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Title: The pagoda and labyrinth garden
Description: Active scene showing the pleasure garden resort conceived by Philadelphia lawyer Peter A. Browne that was built 1828 in the style of a Chinese pagoda after designs by John Haviland on the 2400 block of Fairmount Avenue. Couples stroll on the veranda. Horse-drawn sulkies race near a man on horseback and a boy running in the foreground. Also shows horse-drawn carriages parked in a stable. The resort failed circa 1829 and was soon demolished., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 538, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 81 H 388, Copy contains repairs to missing sections of lower edge and lower right corner, including retouches.
Creator: Bridport, Hugh, 1794-ca. 1868, artist
Date: [1828]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 81 H 388

Title: In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of our nation's birth
Description: Elaborate Centennial Exhibition commemorative print depicting an arched monument containing central views of the "Philadelphia Public Buildings," Independence Hall (1776) and the new City Hall (1876), surrounded by vignettes; allegorical, patriotic, and historical figures; state seals; and references to prominent historical, national and local personages. The public building views include pedestrian and street traffic, the name of City Hall architect John McArthur Jr., and the motto "A Free Nation's Progress." City Hall image also contains misrepresentative views of other municipal- style buildings in the background. Arch comprised of the seals of the original 13 states bordered by abutments containing angels trumpeting "Liberty" and "Independence." Above the arch figures of Liberty, American eagles, Christopher Columbus, William Penn, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln adorn a panel representing a time line of the nation's history. Flanking the central views are columns labeled with the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; the states; the U.S. Presidents and Vice-Presidents; prominent citizens, including Alexander Hamilton, William Wirt, Thomas Sullly and Thomas U. Walter; and the Philadelphia Commissioners for Public Buildings. Also includes vignette views symbolizing industry, arts, politics, and technological advancement. Includes sailing vessels, bridges, locomotives, railroads, a factory, a turbine, and the U. S. Capitol. Also contains the patriotic mottoes "United We Stand Divided We Fall" and "In Union There is Strength" in addition to plaques with the names of the Mayor of Philadelphia, William S. Stokley, and the Governor of Pennsylvania, John F. Hartranft. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by Frank H. Leonholdt., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 368, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 47 Z 992
Creator: Leonholdt, Frank H.
Date: c1875
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 47 Z 992

Title: In remembrance of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of the United States
Description: Print containing a central view of the female figure of America surrounded by scenes and vignettes that commemorate the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Shows America, wearing a liberty cap and holding a laurel wreath, seated on a throne that is bordered by American flags. Vignette portraits of the presidents and prominent military figures from the American Revolution encircle the image and a bird's eye view of the exhibition grounds, "Centennial Exhibition Buildings, Philadelphia,"and vignettes of Independence Hall, Faneuil Hall, and the Bunker Hill Monument are visible above it. At the bottom of the print, a battle scene represents "The Struggle for Liberty" and a family resting on their porch in front of a farmer in his field, and a factory, represents "Peace and Prosperity". Also includes the American eagle holding the American shield and banner "E Pluribus Unum." The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 374, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 8 St 57
Creator: George Stinson & Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 8 St 57

Title: [Marriage certificate]
Description: Contains a border comprised of gothic architectural elements, floral motifs, and two vignettes. First vignette shows the reverend blessing the formally attired couple. The bride wears an off-the-shoulder wedding dress and veil and the groom wears a tuxedo. Second vignette shows the married couple exiting the church, hand in hand, followed by three wedding guests., Title supplied by cataloguer., Not in Wainwright., Issued December 20, 1855 to William Morrison and Elizabeth Alice Hill. Signed by Samuel Dubborow, Rector of the New Church of the Evangelists. Franklin Smith, witness., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 142, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 614 D 956
Creator: Schussele, Christian, 1826?-1879, artist
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 614 D 956

Title: [Humane Engine Company hand-pump fire engine]
Description: View of the engine of the hose company instituted in 1794 that operated from Callowhill Street above Second Street. Engine contains double-decker end stroke pumper handles and panels illustrated with female figures, including a woman holding a sleeping child in her lap. A company volunteer, attired in his fire hat and uniform, holds a trumpet in one hand and rests his other on one of the pumper handles. Also contains a banner with the company motto: "Judge Us By Our Actions.", Not in Wainwright., Title supplied by cataloguer., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 114, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 832 H 88
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 832 H 88

