O. Elks, Kansas City, Mo.," and "Greatest aggregation between earth and ski". The Court of Honor and parade spectators are visible in the background. Patriotic bunting covers buildings flanking Broad Street., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint stamped on mount., Distributor's imprint and logo stamped on mount., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Processions [P.9047.39]

Title: In the goat-carriage at the "zoo" Philadelphia
Description: View showing two young girls seated in a carriage pulled by two goats at the Philadelphia Zoo. A smiling man stands next to them. Another man standing on an elevated pavilion or gazebo is visible in the background., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint stamped on mount., Distributor's imprint and logo stamped on mount., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Zoo [P.9047.150]

Title: At dinner, Girard College, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view of the dining hall, showing boys seated at rows of long rectangular tables ready to eat their dinner on the tables in front of them., Title on negative., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including St. Louis and Liverpool, Eng., Distributor's imprint on mount., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1890]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Griffith & Griffith - Education [P.9047.121]

Title: St. Philip's Church, Seventh Street above Vine
Description: Interior view showing the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1840-1842 after the designs of William L. Johnston on the north side of the 700 block of Vine Street. Recess of altar decorated with garland and a wreath adorned with lettering reading "God With Us" and a star inscribed "IHS." Also includes a partial view of pews., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint on mount., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - De Young's Palace Dollar Store [P.9047.88]

Title: St. Augustine views, by the Florida Club
Description: Views of St. Augustine, Florida showing narrow streets and buildings with overhanging balconies; a hotel with guests on the balconies; the stone wall of the star-shaped Castillo de San Marcos, built 1672-1695 to protect Spanish territory in Florida from outside attacks; and a dwelling surrounded by palm trees., Publisher's imprint on mounts., The Florida Club, a business cooperative for photographers, was formed by George Pierron, Charles Seaver, Jr., W.H. Cushing, and J.N. Wilson., Contains four stereographic prints mounted on orange mounts with rounded corners, two on yellow mounts with square corners, two on mint green mounts with rounded corners, and one on a violet mount with rounded corners. Manuscript note on verso of one [P.9022.63]: Portion of old city wall built AD 1594., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Florida Club [P.9022.55-63]

Title: Methodist Episcopal Church and Masonic Temple
Description: View looking south from the sidewalk in front of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts showing buildings on the east side of Broad Street near Arch Street, including the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (1344-48 Arch, built 1869-70, Addison Hutton, architect) and Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad, built 1868-73, James H. Windrim, architect). In the foreground, a broadside advertising PAFA's exhibition of "engravings, etchings, and mezzotints" stands on the sidewalk and a sign advertising "Dying Lioness, the bronze group," hangs from a nearby building. Also shows a construction site with unhitched coaches and drays across the street. The skeleton of the lower levels of City Hall is partially visible in the background., Title from printed series list on verso. Includes two other series, "Philadelphia Centennial Views" and "Miscellaneous."Printed on verso: Philad'a Stereo. Publishing Company., Publisher's imprint on mount., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Purchased by the Fairmount Park Art Association, the Dying Lioness statue group arrived in Philadelphia in the fall of 1875, before it was installed on the Centennial Exhibition grounds. It moved to the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens entrance after the fair., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Fleischner - Religion [P.9117.1]

Title: North from Landsdowne Terrace
Description: Landscape view looking north from Landsdowne (i.e., Lansdowne) terrace in West Fairmount Park showing freight cars on railroad tracks traveling north., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Morris Finkel.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8643.5]

Title: [Dwelling on west bank of Schuylkill River from Laurel Hill Cemetery]
Description: Landscape view from the hillside of Laurel Hill Cemetery on the east bank of the Schuylkill River showing a dwelling on the west bank. In the foreground, a man sits in a guard house at the base of the rocky hill. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad tracks, not visible in this photograph, were situated behind the dwelling., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on verso: Mount Prospect from east park., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8923.6]

Title: View at Landsdown
Description: Landscape view from hilltop showing trees in Lansdowne section of West Fairmount Park., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9466.18]

Title: Park guards Sedgley House
Description: View showing a group of uniformed park guards standing in a row in front of Sedgley estate's tenant's cottage, also known as the Porter House, used as a guard house and jail after the estate was purchased by the city for incorporation into Fairmount Park in 1857. Benjamin Henry Latrobe designed the extant cottage and the mansion built 1799 for William Cramond on the east bank of the Schuylkill River., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9996]

Title: Falls on the Wissahickon
Description: Elevated landscape view, possibly from upper floors of a nearby mill building or bridge, of a dam on Wissahickon Creek., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8923.4]

Title: Wissahickon Creek
Description: Landscape view of the calm Wissahickon Creek flanked by trees and bushes., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8923.5]

Title: The Wissahickon at Hermit's Glen
Description: Elevated landscape view of the Wissahickon Creek flanked by trees, bushes and boulders., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8923.7]

