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Title: Inde pendence Hall 1776
Description: Probably trimmed, vignette exterior view of Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Shows a crowd of spectators standing outside of Independence Hall listening to public speakers in 1776., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Gift of David Doret, 2019.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.18]

Title: Philadelphia flower show, Commercial Museum, March 7th to 12th 1932
Description: Advertisement for the Philadelphia Flower Show depicting a floral exhibit. Shows a trail in a forest with trees, shrubs, and pink azalea bushes. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society organized the first flower show in 1829, although the official Philadelphia Flower Show began in 1925 at the Commercial Museum. The show relocated to the 23rd Armory in 1965, to the Philadelphia Civic Center in 1966, and to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 1996. The Commercial Museum opened in 1897 at 34th and South Streets, Philadelphia., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret, 2019.
Date: 1932
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.23]

Title: Loug head and Co., established 1885, engravers, art printers, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Advertisement calendar for 1947 promoting the engraving company Loughead and Co. Shows an embossed, bust-length, left-profile, cameo-like portrait of a woman, in white, placed against a blue background. A blue, corded tassel is tied at the top center. Issac M. Loughead founded the firm in 1885., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Gift of David Doret, 2019.
Date: [ca. 1946]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.20]

Title: The History of our flag A patriotic and educational pamphlet
Description: Advertising circular promoting Fanny Farmer Candy Shops and containing an illustated history of the American flag. The front cover depicts the Great Seal including a bald eagle holding an olive branch and arrows. The pages of content depict different iterations of the American flag over time and the text to the Star Spangled Banner. The back cover depicts a vignette view of the home of Betsy Ross built circa 1740 at 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Details of red, white, and blue bunting frame the image., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1937 Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc., Picture caption on recto: Coat of Arms of the United States., Picture caption on verso: The Home of Betsy Ross., Gift of David Doret, 2019.
Date: 1937
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.17]

Title: National School of Elocution and Oratory. The senior class of the spring term in elocution request the pleasure of your company at the exercises of commencement week, Philadelphia, June 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th. Founded in 1873. Class of ’84
Description: Printed invitation, containing a montage of imagery, including scenes and pictorial details, from the National School of Elocution and Oratory for the commencement ceremonies for the class of 1884 on June 6, 8-10, 1884 sent to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Imagery shows a circular-shaped vignette of ships sailing on the water above a ribbon detail. Holly leaves and berries and flowers surround the ribbon. To the upper right of the scene, an oil lamp rests on a stack of books and is bordered by details of leaves and flowers. Also includes a vignette on card stock depicting an ocean view with the sun on the horizon and a ribbon that reads, "Class of ’84," pasted in the bottom right. A yellow fabric bow adorns the top of the attached illustrated card. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector. The National School of Elocution and Oratory was founded in Philadelphia in 1873. In 1915, it was renamed the Shoemaker School of Speech and Drama. The school closed in the late 1930s., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-13; P.2019.64.15].
Creator: Wright, E.A. (Ernest A.), 1851-1912, engraver
Date: 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.14]

Title: Saturday Club. Mr. Henry M. Phillips requests the pleasure of [Mr. Dreer’s] company on Saturday evening, January 10th 1880 at eight o’clock. 1325 Walnut Street. An early answer is requested
Description: Engraved invitation with script lettering from Henry M. Phillips to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Henry Myer Phillips (1811-1884) was a Congressman for Pennsylvania and a lawyer. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector. The Saturday Club was founded in 1867 and met at member’s houses for entertainment and conversation., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1880., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-14].
Date: 1880
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.15]

Title: The Reception committee of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania requests the pleasure of the company of [Mr. Ferdinand J. Dreer] 1897 on Thursday evening, March 11th from eight until half-past eleven o’clock. 1300 Locust Street
Description: Engraved invitation with script lettering from the Reception Committee of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1897., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-12; P.2019.64.14-15].
Date: 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.13]

Title: Benjamin Franklin
Description: Embossed, bust-length, left-profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin, in white, placed against a black, buckeye leather background., Title from item., Date inferred from duplicate copies and active dates of the publisher., Text printed on recto: Embossed on buckeye cover., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-14].
Date: [ca. 1954]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.16]

Title: Mr. & Mrs. George W. Childs, request the pleasure of your Company on Friday evening, March 6th from 8 to 11. 1874. To meet Canon Kingsley & Miss Kingsley. Walnut Street. S.E. cor. 22nd St
Description: Engraved invitation with script lettering from George and Emma Childs to Ferdinand J. Dreer. George W. Childs (1829-1894) was a publisher who co-owned the Public Ledger newspaper. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector. Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) was the Canon of Westminster Abbey and a novelist who toured America in 1874. Rose Georgina Kingsley was the eldest daughter of Charles and an author of several books., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1874., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-8; P.2019.64.10-15].
Date: 1874
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.9]