Title: Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission [certificate]
Description: Certificate of appreciation for work with the "Committee on the Restaurant of the Great Central Fair" containing a border of scenes and vignettes depicting the presence of the Sanitary Commission at the battlefront. Shows commission supply wagons arriving and depositing crates of goods at a campsite; soldiers assisting other soldiers in walking, receiving refreshments, and being transported by a gurney; and an unloaded crate of bottles of beverages, oranges, tins, and bandages. Also contains the seal of "The Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission." Seal depicts the female figure of Charity handing a glass to a soldier attending a wounded soldier., Not in Wainwright., Issued to Rebecca W. English on June 25, 1864. Signed by Jno. Welsh, Chairman of Executive Committee; Mary McHenry, Chairman of Ladies Committee on the Restaurant; Mrs. G. T. Lewis, Vice Chairman; F. P. Steel, Treasurer; Mary P. Norris, Treasurer., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 328, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 8 D 983, Accompanied by P.S. Duval & Son 's "Great Central Fair Buildings, Philadelphia" souvenir card.
Date: [1864]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 8 D 983

Title: A correct view of the City of Philadelphia on the Delaware River as it appeared on 25th of January 1852
Description: Panoramic and bustling, winter view showing several men, women, and children, on the ice-covered river. In the center foreground, a small crowd gathers around a man reading a newspaper as around them, throngs of individuals traverse the frozen walkway, promenade as couples, make conversation, and fall, laugh, and grab one another as they slip on the ice. Several men skate, boys sled, dogs chase each other, and children frolic, including a pair retrieving a hat from a broken patch of ice. Others peddle refreshments from a table and flee from broken ice as ruffians engage in a fist fight. The cityscape of Philadelphia is visible in the background, including Christ Church and Independence Hall in addition to Spark's Shot Tower and Girard College. Also shows the frozen channel running through Windmill Island covered in barren trees in the far left of the image., Copyrighted by A.A. Dugan., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 165, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 72 R 815, Dugan was a Philadelphia engraver.
Date: c1852
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 72 R 815

Title: A view of Fairmount and the Water-Works showing the bridge previous to its destruction by fire Taken from the Veranda of Harding's Hotel, Schuylkill
Description: View looking toward the water works originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff. In the foreground, elegantly dressed women and men, sit, and stand on the veranda admiring the vista as street and pedestrian traffic approaches and departs from the covered Upper Ferry Bridge. Traffic includes horse-drawn carriages, a man on horseback, and a woman walking and holding a parasol. Canal barges travel under the bridge and in the canal lock across from the water works. The water works include the engine house, mill house, and pavilions on the mound dam and on reservoir hill. A water fountain and trees complete the view. Also shows businesses and residences behind the water works in the background. The Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge, known as the Upper Ferry Bridge, was erected 1809-1812, with Robert Mills serving as architect and Lewis Wernwag as engineer. The bridge burned in 1838., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 788, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 88 B 7861
Creator: Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?
Date: c1838
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 88 B 7861

Title: View from Dengman's Ferry, looking up the Delaware River
Description: Bird's eye landscape view showing the river bordered by pasture, trees, hillsides, and mountains at the Delaware Water Gap in Delaware County. Dingman's Ferry was established circa 1735 by Andrew Dingman., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 261, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 72 D 584
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 72 D 584

Title: To M. H. Traubel & Co. 46 1/2 Walnut St. opposite the Exchange. [billhead] N.B. Stones are not included in this bill
Description: Billhead for the lithographic firm that operated 1853-ca. 1857 containing an allegorical scene. Shows the female figure lithography seated in an outdoor setting, a stone on her lap, and surrounded by tools for industrial arts, including an angle, mallet, and compass. In the background, a farmer plows his field and a ship sails on the water. Also contains corner piece vignettes showing the seal of Pennsylvania and the American eagle. A border depicted as a twig surrounds three-quarters of the scene. Names of the members of the firm are printed below the image: M. H. Traubel, Ed. Schnabel, and J. F. Finkelday., Not in Wainwright., Inscribed on verso: [Brand Wallthers?] As the world has hummed by. O my soul hast thou turned within. To the over = canopying old., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 106, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 61 T 693c
Creator: M. H. Traubel & Co.
Date: [ca. 1857]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 61 T 693c

