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Title: Photographic Views of Philadelphia's New City Building
Description: Albums of progress photographs of the early construction of City Hall built 1871-1901 on Penn Square after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. Photographs show different stages of the construction of the foundation and lower floor of the building between 1873 and 1875. Includes images of the dirt sub basement; construction materials, equipment, and workers; aerial views of the built foundation; partially completed walls and abutments; and studio views of columns and architectural ornaments. Several of the views include scaffolding; horse-drawn carts; pulleys; piles of construction debris; Pennsylvania Railroad cars on Market Street; and workers and well-dressed men, probably the commissioners, reviewing and posed on or near constructed parts of the building and construction materials. Views also show surrounding cityscape, including the Masonic Temple (Broad and Filbert); United States Mint (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the Seventh Presbyterian Church (Broad Street above Chestnut Street); Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Depot (13th and Market); La Salle College High School (Filbert and Juniper); Sharpless & Watts, flooring tile (1325 Market Street); the spires of Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (s.w. cor. Broad & Arch) and First Baptist Church (n.w. cor. Broad and Arch); and other surrounding businesses (beer hall, wall paper, and furniture) and residences.

Title: The City Hall of Philadelphia, Architecture, Sculpture and History Album
Description: Limited edition volume of photographs documenting the interior and exterior of City Hall, 1897.
Date: 1897

Title: Views of Philadelphia Souvenir Booklet
Description: Souvenir viewbook, probably issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city.

Title: Horticultural Hall
Description: View looking northwest at the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs and broadside posters adorn the front of the building. A crowd pf people stand near the entrance stairs and near a gas lamp in front of the hall. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title on negative., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Theaters and halls [P.9082.3]

Title: Horticultural Hall, Phila
Description: View looking northwest at the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs and broadside posters adorn the front of the building. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title on negative., Title also from printed "Philadelphia" series list on verso with twenty-three other unnumbered titles. Also includes twenty-nine unnumbered titles in "Baltimore" series. Both series surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Theaters and halls [P.8451.5]

Title: Horticultural Hall
Description: View looking northwest on Broad Street from Spruce Street showing the east fronts of Beth Eden Baptist Church, built ca. 1869 after designs by Edward Tuckerman Potter; Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street, built after designs by Samuel Sloan in 1867; and the Academy of Music built 1855-1857 after designs by Napoleon LeBrun and Gustave Runge., Title printed on mount below image., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Theaters and halls [P.9567.15]

Title: Centennial Exhibition and Philadelphia [viewbook]
Description: Souvenir viewbook, issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city and Centennial Exhibition buildings. Contains views of "Independence Hall" (520 Chestnut Street); "Independence Chamber," i.e., the Assembly Room used as an exhibit gallery; the "Public Buildings," (i.e., City Hall, built 1873-1901); "New Post Office" (South Ninth and Chestnut streets, built 1873-1884); the "Masonic Temple" (1-33 North Broad Street, built 1868-1873); "United States Mint" (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the 400 block of "Chestnut Street" including the Custom House, the United States Post Office and Courthouse (completed 1863) misidentified as the Public Ledger Building, and Bankers Row; "New Academy of Natural Sciences" (built 1868, 1900 block Race Street); "Academy of Fine Arts" (118-26 North Eighteenth Street, completed 1876); "Horticultural Hall" (built 1867, razed 1881) and "Academy of Music" on the 200 block of South Broad Street; University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia; the main hall and statuary at "Girard College"; Fairmount Water Works; Girard Avenue Bridge; Main Building; Machinery Hall; Art Gallery; Agricultural Hall; Horticultural Hall; and Women's Pavilion. Also contains a panoramic, bird's eye view "Philadelphia, Seen from West-Philadelphia" captioned with the names of major streets and the Centennial Exhibition buildings, Art Gallery and Main Hall and a panoramic, bird's eye view "Exhibition Grounds, Fairmount Park." Views also show the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles; signage; adjacent buildings and businesses; and flags., Title from embossed red moracco binding, front cover stamped: Philadelphia., Prints connected by accordion folds., Inscribed on back cover: Mrs. Sarah Hadley, Bernhards 1876., George C. Reukauff owned Hall & Garrison Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory., Hall & Garrison was a looking glass, picture frames, interior decoration, and cabinetry manufactory in operation in Philadelphia by 1867. The business relocated from the 900 block of North Third Street to 1128 Washington Avenue about 1873. By the 1880s, the firm shipped its materials internationally, including Russia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.47]

