A treatise on cholera morbus
Title
A treatise on cholera morbus
Creator
Boisseau, F. G., creator
Date
1832
Location
Am 1832 Boi
Lights and shadows of domestic life
Title
Lights and shadows of domestic life
Date
1844
Location
Am 1844 Ligh
The Penny Tract, and other Books for Children and Youth
Title
The Penny Tract, and other Books for Children and Youth
Location
zin 1550
First Church of Christ "Scientist," Philadelphia, Pa
Title
First Church of Christ "Scientist," Philadelphia, Pa
Description
Exterior view., Sheet number: 50B03., Undivided back. Post marked 1906., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector.
Date
ca. 1906
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Miscellaneous - 50]
To a Merchant.
Title
To a Merchant.
Description
The merchant sits on a counter with knees twisted over his arms. A sign behind him reads "LINEN DIAPER." The sender mocks the recipient's misguided assumption that women find him attractive., Text: You pert Counter-jumper, with sick'ning grimace / You smile, smirk, and simper your meaningless face / You think yourself killing-- perhaps it is true, man, / For you'd be the death of a sensible woman. / Oh, yes! you're a Cupid, or think yourself so, / The counter your fortress, the yardstick your bow; / But I'd have you know, my impertinent spark, / You have shot all your arrows quite wide of the mark., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Date
[between 1840 and 1880?]
Boy with Auburn Hair.
Title
Boy with Auburn Hair.
Description
'Twas on a Summer's morning, all in the month of May (3 vs. and chor.), 2nd song: "My Boyhood's Home:" publ. Auner (2), A-J border, 20.6 x 12.5 cm. (cropped).
THE FIRE FELLER.
Title
THE FIRE FELLER.
Description
I keeps a Lager Beer Saloon mit pretzels, kase, und beer (10 vs.) Air—The Raging Canawl. By John L. Zieber; headed: "Wholesale Agents: T. M. Scroggy (1), G. Boshart, and H. K. Logan.", Variant: a. Publ. Zieber; adv: Buy "Polly Grey". T. o. border; yellow paper. 21.5 x 13.4 cm. (cropped at head?), Variant: aa. [Without heading, "Wholesale Agents, etc.";] publ. Johnson (2); adv: Cards, Circulars, Bill-Heads, etc. A-J border. 24.3 x 14.7 cm., Variant: aaa. Title: "Dutch Fire Feller;" publ. Johnson (2); adv: Buy the Dancer's Guide. 19.6 x 12 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] headed: "Zieber's Popular Editions". T. o. border; pink paper. 21.2 x 13 cm.
A digest of the acts of assembly relative to the First School District of the state of Philadelphia
Title
A digest of the acts of assembly relative to the First School District of the state of Philadelphia
Creator
Pennsylvania, creator
Date
1843
Location
Am 1843 Pen Law
Harnisch, Carl
Title
Harnisch, Carl
Description
Carl Harnisch, born in Altenburg, Germany on January 1, 1800, worked as an artist and created designs for lithographs in Philadelphia during the mid-19th century. Originally apprenticed in carpentry and engraving in Germany, Harnisch immigrated to Philadelphia with Edward Schnabel in 1849. He gave drawing lessons, worked in the lithographic trade, and painted ceiling and wall murals, including that of the home of W. C. Swann (1512 Walnut Street). Known lithographs include Reminiscences of a Fancy Dress Ball, in Philadelphia, February 1850 printed ca. 1850 by P. S. Duval. He also exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and was a founder of the German Artists' Association., He resided at 815 South Eighth Street in Ward 3 in his brother's household from 1860 until his death in 1882. His brothers Julius and Ernest Harnisch were cabinet makers, and then operated a saw mill in the city, and another relative, probably his son, Albert (1843-after 1913), was a sculptor. Harnisch died on August 9, 1882 at his residence with his brother and was buried in Mount Peace Cemetery. According to his obituary, he lived abroad for several years.
Date
January 1, 1800-August 9, 1882
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Thirteen colonies' state seals envelope
Title
Thirteen colonies' state seals envelope
Description
Image: The state seals of the original thirteen colonies form a closed oval shape that is connected by the Union flag. At the top of the oval are two Union flags that flank a shield and an eagle., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Date
1861-1865
UNION ROOT HOG OR TIE\
Title
UNION ROOT HOG OR TIE\
Description
Now gentlemen all lis- ten, a story you shall know (8 vs.) Words by Wattie Rusher; sung by Miss Annie Rush, at Kossuth Exchange Seventh St., Below Market; publ. Warren (2); advs: Pike's Vegetable Tooth Ache Drops, and You will save 30 per cent. T. o. bord
SIEGE OF LUCKNOW.
