Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or, Black Hawk and scenes in the West
Title
Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or, Black Hawk and scenes in the West
Creator
Smith, Elbert, creator
Date
1849
Location
Am 1849 Smi
The Rose bud : a gift for young hearts, for MDCCCLIV
Title
The Rose bud : a gift for young hearts, for MDCCCLIV
Date
1854
Location
Am 1854 Rose
FOURTH OF JULY UNION SONG.
Title
FOURTH OF JULY UNION SONG.
Description
Hail, our country's natal morn (8 vs.) Air—"Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled." [Publ.] Louis Bonsai. T. o. border; eagle with flag and banner. 21.5 x 12 cm.
The adventures of Telemachus
Title
The adventures of Telemachus
Creator
Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-, creator
Date
1848
Location
Am 1848 Fene
AUNT JEMIMA'S PLASTER, OR SHEEPSKIN BEES WAX NO. 2.
Title
AUNT JEMIMA'S PLASTER, OR SHEEPSKIN BEES WAX NO. 2.
Description
Aunt Jemima she was old, but very kind and clever (5 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. Print. Andrews. T. o. border. 24.3 x 16 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] with Astley's imprint added. 24.4 x 15 cm.
Mansure, John J.
Title
Mansure, John J.
Description
John J. Mansure, born ca. 1834 in Pennsylvania, was a Philadelphia lithographer active 1850-ca. 1865. In 1862, he became the Vice President of the Lithographic Printers Union. Both his brothers, Charles and Robert, were lithographers as well., In 1850, Mansure lived in Southwark (Ward 4). Between 1860 and 1870, he lived in South Philadelphia with his wife Mary (b. ca. 1836) and daughter Mary (b. ca. 1858) at 934 South Fifth Street, until he moved to 503 Native Street in 1864.
Date
b. ca. 1834
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
The Boston Almanac for the Year 1845
Title
The Boston Almanac for the Year 1845
Creator
Dickinson, S. N., creator
Date
1844
Location
zin 1397
Church of the Saviour, 38th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa
Title
Church of the Saviour, 38th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa
Description
Exterior view of Protestant Episcopal church built in 1889 after designs by Charles Marquedent Burns. Burns rebuilt the church in 1902-06 after a fire., Numbered 1022 on recto. Publisher's monogram on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Religion - [P.9050.82]
The sons of the sires : a history of the rise, progress, and destiny of the American party
Title
The sons of the sires : a history of the rise, progress, and destiny of the American party
Creator
Anspach, F. R. (Frederick Reinhart), creator
Date
1855
Location
Am 1855 Ans
Table of post offices in the United States on the first day of October, 1846
Title
Table of post offices in the United States on the first day of October, 1846
Date
1846
Location
Am 1846 Uni Sta Pos
Student's guide. Theoretical Department. Eastman National Business College. : Poughkeepsie, N.Y., On-the-Hudson. The only practial institution of learning in the United States
Title
Student's guide. Theoretical Department. Eastman National Business College. : Poughkeepsie, N.Y., On-the-Hudson. The only practial institution of learning in the United States
Creator
Eastman National Business College (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), creator
Date
1868
Location
Am 1868 Eastman
ASSU Illustration 6595
Title
ASSU Illustration 6595
Description
Block numbered in two places: 6595, also 368 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a woman wearing a headscarf; she sits cross-legged outdoors with one knee slightly raised; behind her there appears to be some sort of stone structure., “N.J. Wemmer. 215 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Boxwood dealer Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876., “Am.S.S.U.” – Back of block.
Date
[between 1861 and 1876?]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 25
Song sheet headpiece 135
Title
Song sheet headpiece 135
Description
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 2586k, One of 297 song sheet headpiece designs identified by Edwin Wolf in his bibliography, American Song Sheets, Slip Ballads and Poetical Broadsides Collection, 1850-1870: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1963).
MEN AND KNAVES.