Title: Wistar party, [Mr. George F. Edmunds] requests the pleasure of [Mr. Dreer’s] company on Saturday evening [February 5th] at nine o’clock at [1724 Spruce Street] The favor of an early answer is requested
Description: Engraved invitation with script lettering from George F. Edmunds to Ferdinand J. Dreer. In the top is a bust-length, profile vignette portrait of Caspar Wistar. George F. Edmunds (1828-1919) was a U.S. Senator for Vermont. After leaving the Senate in 1891, he moved to Philadelphia to practice law. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Date written in manuscript on recto: 1898., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-10; P.2019.64.12-15].
Date: 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.11]

Title: Mr. Edwin H. Fitler requests the pleasure of your company Thursday, January first, 1891, at the Union League, from twelve until two o’clock
Description: Engraved invitation with script lettering from Edwin H. Fitler to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Edwin Henry Fitler (1825-1896) founded Edwin H. Fitler & Company, a cordage manufactory, and served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1887 to 1891. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-9; P.2019.64.11-15].
Date: 1891
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.10]

Title: Mr. Edwin N. Benson requests the pleasure of your Company on Thursday evening, December twenty third, 1880 at eight o’clock. 2107 Walnut Street. An early answer requested
Description: Engraved invitation with script lettering from Edwin N. Benson to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Edwin N. Benson (1840-1909) was a former banker and served as president of the Union League of Philadelphia from 1884 to 1888. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1880., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.8-15].
Date: 1880
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.7]

Title: The Reception committee of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania requests the pleasure of the company of [Ferdinand J. Dreer] on Thursday evening, [February 1st] from eight until half-past eleven o’clock. 1894. 1300 Locust Street
Description: Engraved invitation with script lettering from the Reception Committee of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1894., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-11; P.2019.64.13-15].
Date: 1894
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.12]

Title: Mr. J.W. Brown requests the favor of [Mr. F.J. Dreer’s] company on [Tuesday] evening [Dec. 16th] at 8 o’clock. 411 Chestnut St
Description: Engraved invitation with script lettering from J.W. Brown to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7; P.2019.64.9-15].
Date: [ca. 1884]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.8]

Title: Germantown
Description: Cover title., "Published in the interests of Germantown's progress ..." -- Page 1, Gift of David Doret, 2019., Library copy in printed paper wrappers.
Date: [©1937]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Ephemera [P.2019.64.5]

Title: Special edition for sesqui-centennial visitors where to go and what to see in Philadelphia
Description: Gift of David Doret, 2019., Library copy in printed paper wrappers.
Date: [1926]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Ephemera [P.2019.64.6]

Title: [Water works in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia]
Description: Landscape view looking west from Reservoir Hill showing the Fairmount Water Works originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff. Includes the engine house, mill house, and race bridge. Also shows visitors strolling the landscaped grounds of the works; scullers on the river; residences, including probably Lemon Hill, along the bucolic banks of the Schuylkill River; the Schuylkill Canal lock; and the river dam., Title from slightly variant image in the collections of the Yale University Art Gallery., Gift of David Doret., Trimmed.
Creator: Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date: [ca. 1837-ca. 1900]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Prints [P.2022.62.3.15]

Title: The Central High School of Philadelphia, the controllers of the public schools of the first school district of Pennsylvania, by authority of the Commonwealth granted April 9th, 1849, have this day conferred the degree of Master of Arts
Description: Diploma from Central High School of Philadelphia completed to William Stephens for Master of Arts, Feb. 10, 1853 and depicting three vignettes at the top. In the left, shows an allegorical scene with a white woman, attired in a laurel crown, sketching on a pad; an older, white man seated and holding calipers; and three young, white boys looking through a telescope, moving a globe, and sketching or writing on a pad. In the center, shows an exterior view of Central High School at Juniper Street. In the foreground, a white man sits beneath a tree and sketches a statue of Liberty holding a cap and pole. A paint palette and brushes are beside him. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk in front of the school. In the right, depicts the coat of arms of Pennsylvania with two horses flanking a crest and an eagle at the top. Central High School was founded in 1836. In 1838, the school building opened at Juniper below Market Street., Title and date from item., Text written on recto: Upon [William Stephens] a graduate of the class of [July 1845] of the Central High School of Philadelphia in consideration of his maintaining an unblemished reputation and of his continued devotion to liberal pursuits since the time of his graduation. In testimony whereof this Diploma has been granted duly by the corporate seal of the Controllers and by the signatures of the President and other officers of the Board and of the Principal and Professors of the School Date Philadelphia [Feb 10th] 18[53]., Signed and witnessed by several individuals, including: D.S Beideman, President; N. Nathans, T.G. Hollingsworth, Harlan Ingram, T.K. Collins, Committee of Controllers; R.J. Hemphill, Secretary; John S. Hart, LLD, Principal; and thirteen professors., Accompanied by a ribbon embossed with the seal of the Controllers of the Public Schools of the First School District [of Philadelphia]., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Doret and Mitchell Collection – Prints [P.2022.62.3.47]