Title: M. H. Traubel & Co. respectfully call your attention to their Lithographic Institute, no. 46 1/2 Walnut St. opposite the Merchants Exchange. Philadelphia
Description: Advertisement for the lithographic firm that operated 1853-ca. 1857 containing an allegorical scene. Shows the female figure lithography seated in an outdoor setting, a stone on her lap, and surrounded by tools for industrial arts, including an angle, mallet, and compass. In the background, a farmer plows his field and a ship sails on the water. Also contains corner piece vignettes showing the seal of Pennsylvania and the American eagle. A border depicted as a twig surrounds three-quarters of the scene. Names of the members of the firm are printed below the image: M. H. Traubel, Th. Leonhardt, Ed. Schnabel, and J. F. Finkelday. Also contains several lines of advertising text promoting the several types of lithographs "executed in a most Superior Style" by the firm, and the "Transferring from Steel or Copper, Wood Cuts, Stone and Manuscript," which is "particularly recommended" as "Millions of Impressions may be printed with but little wear to the Original Plate and at a far greater speed and a more moderate cost than from the Copperplate press." Lithographs advertised include portraits, showcards, bills of exchange, drug & perfumery labels, and "Maps, Plans, Architectural, Ornamental & Machine drawings." Also contains a N.B. about "Blank Drafts, Notes, Bills of Exchange; also a variety of Perfumery Labels constantly on hand.", Not in Wainwright., Pencil sketch signed M.H.T.and titled "Sunday morning June 23, 1878" drawn on verso. Shows two women, one holding a child, seated near, and leaning on two trees., Philadelphia on Stone, PSA 61, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 61 T 693e
Creator: M. H. Traubel & Co.
Date: [ca. 1853]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 61 T 693e

Title: Bits of nature and some art products
Description: Landscape views showing "At South Laurel Hill"; "East of Columbia Bridge"; and "West of Wire Bridge (1842)" in Fairmount Park. Includes a mule driver in front of a hotel, possibly the Upper Ferry Tavern, near the bridge; park visitors; vessels on the Schuylkill River; rock formations; trees; and a cascading brook. The Wire Bridge at Fairmount, the first suspension bridge in the United States, was built from 1841-1842 after the designs of engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. It was removed in 1874., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 56a, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 61 K 8346.85, Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
Creator: Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
Date: [1878]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 61 K 8346.85

Title: In Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Landscape views showing "Belmont Prospect (1848)"; "Above Girard Bridge East"; and "Above Columbia Bridge." Includes a man on horseback approaching the residence, on the plateau, at Belmont, the former estate of Judge Richard Peters; a distant view of the Columbia Bridge (completed 1834) across the Schuylkill River; park visitors; cliffs; rock formations; and trees. Belmont was the country seat of Peters until his death in 1828., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 372a, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 61 K 8346.86, Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
Creator: Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
Date: [ca. 1878]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 61 K 8346.86

Title: [In Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Landscape views showing "Below Girard Bridge, East"; "East of Girard Bridge (1857)"; and "Ravine near Reservoir East." Views contain a horse-drawn wagon and man on horseback crossing the Old Girard Avenue Bridge; park visitors, including children; vessels on the Schuylkill River; rock formations; and trees. The old Girard Avenue Bridge was built in 1855 and razed in 1871., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 372, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 61 K 8346.87, Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
Creator: Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
Date: [ca. 1878]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 61 K 8346.87

Title: Kimball & Gorton Philadelphia R. R. Car Manufactory, 21st. & Hamilton streets Philadelphia Manufactory of every description of rail road passenger and freight cars of any design or dimension required
Description: Advertisement showing a City Passenger R.R. car and Pacific Railroad car built by the firm. The ornately painted street car is depicted with a galloping horse team, driver, passengers, and conductor. The No. 85 coach produced for the Pacific Railroad of Missouri was introduced circa 1852. Richard Kimball and Lorenzo D. Gorton partnered 1851-1861., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 423, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 6742 K 49, Boell operated his studio from 311 Walnut Street 1860-1866.
Creator: Boell, William
Date: [ca. 1860]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 6742 K 49

Title: William Norris & Comp: Philadelphia U.S.N. America
Description: Shows the steam locomotive "Philadelphia" built by the company started by William Norris and Col. Stephen H. Long in 1836. Locomotive contains a nameplate. Also includes a scale printed below the image. Locomotive commissioned by the Vienna & Raab Rail Road Company in Austria. The premier steam locomotive manufactory of the 1830s-1860, the internationally recognized company produced several innovative designs, including the first locomotive to ascend a hill on its own power, a leading truck, and the first ten-wheel locomotive., Not in Wainwright., Published in Locomotive steam engine of William Norris, Philadelphia. [HSP Wf*.9999 v. 2], Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 276, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 6741 N 861a, Manscript note on verso: Removed from pamphlet on William Norris Locomotive Engineer Wf* 999 no. 1.
Date: [1841?]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 6741 N 861a

