Pennsylvania Day.
Title
Pennsylvania Day
Description
Bird's eye view looking northwest from the Main Exhibition Building showing visitors traveling the wide walkways radiating from Bartholdi's Fountain of Water and Light and extending into Belmont Avenue. View includes the lake, Bartholdi's Electric Light (i.e., Freedom Enlightening the World), the World's Ticket Office designed by H.J. Schwarzmann, the Washington statue by M. Dickerson Eyre, the Centennial Photographic Co. building, the Pennsylvania Railroad Office designed by J.M. Wilson, the Judges' Hall designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann and Hugo Kafka, the U.S. Government Building designed by James Windrim, and the music pavilion on Belmont Avenue. Image taken on Pennsylvania Day on September 28, 1876. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Stamped on mount: Grade 2., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9047.180]
Massachusetts State B'l'd'g.
Title
Massachusetts State B'l'd'g
Description
Views of the front elevation of the Massachusetts State Building with the state's coat of arms hanging over the entrance porch. Located along State Avenue adjacent to the Delaware and Connecticut state buildings on the Centennial grounds. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negatives., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprint on versos contain initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., One print [P.2011.47.207] gift of Raymond Holstein.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9299.39], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2011.47.207]
[Canada Lumber Exhibit]
Title
[Canada Lumber Exhibit]
Description
View showing the Canadian Log House with men standing on the roof and on the tower surmounted by the American and Canadian flags. Men also stand on the ground level looking toward the camera. Train tracks are visible in the foreground. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title illegible on negative. Supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Variant of Holstein stereos - P.2011.47.290 & 291., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9299.40]
Arkansas State Building.
Title
Arkansas State Building
Description
View showing the Arkansas State Building designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann and Hugo Kafka on the Centennial grounds. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9299.41]
Delaware section, G. & S. building.
Title
Delaware section, G. & S. building
Description
View showing the Delaware display in the Government and States Building at the World Cotton Centennial held in New Orleans in 1884. Signs for "Bark Sarah S. Ridgway," "Jas. H. Beggs & Co.," "Cowgill's wood stains," and "Queen and Crescent exhibit" are visible among the displays of potatoes and corn, framed images and paintings, miniature ships, textiles, and patriotic bunting. The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition was held in New Orleans from 1884-1885., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by "1776. Philadelphia. 1876.", Publisher's imprint blind stamped twice on mount: Wilson copyrighted 1885., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9299.42]
Birdseye view from M.B.
Title
Birdseye view from M.B
Description
Bird's eye view looking northwest from the Main Exhibition Building showing the wide, empty walkways radiating from Bartholdi's Fountain of Water and Light and extending into Belmont Avenue. View includes the lake, the World's Ticket Office designed by H.J. Schwarzmann, the Washington statue by M. Dickerson Eyre, the Centennial Photographic Co. building, the Pennsylvania Railroad Office designed by J.M. Wilson, the U.S. Government Building designed by James Windrim, and the music pavilion on Belmont Avenue. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Series number illegible on negative. Taken from duplicate in the collections of the New York Public Library., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9573.28-1]
Main Building transept from N. Gallery.
Title
Main Building transept from N. Gallery
Description
Views showing rows of display cases exhibiting ceramic products created by British companies, including Bates, Walker & Co. and W. Brownfield & Son, in the transept of the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. A banner for Great Britain and Ireland is visible in the background. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negatives., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprint on versos contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., One print [P.2011.47.185] gift of Raymond Holstein.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9580.4], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2011.47.185]
Agri. Hall, Main Avenue.
Title
Agri. Hall, Main Avenue
Description
View showing a wide aisle with benches flanked by display cases exhibiting products from agricultural manufacturers, including the canned goods of Atmore & Son advertised by a cow on a pedestal, E.J. Larrabee & Co., and James Tufts in the Agricultural Building designed by James H. Windrim. Banners for Canada and Portugal are visible in the background. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Variant of Holstein stereo - P.2011.47.260., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9580.5]
Horticultural Hall, east end.