Title: Hotel Lafayette. Situated on Broad St. betw. Chestnut & Walnut sts. Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Description: View showing the section of the hotel expanded from the neighboring La Pierre House hotel originally built in 1853 after the designs of John McArthur Jr. A horse-drawn carriage passes on Sansom Street, individuals walk on the sidewalk in front of and enter the hotel, and a man on horseback is haulted at the intersection. Also shows the entrance to the "ladies restaurant", a neighboring building on Sansom Street, and a partial view of the original La Pierre House. An American flag adorns the roof of the building. Hotel was later altered throughout the 1890s after the designs of Cope and Stewardson., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 365, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date: 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Hotels, Inns & Taverns [P.9001.7]

Title: Memorial Baptist Church. N. E. corner Broad & Master sts. Philadelphia, Pa
Description: View showing the Baptist church, its cornerstone laid 1874 and built after the designs of Davis E. Supplee, at Broad and Master streets (i.e., 1400 block of Broad). Handsomely-attired parishioners arrive at the church entrances, walk on the sidewalks, and cross the street. Church includes a circular roof, steeple, and archways over the entrances inscribed "On Earth Peace" and "To God Glory." Trees flank the building., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 466
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Religion [P.9211]

Title: [Horticultural Hall and Academy of Music, South Broad Street, Philadelphia]
Description: View looking northwest showing the front facades of Horticultural Hall and the Academy of Music on the 200 block of South Broad Street. Also shows row houses north of Locust Street on the west side of the block in the right background. Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street, was constructed after designs by Samuel Sloan in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton. Architects Napoleon LeBrun and Gustav Runge formed a short-lived partnership to win the design competition to build the sandstone Italaniate Academy of Music, constructed from 1855-1857., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on verso: South Broad St., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Streets [P.9047.90]

Title: The Civic Parade and Court of Honor, Peace Jubilee, Phila. Pa., Oct. 26, '98
Description: View looking north showing the Peace Jubilee procession on South Broad Street in celebration of the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Procession includes men walking with flags and a band playing instruments. Spectators stand on the sidewalk and sit in stands decorated with patriotic bunting on both sides of the street. The Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch, designed by Joseph M. Huston, is visible in the background, along with City Hall's clock tower., Copyrighted 1898 by B. L. Singley., Title printed on mount below image., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Keystone View Company - Processions [P.9047.124]

Title: [Crowd outside the Evening Telegraph office, Betz Building, South Broad Street, Philadelphia]
Description: View looking east from Broad Street showing a crowd gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Evening Telegraph office in the Betz Building (i.e., Lincoln Building) built 1891-1892 after designs by William H. Decker on South Broad Street. Includes a partial view of a car travelling north on Broad Street and a woman walking west toward the photographer. The spectators read hand-written notes on the chalkboard in front of the offices., Title supplied by cataloger., Gray mount with rounded corners., The Public Ledger Company purchased The Evening Telegraph in 1918., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Events [P.9047.1]

Title: Masonic Temple and M.E. Church, Phila
Description: View looking south showing buildings on the east side of Broad Street near Arch Street, including the Surgical Institute, Eastern Division (northeast corner of Broad and Arch Streets), the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (1344-48 Arch, built 1869-70, Addison Hutton, architect) and Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad, built 1868-73, James H. Windrim, architect). In the foreground, an unhitched coach and dray sit on Broad Street near a utility pole and ladder. The first floor skeleton of City Hall is partially visible in the background., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint on mount., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - De Young's Palace Dollar Store [P.9047.9]