Title
SIEGE OF LUCKNOW.
Description
Beneath famed India's burning sun (11 vs.), Variant: a. Print. Andrews. T. o. border. 22.7 x 14.5 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] with Astley's imprint added. 24 x 15.2 cm.
One animal there is, always in disgrace
Title
One animal there is, always in disgrace,
Description
An unwashed woman stands amongst animals, including a nursing dog and a cat who has killed a chicken. In the text, "slut" means "messy.", Text: One animal there is, always in disgrace, / Who cannot look you squarely in the face. / One class of women. too, ought to be cut, / And you are one of them I mean, a slut. / In this there's truth in every line, / And more than that, I'll find another. / Valentine., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Date
[between 1840 and 1880?]
Robertson, Lizzie
Title
Robertson, Lizzie
Description
Lizzie Robertson born in Philadelphia ca. 1861 worked as a lithographer in the city in 1880 while a resident at 1307 North Tenth Street. She is one of the few listed female lithographers of the 19th century.
Date
b. ca. 1861
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
ASSU Illustration 6165
Title
ASSU Illustration 6165
Description
Block numbered in three places: 6165., Image of a little girl washing what appear to be plants in the water of a pump, in the city of London. St. Paul’s Cathedral is in the background, as well as a man in a top hat and a well-dressed lady. There is a basket next to the little girl., “Our Father’s Cure…[unintelligible]” – inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in "Our father's care" : a ballad (Philadelphia, between 1864 and 1893?), p. 11. This title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from 1864 to at least 1893. Caption of illustration -- "Then off to the pump she courageously goes.", Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Date
[s.a.]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 10
MCCLELLAN FOR 1865!
Title
MCCLELLAN FOR 1865!
Description
Kind folks, I pray atten- tion give,I'll not detain you long, sirs (6 vs. and chor.) Air: Billy O'Rourke. By J. Lovelock., Variant: a. Publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan comic heads border. 25.3 x 16.5 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] De Marsan ship border, with war scenes in lower corners. 26 x 16.3 cm.
Sinclair, Thomas
Title
Sinclair, Thomas
Description
Thomas Sinclair, born in 1807 in the Orkney Islands (Northern Scotland), was one of the premier Philadelphia lithographers of the 19th-century, particularly in the field of chromolithography. Trained in lithography in Edinburgh, Sinclair immigrated to the United States ca. 1830. He worked in New York and Philadelphia, including drawing a dance lithograph for Philadelphia lithographers Kennedy and Lucas in 1833. In Philadelphia, he and his wife Magdalena (b. ca. 1808) had nine of their ten children as noted in the 1850 census. Firmly settled in Philadelphia in 1839, he worked at the lithographic shop of John Collins (79 South Third Street) before assuming the establishment in 1840. A practical lithographer throughout his career, Sinclair produced all genres of lithographs including maps, advertisements, city and landscape views, sheet music covers, portraiture, political cartoons, certificates, and book illustrations. During the 1840s, fashion advertisements for S. A. and A. F. Ward proved a steady commission., By the end of the 1840s, he started to experiment in color printing along with his premier rivals P. S. Duval and Wagner & McGuigan and won first and second premiums, respectively for this work, at the 1848 and 1849 Franklin Institute Exhibitions of American Manufactures. During the early 1850s, his professional success continued with a relocation of his shop to 101, i.e., 311 Chestnut Street (Public Ledger Building) in 1850; another first premium for chromolithography at the Franklin Institute Exhibition of American Manufactures in 1851; and an 1852 "Public Ledger" article describing a Masonic lodge certificate printed by him as bringing the "Lithographic Art to great perfection in this country." Shortly thereafter, his son William (b. ca. 1828) joined the firm and the establishment operated as Thomas Sinclair & Co. 1854-1859. During this time, Alphonse Bigot delineated their noted chromolithographed advertisement depicting the inventor of lithography, Alois Senefelder, in his study., In addition to chromolithography, Sinclair became particularly well-regarded for his illustrative work and received several commissions for illustrations for government, scientific and medical publications throughout the mid 19th century. He also was one of the more prolific Philadelphia lithographers of sheet music covers, including several depicting the built environment of Philadelphia such as "The Continental Schottisch" (1860) as well as worked with several respected lithographers, including Bigot, Francis Schell, and John T. French., During the 1860s, Sinclair continued