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Title: Interior of Horticultural Hall, Phila
Description: Interior view of an exhibition or flower show in Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. Potted plants and flowers surround marble fountains and statues on tables erected around the room. In the center of the room stands a large shrub sculpted in a towering monument-like form. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867., Photographer's label mounted on verso., Title from manuscript note on verso., Numbered 422 on verso., 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. 85., Arcadia caption text: Organized in 1827, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society began with 53 members, who according to their constitution hoped “to inspire a taste for one of the most rational and pleasing amusements of man.” In 1829 the Society held its first exhibition, beginning the tradition that continues today as the Philadelphia Flower Show. This c. 1875 view shows one of the Society’s exhibitions held in Horticultural Hall, the Society’s first permanent home erected in 1867 next to the Academy of Music on the west side of Broad Street below Locust Street., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date: ca. 1875
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Theaters and halls [P.9099.4]

Title: The army of Sir Knight Templars, Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A
Description: View showing the Knights Templar of Pennsylvania marching in uniform in front of a large crowd of spectators standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands on North Broad Street on May 23, 1892 in connection with the fraternal organization's thirty-ninth annual conclave. Includes partial views of the Masonic Temple (built 1868-1873, James H. Windrim, architect) and Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (built 1869, Addison Hutton, architect). The procession began near Thompson Street, moved south on Broad Street, and disbanded at the Academy of Music., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., 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.
Creator: Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909
Date: c1892
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Kilburn - Processions [P.9047.127]

Title: The city of brotherly love
Description: Bird's eye view from City Hall tower looking north showing the cityscape surrounding Broad Street. Identifiable buildings include Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad, built 1868-1873, James H. Windrim, architect); the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (1344-1348 Arch, built 1869, Addison Hutton, architect); First Baptist Church (northwest cor. Broad and Arch, built 1856, Stephen Decatur Button, architect); Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (118-126 North Broad, built 1872-76, Furness & Hewitt, architects); Offenbach's Garden, carriage depository or bazaar, formerly the site of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Depot (southeast corner of Broad and Cherry Streets); cyclorama building that displayed the Battle of Gettyburg in the early 1890s (northeast corner of Broad and Cherry Streets); Hahnemann Medical College (230 North Broad); and Roman Catholic High School (301-313 North Broad, built 1890, Edwin Forrest Durang, architect). Horse-drawn vehicles on Broad Street are also visible., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., 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 J.F. Dallet.
Creator: Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909
Date: c1891
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Kilburn - Views [P.9418.2]

Title: Corinthian Hall, east, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A
Description: Interior view of the unfinished, Greek Corinthian-style Grand Lodge Room in Philadelphia's Masonic Hall, looking toward the east wall. Includes rows of benches and large chandeliers hanging down from the high ceiling. Designed by James H. Windrim, Philadelphia's Masonic Hall, located at Broad and Filbert Streets, was dedicated in 1873, but the Grand Lodge Room was not completed until 1903., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., 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.
Creator: Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909
Date: c1891
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Kilburn - Associations [P.9047.117]

Title: Interior views of the New Masonic Temple, Phila
Description: Series of titled interior views of the New Masonic Temple in Philadelphia include, "Norman Room, west," "Norman Room, east," "Ionic Room, east," "Lobby to the Grand Chamber," "Grand Chamber Room, east," "Lobby to Grand Lodge," "Grand Lodge Room, south," "Egyptian Room, west," "Grand Lodge Room, west," and "Library". Views depict the furniture and architectural details of various rooms within the temple, including rows of benches, high-backed chairs, large chandeliers, ornate carpet, desks, and bookshelves. Designed by James H. Windrim, Philadelphia's Masonic Hall, located at Broad and Filbert Streets, was dedicated in 1873, but many of the interior rooms were not completed until decades later., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Distributor's imprint printed on mounts and on versos., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Masonic Temple entitled, "Masonic Temple, Philadelphia" printed on all versos, except for one [P.9644.8]. Text surrounded by decorative border., Orange mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Frederick Gutekunst's photographs documenting Masonic Hall were used to illustrate Dedication Memorial of the New Masonic Temple, Philadelphia, September 26th, 29th, 30th, 1873. (Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1875).
Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer
Date: c1873
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Gutekunst - Associations [P.8616.2; P.8944.1-4; P.8944.6-7; P.8944.9; P.9082.2; P.9644.8; P.9734.4]