Title: Wiss ahickon Creek at Log Cabin Bridge
Description: Landscape view of a man standing on the Old Log Cabin Bridge on the tree-lined Wissahickon Creek. Bridge named after the nearby Old Log Cabin Hostlery at Lincoln Drive above Gypsy Lane., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9260.23]

Title: Eastern Penitentiary, Philadelphia
Description: View looking northeast at the Fairmount Avenue facade, including the entrance gate, of the prison built 1823-1836 after designs by John Haviland. A group of men sit on the stone wall in the foreground., Title on mount., Photographer's imprint on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Prisons [P.9047.8]

Title: View at Sedgley
Description: View showing two children standing and three men reclining in the grass near a dirt path on the Sedgley estate. The cabin used by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on the east side of Carriage Drive in Fairmount Park is visible in the distance. The cabin served as Grant's headquarters and the supply center for the Union armies during the seige of Richmond. Moved to Philadelphia circa 1870 from City Point, Virginia as a gift to citizens of Philadelphia for their support during the Civil War. Transfered back to Virginia and rebuilt there in 1983., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9022.26]

Title: View near the falls
Description: Landscape view from hilltop showing trees and buildings in a valley., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8923.3]

Title: Landsdowne Valley
Description: Landscape view from a hill looking down at a rustic foot bridge connecting two tree-lined paths in Landsdowne (i.e., Lansdowne) Valley in West Fairmount Park. A mans stands on the bridge., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9022.25]

Title: Landsdown Valley. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description: Landscape view from a hill looking down at a rustic foot bridge connecting two tree-lined paths in Landsdowne (i.e., Lansdowne) Valley in West Fairmount Park. A mans stands on the bridge., Title from manuscript note on verso and printed on mount., Photographer supplied from duplicate photograph created by James Cremer: stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9022.25], Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893, photographer
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8924.2]

Title: Ferndale
Description: Landscape view showing a woman reading in the grass near a tree-lined path leading up to a rustic foot bridge in the background. Also shows two people standing on the bridge., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8923.8]

Title: Sweet Brier Lake
Description: Landscape view showing a rustic bridge in the background spanning a small stream flowing into a pond in the foreground. A man stands on the edge of the pond near the bridge., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8923.1]

Title: M.E. Church Broad and Arch Sts., Philada
Description: Exterior views of the church constructed 1869-70 after designs by Addison Hutton, including one looking southeast on Broad Street at the north and west elevations of the church and the other looking northwest from a construction site, with a horse-drawn dray, in front of Masonic Temple. Both views include the west front of the adjacent Masonic Temple built 1868-1873 after the designs of James H. Windrim, the cobblestone tree-lined street in the foreground and the liquor store operated by Charles P. Collins at the northeast corner of Broad and Arch Streets., Title on mounts., Photographer's imprint on mounts., Yellow mounts with rounded corners., Charles P. Collins moved his liquor business from 1627 Market Street to the northwest corner of Broad and Arch Streets in 1872., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., P.9047.56 gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Religion [P.9047.56 and P.9135]

Title: Beth-Eden Church, Broad and Spruce, Philad'a
Description: View looking southwest from Lardner Street (i.e., Manning Street) at the east front and north flank of the Baptist church built circa 1869 after designs by Edward Tuckerman Potter at the northwest corner of Broad and Spruce Streets. Church organized by dissident members from the Spruce Street Baptist Church. Building razed by fire 1881., Title on mount., Photographer's imprint on mount., Faint manuscipt note in pencil on verso: Maggie from Harry 8/17/75., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Religion [P.9047.10]

Title: Snow scene near Lancaster
Description: Winter scene showing a bench and trees covered in snow., Title from manuscript note on photographer's label pasted on verso., Photographer's printed label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Gill, W. L. (William L.), 1827-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Miscellaneous - Gill [P.9168.13]

Title: Tower view, at Water Gap House
Description: Bird's eye view from a circular window looking north at the Delaware Water Gap region from the Water Gap House built in 1872 on Mt. Minsi. Shows the Delaware River (right), the adjacent hilly landscape, and a residence on the west bank of the river in the foreground., Title from printed series label on verso with twenty-three other titled views (No. 121-144)., Photographer and publisher's printed label pasted on verso., Manuscript note on mount below image: Tower view, Water Gap House., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Graves, Jesse A. (Jesse Albert)
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Miscellaneous - Graves [P.9168.6]

Title: [Framed relief carving, Fine Art Gallery, Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, 1864]
Description: Unmounted stereograph shows a relief carving of a profile portrait. Male or female face surrounded by long flowing hair. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.171d]

Title: Fine Art Gallery
Description: Unmounted stereographs show framed paintings covering the walls, sculptures on pedestals, and empty benches in the Fine Art Gallery. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from manuscript note on paper label below image of one item [5781.F.171f]: Fine Art Gallery., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.171f and 5781.F.157g]

Title: Fine Art Gallery
Description: Unmounted stereograph shows framed paintings covering the walls, sculptures on pedestals, male spectators viewing the exhibition, and benches in the Fine Art Gallery. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from manuscript note on mount., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.171g-1]

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