Lights and shadows of Christian life
Title
Lights and shadows of Christian life
Creator
Brownlee, W. C. (William Craig), creator
Date
1837
Location
Am 1837 Brown
Conrad, Timothy A.
Title
Conrad, Timothy A.
Description
Timothy Abbott Conrad, born June 21, 1803 in Burlington County, New Jersey to a family interested in natural history, was a naturalist, conchologist, paleontologist, author, and artist of lithographic book plates. Educated at Westtown, Conrad drew lithographic plates for natural history works that he authored and include "American Marine Conchology, or Descriptions and Colored Figures of the Shells of the Atlantic Coast" (1831); "Fossil Shells of the Tertiary Formations of North America" (1832); and "New Fresh-water Shells of the United States, with Lithographic Illustrations and a Monograph of the Genus Anculotus of Say" (1832)., Son of Solomon White Conrad (1779-1831), a publisher and printer and professor of botany at the University of Pennsylvania, Conrad worked as a clerk for his father in the 1820s, and upon the elder's death assumed management of the establishment. After a few years, he abandoned the printing business to pursue his natural history studies, and in 1837 he was appointed Geologist of the state of New York. A member of the Academy of the Natural Sciences beginning in 1831 and later the American Philosophical Society, he contributed approximately twenty-two illustrated articles in the 1830s, some to the Academy's journal, and helped to found the Association of American Geologists in 1840., By 1850, he lived with family in the High Street Ward in Center City. Working as a geologist according to the 1860 census, he lived in his brother-in-law's household in Trenton (Ward 3). He returned again to Center City Philadelphia (Ward 9) by 1870. He never married, and according to one biography, was often melancholy, especially in his later years. He passed away in Trenton on August 9, 1877.
Date
June 21, 1803-August 9, 1877
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
The pleasing expositor
Title
The pleasing expositor
Creator
John Whitecross, creator
Date
1831
Location
pattison paper labels
HSP-GeoWBreuker-Jackson-LithInPhila.jpg
Title
Breuker, George W.
Description
George W. Breuker, lithographer, printer, and photographer, was born in Hannover, Germany on September 21, 1834 and emigrated to the United States on the ship Louise Marie from Bremen, Germany in October 1854. By 1855, he worked as a "photographist" and resided with his brother, Frederick, in South Philadelphia on Worth Street above Franklin (i.e., Cross Street above Tasker Street). By 1866, George was a lithographer living in Ward 12 who had worked at the Philadelphia lithographic establishments of Eugene Ketterlinus and Jacob Haehnlen until he formed his own shop, Breuker & Kessler with Harry C. Kessler at Seventh and Chestnut streets in 1866. Breuker remained with the company, which retained good credit throughout the 1870s and 1880s, until his death on June 19, 1896., George was married to Madeline (1834-1891) and had three sons, William G. (b. 1860), George W., Jr. (b. January 1863), and John C. (b. 1865). He resided with his family in Ward 12 of the city until his death. George Jr. was also a lithographer and joined Breuker & Kessler in 1886, eventually serving as Vice President of the firm in the 1910s. His brothers William and John were both photographers in the late 1880s and early 1890s. John C. became a lithographer in the mid-1890s and eventually served as President of Breuker & Kessler in the 1910s.
Date
September 21, 1834-June 19, 1896
Location
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Song sheet headpiece 183a
Title
Song sheet headpiece 183a
Description
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 2515b, 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).
PAT MC CARTY.
Title
PAT MC CARTY.
Description
Och, my name is Pat Me Carty (3 vs. uneven length and 2 chors.) Publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan military cupid border, col. 24.2 x 15.8 cm.
The book of the seasons : a gift for the young
Title
The book of the seasons : a gift for the young
Date
1841
Location
Am 1840 Boo
The course of empire, Voyage of life, and other pictures of Thomas Cole, N.A.
Title
The course of empire, Voyage of life, and other pictures of Thomas Cole, N.A.
Creator
Noble, Louis Legrand, creator
Date
1853
Location
Am 1853 Nobl
BONNIE JAMIE.
Title
BONNIE JAMIE.
