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Title: [Real photo postcard portrait showing two African American World War I soldiers posed with an American flag]
Description: Portrait taken at a European studio and depicting two American infantry men in their uniforms, seated at a small table with an ink well, and with the soldier in the left holding the staff of an America flag in his left hand. He looks toward the viewer and holds a pen with his right hand on a piece of paper. He wears a pinky ring on his right hand. Soldier, seated in right, looks toward the viewer, his legs are crossed and he and holds a book in his lap. Each man is attired in an infantry uniform comprised of a full-button front jacket with closed collar, breeches, leggings, and boots. The soldier in the left also wears a side cap and his jacket contains the insigia of seargent on the arm. Background includes drapery and backdrop depicting the promenade of a pavilion. Two African American combat divisions were formed and saw combat on the Western Front in Europe and included the 92nd Division, under U.S. command and the 93rd Division (comprised of four Infantry Regiments: the 369th, 370th, 371st and 372nd), initially under French command. The 369th Infantry Regiment became renown as the “Harlem Hellfighters” from their excellence in battle. Over two million Black men registered for the draft and nearly 370,000 saw service., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Divided back., Printed on verso: Carte Postale., Purchased with funds for the Visual Culture Program.
Date: [ca. 1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Portraits - World [P.2026.2]

Title: Handy guide map through the grounds of the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of Philadelphia, Pa. 1776. 1926
Description: Map showing the exhibition grounds near Broad Street, Pattison Avenue, Packer Avenue, and Moyamensing Avenue in South Philadelphia. Shows the replica Liberty Bell, the lagoon, Edgewater Lake, ships in the Navy Yard, and buildings identified by number. Number 41 is the "Japanese Village"; number 61 is the "White exhibition building of India fashioned after famous Taj Mahal. Arts and crafts of India, profusely displayed"; and number 66 "Chinese village and amusements.", Copyright Applied For., Includes "Notice:" See Corresponding Numbers on Reverse Side for Information. This map is intended as an aid in locating the various buildings and exhibits, but cannot be expected to be absolutely correct in every minute detail., Includes price: 10 [cents]., Includes "Key to Reference Numbers Indicated Upon Map on Reverse Side" numbered 1-76 on verso., Includes advertisements for Howard Biddle Printing Company (314 Locust Street) and Lincoln Photo-Engraving Co. (44 North 4th Street) on verso.
Date: [1926]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *maps - Philadelphia - 1926 [P.2011.47.2091]

Title: Fragment & decoration for Camden Library. Cooper Library
Description: Pencil sketch for the frieze, "America Receiving the Gifts of the Nations," that decorates the front entrance to the Cooper Library Branch, Camden, New Jersey and depicting a profile portrait of Dante and a fragment of the frieze showing Dante, Walt Whitman, and Molière and people from Europe and Asia giving gifts to America. In the top, shows a bust-length portrait of Dante in right profile. He is attired in a cap with a laurel wreath. In the bottom, shows a partial sketch of the frieze. In the left, poets Dante, Whitman, and Molière stand together. In the center, shows Joannes Gutenberg and William Tyndale giving gifts (ie. the printing press and translated Bible) from Europe to America. In the right, shows people attired in national dress representing Babylonia, Persia, and Japan, who bring gifts of the principles of construction, textiles, and ceramics. The Japanese woman, wearing her hair tied up and attired in a kimono, carries a pot or vase., Title and date from manuscript written on recto., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2025., Nicola D'Ascenzo (1871-1954) was an Italian-born, Philadelphia arist who worked as a stained glass designer, painter, and instructor. He took classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later attended and then taught at the Pennsylvania Museum School. Between 1904 and 1954, his studio, D'Ascenzo Studios, completed more than 7,800 stained glass windows.
Creator: D'Ascenzo, Nicola, 1871-1954, artist
Date: 1917
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2025.75.3]

Title: [Group portrait of two nurses with two African American and an Asian baby at an unidentified hospital]
Description: Group portrait photograph depicting two nurses standing with two African American and an Asian baby at an unidentified Philadelphia hospital. Shows two women nurses, attired in white caps and white nurses' uniforms, standing and flanking a crib. In the crib are three babies, attired in footed-onesies, facing the viewer with their legs hanging through the bars. In the left, the African American child holds the bar of the crib with both hands. In the center, the Asian child holds a doll in their right hand and grabs the bar with their left hand. In the right, the African American child smiles and holds the bar in their left hand. More cribs are visible in the right. Christmas wreaths hang on three windows in the back of the room, and an image of Santa Claus hangs on the wall., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from active dates of the photographer., Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Creator: Hennigar Studio, photographer
Date: [ [ca. 1910]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *group portrait photographs – occupations - nurses [P.2025.70]