Title: 250th anniversary of the settlement of Germantown under the auspices of the Germantown historical society, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: "The historical text ... is by Edward W. Hocker, librarian of the Germantown historical society.", Gift of David Doret, 2019., Library copy in printed paper wrappers., Library copy has insertion of broadside titled, "The First protest against slavery, Germantown, 1688," compliments of Howard T. Landes, Pastor Germantown Mennonite Church since 1928.
Creator: Germantown Historical Society, author
Date: [1933]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Ephemera [P.2019.64.1]

Title: Philadelphia: a guide made for the convenience of people interested in the city's notable history and present achievements
Description: Cover title: A friendly guide-book to Philadelphia., Gift of David Doret, 2019., Library copy in printed paper wrappers.
Creator: John Wanamaker (Firm), firm, Philadelphia
Date: ©1917
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Ephemera [P.2019.64.3]

Title: The Wanamaker store in Philadelphia
Description: Gift of David Doret, 2019., Library copy in printed paper wrappers.
Creator: John Wanamaker (Firm)
Date: 1914
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Ephemera [P.2019.64.4], https://archive.org/details/wanamakerstorein00john

Title: The story of Christ Church in Philadelphia "The Nation's Church."
Description: Includes index., Gift of David Doret, 2019., Library copy in printed paper wrappers.
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date: ©1953
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Ephemera [P.2019.64.2]

Title: Target firing State Fencibles, Capt. J. Page, the seat of Dr. William Wetherill, Fatland (near Valley Forge) Montgomery Co. Pa. June 14th 1859
Description: Scene showing the State Fencibles militia marching past the Wetherill mansion on the Fatland estate. The men march in seven lines, led by the Fencibles marching band, followed by officers, and then four lines of enlisted men fronted by a single Fencible. All the men wear uniforms and the officers wear Hardee hats, while the enlisted men wear tall, bearskin hats. In the left foreground, a group of well-dressed men, women, and children watch the militia. In the background, other guests line the portico and verandas of the mansion. near clusters of Fencibles and spectators lining the grounds in front of the mansion. The scene also includes the trees and bushes that surround the grounds and mansion. During the 1850s, Dr. Wetherill, partner in the Wetherill & Brother White Lead Works, annually invited the Fencibles to his estate for spring target firing. The June 1859 excursion included seventy-four muskets and five officers, a lunch, dinner, and dance. The State Fencibles was a military organization raised in Philadelphia in 1813 as part of the Pennsylvania militia. In 1871, the military company, recruited under James Page, became attached to the Eighth Regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania. The Fatland seat was owned by gentleman William Bakewell beginning in 1803 before being sold to the Wetherill Family about 1821 and his death. Fatland, named for the estate's great soil fertility, remained in the Wetherill family through the early 20th century., Title from item., Date inferred from date of event depicted., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 292, Gift of David Doret., Trimmed., Title clipped and pasted on sheet with manuscript note mounted below image: To Capt. J. W. Ryan Compliments of [Chas Marshall D. Co's N.G.?] Pa., Trimmed., See Thomas S. Lanard, One hundred years with the State Fencibles : a history of the First Company State Fencibles ... (Philadelphia: Nields Co., 1913), 115-116.
Date: [ca. 1859]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - A-Z - State [P.2017.15.17]

Title: E.S. Sullivan's Black Diamond Combination is coming in their new version of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Description: Illustrated stock trade card advertising the production of Uncle Tom's Cabin and depicting a white man and woman fishing near an old mill and waterfall. In the right, the man, attired in a hat, a white collared shirt, a blue jacket, brown pants, and black boots, stands on a rock and casts his fishing line. The woman, attired in a brimmed hat, a long-sleeved, blue dress, and black shoes, stands and holds her fishing pole. Behind them is a mill with a water wheel., Title from item., Date based on content., Promotional text printed on verso for Uncle Tom's Cabin includes cast of characters and seat prices., Gift of David Doret, 2011., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Sullivan [P.2011.45.25]