Title: Elk's Convention, Phila. July 15-21, 1907. "Dutch Disturbers," Kansas City display
Description: View showing a float, a horse-drawn decorated wagon, carrying a band along Broad Street in a procession 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. A man sitting in the front holds a sign reading, "Kelly's original Dutch Disturbers, Kansas City". Signs on the side of the wagon include, "A Dam-Humbug and P.T. Nopaws consolidated air ship shows," "Winter Quarters, no. 26, B.P.O. Elks, Kansas City, Mo.," and "Greatest aggregation between earth and ski". The Court of Honor and parade spectators are visible in the background. Patriotic bunting covers buildings flanking Broad Street., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint stamped on mount., Distributor's imprint and logo stamped on mount., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Processions [P.9047.39]

Title: Methodist Episcopal Church and Masonic Temple
Description: View looking south from the sidewalk in front of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts showing buildings on the east side of Broad Street near Arch Street, including the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (1344-48 Arch, built 1869-70, Addison Hutton, architect) and Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad, built 1868-73, James H. Windrim, architect). In the foreground, a broadside advertising PAFA's exhibition of "engravings, etchings, and mezzotints" stands on the sidewalk and a sign advertising "Dying Lioness, the bronze group," hangs from a nearby building. Also shows a construction site with unhitched coaches and drays across the street. The skeleton of the lower levels of City Hall is partially visible in the background., Title from printed series list on verso. Includes two other series, "Philadelphia Centennial Views" and "Miscellaneous."Printed on verso: Philad'a Stereo. Publishing Company., Publisher's imprint on mount., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Purchased by the Fairmount Park Art Association, the Dying Lioness statue group arrived in Philadelphia in the fall of 1875, before it was installed on the Centennial Exhibition grounds. It moved to the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens entrance after the fair., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Fleischner - Religion [P.9117.1]

Title: Horticultural Hall, Broad St
Description: View of the front elevation of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Broadside posters adorn the front of the building and can be seen along the fence separating the hall from the Academy of Music. Gas lamps flank the entrance stairs. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Woodward - Theaters and halls [P.9047.15]

Title: Entrance to Monument Cemetery
Description: Exterior view looking southwest at the cemetery's Gothic gatehouse, chapel and steeple on the west side of North Broad Street at Berks Street. Includes two pedestrians standing on the sidewalk in front of the cemetery's entrance, and a milkman's coach parked in the street in the left foreground. Designed by Philadelphia artist and engraver John Sartain, the building also served as an office and superitendent's house before it was demolished to open Berks Street between Broad and Sixteenth Streets in 1904. Cemetery was established in 1838 by Dr. John Elkinton., Title on negative., Manuscript note on verso: Phila., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Cemeteries [P.8451.4]

Title: New Masonic Temple
Description: Elevated view looking northeast from the City Hall construction site showing the west front and north flank of the new Masonic Temple, built 1868-1873 after the designs of Freemason and Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim. Also shows pedestrians standing on the corner in the foreground., Title on negative., Manuscript note on verso: Philadelphia., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.9047.96]

Title: Philadelphia [viewbook]
Description: Souvenir viewbook, probably issued during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, containing fifteen captioned views of prominent sites and landmarks in the city. Contains views of "Independence Hall" (520 Chestnut Street); "Independence Chamber," i.e., the Assembly Room used as an exhibit gallery; the "Public Buildings," (i.e., City Hall, built 1873-1901); "New Post Office" (South Ninth and Chestnut streets, built 1873-1884); the "Masonic Temple" (1-33 North Broad Street, built 1868-1873); "United States Mint" (1331-1337 Chestnut Street); the 400 block of "Chestnut Street" including the Custom House, the United States Post Office and Courthouse (completed 1863) misidentified as the Public Ledger Building, and Bankers Row; "New Academy of Natural Sciences" (built 1868, 1900 block Race Street); "Academy of Fine Arts" (118-26 North Eighteenth Street, completed 1876); "Horticultural Hall" (built 1867, razed 1881) and "Academy of Music" on the 200 block of South Broad Street; University of Pennsylvania in West Philadelphia; the main hall and statuary at "Girard College"; Fairmount Water Works; and Girard Avenue Bridge. Also contains a panoramic, bird's eye view "Philadelphia, Seen from West-Philadelphia" captioned with the names of major streets and the Centennial Exhibition buildings, Art Gallery and Main Hall. Views also show the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge; street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn vehicles; signage; adjacent buildings and businesses; and flags., Publication information from variant copy., Title from embossed blue morocco binding, front cover stamped: Philadelphia., Prints connected by accordion folds. Verso of folds stamped with the name of the distributor, Hall & Garrison, Philada. & New York, and variant promotional text, including Compliments of; Fine Cabinet Work; Mill Work; Mirrors; Picture Frames; Ornamental Mouldings; Fine Furniture; and Interior Decorations., Hall & Garrison was a looking glass, picture frames, interior decoration, and cabinetry manufactory in operation in Philadelphia by 1867. The business relocated from the 900 block of North Third Street to 1128 Washington Avenue about 1873. By the 1880s, the firm shipped its materials internationally, including Russia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., George C. Reukauff owned Hall & Garrison Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufactory., Housed in phase box., Gift of Helen Beitler.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Views [P.2002.67.66]