Title
Horticultural Hall, east end
Description
View showing the fountain created by J.L. Mott Iron Works from New York at the east entrance of Horticultural Hall on the Centennial grounds. In the background, the east front of the hall, designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann, is visible. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Variant of Holstein stereo - P.2011.47.267., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9580.6]
Main Building, from east end.
Title
Main Building, from east end
Description
View showing the east elevation of the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson for the Centennial fair, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9580.7]
Main Building, S.E.
Title
Main Building, S.E
Description
Exterior view of the Main Building at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition in New Orleans. Shows the building before the land around it was landscaped, and includes planks of wood lying in the grass., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by "1776. Philadelphia. 1876.", White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1884
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9600.3]
Horti. Building, portico.
Title
Horti. Building, portico
Description
Exterior views showing the horseshoe arch and arabesque designs decorating the portico on the upper stories of Horticultural Hall designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negatives., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprints on versos contain initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., One print [P.2011.47.166] gift of Raymond Holstein.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9600.4], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2011.47.166]
Chilian Mineral Exhibit, Main B.
Title
Chilian Mineral Exhibit, Main B
Description
View of the Chilian Mineral Exhibit pavilion, surmounted by Chile's flag, containing mineral samples in glass cases in the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9669.12]
Memorial Hall Annex, Am. Dept.
Title
Memorial Hall Annex, Am. Dept
Description
View of paintings and sculptures on display in a room in the American section of the Art Gallery Annex. Signs on the entrance door read "Do not point at the works with canes, parasols, etc." A sculpture in the center of the room is surrounded on four sides by benches and situated under a large skylight. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9734.6]
Gen. Washington's Carriage.
Title
Gen. Washington's Carriage
Description
View showing a display outside of the carriage annex, or Main Exhibition Building annex, consisting of four carved white horses hitched to Washington's carriage. A display sign in the ground in front of the horses reads: "Samuel R. Phillips Harness Maker 13th Below Chestnut Philadelphia." Originally located within the building, the carriage, also known as the Dunlap-Powel coach or "Washington's White Chariot," was moved outside at a later date to the location depicted in this image. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9734.7]
Horti. Hall interior, from W. end.
Title
Horti. Hall interior, from W. end
Description
Interior view looking from the west end of Horticultural Hall through a large horseshoe arch supported by columns at a display of ferns and other plants flanking the aisle. A statue is visible amidst the plants under a large chandelier. The hall was designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann for the fair, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9734.8]
Centennial grounds from Judges' Pavilion.
Title
Centennial grounds from Judges' Pavilion
Description
View looking north from the rear of the Judges' Hall showing four men standing on a path flanked by trees. A small bridge spanning a stream is visible in the distance. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9734.9]
[New Hampshire State Building, 1876]
Title
[New Hampshire State Building, 1876]
Description
View showing the exterior of the two-story frame building on State Avenue. Men stand on the porch of the house and on a path near the entrance stairs. An American flag flies from a tall flag pole on the roof of the house. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Variant of Holstein stereo - P.2011.47.249., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9047.168]
["Old Abe," Wisconsin eagle, 1876]
Title
[ "Old Abe," Wisconsin eagle, 1876]
Description
View showing the eagle named "Old Abe" on a specially-designed perch adorned in patriotic stars and stripes. The mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Old Abe was on display in the Agricultural Building at the Centennial Fair. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Manuscript note on verso: Famous "Wisconsin eagle" carried by a Wisc. regiment during the Civil War and later exhibited at the Centennial., Stamped on verso: G.L. Howe, M.D., 924 Clover St., Rochester, N.Y., White curved mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9047.169]
[Janes & Kirtland fountain, Agricultural Hall nave, 1876]
Title
[Janes & Kirtland fountain, Agricultural Hall nave, 1876]
Description
Views showing the ornamental fountain designed by the New York firm Janes & Kirtland in the nave of the Agricultural Building. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprint on versos contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., One print [P.2011.47.276] contains manuscript note on verso: H.E.L., White curved mounts with rounded corners., One print [P.9047.170] gift of Robert M. Vogel., One print [P.2011.47.276] gift of Raymond Holstein., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9047.170], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2011.47.276]
Machinery Hall, S. Avenue looking east.