Title: Distinguished Americans, at a meeting of the New York Historical Society To whom this plate is by permission respectfully dedicated by Doney & Gollmann
Description: Group portrait of forty nine Americans gathered together at a meeting of the New York Historical Society in the University Chapel. Seen in the foreground, from left to right, are: George W. Bethune, Zadock Pratt, Francis L. Hawks, John E. Wool, Horatio Seymour, John W. Francis, Hamilton Fish, Winfield Scott, Jonathan M Wainwright, Daniel Webster, Samuel Jones, Franklin Pierce, William C. Bryant, Henry Clay, Edward Everett, Fred de Peyster, Luther Bradish, Martin Van Buren, George Bancroft, John Van Buren, William L. Marcy, and Lewis Cass. Another twenty seven men are seen in the background, including: Millard Fillmore, William H. Seward, John C. Calhoun and Valentine Mott. Each man wears a dark suit with a light shirt and tie. The men face in all directions; some look out toward the viewer and others turn to the side with no interaction among each other. Sitters portraits after painted portraits provided to the artist., Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1854 by Doney & Gollmann in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York., Gift of David Doret., LCP copy variant from copies at Library of Congress and American Antiquarian Society. Imprint varies and image does not include sitter Archbishop John Hughes., See David McNeely Stauffer, American engravers upon copper and steel, Vol. 1 (New York, 1907), 66., A key and description of the plate is included in the New York Historical Society Quarterly 38, 1954 , 458-459. Copy included with print. Description references Hughes missing from key, but not the image., Thomas Doney came to Canada from France, worked in Illinois and Ohio, and finally established himself in New York in 1845.
Creator: Doney, Thomas, fl. 1844-1852, engraver
Date: 1854
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Portrait Prints/Photos - Group [P.2011.45.3]

Title: Ten fine steel plate views of places of interest, new map and guide to Philadelphia
Description: Views include Carpenter's Hall; Centennial Art Gallery; Chestnut St. Bridge; Girard College; Independence Hall in 1876; Lincoln Monument; Masonic Temple; Independence Hall in 1776; United States Mint; and View in Fairmount Park (i.e., Girard Avenue Bridge). Most of the views also show street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles. Chestnut St. Bridge image includes men in row boats and other small vessels on the Schuylkill River. Carpenter Hall print depicted as a winter view. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title from wrapper., Printed on recto of wrapper: Price 25 cts., Housed with complementary uncut sheet of ten titled views of places of interest in Philadelphia. [P.2011.45.8]., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *PhPr - Views [P.2011.45.9]

Title: Ten fine steel plate views of places of interest, new map and guide to Philadelphia
Description: Views include Carpenter's Hall; Centennial Art Gallery; Chestnut St. Bridge; Girard College; Independence Hall in 1876; Lincoln Monument; Masonic Temple; Independence Hall in 1776; United States Mint; and View in Fairmount Park (i.e., Girard Avenue Bridge). Most of the views also show street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles. Chestnut St. Bridge image includes men in row boats and other small vessels on the Schuylkill River. Carpenter Hall print depicted as a winter view. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title from wrapper., Printed on recto of wrapper: Price 25 cts., Housed with complementary uncut sheet of ten titled views of places of interest in Philadelphia. [P.2011.45.8]., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *PhPr - Views [P.2011.45.9]

Title: The Oakland Schottisch composed for and respectfully dedicated to the young ladies of the Oakland Female Institute, Norristown, Pa. by Charlie C. Converse
Description: Sheet music cover containing an exterior view of institute building and grounds from the Delaware River. Students stroll on the lawn. A passenger train of the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norrristown (later Philadelphia & Reading) Railroad passes in the foreground and a boat is moored on the river bank. The institute was established in 1845. This view issued shortly before the building underwent major renovation and enlargement 1852-1855., View published as the frontispiece for Circular and catalogue of the Oakland Female Institute, Norristown, PA. for the year ending September 25, 1851 (Philadelphia: Printed by John Young, Black Horse Alley, 1851) with the artist's credit line "From nature and on stone by W.E. Hitckcock [i.e. Hitchcock]." (LCP Am 1850 Nor Oak, 74806.O and HSP *VoM 65 vol. 10) (POSP 155.1)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 155.2, LCP also holds copy, including sheet music [Sheet Music Oakland 11856.F (Doret)]. Copy gift of David Doret., Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 17:39. FLP variant copy includes imprint: From nature & on Stone by J. Queen.
Creator: Hitchcock, William E., ca. 1823-ca. 1880, artist
Date: c1852
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Education [P.9210.11]

Title: Independence Hall in 1776
Description: View looking east showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Includes the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut) and Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). View also shows street and pedestrian traffic, including a conestoga wagon, as well as the adjacent street corner., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 876, Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Government Buildings - S [P.2011.51.8]