Title: Soldiers' Monument
Description: View of the granite Soldiers' Monument from Broad Street looking east along Girard Avenue depicting a cannon, breech upward, on a base. Erected in 1872 by the Light Artillery Corps, Washington Grays and dedicated to those who fell during the Civil War., Title printed on verso in publisher's series list with fifty-three other titles (No. 1-54)., Publisher's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - H. Ropes & Co. - Monuments & statues [P.9047.137]

Title: General view of the erecting shop, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A
Description: Interior view of the two-section erecting shop (remodeled in 1890) at the Baldwin factory on Broad and Spring Garden streets. Depicts a row of locomotives in various stages of completion on one side of an open framework of steel. The Seller electric cranes capable of lifting 100 tons are visible above the engines. The company was founded by Matthias W. Baldwin in 1831., Copyrighted by Keystone View Company., Negative number printed on mount: 7090., Title printed on mount., Printed above image: 82., Contains a description of the design and operation of the erecting shop on verso., Keystone View Company, stock publisher of stereographs of the late 19th and 20th century, started issuing educational stereoviews around 1898. In 1906, the first boxed set of 600 educational views with an accompanying guide book was issued., Digitization funded by 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 stereo - Keystone View Company - Industries [P.9573.24]

Title: Union League club house Ph[iladelphi]a
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlight, fire hydrant and group of men standing in front of building. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Title from manuscript on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.9047.11]

Title: Union League building
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlight and fire hydrant. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Paper label on verso: Wm. Senter. watches, clocks, jewelry & spectacles. 54 Exchange st. [Por]tland, Me., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.9047.86 (Vogel)]

Title: Union League
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlight, fire hydrant, and man standing on building steps. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Title from manuscript note on recto., Green mount with rounded corners., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.3d-2]

Title: Masonic Hall, Philada
Description: Exterior view of the south and west facades of Philadelphia's Masonic Temple during its construction. Land at Broad and Filbert Streets was purchased in 1866 and construction of the building, designed by James H. Windrim, began in 1868. The building was dedicated on September 26, 1873., Number 1237 in an unnamed series., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereographs - unidentified - Construction [P.9644.7]

Title: Coterie Carnival, Academy of Music, Abel & Riley, directors, Monday, Jany 11th, 1869
Description: Advertisement for the Coterie Carnival, a costume and dance ball held at Philadelphia's Academy of Music. A photograph montage on the advertisement depicts the carnival with men and women promenading and dancing in the center while individuals watch from seats surrounding this central area., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 45, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Date: [1869]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Advertisements [(1)1322.F.141]

Title: Union League
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Yellow mount with square corners., Manuscript note on recto reads: Union League Broad & Chestnut., Pencil inscription on recto reads: 9., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.3b-2]