Title
Machinery Hall, S. Avenue looking east
Description
View showing engines and machines flanking South Avenue in Machinery Hall, including those created by Chas. P. Gladwin, Lovegrove & Co. and Hickford Knitters. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Variant of Holstein stereo - P.2011.47.288., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9047.171]
The American Volunteer.
Title
The American Volunteer
Description
Views showing a large granite statue, "The American Soldier," designed for the Antietam Soldiers' Monument by the New England Granite Company from Hartford, Connecticut. Also shows a man standing on the pedestal next to the soldier at rest. Monument located in front of the north entrance of the Main Building. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negatives., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprint on versos contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mounts with rounded corners., One print [P.9047.172] gift of Robert M. Vogel., One print [P.2011.47.240] gift of Raymond Holstein., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9047.172], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2011.47.240]
Women's Pavilion.
Title
Women's Pavilion
Description
Exterior view of the Women's Pavilion designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann. Two women and a man stand on a path near the gardens in the foreground. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9734.10]
Agricultural Hall.
Title
Agricultural Hall
Description
Oblique view looking west at the south elevation of Agricultural Hall designed by James H. Windrim. Shows a line of spectators, some with parasols, sitting on benches and standing against a rail in the foreground. A horse hitched to a dray is visible in the background. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9734.11]
Joy.
Title
Joy
Description
View of the statue "Joy," designed by Raimondo Pereda, on display in the Italian section of the Art Gallery Annex. Depicts a young child grasping a small animal in its hand. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White 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
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2010.6.4]
The Water Babies.
Title
The Water Babies
Description
View of the statue "The Water Babies," designed by M.S. Gould, on display in the Art Gallery Annex. Depicts two nude young children, cuddling together inside an oversized seashell. One child sits awake with its arm around a smaller child with its eyes closed. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2010.6.5]
Kiralfy's Alhambra Palace, Philadelphia. The illuminated gardens.
Title
Kiralfy's Alhambra Palace, Philadelphia. The illuminated gardens
Description
Views depict the front facade and interior illuminated gardens of Kiralfy's Alhambra Palace built on Broad Street below Locust Street in 1876 after designs by Frank H. Loenholdt for Hungarian-born brothers Bolossy and Imre Kiralfy. Shows Moorish-influenced architecture, garden sculptures, lights, balconies, and rock formations. The building was purchased by the Broad Street Theatre in 1877. Intended to be a temporary space for musical and dance performances during the Centennial Exhibition, it thrived long after its 100th anniversary, until 1937 when it was demolished for a parking lot., Stamped on rectos: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Title and photographer's imprint printed on versos., Orange curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., One item [P.9047.83] gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Theaters and halls [P.9047.83; P.9145.1-4]
[Interior view of unidentified hall with plants, sculptures, and chandeliers]
Title
[Interior view of unidentified hall with plants, sculptures, and chandeliers]
Description
Interior view shows large plants, sculptures and chandeliers adorning the perimeter of a large room in a hall. Large columns extend from the floor to the ceiling in between tall rectangular windows., Title supplied by cataloger., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Photographer's imprint printed on recto., Orange 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 Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Theaters and halls [P.9299.109]
[Tugboat south of Girard Avenue Bridge, Schuylkill River]
Title
[Tugboat south of Girard Avenue Bridge, Schuylkill River]
Description
View looking northwest on the Schuylkill River showing a man standing on the deck of a tugboat in the foreground. The first Girard Avenue Bridge, built 1852-55 by Adolphus Bonzano after designs by Rudolph Hering, is visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloger., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Photographer's imprint printed on recto., Orange 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 Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
photographed ca. 1872, printed c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Transportation [P.9299.74]
[General Washington's carriage at Belmont Mansion, Judge William Peter's residence, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia]
Title
[General Washington's carriage at Belmont Mansion, Judge William Peter's residence, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia]
Description
View showing George Washington's carriage, also known as the Dunlap-Powel coach or "Washington's White Chariot," in the foreground. Also shows a crowd of spectators standing in the background adjacent to the estate house at the country seat of Judge Richard Peters known as Belmont above Philadelphia (West Fairmount Park). Construction of the main block of the house began in 1743 but was not completed until circa 1751. The estate, originally purchased by William Peters in 1742 was used as a working model farm by his son Richard until Richard's death in 1828. Subsequently, the estate was utilized by the railroad, an oil refinery, and a country resort before purchased by the city in 1869 for inclusion in Fairmount Park., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on mount: Gen. Washington's carriage., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Photographer's imprint printed on recto., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., William Peters was a landowner and attorney from Liverpool, England. He held several offices in Philadelphia including Clerk of the Admiralty Court, Notary Public, and Prothonotary of the Superior Court. Belmont Mansion was one of several properties owned by Peters in Philadelphia. He gave the property to his son, Judge Richard Peters, when he returned to England in 1768., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Transportation [P.9299.110]
Bird's eye view, No. 1. From the market house. Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pa., destroyed by the rebels under McCausland, July 30th, 1864.