Title: Locomotive steam engine of William Norris, Phila. Class B
Description: Shows the steam locomotive "Washington" built by the company started by William Norris and Col. Stephen H. Long in 1836. Locomotive contains a nameplate. Also includes a scale printed below the image. In July 1836, the "George Washington" hauled a load of 19,200 pounds at 15 miles per hour up the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad's inclined Belmont Plane. It was the first locomotive to ascend a hill on its own power. In 1837, the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railway assumed ownership of the machine. Norris & Company, the internationally recognized premier steam locomotive manufactory of the 1830s-1860, produced several innovative designs, including the "Washington," a leading truck; and the first ten-wheel locomotive., Not in Wainwright., Published in Locomotive steam engine of William Norris, Philadelphia. [HSP Wf*.9999 v. 2], Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 139, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 6741 N 861, Manscript note on verso: Removed from pamphlet on William Norris Locomotive Engineer Wf* 999 no. 1.
Date: [1841?]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 6741 N 861

Title: M. H. Traubel lithographic establishment, 409 Chestnut St. above 4th Philadelphia [circular]
Description: Circular containing patriotic vignettes above paragraphs of advertising text in addition to bank note specimens for the lithographic studio that began operating at 409 Chestnut in 1858. Central vignette shows the figure of Liberty, one breast exposed, holding a shield and a liberty staff beside a fache and eagle. Surrounding vignettes show sailing vessels, the figure of Justice surrounded by symbols of patriotism and trade, and an allegorical scene with three women posed around an anchor with one, seated, and clinging to the legs of another who stands in a forceful stance. Specimens include female figures and the Traubel imprint. Figures depicted as a romanticized peasant woman, the figure of Justice, and a Native American princess, possibly Columbia. Businesses represented include Freed, Ward, & Freed, Commission Merchants, No. 811 Market Street and Bank of the Northern Liberties. Traubel began work as a lithographer in Philadelphia in the early 1850s and worked solely and in partnerships., Not in Wainwright., Text: Permit me to call your attention to the annexed Specimens of Notes, Drafts, Checks, etc. and to my Lithographic Establishment in general where I am prepared to execute all Orders of Commercial & Pictorial Works of which a large variety of Specimens can at any time be examined at my office. I have always on hand a variety of Blank Drafts, Notes, Checks & Bills of Exchange bound in small books or on sheets where names of Firms can be inserted at a very short Notice, at moderate prices. Manufacturers Tickets & Sample Cards, Perfumery, Drug and all other Kinds of Labels & Showcards furnished to order in Chromo or in black. Having been in this business in Europe and this country for a number of years and being therefore well experienced in all branches of this Art. I can guarantee all Orders entrusted to my Care to be executed in a most superior Style., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 118, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: HSP Society Print Collection - Posters & Broadsides - Advertisements - Print Trade & Allied Business Folder - Traubel
Creator: Traubel, M. H. (Morris H.), 1820-1897
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Society Print Collection - Posters & Broadsides - Advertisements - Print Trade & Allied Business Folder - Traubel

Title: Craig, Finley & Co. Steam-power lithographers and printers, 1020 Arch Street
Description: Series of tradecards advertising the lithographic firm established as Craig, Butt & Finley in 1869 and renamed Craig, Finley & Co. in 1872. Seven of the tradecards depict quaint scenes of children at play and work in addition to one containing a montage of vignette views of buildings at the Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Scenes include a boy presenting flowers to a girl, children witnessing breaking and broken wares, children chasing a rabbit, a shepherd boy with a lamb, and girls performing the wash. All the boys are attired in knickers and most wear hats. Most of the girls are attired in peasant-like dresses. Centennial tradecard shows Machinery Hall, the Main Building, Art Gallery, Agricultural Hall, and Horticultural Hall. Also includes the promotional text: Publishers of this style Centennial Card. Firm operated until 1950., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 14, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Tradecard Collection - Scrapbook. Gift of F. Lyman Windolph.
Creator: Craig, Finley & Co.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Tradecard Collection - Scrapbook