Title: [Founders' Week parade, Philadelphia Brewing Co. floats, Industrial Day, October 7, 1908, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing the procession of horse-drawn floats on South Broad Street between Walnut and Pine streets during the Founder's Week parade. Floats display boughs of barley and hops; stacks of crates; and a large keg. Viewing stands decorated with bunting and American flags filled with spectators line the street. Also shows several police officers, including African Americans, standing in front of the crowds on the east side of the street. The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel is visible in the left background. Founder’s Week celebrated the 225th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia, October 4-10, 1908. There were numerous parades and activities with each day having a special designation, including Religious, Military, Municipal, Industrial, Children’s and Naval, Historical, and Athletic and Knights Templar Day., Title supplied by cataloger., Purchase 1976., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: October 7, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - Processions [8191.F.1]

Title: Restaurant, Union League Philada
Description: Interior view of room filled with tables and chairs. Tables, covered by tablecloths, are set with glassware and napkins. Extra napkins and plates sit on sideboard. Union League was established to raise funds and troops for the Union cause. Building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser., Yellow mount with square corners., Title from manuscript note on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.3-e2]

Title: Billiard salon, Union League, Philada
Description: View showing room with five billiard tables and young man standing with cue stick. Row of chairs stands against one wall. Racks holding cue sticks hang along one wall. Union League was established to raise funds for the Union cause. Building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser., Yellow mount with square corners., Title from pencil inscription on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views relating to Philadelphia., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 82., Arcadia caption text: The two main floors of the Union League offered its male members a library, reading room, parlors, and dining rooms in which to socialize, conduct business, or discuss politics over dinner, drinks, or a good cigar. In the basement, members like this young man, photographed in the late 1860s, could enjoy a game of billiards under the watchful eye of General Ulysses S. Grant’s portrait., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.1e-3]

Title: Private dining room, Union League, Philad[elphi]a
Description: View of round table covered by cloth and surrounded by upholstered armchairs. Table is set with glass and ceramic wares. Table is near three large windows with opened shutters. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause. Building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser., Title from pencil inscription on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views relating to Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.1i]

Title: Reading room, Union League, Philad[elphi]a
Description: Interior view showing upholstered chairs and tables in center of carpeted room with high ceilings. Newspaper racks line walls and reading material is spread over tables. Union League was established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause. Building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia archiect John Fraser., Distributor's stamp on verso: William Y. McAllister Phila., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.9356.6]

Title: Smoking room, Union League, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view of room with upholstered armchairs around central table and along walls. Numerous spittoons visible on carpeted floor. Union League established to raise funds and troops for the Union cause. Building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser., Title from manuscript note on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views relating to Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.1f-2]

Title: Office & reception room, Union League, Philada
Description: Interior view taken from doorway showing two men in foreground sitting at table with classical bust. Two seated men visible in background. Union League was established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause. Building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser., Title from manuscript note on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.1h]

Title: La Pierre House, Academy of Natural Sciences, and Union League, Broad St., below Chestnut, Phila[delphia] Pa
Description: View showing the La Pierre House hotel, the second building of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum, and the Union League on the west side of the 100 block of South Broad Street. The hotel, completed in 1853 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John McArthur, was expanded and renamed Lafayette Hotel in 1876. The second building of the Academy, completed in 1840 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Notman, and expanded in 1852, housed the museum until 1876. The Union League, established to raise money and recruits for the Union cause, was completed in 1865 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Fraser. Includes horse-drawn carriages parked in front of the buildings., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1875
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Hotels [P.9260.2]

Title: Library, Union League, Philad[elphi]a
Description: View of room with floor to ceiling bookcases. Man seated in chair at round table. Library was located on second floor on east end of building. Union League was established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause. Building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser., Yellow mount with square corners., Title from pencil inscription on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.11]

Title: [Union League, southwest corner of Broad and Sansom Streets, Philadelphia]
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs of Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes man standing at bottom of exterior stairs and street light and fire hydrant in front of building. Union League formed by a group of wealthy men to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Pale green mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo -unidentified - Associations [P.9260.90]