Title
Bird's eye view, No. 1. From the market house. Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pa., destroyed by the rebels under McCausland, July 30th, 1864
Description
Rooftop view from the market house in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania showing the destruction caused by Confederate troops led by brigadier general John McCausland on July 30, 1864., Title and publisher's imprint printed on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1864]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Views [P.8709.3]
View at Germantown.
Title
View at Germantown
Description
View of two men near a small stream in the foreground and a large house in the distant background. One man stands near one bank of the stream as the other reclines in the grass on the other., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1866]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Views [P.9212.12]
Views of the Wilson family on their estate.
Title
Views of the Wilson family on their estate
Description
Views show the Wilson family recreating on their estate. Depicts the family reading, picnicking, sitting and lounging in their yard, walking and working in their gardens, harvesting corn, playing with family dogs, posing near a small footbridge, and eating on their porch. Several members of the family are seated on their horses in a few of the images. One image includes an African American man, attired in a white chef’s hat and apron, overseeing a meal under a tent. Also shows exterior views of the family's two-and-a-half story residence with porches on the first two levels, a stone barn, and outbuildings. American flags are included in several of the images., Title supplied by cataloger., Date based on content and attire of the people., Photographer's labels pasted on versos., Stereograph [P.9439.17] contains manuscript note on verso: "For Mr. Wilson with compliments of the artist.", Contains twenty-two photographs, seventeen printed on yellow mounts with square corners and five printed on mint green mounts with square corners., Purchase 1993., 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.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [P.9439.1-22]
Broad St. east side bel. Oxford St. Phila.
Title
Broad St. east side bel. Oxford St. Phila
Description
View looking southeast at the fronts of residences on the 1500 block of North Broad Street below Oxford Street. Trees planted at evenly-spaced intervals partially obscure the houses., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's label pasted on verso., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1868]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Streets [P.9191.3]
[Chestnut Street from the Custom House, Philadelphia]
Title
[Chestnut Street from the Custom House, Philadelphia]
Description
View looking east from the U.S. Custom House at 420 Chestnut Street. Shows the tobacco store of M.B. Dean (413 Chestnut) and partial views of the Philadelphia National Bank building (419 Chestnut) and the Philadelphia Bank Building (400-408 Chestnut Street, built 1836). Also shows adjacent businesses; horse-drawn carts and carriages traveling and lining the street; and flags adorning several of the buildings., Photographer, title, and publication information from duplicate. (8)1322.F.23d or b., Manuscript note on verso: Chestnut St. Philadelphia, Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[April 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Streets [7992.F.18]
Ledger Building, Sixth and Chestnut Streets.
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]
Gilbert Stuart's studio.