Description
The twilight hour is stealing (5 vs.) By James Robinson; Respectfully dedicated to Ser- geant Wheeler, U.S.A.; with short explanation ending: ... intended for a companion to Annie Laurie and the same Air; [publ.] De Marsan (1). De Marsan kissing cupids bo
Life beneath the waters; or, The aquarium in America
Title
Life beneath the waters; or, The aquarium in America
Creator
Edwards, Arthur M. (Arthur Mead), creator
Date
1858
Location
Am 1858 Edw
Montevista Apartments, Philadelphia
Title
Montevista Apartments, Philadelphia
Description
Exterior view of front of apartments constructed in 1909 after designs by James C. Fernald., Also identified as the Monte Vista Apartments., Sheet number: 117B01B1., 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. 1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]
Paul Clifford
Title
Paul Clifford
Creator
Lytton, Baron Edward Bulwer, creator
Date
1830
Location
Am 1830 Lyt
Rittenhouse Square postcards
Title
Rittenhouse Square postcards
Description
Contains images of Rittenhouse Square and buildings that line the periphery, such as Holy Trinity Church, Rittenhouse Plaza Apartments and The Wellington. Also includes a drawing of children playing in Rittenhouse Square and an advertisement for the annual Arts Festival held in the Square., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white. Also includes 1 linen postcard., Known as the Southwest Square, until 1825 when it was renamed in honor of astronomer and Philadelphia native David Rittenhouse., 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
1910-2000
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Rittenhouse Square - 147]
Services at the ordination and installation of Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford, as pastor of the First Universalist Church, in Hingham, Mass., Feb. 19, 1868. (Phonographically reported by Rev. Wm. Garrison Haskell.) Sermons by Rev. JohnG. Adams, and Rev. Olympia B
Title
Services at the ordination and installation of Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford, as pastor of the First Universalist Church, in Hingham, Mass., Feb. 19, 1868. (Phonographically reported by Rev. Wm. Garrison Haskell.) Sermons by Rev. JohnG. Adams, and Rev. Olympia Brown.
Date
1870
Location
Am 1870 Ada
CHEER FOR THE PILOTS!
Title
CHEER FOR THE PILOTS!
Description
The sturdy Pilots put to sea (3 vs.) Publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan ship border, with war scenes in lower corners, col. 26 x 16.4 cm.
Fire-side piety, or The duties and enjoyment of family religion.
Title
Fire-side piety, or The duties and enjoyment of family religion.
Date
1835
Location
Am 1835 Fire
Song sheet headpiece 16
Title
Song sheet headpiece 16
Description
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 58a, 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).
[Portrait of two seated men]
Title
[Portrait of two seated men]
Description
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed with scrollwork., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: W. Dinmore Phila., Case: Leather. Geometric design in center surrounded by fancy scrolls and swirls. Same design on verso.
Creator
Dinmore, Walter, photographer.
Date
ca. 1858
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.2005.1.9]
Song sheet headpiece 205
Title
Song sheet headpiece 205
Description
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 1622, 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 Saint Nicholas gift
Title
The Saint Nicholas gift
Date
1844
Location
Am 1844 Saint
WORK, BOYS, WORK.
Title
WORK, BOYS, WORK.
Description
I'm not a wealthy man, but I've hit upon a plan (4 vs. and chor.) Air: Prisoner's Hope. Sung by Harry Richmond; publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan clown border. 24.3 x 15.5 cm.
The young lady's friend.
Title
The young lady's friend.
Creator
Farra, creator
Date
1837
Location
Am 1837 Farra
The oriental key to the sacred scriptures
Title
The oriental key to the sacred scriptures
Creator
Corbett, M., creator
Date
1837
Location
Am 1837 Cor
A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
Title
A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
Description
A life on the ocean wave (3 vs.) A-J border; bust of sailor with oar in hands. 20 x 13.5 cm. (cropped)
ASSU Illustration 5902
Title
ASSU Illustration 5902
Description
Block numbered in two places: 5902., Image of a man talking to two children, a boy and a girl, in an interior setting. The boy appears to be holding a hammer [?] and is handing something to the man., Signed in reverse: Van Ingen-Snyder [i.e. Van Ingen & Snyder], Van Ingen & Snyder, a partnership between William H. Van Ingen and Henry M. Snyder, was active between 1853 and 1871., “Flaw” -- inscribed on back of block., “N.J. Wemmer. 5 Pear St. Phila.” -- Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed (as an artist) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1848 to 1856.