as one of the premier Philadelphia lithographic firms. He chromolithographed three prominent views after James Queen of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia (1861-1863) as well as the impressive "American Autumn, Starucca Valley" delineated by William Dreser after James Cropsey (1865). His success during the decade also allowed him to employ a servant in 1860 and 1870 (his personal estate valued at $10,000, $20,000 respectively); be taxed for income, a watch, and piano (1863-1866); make donations to the Sanitary Fair in 1864; and relocate to 506-508 North Street in 1868. However, by the end of the 1860s he also faced a legal dispute with artist Edward Sintzenich over the copyright of the 1865 chromolithograph "Lake George" and a judgment against him for near $20,000 owed to Charles Magarge & Co., Consequently, in 1870, Sinclair admitted his son John C. (b. ca. 1840-1911), trained as a lawyer and known for his business acumen, into the partnership and the firm regained a favorable credit rating throughout the decade despite a fire causing $10,000 worth of property damage the same year. In 1872, the firm experimented with photo zincography and around 1873, the renamed T. Sinclair & Son announced the expansion of the facility of their business "Established 1840" through their trade card that promoted "Our house is one of the oldest in the country and is now the largest and most complete exclusively lithographic concern in the state." By 1877, credit reports noted the firm as doing a "fair trade" and by 1880 having "about all the orders they can fill" as well as that they owned their stones (including one purported at $20,000), presses, and steam engine with an estimated value of $30,000. By 1881, the year Sinclair died, the firm "stood well" and "enjoy[ed] the confidence of the trade.", Sinclair died on September 17, 1881 with an estate worth $30,000 and his business left to be managed by his son John C. By 1884, the estimated worth of the firm had increased to $100,000 with an excellent credit rating. In 1888, the firm was sold to Geo. S. Harris & Sons. Evidence suggests John C. relocated to Idaho to operate a mine and later practiced law., Although Sinclair resided in Center City (27 Blackberry Alley, 319 South Fifth Street) with his family during the 1840s, Southwark served as their neighborhood from 1850 through the 1870s. From about 1853 to 1874, the family lived at 311 and 313 Carpenter Street, and then 920 Clinton Street until ca. 1880. During Sinclair's final years, he resided at 1834 Green Street and 617 North Fifteenth Street by the time of his death., Sinclair was also a member of the St. Andrew's Society from 1840, including serving as treasurer in the early 1860s. He also served on the committee to celebrate the Senefelder Centenary in 1871 that was cancelled when the funds were redirected to the victims of the Great Fire of Chicago.
Date
1807- September 17, 1881
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
THE SOLDIER'S RETURN.
Title
THE SOLDIER'S RETURN.
Description
We parted with a cheerful smile (2 vs.) Music published by Firth, Pond and Co. (1); 2nd song: I am Wandering All Alone; publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan ship border, with war scenes in lower corners. 25.5 x 17.3 cm.
MONEY AM A HARD THING TO BORROW.
Title
MONEY AM A HARD THING TO BORROW.
Description
The times are so tight, for the cash is hard to get (6 vs. and 2 chors.) Air, Jordan. Print. Andrews; with Astley's imprint added. T. o. border. 24.1 x 15.1 cm.
MATILDA BAKER, THE PRETTY LITTLE HOOP- SKIRT MAKER.
Title
MATILDA BAKER, THE PRETTY LITTLE HOOP- SKIRT MAKER.
Description
I've fallen in love with a pretty young girl (5 vs. and chor.) Sung by Tony Pastor at his Opera-House, 201 Bowery; publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan ship border, with war scenes in lower corners. 24.9 x 16.1 cm.
Song sheet headpiece 156
Title
Song sheet headpiece 156
Description
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 1468f, 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).
The enemies of the Constitution discovered
Title
The enemies of the Constitution discovered
Creator
Thomas, William, creator
Date
1835
Location
Am 1835 Tho
Leila Ada, the jewish convert : An authentic memoir
Title
Leila Ada, the jewish convert : An authentic memoir
Creator
Heighway, Osborn W. T., creator
Date
[1853]
Location
Am 1853 Hei
Bitter-sweet. : A poem
Title
Bitter-sweet. : A poem
Creator
Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), creator
Date
1868
Location
Am 1868 Holl
GALLANT 69TH
Title
GALLANT 69TH
Description
We are privates in the Sixty-Ninth (3 vs. and chor.) Words by Ed. Harrigan; music by Dave Braham., Variant: a. With period at end of title; "Ninth" in first line not in caps; adv: By sending Johnson, 40 cents; [publ.] Johnson (4) [imprint partially cropped]. 18.3 x 12 cm., Variant: b. Music published by Wm. A. Pond and Co. Four military figures. 15.3 x 11.5 cm. (cropped)
THE ARMY AND NAVY FOR EVER.