Title
Gilbert Stuart's studio
Description
Shows the ivy-covered ruins of the barn used as a studio by the Philadelphia painter during the summers of 1796 to 1799. Barn was located on the property of Samuel Bringhurst, later William Wister, before being razed in 1900., Title and publisher's imprint from series list on verso. One of eighty-one numbered titles in the series (No. 438-519)., Buff 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., 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 - Studios [P.9047.25]
Unidentified residences, Pennsylvania.
Title
Unidentified residences, Pennsylvania
Description
Exterior views of unidentified residences in or near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shows residents sitting on their front porches and lawns and standing in their side yards, gardens, and driveways., Image P.9299.115 possibly depicts Wyck in Germantown. The earliest section of the house was built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations the house belonged to the Wistar-Haines family. Image P.9299.111 possibly shows the Francis Cope House in East Germantown., Title supplied by cataloger., Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Pink curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [P.9299.111; P.9299.114-115; P.9299.122-123; P.9299.125]
Cyclorama of Jerusalem and the Crucifixion, Broad and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia.
Title
Cyclorama of Jerusalem and the Crucifixion, Broad and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia
Description
Series of titled views include "Crucifixion," "Mount Moriah and Tower of Antonia," "Mount Moriah, with Mount Olives as background of Temple," "Lower Part of Mount Zion, with Mountains of Moab in the distance," "Central portion of Mount Zion," "Herod's Palace and Towers," "Western View, Ruins of Caravensary," "Western View," "Northern View, with Shepherd's Cottage and Road to Damascus," "Northern View, with Caravensary and Illuminated Well," and "North-eastern view, with Grotto of Jeremiah". Images depict the crucifixion of Christ on a barren plateau outside of the city and include Roman soldiers, pilgrims, merchant caravans, donkeys and camels, and a cottage., Title and photographer's imprint from series label pasted on verso. Includes eleven numbered titles in the series list (No. 1-11)., Orange curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
R. Newell & Son
Date
[ca. 1888]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Theaters and halls [P.9900.1-11]
Church, Broad & Arch Sts., Phila. (Methodist) New Masonic Temple in the background.
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]
Interior of church, Old Swedes'.
Title
Interior of church, Old Swedes'
Description
Interior view of the Episcopalian, former Lutheran, church known as Gloria Dei Church, built 1700-1703 by master builder John Harrison I at 929 South Water Street. Shows a pastor seated near the altar, galleries, pews, and a stained glass window surmounted by the phrase "Thou God Seest Me". All of these structures date to a major renovation in 1846., Title from publisher's series list printed on verso with 101 other numbered titles (No. 356-437)., Photographer's imprint printed 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., 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 - Religion [P.9521.1]
St. Aulyn's mansion, Chelten Hills, Pa.
Title
St. Aulyn's mansion, Chelten Hills, Pa
Description
Exterior views of the front facade of a stone mansion with a large, wraparound porch., Yellow mounts with square corners., Photographer's imprint blind stamped on mount of P.2002.21.1. Manuscript note on verso of 7992.F.3: Aulin's mansion, near Philadelphia, Pa. Manuscript note on verso of P.2001.21.1: St. Auylin's, Chelten Hills., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1866]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [7992.F.3 and P.2002.21.1]
[House and grounds where the 1st "4th of July" was celebrated]
Title
[House and grounds where the 1st "4th of July" was celebrated]
Description
View showing three men sitting in chairs in the grass in front of the gazebo pavilion on Dr. Edward Enoch's estate in Frankford, where Thomas Jefferson purportedly recited and celebrated the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. Also known as the Womrath estate., Written on negative: 377, Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink 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 Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [P.9299.112]
Rittenhouse Square fountain.
Title
Rittenhouse Square fountain
Description
Views depict an ornate drinking fountain adorned by a column with sea horses and the bearded face of Neptune surmounted by a classical male figure balancing his body with one foot. Also shows a detail of an open iron gate., Title in manuscript notes on mount of P.9299.117 and verso of P.9299.116., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Stamped on versos: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved mounts with rounded corners., One item, P.9299.117, reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 118., Arcadia caption text: Donated in 1872 to the Philadelphia Fountain Society by prominent Philadelphia civil engineer and art collector J. Gillingham Fell, the ornate fountain at the northwest corner of Rittenhouse Square (at Walnut and Rittenhouse streets) mirrored the wealth of nearby residents. Although beautiful, the fountains contained faulty plumbing, which caused muddy conditions intolerable to visitors, and the structures were removed by the early 1880s., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Monuments and statues [P.9299.116-117]
Lemon Hill mansion park.
