Exterior view of front facade of Stenton. Built 1728-1734 by James Logan. The house remained in the Logan family until the early 20th century when the city acquired the property in 1910., Inscribed in negative: 2227., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Logan House.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.25]
Depicts an old gnarled tree in the garden of Stenton, including a partial view of the house and the adjacent property in the background., Inscribed in negative: 2263., Title from negative sleeve., Dwelling built 1728-1734 by James Logan. The house remained in the Logan family until the early 20th century when the city acquired the property in 1910.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.32]
Depicts the front elevation of an unidentified stone residence surrounded by a field. A woman is doing laundry in a tub on the porch and a little girl stands nearby, looking toward the camera., Inscribed in negative: 3140., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.71]
Depicts the front facade of an unidentified stone residence, showing a two story wing attached to the main portion of the house., Inscribed in negative: 2949., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.67]
Depicts the plaque attached to the stone wall enclosing the Star Gazer's Stone, describing the history of the quartzose stone. It was planted as a marker in 1764 by Mason and Dixon to determine the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. The stone was placed on the property of George Harlan., Inscribed in negative: 3668., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.135]
View of front facade of home built circa 1740 and owned by officer George Miller during the Battle of Germantown. Named for resident George W. Toland, a member of Congress from 1837 to 1843. A sign for Jost Brothers Engineers is posted underneath two of the first floor windows., Inscribed in negative: 3336., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
September 23, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.99]
View of dwelling at the top of a hill in Fairmount Park, Located on the west side of the Schuylkill River above the Reading Railway Bridge. A steep set of stairs extends from the entrance of the stone farm house to the bottom of the hill in the foreground. The farm house was on the estate of Jacob S. Waln when the Irish poet Tom Moore puportedly stayed here during his visit to Philadelphia in 1804., Inscribed in transparency: 4021., Title from transparency sleeve., Also known as Boelson Cottage, Belmont Cottage and Pig's Eye Cottage.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Transparencies - Hand [P.9259.166]
View of dwelling at the top of a hill in Fairmount Park, Located on the west side of the Schuylkill River above the Reading Railway Bridge. A steep set of stairs extends from the entrance of the stone farm house to the bottom of the hill in the foreground. The farm house was on the estate of Jacob S. Waln when the Irish poet Tom Moore puportedly stayed here during his visit to Philadelphia in 1804., Inscribed in negative: 4025., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as Boelson Cottage, Belmont Cottage and Pig's Eye Cottage., Duplicate of Hand P.9259.166.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.167]
View of several unoccupied warehouse buildings and an empty lot where a building once stood., Inscribed in negative: 3817., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.147]
Depicts a narrow three story house near a wooded area. A rail fence runs around the property and is replaced by a stone gate near the entrance drive., Inscribed in negative: 3146., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.73]
Depicts the front facade and the porticoed front doorway of Upsala from a paved walk lined with trees. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2898., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.63]
Exterior detail of porticoed front doorway of the house. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2897., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.62]
Depicts the front elevation of the house. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2892., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.59]
View showing the inn built by Thomas Livezey circa 1850 near the Wissahickon Creek. The inn, managed by several proprietors under the Livezey family, was purchased by the city in 1872 and given over to the supervision of a patriotic women's society circa 1900. Shows signage adorning the building advertising a tea room. Lettering spelling "Valley Green" is visible on the side of the inn. Also shows a stone fence and two horses stopped near a stable adjacent to the building. A car is parked in front of the inn., Inscribed in negative: 3682., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.140]
View showing the inn built by Thomas Livezey circa 1850 near the Wissahickon Creek. The inn, managed by several proprietors under the Livezey family, was purchased by the city in 1872 and given over to the supervision of a patriotic women's society circa 1900. Shows signage adorning the building advertising a tea room. Lettering spelling "Valley Green" is visible on the side of the inn. Also shows a stone fence and a stable adjacent to the building. Several people sit on the front porch overlooking the dirt drive., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.2]