Title
THE ARMY AND NAVY FOR EVER.
Description
Let sailors and soldiers unite in this cause (3 vs.), Variant: a. Letter paper; single-line border; hdpc. Magnus 160, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.5 x 12.8 cm., Variant: b. Advs: Ten illustrated Songs, and 500 Illustrated Ballads [publ.] Magnus (2). Letter paper; hdpc. Magnus 160a, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
WHERE THE BRIGHT WAVES ARE DASHING.
Title
WHERE THE BRIGHT WAVES ARE DASHING.
Description
Where the bright waves are dashing (3 vs.) Publ. De Marsan (2). De Marsan fountain border, col.; cop: 1860, H. De Marsan, SDN.Y. 25 x 16.2 cm.
Rachel and the new world : A trip to the United States and Cuba
Title
Rachel and the new world : A trip to the United States and Cuba
Creator
Beauvallet, Leon, creator
Date
1856
Location
Am 1856 Bea
THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HANNAH.
Title
THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HANNAH.
Description
By-words up and down are the life of the town (6 vs. and 2 chors.) Cop: 1865, W. R. Smith, EDPa.; Wm. R. Smith. Agt., Music Publisher; publ. Auner (5). 24.1 x 15.3 cm.
The Moriad : or, End of the Jewish state
Title
The Moriad : or, End of the Jewish state
Creator
Asaph, Ben, creator
Date
1857
Location
Am 1857 Ben
Gardening for profit; : a guide to the successful cultivation of the market and family garden. Illustrated
Title
Gardening for profit; : a guide to the successful cultivation of the market and family garden. Illustrated
Creator
Henderson, Peter, creator
Date
[1867?]
Location
Am 1867 Henders
MUTTON: OR MR. and MRS. BONE—;
Title
MUTTON: OR MR. and MRS. BONE—;
Description
O don't be jeer- ing, whilst you're hearing (7 vs.) Sheet no. 752; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley moon border. 24.2 x 15.6 cm.
The origin of life
Title
The origin of life
Creator
Hollick, Frederick, creator
Date
c1845
Location
Am 1845 Holl
My Apingi Kingdom: with Life in the Great Sahara
Title
My Apingi Kingdom: with Life in the Great Sahara
Creator
Du Chaillu, Paul, creator
Date
1871
Location
zin 1357
THE OLD ARM-CHAIR.
Title
THE OLD ARM-CHAIR.
Description
I love it, I love it! and who shall dare (4 vs.) Print. Andrews. T. o. border. 23 x 14.8 cm.
THE BATTLE IS O'ER.
Title
THE BATTLE IS O'ER.
Description
The Battle is over, and the daylight has fled (4 vs.) Tune.—"Soldier's Dream." By A. Anderson, Dec. 1863; cop: 1863, A. Anderson, EDPa.; [for sale] A. Anderson. T. o. border. 21.3 x 13.4 cm.
'TWAS WITHIN A MILE OF EDENBURG TOWN.
Title
'TWAS WITHIN A MILE OF EDENBURG TOWN.
Description
'Twas within a mile of Edinburgh town (3 vs.) Publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan military cupid border. 24.3 x 15.5 cm.
Gypsy Song Sheets
Title
Gypsy Song Sheets
Bulls Eye, or Fort Morris, built 1755. Shippensburg, Pa
Title
Bulls Eye, or Fort Morris, built 1755. Shippensburg, Pa
Description
Depicts a small brick building sitting on a hill on the grounds of Fort Morris in Shippensbrug, Pa., Numbered 121 on recto., Divided back. AZO stamp box with upward pointing triangles in corner., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Military - [P.8674.2]
Ice Yacht - Machinery Hall
Title
Ice Yacht - Machinery Hall
Description
Interior view of Machinery Hall. Depicts a very large boat, known as the Ice Yacht, with white sails extending to the rafters of the Hall. People are seen walking at the base of the boat.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date
1876
Location
Centennial - album [P.8965.21e]
Song sheet headpiece 192
Title
Song sheet headpiece 192
Description
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 1633b, 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).