Title: [Founders' Week parade, procession of Keystone Phone Co. float, 300 block of South Broad Street, Industrial Day, October 7, 1908]
Description: View showing the telephone company float during the Founder's Week parade. The float is drawn by a team of horses guided by handlers, including an African American man. The handlers are attired in dust jackets and hats marked with the company logo. Spectators sit in and under a grandstand lining the street in front of the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art (i.e., University of the Arts) at 320 South Broad Street. Also shows a partial view of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel (200-216 S. Broad) in the far right background. Founder’s Week celebrated the 225th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia, October 4-10, 1908. There were numerous parades and activities with each day having a special designation, including Religious, Military, Municipal, Industrial, Children’s and Naval, Historical, and Athletic and Knights Templar Day., Title supplied by cataloger., Purchase 1976., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: October 7, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - Processions [8191.F.3]

Title: The Court of Honor during the Elks' greatest parade, Philadelphia, July 18, 1907
Description: View of the "Elks Greatest Parade" on South Broad Street during the 21st Annual Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Convention held in Philadelphia in 1907. Depicts a float, a horse-drawn wagon carrying a large stuffed elk and passengers, and several costumed parade participants from various Elk Lodges throughout the country. Participants include a group dressed as minstrels in bowler hats and duster jackets and members attired all in white holding umbrellas. Spectators line the street. The south side of City Hall is visible in the distance., Title from item., Berry, Kelley & Chadwick was an early 20th century prolific publisher and retailer of stereoviews with locations in Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, and Atlanta., Purchase 1978., RVCDC, Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Berry, Kelley & Chadwick [P.8451.3]