Title
MEN AND KNAVES.
Description
The people rise, the storm's unchained (7 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. Letter paper; blue ink; hdpc. Magnus 105, col.; [publ.] Magnus (1). 19.6 x 12.4 cm. (cropped), Variant: b. [As above;] hdpc. Magnus 116, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.5 x 12.8 cm., Variant: c. [As above;] hdpc. Magnus 150, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.9 x 13.3 cm.
TIM FINIGAN'S WAKE.
Title
TIM FINIGAN'S WAKE.
Description
Tim Finigan lived in Bally- mackree (5 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. With "Market street" in 1st line; publ. Auner (5). A-J border. 24.5 x 14.7 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] publ. Johnson (2). A-J border. 24.5 x 14.8 cm., Variant: c. Adv: Send for Price List of Stephens' Colored Album Drolleries; [publ.] Wm. A. Stephens. Letter paper; Irishman with shillelagh, saying "How are ye's boys?", col. 21 x 14 cm.
THE FLAG OF OUR UNION.
Title
THE FLAG OF OUR UNION.
Description
The Flag of our Union boys, now and forever (4 vs.) Air: The American Star. Composed by Mathew Brady., Variant: a. Print. Senseman (2). T. o. border, horseshoe design. 22.4 x 13 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] t. o. border, leaf motif. 23.1 x 13.9 cm.
The young ladies' offering, or, Gems of prose and poetry
Title
The young ladies' offering, or, Gems of prose and poetry
Date
1848
Location
Am 1848 You Lad Off
ASSU Illustration 8481
Title
ASSU Illustration 8481
Description
Block numbered in one place: 8481., Image of three insects (locusts), numbered (1), (2), and (3)., Back of block obscured by pasted-down paper., Illustration appears in A dictionary of the Bible: including biography, natural history, geography, topography, archaeology, and literature (Philadelphia, 1880), p. 524.
Date
[s.a.]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 29
Memoir and letters of Harriet J. Moore
Title
Memoir and letters of Harriet J. Moore
Creator
Moore, Harriet J., creator
Date
1856
Location
Am 1856 Moore
MARCHING ON OR SOUND THE BATTLE CRY.
Title
MARCHING ON OR SOUND THE BATTLE CRY.
Description
Marching on, marching on, glad as birds on the wing (4 vs. and chor.) [Publ.] Johnson and Cartlitch, and Johnson (2). 20.5 x 10 cm.
THE LEGEND OF THE CLOCK.
Title
THE LEGEND OF THE CLOCK.
Description
The old clock stands in the library wall (8 vs.) By B. J. Leedom; with narrative preceding song be- ginning: "This clock was brought over from England by the writer's ancestor in 1862" T. o. border within two double-line borders; clock. 25.5 x 19.5 cm.
Song sheet headpiece 121
Title
Song sheet headpiece 121
Description
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 90p, One of 297 song sheet headpiece designs identified by Edwin Wolf in his bibliography, American Song Sheets, Slip Ballads and Poetical Broadsides Collection, 1850-1870: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1963).
Pandanus Javanicus Variegates
Title
Pandanus Javanicus Variegates.
Description
Interior view of Horticultural Hall showing a potted plant.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date
1876
Location
Centennial - album [P.8965.36e]
ASSU Illustration 1589
Title
ASSU Illustration 1589
Description
Block numbered in two places: 1589., Image of two men at night, outside an oyster bar on a street. There is a theater (“Theatre”) nearby, with a crowd of people outside it.