Over the ocean, or Glimpses of travel oin many lands, by a Lady of New York
Title
Over the ocean, or Glimpses of travel oin many lands, by a Lady of New York
Date
1846
Location
Am 1846 Ove
Inger, Christian
Title
Inger, Christian
Description
Christian Inger, born ca. 1814 in Germany, worked as a lithographic artist in Philadelphia, 1854 - ca. 1895. Inger arrived in the United States at the port of New York with a five-year-old Charles Inger (his relationship undetermined) on the ship "City of Washington" on August 15, 1854 and soon thereafter settled in Philadelphia., Beginning in the mid 1850s, Inger worked predominately with P. S. Duval, creating the early chromolithograph "Hoskins, Hieskell & Co. Importers & Jobbers of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods" (ca. 1854) designed with fellow artist and lithographer Louis Haugg. Inger continued in the employ of Duval to the mid 1860s, when the prominent printer wrote in an August 1864 letter to lithographic artist Albert Newsam, "Mr. Inger is also with us but has not so much to do. Great many artists and printers have gone to the war. Business had been very brisk for several months past but it is very slack now, there is scarcely anything to do.", Between the 1850s and 1870s, Inger also delineated lithographs printed by the prominent firms Herline & Hensel and Thomas Sinclair as well as in 1859, with his son Egmont, operated Inger & Son at 429 Walnut Street. During this era, Inger's works included portraits, painted art reproductions, especially Revolutionary and Civil War scenes, and bird's eye views of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, including the impressive "Birds eye view of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, with the buildings of the International Exhibition 1876" printed by Thomas Hunter, and published by Inger & Hensel (905 Market Street). Inger continued in the trade until the mid-1890s. His name last appears in the Philadelphia city directories in 1895., Inger was in Philadelphia by 1854, the year he married a younger Philadelphia woman Jane (b. ca. 1835). They resided north of Center City in Ward 14 by 1860 with two young children, Ida (b. 1856) and Albert (1858-1862). In the 1870s, Inger resided on Ogden Street (Ward 14), where four more children were born. By 1880, he had moved farther north to 1803 North Twenty-first Street (Ward 29), where his widowed daughter Ida Starr returned with her son, George (b. ca. 1873), to reside with her parents and siblings. By 1895, possibly the year of his death, Inger resided at 2323 Sharswood Street (Ward 29).
Date
b. ca. 1814-ca. 1895?
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
THE UNION SOLDIERS ADDRESS TO THE FLAG.
Title
THE UNION SOLDIERS ADDRESS TO THE FLAG.
Description
When freemens' hearts, with one accord (10 vs. and 2 chors.) The following Poem was composed and written by John Y. Wren, of Battery G. Second Artillery, Pennsylvania Volunteers, while acting Canonier ... at Fort Lincoln, D.C., December 2d, 1863 . . .; so
Grecian Bend.
Title
Grecian Bend.
Description
The ladies wanting something new. (4 vs. and chor.) Publ. Johnson (2), Music of the song can be obtained of Wm. A. Pond & Co. Music publishers, 547 Broadway, New York. 21 x 11 cm.
Horticultural Hall, from Grounds
Title
Horticultural Hall, from Grounds.
Description
Exterior view of building showing a wire gazebo, bench, and arch. Also shows shubs and paths.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date
1876
Location
Centennial album [P.8965.30f]
CONSCRIPT'S LAY.
Title
CONSCRIPT'S LAY.
Description
Say, Conscripts, have you got your notice (4 vs. and 2 chors.) Air.—Kingdom Coming., Variant: a. Respectfully dedicated to Richard Cogan, Esq.; publ. Johnson (2); adv: Prof. Brooks' Ball Room Monitor. A-J border. 24 x 16 cm., Variant: b. By George P. Holt; [without 4th vs.;] with "conscript" in first line; 2nd song: "How Are You Conscript?" Letter paper; blue ink; hdpc. Magnus 142, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.5 x 12.5 cm.
THE HERO OF LEXINGTON.
Title
THE HERO OF LEXINGTON.
Description
Friends, one and all (5 vs. and chor.) Air: Happy Land of Canaan., Variant: a. Publ. De Marsan (2). De Marsan horned imp border. 25 x 16.6 cm., Variant: b. [Without comma in first line;] with period and dash after "Air": sheet no. 919; sung by Theodore W. Russell; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley Pat and Mike border. 24.4 x 15 cm.
Dreser & Robyn
Title
Dreser & Robyn
Description
See Dreser, William and Robyn, Edward.
Date
fl. ca. 1849-ca. 1851
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
RULE BRITANNIA.
Title
RULE BRITANNIA.
Description
When Britain first, at Heaven's command (6 vs. and chor.) Publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan musical instruments border, col. 24 x 16 cm.

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