View showing the Walnut Street Theatre under construction at 827-833 Walnut Street (corner of Ninth and Walnut Streets). The theater, originally built as a circus in 1809, was altered to a theater in 1816, and remodeled from 1827-1828 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Haviland. Other renovations were completed in 1852 by Hoxie & Button, in 1903 by Willis Gaylord Hale and in 1904 by Rush Anderson Plowman. Also shows adjacent buildings and a United Cigar Stores Co. shop in the foreground, the only portion of the theatre building not undergoing construction. The number 13 trolley is depicted on Walnut Street., Inscribed in negative: 3147., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.74]
View showing the west and north elevations of the Washington House, built in 1740. Several signs, one painted on the west front, identify Stephen A. Henry as the proprietor of the tavern at the time of this photograph. A man smoking a pipe leans against the wooden telegraph pole marking the car stop on Germantown Avenue. An advertisement for Sun Lite Coffee is visible on the north flank of the building south of the tavern., Inscribed in negative: 2755., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.55]
Exterior view of front facade of residence, showing a plaque attached to a large tree in the foreground, identifying the house as George Washington's headquarters during the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777. Built circa 1720 for Quaker farmer and miller, Benjamin Ring. Reconstructed 1950-51 by George Edwin Brumbaugh., Inscribed in negative: 2759., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.57]
Oblique view of residence surrounded by two wooden fences and large trees in leaf. Built circa 1720 for Quaker farmer and miller, Benjamin Ring. Served as the headquarters for George Washington during the Battle of the Brandywine circa September 11, 1777. Reconstructed 1950-51 by George Edwin Brumbaugh., Inscribed in negative: 2756., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.56]
View of the front of the inn from the road. Built circa 1732 and named after a nearby wheel pump that has since been removed. According to the sign hanging from second floor balcony, John M McGoldrick was the proprietor of the hotel at the time of this photograph., Inscribed in negative: 3816., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.146]
Rear view of country dwelling built in 1754 on land acquired by Philadelphia merchant James Coultas in 1741. Portions of the house were used to construct Whitby New in Haverford circa 1922., Inscribed in negative: 2257., Title from negative sleeve., Also identified as the Thomas Mansion.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.30]
Depicts the front of the country dwelling built in 1754 on land acquired by Philadelphia merchant James Coultas in 1741. Portions of the house were used to construct Whitby New in Haverford circa 1922., Inscribed in negative: 2258., Title from negative sleeve., Also identified as the Thomas Mansion.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.31]
View of stained glass window in Christ Church depicting the Conversion of Constantine, in honor of James Mifflin, Esq. (1840-1895)., Inscribed in negative: 4425., Title from negative sleeve., Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.177]
Exterior view looking northeast at the Hamilton Mansion, the Woodlands, built 1770-1790 in West Philadelphia. Originally the country seat of Andrew Hamilton. His grandon William Hamilton (1745-1813) renovated and enlarged the house from 1787 until his death in 1813. In 1843 the house became the headquarters for the Woodlands Cemetery., Inscribed in negative: 3156., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.78]
Exterior detail of main front doorway and French doors. Earliest section of the house built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 2447., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.38]
Exterior view of front elevation of house. Earliest section built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 2448., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.39]
Exterior detail of front doorway flanked by ivy. Earliest section of the house built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 2446., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.37]
Exterior view of house from the steps of the Methodist Church, looking south. Earliest section built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. Center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Inscribed in negative: 4256., Title from negatives sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.171]
View of front facade of Wynnestay from the road, the original portion of which was erected in 1689 for William Penn's personal physician, Dr. Thomas Wynne. The lateral western extension was built circa 1700 by Thomas Wynne's son, Jonathan Wynne., Inscribed in transparency: 4374., Title from transparency sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Transparencies - Hand [P.9259.174]
Exterior detail of front facade of Wynnestay, the original portion of which was erected in 1689 for William Penn's personal physician, Dr. Thomas Wynne. The lateral western extension was built circa 1700 by Thomas Wynne's son, Jonathan Wynne., Inscribed in negative: 2515., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.47]
Exterior view of Wynnestay, the original portion of which was erected in 1689 for William Penn's personal physician, Dr. Thomas Wynne. The lateral western extension was built circa 1700 by Thomas Wynne's son, Jonathan Wynne., Inscribed in negative: 2512., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.46]