Title: Album of Pennsylvania R. R. scenery
Description: Souvenir viewbook containing twelve captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks of and along the Pennsylvania Railroad in the Mid-Atlantic. Includes "Pennsylvania R. R. Station, Jersey City, Showing Birds eye View of the Hudson River, New York City Etc."; "Pennsylvania R. R. Ferries Plying Between Jersey City & New York"; "New Brunswick N. J. Penna. R. R. Bridge Crossing the Raritan River"; "Broad St. Station Penna. R. R. Co. Philadelphia. Grandest R. R. Depot in America" with inset showing Independence Hall"; "New Public Building, Philadelphia Cor. Broad & Market Streets. Built of Marble & Granite. Grandest Single Structure in the World. Cost Already Over $15,000,000. View at Left, U. S. Mint. View on the Right, Penna. R. R. Depot."; "Views at Bryn Mawr, 10 miles West of Philadelphia: Bryn Mawr Hotel. Bryn Mawr Station. Residences."; "Penn. R.R. Bridge Crossing the Susquehanna River 6 Miles West of Harrisbugh PA"; "Lewiston Narrows"; "Jacks Narrows, From Mapleton"; "Along Jack Narrows"; "The Horse Shoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad"; "Near Bolivar on the Conemaugh with inset showing "Scene at Allegrippus"; "In the Pack Saddle, On the Conemaugh/Spruce Creek Tunnel"; "Penna. R. R. Co’s Depot, Pittsburgh Pa."; View of Pittsburgh & Allegheny City Pa. with inset showing "Iron Works South Side." Views also show American's first immigration center Castlegarden (i.e., Castle Clinton, Battery Park, N.Y.), traveling trains, piers, factories, pedestrian and street traffic, and landscapes, including mountains, valleys, and creeks. Some inset images also designed as trompe l'oeil., Publication information from copyright statement., Title from embossed brown morocco binding, front cover stamped: Album of Pennsylvania R. R. Scenery., Prints connected by accordion folds., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Housed in phase box., Gift of David Doret.
Date: [1888]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Album [P.2011.45.26]