Title: [Robert Swayne collection of Philadelphia photographs]
Description: Collection of photographs documenting Philadelphia cityscapes, neighborhoods, landmarks, churches and benevolent institutions, businesses and factories, street views, and local events. Images depict interiors, exteriors, and alleyways. Many views include storefront signage; utility poles and street clocks; railroads and stations; and street and pedestrian traffic, as well as show the Western, Southern, and Northern sections of the city. Subjects depicted include All Saints Church (Torresdale); Cliveden; views along the Delaware River; Fairmount Park and Waterworks; Wissahickon Creek, Schuylkill River and Boathouse Row; Frankford Arsenal (1948); Philadelphia Gazette Building (924 Arch Street); the WCAU building (Bala Cynwyd) ; Rittenhouse and Logan squares; the “Clothesline Show” at Rittenhouse Square: a ca. 1930 view of a baseball game at the Baker Bowl, i.e. National League Park (2622 North Broad St.); the power house of the Westinghouse Gas Engine Machinery (Manayunk); the attic and basement of the original United State Mint (37-39 N. 7th Street, built 1792) photographed ca. 1890 by Newell & Son; interior of the second Mint Building (Broad and Chestnut);, the construction of the Delaware River, later Benjamin Franklin, Bridge (ca. 1924), Hahnemann Hospital (1928), Philadelphia Municipal, later JFK, Stadium (ca. 1926); the interior of an unidentified bakery (53rd and Vine) photographed ca. 1905 by C.H. Miller; interior and exterior of Geo. W. Einselen, Fine Cake Bakery and Ice Cream Saloon (1372 Somerset St.) photographed 1904 by Joseph Pearce; progress photographs photographed 1926 of the property of “Philadelphia Brick Co. Required for P.R.R. Temporary Track” and photographed 1921 by J.E. Bewley of and near the 3400 block of North 5th Street ; “Stephen Girard's ‘Alleged Slave Dungeons,’ Front & Market Streets uncovered by demolition” photographed 1906-1907 by John Trautwine, likely the civil engineer (P.2017.88.37.1-7); ca. 1880s studio portraits of adult and child mummers photographed by Richter & Co.; workers on scaffolding attached to the Nixon Building (20 S. 52nd St.); an exterior view photographed ca. 1873 by Newell & Son of the carpenter shop of Clarkson Fogg in front of which numerous household implements and furniture are lined, as well as men, women, and children, including a policeman are posed (449 N. 10th St.); ca. 1868 view of the 100 block of North Third Street, including the storefront for Dr. Stoever's Bitters manufactured by Kryder & Co (121 N. Third); Maryland Metal Bldg. Co. Incorporated classroom modules for the Philadelphia School District (ca. 1924); ca. 1920 advertising photos for an unidentified lighting company of examples of their work in Philadelphia manufactories with sewing machines (Greenwald Bros., Inc., 313 Arch St. and Trio Waist Co., 821 Arch St.) and of the moulding room of S.J. Cresswell Iron Works (2250 Cherry St.); the ca. 1905 interior of the cigar store of Ramon Azogue (102 S. 8th St.);, ca. 1930 view of the hairdressing salon at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel; ca. 1895 view of the interior of the Bourse (i.e., Philadelphia Stock Exchange); and a ca. 1930s exterior view of the Roxborough Home for Indigent Women (601 Leverington Avenue). Other images show a WWI benefit parade "to Keep the War Chest Filled" (1419 N. 2nd St.); a ca. 1900 lavish display of elaborately-decorated cakes photographed by William Phillipi; a posed WWI publicity still with release statements on the verso for Eastman Kodak showing Anna B. Graham with a camera and a young girl in a nurse’s uniform photographed by William F. Langrock; the storefront of a women’s owned business (Mrs. R.T. Anderson); a ca. 1920s contact sheet of variant bust-length portraits of a young woman photographed by the Lipp Studio; and the Walter Lippincott family posed on the porch of a residence., Portrait photographs, including of engraver John Sartain (P.2017.88.77.1 & 2), African American Rev. C. M. Tanner (1869-1933)(P.2018.66.4), John McAllister, Jr. and family members, and “physio-psychism” researcher Emil Sutra (P.2018.66.2) by Philadelphia photographers and occupational, school, and organizational group portrait photographs also comprise the collection. Group portraits document the Bellview Wheelmen; a class trip to the Franklin Institute; and performers attired in leotards, including jugglers, titled “Mr. Jonathan Evans, Haines & Cheer St.” Collection also includes William Stuart McFeeters family photograph album; a small number of images depicting African American men (P.2017.88.11, P.2017.88.61, P.2017.88.76.9 & 38); an organizational group portrait with a man with dwarfism (P.2018.66.15); candid snapshots, including ca. 1900 views of women using cameras along the Schuylkill River; and two film negatives depicting the WCAU building., Title supplied by cataloger., Various photographers, including Frank B. Cassel; William Bell; Berry & Homer; J. E. Bewley; Coward & Shannon; Harry A. Derr; Eagle Photo View Co.; Empire Photo Co.; H. Fetters; S.M. Fisher; Frederick Guteknust; Hansbury Studio; Henry C. Howland; Keystone Instantaneous View Company; William J. Kuebler; William F. Langrock; Lipp Studio; Charles Luedecke; F. Mattes; Monarch Photograph & Publishing Co.; Marriott C. Morris; Robert Newell; Newell & Son; Newell Studio; C. H. Miller, C. R. Pancoast; Joseph N. Pearce; William Phillipi; William Rau; Frederick DeBourg Richards; Schreiber; George Sheridan; Alfred Taylor; John Trautwine; Universal Photo Service; and W. D. Weland, Cartes-de-visite portraits of John Sartain (P.2017.88.77.1 & 2) housed separately and with cdv portraits – sitters - S., View by Schreiber of horse cart racing (1903) housed separately and with *photo – Schreiber., Cartes-de-visite portrait photographs of John McAllister, Jr. and family members (P.2017.88.79-102) housed with the McAllister Family Portrait Collection - cartes-de-visite., Electronic inventories of collection available at repository., See Lib. Company. Annual report, 2016, p. 64-65., RVCDC, Access points revised 2022., Robert Swayne (1927-2011) was a West Chester antique dealer, collector of vernacular photographs, and local writer about the Civil War.
Date: [ca. 1860-ca. 1952]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Swayne Collection [P.2017.88 & P.2018.66]

