Exterior view of hotel looking southeast. Built 1923-1924 after designs by Horace Trumbauer., Numbered M18098 on verso., Divided back. Text on verso. Post marked 1953., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1953
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Hotels - [P.9049.12]
Exterior view of hotel built in 1912 after designs by Horace Trumbauer. Consisted of 21 stories and 400 guest rooms., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Hotels - [P.9048.255]
Depicts William Penn's treaty of 1682 for Pennsylvania as a peaceful interaction with Native Americans., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Divided backs., Accession numbers: P.9049.22 and P.9049.25., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
1908-1919
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Historic events - [various]
Exterior views of the Jacob Graff house where Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Located at the southwest corner of 7th and Market Streets. Later occupied by Penn National Bank., Postcards issued by P. Sander, New York and the Taylor Art Co., Philadelphia., Divided backs., Accession numbers: P.9049.20 - 21, P.9049.61 and P.9049.85., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1908
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Historic buildings and sites - [various]
Depicts copies of the painting created by John Trumbull circa 1819, showing members of the Second Continental Congress gathered in the East Room of Independence Hall signing the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. John Adams, Robert Sherman, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin stand before John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
1941-1943
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Historic events - [P.9049.18 - 19]
Depicts county fair buildings and activities including the Women's Building, Crane's Ice Cream stand, Crackerjack the Mexican or Sealskin Horse and a station for automobile maintenance., Philadelphia County Fair started at Byberry circa 1912 and continued until the late 1920s. Located on the south side of Byberry Road, west of the Boulevard and the Short Line Railroad behind the old Somerton Fire house. See Harry Silcox, Historical Northeast Philadelphia: Stories and Memories., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1912
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Events - [P.9933.10]
Depicts people gathered on an unidentified street for a block party to raise money for the treatment of tuberculosis at Kensington Dispensary. A banner containing the title spans the narrow street., Title supplied by cataloger., 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 - Events - [P.9933.8]
Depicts the Philadelphia Horse Show in an outdoor setting, with trees, several gazebos, and buildings in the background. Includes carriages lined up with several grooms standing in front, each with a be-bonnetted lady at the reins., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Events - [P.2002.67.24]
Depicts three men using water pressure from a large hose and a shovel to clean a Philadelphia street. Includes a sketch of a lady in period dress holding a parasol on verso., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Events - [P.2002.67.28]
Contains commemorative postcards for the Elks Convention, the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) held in Philadelphia in 1907. Includes views of Strawbridge and Clothier decorated with pennants, the Court of Honor on Broad Street looking north toward City Hall tower and a procession of Atlantic City roller chairs., Majority of postcards issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Events - [various]
Exterior view of Ottinger House, with a partial view of property to the north. Built circa 1781 by Christopher Ottinger, a Revolutionary soldier who became a master coach maker after the war., Undivided back. Dated 1907 in manuscript note on verso., 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 - Residences - N - Z - [P.9049.84]
Contains images of store fronts and automobile and pedestrian traffic looking east and west on Market Street. Views depict Market Street looking: at the Market Street loop; west from 10th Street, showing Woolworth & Co. 5 and 10 store; west of 11th Street showing the Denckla, Inquirer and Reading Terminal buildings and east from City Hall showing the Wanamaker Department store. Also includes a bird's eye view of Market Street looking west towards West Philadelphia., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.2002.67.30, P.9048.37, P.9048.41, P.9049.16, P.9049.53 and P.9512.6 - 7., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Streets - [various]
Depicts Pelham Road north of West Hortter Street, a residential area developed on the estate of George W. Carpenter by Philadelphia's mercanitile class in the 1890s., Numbered 503 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. 1909
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Streets - [P.9048.274]
Depicts a row of dwellings and trees lining the residential area of West Spruce Street., Numbered 785 on verso., Undivided back. Post marked 1906., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1906
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Streets - [P.9048.43]
Depicts Bustleton Avenue north of Welsh Road, showing the side of the Union Hotel and other residences nearby., 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 - Streets - [P.9933.5]
Depicts dwellings along Leiper Street, south of Gillingham Street in Frankford., 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 - Streets - [P.9933.2]
Depicts dwellings along Van Pelt Street, south of West York Street., 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 - Streets - [P.9933.3]
Depicts Beyerle's drug store on the corner of Venango and L Streets, looking west. Includes dwellings in the background., 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 - Streets - [P.9933.4]
Depicts row homes along the 900 block of south 60th Street, near Carpenter Street in West Philadelphia., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Streets - [P.9231]