Title: [Engineer drawings published in the Water Supply of the City of Philadelphia by a Proposed Aqueduct from the Norristown Dam and the Acquisitions of the Works of the Schuylkill Navigation Company, 1891]
Description: Collection of thirteen drawings and one blueprint showing the proposed route by the Schuylkill Navigation Company (E. F. Smith, C.E.) for an aqueduct running from the Norristown Dam to the Schuylkill River. Drawings include: "1. Map of the Drainage Area of the Schuylkill River Showing the Location of Pools and Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation" depicting mountains, creeks, drainage areas, canals, and dams between Broad Mountain and Philadelphia; "3. Profile and Details of the Proposed Aqueduct to Convey the Water of the Schuylkill River from the Norristown Dam to the Pumping Station of the City of Philadelphia" showing cross-sections of creek crossings, conduits, tunnel grades, shaft locations, and “Section through Centre of Arch River Crossing”; "4. Plan Elevation and Section of Schuylkill River Bridge Near Belmont and other Crossings on line of Proposed Aqueduct from Norristown Dam to the Pumping Stations of the City of Philadelphia" showing the bridge elevation, cross-sections of the bridge (e.g. “Buckle Plate Floor and Asphalt Pavement”), map of the area near the Schuylkill River, East Park Reservoir, Thirty-third , Diamond, and Oxford Streets, and “Culvert of Ravine at Edgley, East Park; "Plans and Elevations of Inlet and Gate Houses on the Line of a Proposed Aqueduct for the Water Supply of the City of Philadelphia" showing ground plans and gate house sections and not the elevations” by Furness, Evans & Co., Architects”; "Map of the Valley of Tumbling Run Showing the Lands of the Schuylkill Navigation Co. with the Existing and Proposed Reservoirs Therein and its Drainage Area" showing the area between the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Sharp Mountain (East Norwegian Township), Second Mountain (Manheim Township), and containing notes about right of way, existing and proposed reservoirs, distances and widths;, "I. Plan of Property and Works of the Schuylkill Navigation from Tumbling Run to head of Lord’s Dam No. 14" showing landforms, Schuylkill River, the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad, dams and towns along the river, and notes about property lines, right of way, and schedule numbers; "II. Plan of Property and Works of the Schuylkill Navigation, from Head of Lords Dam No. 14 to Red Hill Shoemakersville" showing Schuylkill and Berks Counties, Blue Mountains, Schuylkill River and dams along it, Stony Creek and Lands, insets of sites along the river, and notes about property lines, right of way, and schedule numbers; "III. Plan of Property and Works of the Schuylkill Navigation from Red Hill Shoemakersville to Felix’s Dam No. 19" showing the Schuylkill River, Berks County, dams, creeks, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and notes about property lines, right of way, and schedule numbers; "IV. Plan of Property and Works of the Schuylkill Navigation from Felix’s Dam No. 19 to Big Reading Dam No. 24" showing the Schuylkill River and dams along it, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Berks County, Reading, Neversink, Flying Hill, and notes about property lines, right of way, and schedule numbers; "V. Plan of Property and Works of the Schuylkill Navigation from the Big Reading Dam No. 24 to Sixpenny Creek" showing the Schuylkill River, Berks County, Wilmington and Pennsylvania Northern Railroad, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Birdsboro, Monocacy, Girard Canal, creeks, and notes about property lines, right of way, and schedule numbers; "VI. Plan of Property and Works of the Schuylkill Navigation from Sixpenny Creek to Fricks Locks" showing Berks, Montgomery and Chester Counties, Monocacy, the Schuylkill River, Pottstown, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, creeks, and notes about property lines, right of way, and schedule numbers;, "VII. Plan of Property and Works of the Schuylkill Navigation from Fricks Locks to Mouth of Perkiomen" showing Montgomery and Chester Counties, the Schuylkill River and dams along it, Girard Canal, Black Rock Hills, Phoenixville, and notes about property lines, right of way, and schedule numbers; "VIII. Plan of Property and Works of the Schuylkill Navigation from Mouth of Perkiomen to Norristown" showing Chester and Montgomery Counties, Schuylkill River and dams along it, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, Chester Valley Railroad, Valley Hills, Barbadoes Island, Norristown, Bridgeport, and notes about property lines, right of way, and schedule numbers; and an untitled, unattributed, and undated drawing showing dam capacities (Black Rock, Pawlings, Catfish, Norristown) water depths, and nineteen points (towns, creek mouths, inlets, furnaces, gate houses, pumping stations) between Black Rock Dam and Fairmount. The aqueduct was to facilitate an improvement to the quality of drinking water for the city. The supply was becoming increasingly polluted through the manufacturing districts surrounding the Fairmount Park pumping stations and the nearby Schuylkill Valley. The project was under the direction of E. F. Smith, engineer and superintendent of the Schuylkill Navigation Co. which was originally chartered in 1815 to make the Schuylkill River navigable., Title supplied by cataloger., Drawings dated by artist May 1891., Majority of drawings numbered in upper right corner with a Roman numeral or Arabic number: 0-1; 3-4; I-VIII., Majority of drawings signed in lower left corner: Emil L. Nuebling, Del., Plan Elevation and Section of Schuylkill River Bridge Near Belmont and other Crossings on line of Proposed Aqueduct from Norristown Dam to the Pumping Stations of the City of Philadelphia (P.2008.12) signed lower left corner: W. S. Davis, Del., Drawings include horizontal and/or vertical scales., Many of the drawings include “Schedule Numbers.”, Some of the drawings include compasses., Some of the drawings vary from their published versions including 1. Map of the Drainage Area ... which does not include a “Table” (P.2008.13.10) and Plans and Elevations of Inlet and Gate Houses ... which does not include “Elevation” views., Manuscript note on verso of P.2008.13.10: Map of the Drainage Area of the Schuylkill River. Showing locations of Pools and Canals., Stamped on verso of P.2008.13.10: Case 4; Box I-5; No. 6238., Gift of David Doret., Emil L. Nuebling, a Reading, Pa. native and civil engineer, trained in Reading and Newark, N.J. before receiving by 1891 an appointment under E. F. Smith of the Schuylkill Navigation Co. He also worked for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad before becoming engineer and superintendent of the Reading Water Works in 1895. He worked as Reading's water engineer through the early 20th century.
Creator: Nuebling, Emil L., -1926, artist
Date: May 1891
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department rolled maps - Schuylkill - Box 1- Box 3 [P.2008.13]

Title: Ledger Building, Sixth and Chestnut Streets
Description: Faded street scene showing commercial establishments on the block including the Public Ledger Building built 1866-67 after designs by Philadelphia architect John McArthur, Jr. Depicts the western corner of the State House covered with theater broadsides., Title and publisher's imprint from series list printed on verso. One of 106 numbered titles in the series (No. 139-245)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Also published as a half stereoview mounted on paper [(6)1322.F.117d]., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret., Robert Newell's son Henry entered the business in 1872 and the name changed to "R. Newell & Son".
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Streets [P.2010.6.17]

Title: Church, Broad & Arch Sts., Phila. (Methodist) New Masonic Temple in the background
Description: View looking southeast at the Methodist Episcopal church constructed 1869-70 after designs by Addison Hutton. Shows the west front of the adjacent Masonic Temple built 1868-1873 after the designs of James H. Windrim, a coach parked in the right foreground, and the liquor store operated by Charles P. Collins at the northeast corner of Broad and Arch Streets., Title from two different manuscript notes on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped 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., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Religion [P.2010.6.18]

Title: U.S. Mint
Description: View looking northwest at the second mint building at 1331-1337 Chestnut Street (northwest corner of Juniper and Thirteenth streets) completed in 1833 after the designs of William Strickland and possibly John Haviland. Also shows two horses on Chestnut Street in the left foreground., One of 107 titles printed in series list on verso (No. 139-245)., Publisher's imprint on verso., 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 David Doret.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Government buildings [P.2010.6.16]