Title: Before Girard Bank on Broad & Chestnut
Description: View looking north from the east side of Broad and Chestnut Streets showing part of the 000 block of Broad Street and City Hall. Shows in the left, the West End Trust & Safety Deposit Co. skyscraper building built 1898 after the designs of Furness, Evans & Co. at 1404 South Penn Square. Adjacent buildings on Broad Street include one adorned with "For Rent. B. F. Teller & Bro. 606 Chestnut St." signage. View also includes street and pedestrian traffic. In the left foreground, an African American man, attired in a bowler hat and jacket, walks with a bundle under his right arm. In the background, men and women, some as couples walk on the sidewalk near a utility pole and a horse-drawn carriage parked in the street. City Hall is visible in the far background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from attire of pedestrian traffic documented in image., Description reviewed 2022., Access points reviewed 2022.
Date: [ca. 1900]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Robert Swayne Collection [P.2017.88.61]

Title: City Hall and Penn Square, Broad and Market Streets, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of Philadelphia's City Hall, originally known as the New Public Buildings, and Penn Square at Broad and Market Streets in Philadelphia. Built from 1871-1901 after the designs of architect John MacArthur, Jr. with Thomas U. Walter as a consultant on the project. Views show City Hall from the north in its entirety as well as a vertical perspective that looks into the interior courtyard., Negative number: 14412n, 15887n.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1931-1933
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14412n; P.8990.15887n]

Title: Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Aerial view showing the 1927 demolition of the Forrest Theatre, located at the southeast corner of Broad and Sansom Streets in Philadelphia. The musical theater was built in 1907 after the designs of architects Amos W. Barnes and Marshall & Fox., Negative number:7281.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7281]

Title: [Girard Trust Company Building under construction at Broad Street and Penn Square, Center City, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial view of the Girard Trust Company Building under construction. The building was designed by the architecture firm of Furness, Evans & Co. and was later finished by McKim, Meade & White. City Hall, the Lincoln Liberty Building and other buildings adjacent to Penn Square can be seen in some detail. The view faces southeast from a vantage point just northwest of City Hall., Negative number: P194.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P194]

Title: Municipal Stadium under construction, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, under construction in 1925 in preparation for the Sesqui-Centennial International Exhibition the following year. Designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Broad Street and the Delaware River are also visible. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia. The stadium was demolished in 1992., Negative numbers: 4826a, 4826b, 4828a, 4829a, 4831, 5214, 5406-5409, 5413.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1925-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4826a; P.8990.4826b; P.8990.4828a; P.8990.4829a; P.8990.4831; P.8990.5406-5409; P8990.5213; P.8990.5214]

Title: [Event at Municipal Stadium, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia]
Description: Aerial view of an opening event at Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, on May 1, 1926. People gathered on the field and in the stands, though seats are mostly empty. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 5813., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Stadium - Opening of Bay Week, May 1, 1926.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5813]

Title: [Charles Lindbergh Reception, Municipal Stadium, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia]
Description: Aerial view of the reception honoring Charles Lindbergh at Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, in 1927. Lindbergh's nationwide tour celebrated his successful first trans-Atlantic flight. People seated in the stands. Area immediately surrounding the stadium is also visible. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 7928.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7928]

Title: Municipal Stadium in preparation for the Sesqui-Centennial International Exhibition, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, in 1926 as it is being prepared for the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. A stage is being constructed at one end of the field and a few people are in the stands. Broad Street and other areas of the exposition site are also visible. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 6105, 6276, 6287, 6291.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6105; P.8990.6276; P.8990.6287; P8990.6291]

Title: Catholic Mass at Municipal Stadium, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of Catholic mass held at Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, in October, 1926 as part of the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Crowds are gathered inside and outside the stadium and a blimp flies overhead. Broad Street, trolley station and other exposition buildings are also visible. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 6616-6622.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6616-6622]

Title: Baldwin Locomotive Works
Description: Aerial views of Baldwin Locomotive Works, located at Broad and Spring Garden Streets in Philadelphia. Depicts factory and office buildings, as well as nearby industrial buildings. Includes views of the Elverson Building. Baldwin Locomotive Works buildings at this location were demolished in 1937 after the company moved south of Philadelphia to Eddystone, Pa. in 1928., Negative numbers: 8724, 8725., Negative 8724 dated July 30, 1928., Negative 8725 dated July 9, 1928.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8724-8725]

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