Title: Chinese section, main building
Description: View depicting ornately carved Chinese furniture displayed in the Chinese section within the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. A wooden frame with carved fruits and flowers surrounds the display. In the center, shows a bedstead with carved figures of two men on each corner, lions at the top corners, and decorative leaves set atop a platform. In the right on a platform is a table with claw feet and legs with carved dragons and a pagoda. On top of the table is a glass display case containing carved figures. Behind the table is a wardrobe with carved flowers and leaves. In the center behind the bedstead is a desk with two chairs and a large credenza on top of which are pagodas and a cabinet with doors. In the left is a screen and side table. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Date from item., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., See related: Photo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.8700.4].
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *photo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.8700.3]

Title: Chinese section, main building
Description: View depicting ornately carved Chinese furniture displayed in the Chinese section within the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. A wooden frame with carved fruits and flowers surrounds the display. In the center, shows a bedstead with carved figures of two men on each corner, lions at the top corners, and decorative leaves set atop a platform. In the right on a platform is a table with claw feet and legs with carved dragons and a pagoda. On top of the table is a glass display case containing carved figures. Behind the table is a wardrobe with carved flowers and leaves. In the center behind the bedstead is a desk with two chairs and a large credenza on top of which are pagodas and a cabinet with doors. In the left is a screen and side table. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Date from item., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., See related: Photo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.8700.3].
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *photo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.8700.4]

Title: Chinese comm's office, Main B
Description: View showing screens, sculpture, urns, bowls, and vases on display at the Chinese section within the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The top of the display reads, "China" surrounded by carved decorative leaves. Below are four different screen panels depicting scenes with Chinese men, women, and children surrounded by borders of carved leaves. In front of the images are a variety of Chinese objects on a multi-level platform and on wooden shelves, including sculpture of people and horses, bowls, urns, and vases. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Date from item., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Gift of Raymond Holstein.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2011.47.527]

Title: A Conference between the D---l and Doctor D--e Together with the Doctor's Epitaph on himself
Description: Political cartoon depicting a meeting between schoolmaster and satirist David James Dove and the devil with a mock epitaph accusing Dove of sexual immorality. In the top left, shows Dove with a human body, head of a bird, and spiked tail, bending on one knee with a paper under his arm that reads, "the Count[?] Medley." He says, "Thou great prince of darkness, assist me in my undertakings." In the right, the devil, with horns, wings, and a spiked tail, sits on a rock and replies, "Well done, thou good and faithfull [sic] servant." The epitaph below accuses Dove of sodomy, misogamy, sexual relations with a Black woman, "Black Fornication," and teaching his students immoral practices, such as "Whoring" and "Perjury." David James Dove came to Philadelphia from England in 1750 and taught at the Academy and College of Philadelphia [later University of Pennsylvania.] In 1761, he taught at the Germantown Academy., Title from item., Date inferred from active dates of artist and content., First line: Here continues to rot..., In two columns., Retrospective conversion record: original entry., RVCDC
Creator: Hunt, Isaac, approximately 1742-1809
Date: [ca. 1764]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department poltical cartoons [1764] Con [959.F.69]

Title: American Academy of Music. Thos. Maguire and Prof. Risley… Managers. The Imperial Japanese troupe Programme. Overture….Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. T. Reif. Part I. 1. Presentation of the entire Troupe. 2. Evolutions, by the Three Infant Prodigies. 3. Spinning tops. 4. Hamai Kari Sadakitchi and his Son. 5. Slack-Rope Performance. 6. Umbrella Trick. 7. Pyramid Ladder. Intermission. Part II. 1. Swinging Bamboo Feats. 2. The Boy and Tubs. 3. Japanese Poultry. 4. Magic Sword and Spinning Top. To conclude with the Enchanted Ladder! Doors open at 7. Performance commence at 8. The Performances of the Imperial Japanese Troup will take place every evening this week, and on Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock
Description: Located in McA 5761.F volume 5, page 165., Richard Risley Carlisle (1814-1874), known as Professor Risley, assembled and managed a group of eighteen Japanese acrobats and musicians from Yokohama, Japan called the Imperial Japanese Troupe. They toured America in 1867, performing in Philadelphia in March. They then travelled to Europe, including Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain. Rinzō Hamaikari played the flute and his sons, including Sadakichi, were acrobats.
Creator: American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts MSS McA 5761.F, https://www.librarycompany.org/mcallister/pdf/playbills.pdf