Date
[between 1853 and 1856?]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 11
HURRAH FOR OUR UNION. A NATIONAL SONG.
Title
HURRAH FOR OUR UNION. A NATIONAL SONG.
Description
Hurrah for our Union, the birthright of freedom (3 vs.) By Martin Andreas Sarles; publ. Boyd (1); adv: 10,000 Songs for Sale. T. o. border. 24 x 12.2 cm.
RALLY ROUND THE STANDARD BOYS.
Title
RALLY ROUND THE STANDARD BOYS.
Description
My heart is in the South boys, my heart is not here (5 vs.) T. o. [Bonsai] border. 23.8 x 14.4 cm.
A companion for the seasons of maternal solicitude
Title
A companion for the seasons of maternal solicitude
Creator
Searle, Thomas, creator
Date
1834
Location
Am 1834 Sear
THE CHRISTIAN SOLDIER.
Title
THE CHRISTIAN SOLDIER.
Description
We lost way down at Fredericks burg (8 vs.) Respectfully dedicated to John Lorence, who lost both legs, at the Battle of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, February 8th, 1862; cop: 1864, J. Lorence, EDPa. T. o. border; floating hemisphere with motto "Our Cou
Echoes from the cabinet
Title
Echoes from the cabinet
Date
1855
Location
Am 1855 Echoes
AN ADDRESS, BY THE LADIES OF LITTLE EGGHAR- BOR, TO THE IRICK INFANTRY, OF LITTLE EGG HAR- BOR.
Title
AN ADDRESS, BY THE LADIES OF LITTLE EGGHAR- BOR, TO THE IRICK INFANTRY, OF LITTLE EGG HAR- BOR.
Description
Who's braver than Eggharbormen (7 vs.) By Leah Blackman, Tuskerton, June, 1861. 18.7 x 12 cm.
[North side of Columbia Avenue east of 18th Street.]
Title
[North side of Columbia Avenue east of 18th Street.]
Description
Depicts businesses along the north side of Columbia Avenue, east of 18th Street., Numbered 6300 on recto., Sheet number: 156B02., 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 [Streets - Miscellaneous - 156]
Inquiry into the character and tendency of the American colonization, and American anti-slavery societies
Title
Inquiry into the character and tendency of the American colonization, and American anti-slavery societies
Creator
Jay, William, creator
Date
1838
Location
Am 1838 Jay
An historical sketch of Trinity Church, New York
Title
An historical sketch of Trinity Church, New York
Creator
Berrian, William, creator
Date
1847
Location
Am 1847 Ber
New Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology
Title
New Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology
Creator
Fowler, O. S. and L. N., creator
Date
1859
Location
zin 1183
ASSU Illustration 3552
Title
ASSU Illustration 3552
Description
Block numbered in two places: 3552, also 1220 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a Native-American woman wearing a dress and a long shawl, which she pulls closed with one hand; behind her is a tipi; a pointing man wearing a feather headdress and a seated man or boy are also behind her and regard something in the distance., Illustration appears in History of the Delaware and Iroquois Indians formerly inhabiting the middle states, with various anecdotes, illustrating their manners and customs. (Philadelphia, 1832), frontispiece.
Date
[s.a.]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 20
ASSU Illustration 7796
Title
ASSU Illustration 7796
Description
Block numbered in three places: 7796., Image of interior of Independence Hall, Philadelphia; male and female visitors include one black woman. Two decorative rondelles in corners depict a statue of George Washington and the Liberty Bell, flanking an eagle., Signed: Lauderbach, sc.; S [i.e., Seymour?]., Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 33, no. 3 (Feb., 1876?), p. 1.
Date
[1876?]
Location
Boxed with **Per C51.7 11590.F (Teitelman)
DYING HERO'S REQUEST.
Title
DYING HERO'S REQUEST.