Title
Lemon Hill mansion park
Description
View of the south elevation, divided into five bays, showing the oval pavilion of the mansion built 1799-1800 for businessman Henry Pratt in East Fairmount Park. In 1844, several years after Pratt’s death, Lemon Hill became the first mansion acquired by the city of Philadelphia to establish a public park, i.e., Fairmount Park. The residence was used as a lager beer garden following the establishment of the park in 1855., Title from manuscript note on photographer's label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint on label pasted on verso., Photographer's blind stamp on mount: Newell, 724 Arch St., Philadelphia., Mint green 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.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1868]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [P.9047.111]
Marble Terrace, West Philadelphia.
Title
Marble Terrace, West Philadelphia
Description
View looking east from Thirty-third Street and Woodland Avenue at "marble row" (i.e., marble terrace), a block of marble-fronted row houses with mansard roofs on the south side of Chestnut Street between Thirty-second and Thirty-third Streets. Also shows three men standing in the entrance of the storefront in the westernmost house on the block (3264 Chestnut Street). Built ca. 1870., Title from publisher's series list printed with 106 other numbered titles in the series (No. 139-245)., Manuscript note on mount: Marble Terrace - West Phila., Photographer's imprint from series list pasted on verso., Mint green mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James., 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 - Residences [P.9299.25]
Privat [sic] residence near Philadelphia.
Title
Privat [sic] residence near Philadelphia
Description
Exterior view of residence partially obscured by trees. Includes a family (father, mother, and daughter) posed on the front lawn., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1868]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [7992.F.21]
Sedgely Mansion.
Title
Sedgely Mansion
Description
Oblique view showing two men standing behind three women seated in front of Sedgley estate's tenant's cottage. The tenant's cottage, also known as the Porter House, was 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 and publisher's imprint from printed series list on verso. Series includes sixty-seven other titles (No. 58-125)., Manuscript note in pencil on mount: Sedgely mansion., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son
Date
[ca. 1872]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [P.9299.66]
Marshall's Falls, near Delaware Water Gap, Pa.
Title
Marshall's Falls, near Delaware Water Gap, Pa
Description
Views depict a waterfall flowing from large rock formations into a stream in the Delaware Water Gap., Title supplied by cataloger., Publisher's imprint printed on labels pasted on versos., Manuscript note on publisher's label of one item [P.8709.2]: Marshall's Falls, near Del. Water Gap, Pa., Imprint of distributor, Johnson & D'Utassy, photographers, pasted over publisher's label on verso of two items in series [8248.F.6 and P.9462.11]: (formerly Johnson, Williams & Co.), 952, 954, 956 Broadway, New York, corner Madison Square, opposite Fifth Avenue Hotel, and Kittatinny House, Delaware Water Gap, Pa., Yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1866]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Views [8248.F.6; P.8709.2; and P.9462.11]
Views of Mount Peace, Philadelphia.
Title
Views of Mount Peace, Philadelphia
Description
Views depict the Ralston estate known as "Mount Peace" located near St. James the Less and the junction of Nicetown Lane and Lamb Tavern Road. One image shows an open field and farm building in the foreground and larger dwellings and outbuildings in the distant background. The other depicts a man sitting in the grass next to a winding tree-lined path. Probably photographed before the Odd Fellows Cemetery Company purchased the land to build Mount Peace Cemetery (adjacent to Mount Vernon Cemetery) on the site in 1865-66., Title supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Robert Newell., Manuscript note on verso of item 7992.F.2: Mount Peace near Philadelphia., Manuscript note on verso of item 7992.F.13: View at Mount Peace (near Phila.)., Yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Views [7992.F.2 and 7992.F.13]

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