Title: New Masonic Temple, corner Broad & Filbert Sts. Phila, Pa. To be dedicated Sept. 26, 1873
Description: View looking northeast showing the west front and north flank of the new Masonic Temple, built 1868-1873 after the designs of Freemason and Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim. Also shows construction materials and a dray in the street in front of City Hall in the right foreground., Attributed to Robert Newell., Title from manuscript note 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., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Associations [P.2010.6.19]

Title: Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church [certificate]
Description: Life membership certificate containing a vignette contrasting scenes of apocalyptic doom and religious salvation. Shows to the right an angel trumpeting salvation and wielding the Bible above a missionary preaching to a large group of Native Americans and a converted Black family kneeling and reaching toward the heavens; broken shackles and swords beside them. Opposite the scenes of salvation, a cross rises from the ground, bringing forth a river of redemption too late for the lost souls of a bejeweled "heathen" woman and a skull-headed man entangled by serpents. Behind them a temple, probably the Vatican, collapses to the ground. The Missionary Society, officially organized in New York in 1820, worked first to convert Native Americans and enslaved people before extending their missions to the Black inhabitants of Liberia in 1823., Issued to Eliza J. Hamilton on April 7th, 1846. Signed by John Whitman, President and Saml. Sappington, Secretary., Gift of David Doret, 2009., See variant *Philadelphia Certificates - Organizations - M [P.P.2004.46.1]., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Access points revised 2021., Description revised 2021.
Creator: Sartain, John, 1808-1897, engraver
Date: [ca. 1835]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Philadelphia Certificates - Organizations - M [P.2009.26.1]

Title: Horticultural Hall, Phila
Description: View looking west at the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs and broadside posters adorn the front of the building and can be seen along the fence separating the hall from the Academy of Music. Includes a partial view of Lardner Street (i.e. Back Place). Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Stamped twice on verso: J.B. Sample., 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 David Doret.
Creator: De Young's Palace Dollar Store (Firm)
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - De Young's - Theatres and halls [P.2010.6.3]

Title: The sick dolly
Description: Genre photograph showing a young white girl, wearing her hair in ringlets and attired in a dark-colored dress with decorative white piping, white stockings, and black shoes, sitting in a rocking chair in front of a chaise lounge. She holds her white porcelain doll in her arms like a baby. A doll's cradle sits at the girl's feet along with doll’s chair on which a cloth white doll sits. A Black cloth doll is propped on the lounge behind the girl. In the right is a small side table with a glass mug., Title printed on verso., Photographer's label pasted on verso over the printed text of another photographer or publisher., Buff mount with rounded corners., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret, 2010., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Genre [P.2010.6.1]

Title: Bird's eye view of Philadelphia, east from State House steeple
Description: Cityscape view looking northeast from State House (520 Chestnut) showing the north side of the 400 block of Chestnut Street before construction began on the Provident Life & Trust Company building (401-411 Chestnut) in 1876. Includes Peoples Bank (433-437 Chestnut, i.e., Girard Building, built ca. 1874); Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities (431 Chestnut, built 1871-73, Addison Hutton, architect); Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank (425-429 Chestnut, built 1854-55, John M. Gries, architect); Philadelphia National Bank (419-423 Chestnut, built 1857-59, John M. Gries, architect); and the Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit & Insurance Co. (413-417 Chestnut, built 1873-74, James H. Windrim, architect). Also shows surrounding buildings including the steeple of Christ Church (22-34 North Second Street)., Title printed on mount and in manuscript note on verso of P.2010.6.2., Alternate title on negative of P.9168.17: "East from Sixth and Chestnut"., Photographer's imprint on mounts; in black text on P.2010.6.2 and red text on P.9168.17., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of the city entitled, "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," printed on verso of P.2010.6.2. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., One of the images gift of David Doret (P.2010.6.2).
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.2010.6.2 and P.9168.17]

Title: Independence Hall in 1876
Description: Busy street view showing Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans (500 Chestnut) and Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles, including a woman pushing a baby carriage, wagons, carriages, and street cars, congest the sidewalks and roadway. Trees line the sidewalk and a large American flag adorns Independence Hall., Title from item., Date inferred from title., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 880, Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Government Buildings [P.2010.6.30]

Title: Independence Hall
Description: View looking southwest showing the south side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street, including the front of the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows a partial view in the left foreground of old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut), Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut), and the commercial building at the southwest corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets where John McArthur would consruct the Public Ledger building 1866-1867 (600 Chestnut Street) in the distant right background., One of 107 titles printed in series list on verso (No. 139-245)., Publisher's imprint on verso., 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 David Doret.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [photographed ca. 1865, printed ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Government buildings [P.2010.6.13]