Exterior view of the Bustleton station of the Pennsylvania Railroad, used as a barn, an arsenal and a powder storage magazine during the Revolutionary War before the property was taken over by the railroad in 1870., Undivided 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 - Transportation - [P.9933.1]
Exterior view of front facade, tower and cemetery attached to church built circa 1896 after designs by Thomas Francis Miller., First German Lutheran Congregation in Pennsylvania, organized in 1730. Church built in 1819 was used until the present church was constructed., Sheet number: 101B05., Divided back., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Churches - 101]
Exterior view of front facade and steeple of church built in 1857 at Germantown Avenue and Queen Lane. Steeple constructed after designs by Christopher Wren., Photograph depicted on post card taken by J.F. Morsello., Sheet number: 101B06., Divided back., 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. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Churches - 101]
Exterior views of front facade of house built in 1727 for the Deshler family. In 1788 German printer, Michael Billmyer, bought the property and continued his printing trade from the house., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A01 and 102B01., 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
1905-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
Exterior view of front and side of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows the facade of the two-story stone building with a pediment over the front door, shuttered windows, and dormers and chimneys on the roof. Also depicts the entrance drive to the Chew grounds. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Contains 17 postcards printed in color and 9 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A02, 102A03, 102A04, 102A05, 102A06, 102B02,102B03 and 102B04., Gift of George M. Brightbill, 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
Exterior views of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Title supplied by cataloger., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A07, 102B06 and 102B07., Gift of George M. Brightbill, 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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
[1900-1925]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
Contains exterior views of the orphanage building constructed in 1879 for the elderly and the new annex built circa 1896 by Carl Berger. Also depicts boys gardening on the property., Sheet number: 100B07., Undivided backs., 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. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior view of front facade and side of Charles Willson Peale's house, also known as Belfield. House built circa 1750. Peale's museum and zoo was established on this site overlooking Wister Station., Numbered 579 on recto., Sheet number: 100B09., Undivided back., 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. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
View of old grist mill showing wheelhouse and waterfall, built by Richard Townsend in 1683 on Mill Street (Church Lane) and Wingohocking Street. Considered the oldest mill in Pennsylvania. Later it was known as Lukens Mill and then Roberts Mill after its 19th century owner, Hugh Roberts. Demolished circa 1873., Sheet number: 100B10., Undivided backs., 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. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior view of front facade of home on Manheim west of Greene Street. Although the house was owned by Col. Thomas Forrest, one of his daughers lived here with her husband, Samuel Betton, Jr. The octagonal shaped room was built by Dr. Samuel Betton, Jr. Demolished circa 1905., Sheet number: 100B11A., Undivided back., 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. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior views of front facade and side of stone church, showing roundel window, a large palladian window and entrance door flanked by a shallow portico. Also includes a view of the cemetery in the background., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 8 printed in black and white., Also known as Church of the Brethren, founded by Alexander Mack in 1708 near Crefeldt in North Prussia. Persecution drove the congregation to Philadelphia in 1719 and in 1723 the first Dunkard or German Baptist Brethren Church was organized in Germantown. The congregation originally worshipped in a building erected by Christopher Sauer (4653 Main Street) and then in a house secured by Peter Pettikoffer, who begged for the money to erect the building. Called Beggar's Town or Bettel Hausen. Building depicted in postcards erected in 1770., Sheet numbers: 101A01, 101B01 and 101B01A., Postcards issued by a variety of different publishers with the majority issued by The Rotograph Co., New York City., 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
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Churches - 101]
Oblique views of Immaculate Conception Church chapel built 1875-1879 after designs by Ephraim Francis Baldwin., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 101A02 and 101B02B., 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
1900-1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Churches - 101]
Exterior views of meeting house erected circa 1827, by Green Street meeting house followers of Elias Hicks after the "Hicksite separation". They purchased property on School House Lane and kept the name of the Philadelphia meeting house., Sheet numbers: 101A03 and 101B03., 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
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Churches - 101]
Exterior views., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 100A02 and 100B04., Divided backs., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior views of front facade of baptist home for ministers constructed circa 1895 after designs by J.F. Stuckert & Son., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 100A05 and 100B09., Divided backs., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior view of corner post office, showing a photographic studio next door., Numbered 928 on verso., Sheet number: 100A05., Divided back., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior view of front facade of Staton Brothers stationery store at 5402 Germantown Avenue., Sheet number: 100A07., Divided back., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Depicts steeple of original Germantown Town Hall built in 1855 by Napoleon LeBrun. View of building obscured by trees., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 100A07 and 100B10., 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