Date
[s.a.]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 13
Famous men of Britain
Title
Famous men of Britain
Date
1856
Location
Am 1856 Famous
Poems in sunshine and firelight
Title
Poems in sunshine and firelight
Creator
Piatt, John James, creator
Date
1866, c1863
Location
am 1866 Piatt
The earth and man: : lectures on comparative physical geography, in its relation to the history of mankind
Title
The earth and man: : lectures on comparative physical geography, in its relation to the history of mankind
Creator
Guyot, A. (Arnold), creator
Date
1865
Location
Am 1865 Guyot
Memoir of Nathan W. Dickerman
Title
Memoir of Nathan W. Dickerman
Creator
Abbott, Rev. Gorham D., creator
Location
zin 1578
History of Mary Queen of Scots
Title
History of Mary Queen of Scots
Creator
Abbott, Jacob, creator
Date
[1848?]
Location
Am 1848 Abbott
Views of Ashwood Photograph Albums
Title
Views of Ashwood Photograph Albums
Description
Photographs taken by the grandson of Philadelphia merchant Robert Waln, of the family estate in Delaware County, PA, 1865-1875.
PAT MURPHY OF MEAGHER'S BRIGADE.
Title
PAT MURPHY OF MEAGHER'S BRIGADE.
Description
'Twas the night before battle; and, gathered in groups (6 vs.) Air: Think of your head in the morning., Variant: a. Publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan horned imp border. 22.5 x 16 cm., Variant: b. With quotation marks around Air; sheet no. 1124; sung with great success by the Comic Vocalist of the day, Tony Pastor; publ. Wrigley (1) [printed upside-down]. Wrigley horned imp border. 24.4 x 15.4 cm., Variant: c. [As above;] publ. Wrigley (3). 21.5 x 13.4 cm. (cropped)
Domestic duties, or, Instructions to young married ladies
Title
Domestic duties, or, Instructions to young married ladies
Creator
Parkes, William, Mrs., creator
Date
1829
Location
Am 1829 Par
CLIME BENEATH WHOSE GENIAL SUN.
Title
CLIME BENEATH WHOSE GENIAL SUN.
Description
Clime, beneath whose genial sun (3 vs.) Air: Scots Wha Hae wi' Wallace Bled. Headed: "National Song"; publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan musical instruments border, col. 25 x 16.4 cm.
A practical view of Christian education.
Title
A practical view of Christian education.
Creator
Babington, Thomas, creator
Date
1831
Location
Am 1831 Babi
The midwife's guide : being the complete works of Aristotle
Title
The midwife's guide : being the complete works of Aristotle
Creator
Aristotle (pseud.), creator
Date
1845
Location
Am 1845 Ari
Epistolae responsoriae duae a Thoma Sydenham
Title
Epistolae responsoriae duae a Thoma Sydenham
Description
"Prima De morbis epidemicis ab anno 1675 ad annum 1680 ad .. Robertum Brady .. , secunda De luis venerae historia & curatione ad .. Henricum Paman .. "., "Apparently issued as part of the Opera, London, 1685 (9.1)"--Meynell., Format from Wing., Unedited record., William Byrd II's copy., Bound with other works.
Creator
Sydenham, Thomas, 1624-1689
Date
1685
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Wing S6304 (b.w.) 68374.O.2
Memorial Hall
Title
Memorial Hall
Description
Exterior view of Memorial Hall. On top of Memorial Hall are birds and statues. In the foreground are "The Navy", sculptor Larkin G. Mead of the Ames Manufacturing Company, shrubs, and Winged horses owned by the Fairmount Park Commission and a passenger train.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date
1876
Location
Centennial album [P.8965.3b]
ASSU Illustration 4362
Title
ASSU Illustration 4362
Description
Block numbered in two places: 4362., Image of a bear climbing a tree; bridge in background. The bear appears to be attempting to reach something attached to the tree. With incised space for large initial letter., "Bear…[illegible]" -- Inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in Youth's penny gazette, vol. 13, no. 10 (May 9, 1855), p. 39.
Date
[s.a.]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 2
SQUIRE JONES'S DAUGHTER.
Title
SQUIRE JONES'S DAUGHTER.