Title: T. Sinclair & Son. Lithographic establishment. Philadelphia
Description: Advertisement calendar for 1883 containing a genre scene showing children walking down a path in the woods. The boy and girl walk arm in arm. The boy holds a branch in his free hand. The girl wears a cape with bonnet-like hood and the boy wears a vest. Calendar forms side borders. Thomas Sinclair & Son operated as a partnership 1870-1889., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 93, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Tradecard Collection - Scrapbook [Wf. 98 vol. 1], LCP holds copy trimmed to image. **Tradecards - S [8173.F].
Creator: T. Sinclair & Son
Date: 1883
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Tradecard Collection - Scrapbook [Wf. 98 vol. 1]

Title: Christopher Gallagher. Wholesale liquor dealer 806 Lombard St
Description: Advertisement showing the two-story brownstone storefront, adorned with signage, of the liquor dealer who relocated to 806 Lombard Street circa 1875. Barrels, visible through the open central entry, are stacked within the space on the first floor. Architectural ornamentations and etched, arched windows adorn the upper story facade. A man, possibly proprietor Gallagher, stands near one of two other doorways to the establishment across from a laborer prying on one of several barrels lined on the sidewalk. In the street, a boy attends to one of two horses drawing a cart loaded with more barrels. Also shows partial views of adjacent buildings. Gallagher immigrated to the United States in 1856 and established a wholesale liquor business in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Hibernian Society, Catholic societies, and president of the Building and Loan Association., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 121, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Firefighting Album Am 3989 Gallagher
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Firefighting Album Am 3989 Gallagher

Title: Cut outs of firefighting scenes from The Fire Insurance Company of the County of Philadelphia advertisement
Description: First cutout is captioned "1800" and is within a border containing a banner reading "Incorporated 1832 Charter Perpetual." Shows several volunteers, attired in long coats and top hats, operating a hand-pumper engine near a pond of water and water pump during the day. Other men operate the water pump and use buckets to collect water from the pond as flames shoot from two windows of a building in the background. Two volunteer firefighters, including Joseph Tipler of the United States Engine Company, in uniform flank the scene. The second firefighter's shirt and hat is adorned with "1." Second cutout is captioned "1866" and is surrounded by a border of filigree. Shows several volunteers, during the evening, using steam engines to battle the blaze of two multi-story buildings. Men run and operate hoses from the ground and by ladder, pull equipment, and direct their fellow firefighters. Some volunteers hold an ax or a horn. United States Engine Company was incorporated in 1832., Title supplied by cataloguer., Attributed to Breuker & Kessler from duplicate print in auction catalog., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 169, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Firefighting Album Am 3989 Cutouts
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Firefighting Album Am 3989 Cutout 1, Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Firefighting Album Am 3989 Cutout 2

Title: Cut outs of firefighting scenes from The Fire Insurance Company of the County of Philadelphia advertisement
Description: First cutout is captioned "1800" and is within a border containing a banner reading "Incorporated 1832 Charter Perpetual." Shows several volunteers, attired in long coats and top hats, operating a hand-pumper engine near a pond of water and water pump during the day. Other men operate the water pump and use buckets to collect water from the pond as flames shoot from two windows of a building in the background. Two volunteer firefighters, including Joseph Tipler of the United States Engine Company, in uniform flank the scene. The second firefighter's shirt and hat is adorned with "1." Second cutout is captioned "1866" and is surrounded by a border of filigree. Shows several volunteers, during the evening, using steam engines to battle the blaze of two multi-story buildings. Men run and operate hoses from the ground and by ladder, pull equipment, and direct their fellow firefighters. Some volunteers hold an ax or a horn. United States Engine Company was incorporated in 1832., Title supplied by cataloguer., Attributed to Breuker & Kessler from duplicate print in auction catalog., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 169, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Firefighting Album Am 3989 Cutouts
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Firefighting Album Am 3989 Cutout 1, Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Firefighting Album Am 3989 Cutout 2

Title: Decatur Steam Fire Co. membership certificate
Description: Membership certificate containing a vignette of a steam engine in a rural setting, presumably Frankford. Also contains filigree and cornice details, including American eagles holding shields, and the letter "D" ornamented with anchor details. The fire company stationed in Frankford was instituted in 1803 and incorporated in 1842. The company was named after the Naval hero Stephen Decatur whose father purportedly resided in Frankford., Not in Wainwright., Issued to Edward Deal on February 19, 1867. Signed George Burns, Presidentand Rufus T. Corson, Secretary., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 178, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Firefighting Album Am 3989 Decatur
Date: [ca. 1860]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Firefighting Album Am 3989 Decatur

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