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior view of front facade of young men's christian association building (Y.M.C.A.) constructed in 1891 after designs by Benjamin Franklin Betts. The building included a pool, gymnasium, running track, two bowling alleys and a dormitory. Y.M.C.A. of Germantown moved to a new building on Greene Street, constructed after designs by Thomas, Martin & Kirkpatrick in 1928., Numbered 923 on verso., Sheet number: 100A07., Divided back. Post marked 1909., 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. 1909
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Depicts the front facade of William P. M. Braun's residence in Pelham, an area where many members of Philadelphia's mercantile class erected mansions., Numbered 509 on verso., Sheet number: 100B01A., Divided back., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Depicts the Cresheim Arms Hotel in Mount Airy showing the front facade from Allen's Lane and the entrance drive, and interior views of the Dunedin entrance, the Whitehall entrance and the sun parlor., Sheet numbers: 100B01B and 100B02., 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
1900-1950
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior view of side of Germantown fire station facing Carpenter's Lane, showing three fire fighters sitting on a bench., Sheet number: 100B03., Real photo. Divided back. Post marked 1913., 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. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior view of front facade of Stapeley, the Quaker retirement home commissioned by Anna T. Jeanes. Built in 1902 by Bunting & Shrigley. Opened on April 4, 1904., Also known as the Friends' Boarding Home and Jeanes Home for Friends., Sheet number: 100B03., Real photo. Divided back., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior view of front facade of St. Joseph Gonzaga New Home for Girls and Convent at Church Lane and East Wister Street., Sheet number: 100B03., Undivided back., 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. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Contains views of bank building constructed in 1868 by J.G. Sidney. Depicts several oblique views of the front facade and side of the bank, along with interior views of the safe deposit department, the offices and the ladies' room., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Bank founded in 1814 by a group of businessmen in the house of Dr. George Bensell. Moved into J.G. Sidney's building from its location in the Clarkson-Watson house at 5275-5277 Germantown Avenue., Postcards issued by a few different publishers including Staton Bros. Publishing, Philadelphia and the Detroit Publishing Co., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - National Bank - 105]
Exterior views of school house built in 1775 by Jacob Knor. There was a demand for a closer, English speaking school by upper Germantown families who thought that the Union School (Germantown Academy) was too far away., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 106A01 and 106B02., 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
1905-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Schools - 106]
Exterior views of Germantown Academy, built in 1760 by Jacob Knor on land purchased from John and George Bringhurst. Known as the Union School House when it opened in 1761. Instruction was in both English and German. The building was used as a hospital after the Battle of Germantown in 1777 and again in 1798 during the Yellow Fever epidemic., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 5 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 106A02, 106B03 and 106B04., 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
1900-1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Schools - 106]
Exterior view of front facade of high school built circa 1914 after designs by Henry DeCourcey Richards on land where the Morris-Littell House formerly stood., Numbered 255 on verso., Sheet number: 106A03., Divided back., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Schools - 106]
Exterior views of German Hospital building adjoining the Mary J. Drexel Home at Girard and Corinthian Avenues. Founded in 1860 to provide medical care to the German population in the area. Building in images constructed circa 1874. In 1917 name changed to Lankenau Hospital in honor of John Lankenau, one of the hospital's early presidents. The Mary J. Drexel Home, which can be seen in the background of some of the postcards, was built in 1888 and later housed the hospital's deaconesses' home, children's hospital, home for the elderly and a school for girls., Contains 8 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 108A02, 108A03, 108A04, and 108B02., 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
1900-1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108]
Exterior view looking east of the Samuel Gustine Thompson Memorial Annex at the southeast corner of Sansom and Clifton Streets, built in 1922-1924 by John T. Windrim in honor of William E. Thompson, who had been one of the trustees of Jefferson Hospital. Engineers Stone & Webster supervised the construction of the 17 story private ward building. New annex building replaced the nurses' home at 1020 Sansom Street., Numbered 117 and 121330 on recto., Sheet number: 108A04., 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. 1925
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108]
Exterior view of the Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites constructed in 1888 by Furness, Evans & Co. on the campus of the Jewish Hospital., Sheet number: 108A04., Divided back., 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. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hospitals - 108]