Description
Sweet is the gush of waterfalls (4 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. [Publ.] De Marsan (2). De Marsan trapper border, col.; cop: 1860, H. De Marsan, SDN.Y. 24.8 x 16.6 cm., Variant: b. Sheet no. 484; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley Ethiopian border. 25.4 x 16.1 cm.
[Unidentified residence, Long Island, New York]
Title
[Unidentified residence, Long Island, New York]
Description
View, taken through trees, focuses on the doorway of the frame house., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet . Urn with flowers in center. Scroll border., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. A large scalloped oval with an ornate scrolled border., See Board report of November 17, 1992. Mr. Dorman purchased this daguerreotype at Weschler's auction in Washington, D.C. in 1958., Gift of Charles Dorman, November 2, 1992.
Date
ca. 1855
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9403.2]
[Julianna Randolph Wood, 1810-1885]
Title
[Julianna Randolph Wood, 1810-1885]
Description
Portrait of Wood wearing a white lace cap and a checked dress buttoned down the front, is in a prim pose, with her hands clasped at her waist. The image is off center. Very pale pink hand coloring on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red silk. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of two roses in a leafy border. The design of the case is called Delicate Roses, Variant and is plate 123 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Generally produced in large quantity, ca. 1844. Same design on verso. The die-engraver was David Pretlove., See also P.8926.7 for a different pose. Richard Davis Wood (1799-1869), Julianna's husband, notes in his diary on May 1, 1846, "Took wife and daughters Mary and Caroline to Langenheim's, and had their daguerreotypes taken, succeeding very well.", See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer.
Date
May 1, 1846]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.8]
THE CUMBERLAND'S CREW.
Title
THE CUMBERLAND'S CREW.
Description
Oh! shipmates, come, gather, and join in my ditty (7 vs.), Variant: a. Publ. Auner. 19.7 x 11.7 cm., Variant: b. Publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan ship border, with war scenes in lower corners. 25.5 x 16.4 cm., Variant: c. [Without "The" in title;] publ. Johnson (2). 21.2 x 11.5 cm., Variant: d. Sheet no. 47; publ. Wehman (2). T. o. border. 23.6 x 15.3 cm.
Lives of Harrison and Reid
Title
Lives of Harrison and Reid
Date
1892
Location
zin 1599
Hall, Henry
Title
Hall, Henry
Description
Henry Hall worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in 1866. He resided at 733 Moss Street. He was possibly the partner in Kunzman & Hall active in 1866.
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Battle of Gettysburg 1 envelope
Title
Battle of Gettysburg 1 envelope
Description
Image: Depicts soldiers firing cannons and cavalrymen in the foreground. Soldiers march in formation. Clouds of smoke rise up from the battle scene in the distance., Verse 169: Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 3rd, 1863., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Date
1861-1865
Manual of the corporation of the city of New York for the year 1849
Title
Manual of the corporation of the city of New York for the year 1849
Date
1849
Location
Am 1849 New Yor Com
Kansas Exhibit - Kansas and Colorado Building
Title
Kansas Exhibit - Kansas and Colorado Building
Description
Interior view of the Kansas and Colorado Building. Depicts the Kansas Exhibit, featuring a large fountain in the center, above which hangs a replica of the Liberty Bell made entirely out of grains and grasses. Also shows various other crops and plants throughout the exhibit.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date
1876
Location
Centennial - album [P.8965.24a]
The American common-place book of prose
Title
The American common-place book of prose
Creator
Cheever, creator
Date
1838
Location
Am 1838 Cheev
Overseer envelope
Title
Overseer envelope
Description
Image: A white plantation owner stands with a whip tucked under his right arm and monitors slaves working in the field. A ship passes in the background., Verse 2500: To-day a king, tomorrow nothing., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Date
1861-1865
Travels in North America, in the years 1841-2
Title
Travels in North America, in the years 1841-2
Creator
Lyell, Charles, creator
Date
1845
Location
Am 1845 Lyell

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