Title: Custom House, Phila
Description: Rooftop view looking east showing the government building at 420 Chestnut Street. Originally built as the Second Bank of the United States 1819-1824 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland, the building served as the U.S. Custom House from 1845 to 1935. Also includes the Philadelphia Bank Building built 1836 after designs by William Strickland at 400-408 Chestnut Street. Several individuals sit and stand on the steps of the customhouse., Title written in manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint on 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., Gift of David Doret., Robert Newell's son Henry entered the business in 1872 and the name changed to "R. Newell & Son".
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Government buildings [P.2010.6.14]

Title: [Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Railway Bridge from Lansdowne, Philadelphia]
Description: View from the west bank of the river showing men and a woman holding a child standing and sitting near a rustic railing overlooking the New York Railroad Bridge, known as the Connecting Railway Bridge, built from 1866-1867 after the designs of Pennsylvania Railroad Chief Engineer John A. Wilson. The PRR bridge served as the railroad’s first connecting railway between Philadelphia and New York City., Title supplied by cataloger., Series list printed on verso. Includes one hundred titles in the series (No. 1-100)., Publisher's imprint printed on series 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., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.2010.6.12]

Title: Girard College. Front view
Description: Partial exterior view of the front facade of Founder's Hall constructed 1833-1847 in the Greek Revival Style after the designs of Philadelphia architect Thomas Ustick Walter at 1201-1211 West College Avenue. Also shows a group of women standing in the doorway of the building. Girard College was established through a bequest from Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist, for the creation of a school for "poor white orphans.", Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., Yellow mount with rounded corners., For duplicate view see stereo - Newell - Education [P.8643.1], Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Education [P.2010.6.15]

Title: Fairmount from Lemon Hill, Phila. Park
Description: View looking south from a path at Lemon Hill in East Fairmount Park. Depicts a group of women and children standing together at the edge of a slope leading down to the Schuylkill River. View also includes the Fairmount Water Works and the decorative distribution arch (built 1860) and standpipe (built 1852) on Reservoir Hill. Originally constructed between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, the waterworks were altered and expanded after the designs of Philadelphia engineers, Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr., until 1872., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., 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 David Doret.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.2010.6.8]

Title: Girard Ave. Bridge
Description: View looking east from Girard Avenue showing the Girard Avenue Bridge, completed in 1872-74 after the designs of Philadelphia architects Henry A. and James P. Sims, over the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park. The wrought-iron Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, demolished in 1971, also served as a pedestrian bridge. Also includes a partial view of the nearby New York Connecting Railway Bridge, completed in 1867. In the foreground, spectators observe the river., Attributed to Robert Newell., Title from manuscript note 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., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1874]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Bridges [P.2010.6.6]

Title: View from Belmont, Phila. Park. Schuylkill River in the distance with Penna R.R. Bridge
Description: View looking south from Belmont Mansion in West Fairmount Park showing the Columbia Railroad Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River in the distant left background. One of the oldest railroad bridges in the United States, it was completed in 1834 after the designs of John C. Trautwine for the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad. The Reading Railroad purchased the bridge in the 1850s., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., 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 David Doret.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.2010.6.7]

Title: View of wheel house, Fairmount
Description: View looking northeast from the west bank of the Schuylkill River showing the Fairmount Water Works. Shows the old engine house; old mill house; new mill house (completed 1862); and the observatory tower arch (built 1860) and stand pipe (built 1852) on Reservoir Hill. The waterworks, orginally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded after the designs of Philadelphia engineers, Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., 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 David Doret.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Public Utilities [P.2010.6.9]

Title: Landsdown walk
Description: View showing a group of men and women standing and sitting on a paved walkway near the Schuylkill River in the Lansdowne section of Fairmount Park., Title printed on verso in numbered list with one hundred other titles in the series (No. 1-100)., Publisher's imprint printed on series 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., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.2010.6.11]

Title: The Oakland Female Institute. [diploma]
Description: Diploma depicting an exterior view of the institute building and grounds from the Delaware River. Students stroll on the lawn. A passenger train of the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norrristown (later Philadelphia & Reading) Railroad passes in the foreground and a boat is moored on the riverbank. The institute was established in 1845. View depicts the enlarged building following a major renovation and enlargement 1852-1855., Not in Wainwright., Issued to Ella J. Snodgrass on August 7, 1868. Signed by J. Grier Ralston; Mary L. Ralston; Lizzie J. Greir; Amelia G. Halsey; Agnes C. Ralston; L.M. Schneidre; Thos. O'Neill; Sarah E. Broughton; Anna L. Ralston; and O.P. Spang., Contains a blue ribbon and the Oakland Female Institute's embossed seal., Frederick Bourquin and P.S. Duval partnered in the firm known as P. S. Duval & Co. from about 1852 through 1857., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 156, Gift of David Doret.
Date: [ca. 1856]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Philadelphia Certificates - Education - Oakland [P.2009.24.1]

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