Title: Glimpses of the World's Fair a selection of gems of the White City seen through a camera
Description: Publication depicting the World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, held from May 1 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival. Shows images of the exteriors and interiors of buildings, such as Machinery Hall, Administration Building, Horticultural Building, Electricity Building, and Woman's Building. Thirty-six U.S. states erected buildings, images of which are shown in alphabetical order, including California, Idaho, and Pennsylvania. Approximately fifty foreign nations exhibited at the fair and eighteen countries erected buildings, including Norway, France, Ceylon, Japan, Turkey, East India, Colombia, and Haiti. Images include: "Japanese Ho-O-Den - Wooded Island"; "Building of Ceylon"; "Venetian Gondola and Japanese Ho-O-Den"; "In the Samoan Village"; "Samoan Village"; "Johore Bungalow:" "Javanese Village"; "Soudanese Baby-Street in Cairo"; "Japanese Bazar"; "Panorama of Kilauea"; "Japanese Bazar"; and "Chinese Theatre." The Japanese Ho-O-Den (Phoenix Palace) was designed by architect Masamichi Kuru and was located at the north end of the Wooded Island. It was later destroyed by fire. The display window of the Japanese Bazaar shows two mannequins attired in kimonos and Japanese decorative arts including vases. The Chinese pavilion consisted of a bazaar, teahouse, and replica of a temple or Joss House. Images of people include a Sundanese (ethnic group of Java or Indonesia) toddler and Samoan men. Also shows sculptures and fountains, the Ferris Wheel, boats on the waterways, and spectators walking the grounds., Title and date from item.
Date: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2025.58]

Title: Japanese vase
Description: View showing a large bronze vase on display at the Japanese Court within the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Shows the bronze vase ornately decorated with dragons, elephants, flowers, trees, and a snake. There are four bronze pieces with flats tops, ornately decorated with birds, trees, and scenes with people, displayed at each corner of the large vase. In the right, more bronzes are exhibited including a bird. In the left is a table with objects on display. Glass cabinets are visible in the right and in the background. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Date from item., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *photo - Centennial Photo. Co. [P.9037.2]

Title: The rules of whist being a compendium of easy rules, necessary to be known by every whist player: with maxims, by General Scott
Description: Library copy:
Creator: Scott, General
Date: [M,DCC,LXLVI [i.e., 1796]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1796 Scott 65834.D

Title: The tables turned You sabe him! Kealney must go!
Description: Political cartoon depicting racist caricatures of Chinese workers heckling Workingmen's Party of California leader Denis Kearney, who is in prison. In the right, shows Kearney, attired in a black-and-white-striped prison uniform with a ball and chain on his ankle, standing and grasping the bars of his cell, which is labeled, “House of Correction, 181.” In the left, a group of Chinese men workers, wearing queue hairstyles and attired in caps and hats, tunics, pants, and cloth slip-on shoes, sit and stand amongst baskets, including two filled with fish. They hold out to Kearney products associated with their employment, including a laundry worker carrying a washboard and offering socks with holes; a fishmonger holding crabs and a fish labeled, “Black Friday,” on a stick; and a man with a cigar in his mouth holding out a bundle of cigars. They mock him in pidgin English, “you sabe him? Kealney must go!” in reference to Kearney’s slogan that he ended every speech with: “The Chinese must go.” In the top left pinned to the wall is a depiction of a donkey and a cart, possibly alluding to Kearney’s draying business. Denis Kearney (1847-1907) was an Irish immigrant who lead the Workingmen’s Party of California on a platform of anti-Chinese hate, blaming the Chinese immigrants for low wages and job scarcity. He was imprisoned in 1877 for inciting a riot., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed on recto: Copyright secured., RVCDC
Date: [ [ca. 1877]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department political cartoons - 1877 - Tables [P.2025.44]

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