Description
A hero foremost in the fight (3 vs. and chors.) Tune.—Poor Old Slave., Variant: a. Publ. Auner (5). A-J border. 23.3 x 14.5 cm., Variant: b. By A. Anderson, Philadelphia, October 13th, 1862; composed on the fall of J. W. Greer, 31st Regiment, P. V., at the battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia; Tune vary- ing: "as sung to Poor Old Slave"; print. Harris. T. o. border. 24 x 14 cm., Variant: c. With "Hero" capitalized in first line; By A. Anderson; composed on the fall of Lt. J. W. Greer, 32d Regiment, P. V. at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia. T. o. border. 24 x 14 cm.
PADDY'S KIPPEEN.
Title
PADDY'S KIPPEEN.
Description
I bruk a skull the other day, there upon the green (4 vs. and chors. and 3 mottoes) Air: The Sewing Machine. Sheet no. 1443; As Sung by Wm. Carle ton; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley kissing cupids border. 24.5 x 15.1 cm.
EVERY BULLET HAS ITS BILLET.
Title
EVERY BULLET HAS ITS BILLET.
Description
I'm a tough true hearted sailor (3 vs. and chor.) As sung by Mr. Charles Swain, at Jenkins' Concert Saloon Seventh and Chestnut Streets. a. Print. Harris. T. o. border; three sailboats. 18.4 x 9.8 cm. b. [As above; with publ. Zieber.] 18.8 x 9.5 cm.
GOD WILL CARE FOR MOTHER NOW.
Title
GOD WILL CARE FOR MOTHER NOW.
Description
Weep no more. O nobly fallen (3 vs. and chor.) Air: Who will care for Mother now? By Louise Barrows., Variant: a. [Publ.] De Marsan (3). De Marsan kissing cupids border. 25.3 x 17.1 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] De Marsan military cupid border. 25.1 x 15.4 cm.
Rural economy, in its relations with chemistry, physics, and meteorology
Title
Rural economy, in its relations with chemistry, physics, and meteorology
Creator
Boussingault, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), creator
Date
1854
Location
Am 1854 Bous
Sanctum sanctorum : or Proof-sheets from an editor's table
Title
Sanctum sanctorum : or Proof-sheets from an editor's table
Creator
Tilton, Theodore, creator
Date
1870
Location
Am 1870 Til
PRETTY JEMIMA.
Title
PRETTY JEMIMA.
Description
My love she lives in a two-pair back (5 vs. and chor.) Sung by the celebrated Charles Vivian, at Butler's American Theatre, 472 Broadway, New-York; publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan fountain border. 24.5 x 16.3 cm.
The Free Library of Philadelphia, Lehigh Avenue Branch, Sixth Street and Lehigh Avenue
Title
The Free Library of Philadelphia, Lehigh Avenue Branch, Sixth Street and Lehigh Avenue
Description
Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1910 after designs by Ballinger & Perrot., Sheet number: 132B04., 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 [Libraries - 132]
COME BACK, STEBEN.
Title
COME BACK, STEBEN.
Description
Good news, Steben -good news (3 vs. and chor.) 2nd song: "Good Old Hut At Home"., Variant: a. Print. Andrews. T. o. border. 24 x 15.5 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] with Astley's imprint pasted over Andrews'. 24.8 x 16 cm., Variant: c. With 2nd song: "Walk in Joe". A-J border. 20.2 x 12.4 cm. (cropped)
Song sheet headpiece 231
Title
Song sheet headpiece 231
Description
Sample image scanned from: Wolf 160b, 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).
A geological map of the United States, and the British provinces of North America
Title
A geological map of the United States, and the British provinces of North America
Creator
Marcou, Jules, creator
Date
1853
Location
Am 1853 Marco
THE OLD KIRK-YARD.
Title
THE OLD KIRK-YARD.
Description
Oh, come with me to the old kirk-yard (2 vs.) [Publ.] De Marsan (2). De Marsan comic heads border, col. 25 x 16.3 cm.
Poetry, lyrical, narrative, and satirical, of the Civil War
Title
Poetry, lyrical, narrative, and satirical, of the Civil War
Creator
White, Richard Grant, creator
Date
1866
Location
am 1866 White

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