Title: Horticultural Hall
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 and stones are piled in the street in 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 and photographer from series list printed on blue paper and pasted on verso with thirty-one other titles (No. 1-31)., Photographer's printed label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Hurn, J. W. (John White), d. 1887, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Hurn - Theatres and halls [P.9260.57]

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: [Ridgway Building, Philadelphia]
Description: View from Broad Street of west front of Greek-Revival building constructed 1873-1878 by Addison Hutton near Christian Street for the Library Company of Philadelphia. Shows a man standing on a landscaped lawn enclosed by an iron fence in the foreground. Library built on the million dollar bequest of Dr. James Rush on the condition that he would choose the site of the library. Named in honor of Dr. Rush's wife, Phoebe Ann Ridgway Rush., Title supplied by cataloger. Incorrect title inscribed in negative: Girard College, Phila., Photographer's imprint on mount., Label pasted on verso includes paragraph describing history of Girard College., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Campbell, Alfred S., 1840-1912
Date: c1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Campbell - Libraries [P.8451.6]

Title: Broad St
Description: View looking from the southwest corner of Broad and Stiles Streets showing dwellings lining the east side of Broad Street. Also shows trees spaced evenly in front of the dwellings and a lamppost in the foreground with "Stiles" etched into it., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's printed label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.9260.42]

Title: Beth-Eden Church, Broad and Spruce, Philad'a
Description: View looking southwest from Lardner Street (i.e., Manning Street) at the east front and north flank of the Baptist church built circa 1869 after designs by Edward Tuckerman Potter at the northwest corner of Broad and Spruce Streets. Church organized by dissident members from the Spruce Street Baptist Church. Building razed by fire 1881., Title on mount., Photographer's imprint on mount., Faint manuscipt note in pencil on verso: Maggie from Harry 8/17/75., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Religion [P.9047.10]

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: The City Hall Philadelphia. Architecture, sculpture and history
Description: Limited edition volume, organized in 18 topical sections, containing photomechanical reproductions of engravings (by Faust) and photographs showing views of the interior, exterior, and architectural and sculptural details of the municipal building built 1871-1901 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. Sections, predominately titled, include Modeling of the William Penn statue; views of court rooms, Mayor's Office, entrances; Window Spandrels Tower; Bronze Groups on Towers; Centre Pavilion Dormers; Caryatides (i.e., supporting columns sculptured in the form of a draped female figure); Medallions in Conversation Hall of Councils; Doorway Spandrels. Northern & Eastern Entrances; Keystones; Panels. Stairway; Impost Panels of Windows; Spandrels and Statuary Centre Pavilion; Panels; Tower Capitals; Spandrels Interior of Tower; Panels in Eastern Entrance; Spandrels in Northern Entrance; and Window Spandrels in Northern Entrance. Interior views often include pedestrian traffic., Architectural and ornamental details depict allegorical, historical, ethical, anthropological, and political and governmental figures and tableaux, including "Distinguished Early Philadelphians"; the continents; the four natural elements and seasons; "Indians"; Swedes; mammals, reptiles, and birds, including eagles, bears, and buffalo; the natural and social sciences, arts, and humanities; industry, mechanics, and commerce; civilization and barbarism; prayer and meditation; victory and fame; admonition and repentance; and liberty and law; and youth. Details also show the seal of Pennsylvania and stereotyped, ethnographic facial studies, and cherubic figures., Edition de luxe limited to one thousand copies. Copy no. 48., Frontispiece shows a view engraved by Faust of the exterior of City Hall. Includes street and pedestrian traffic., Front matter is misordered ([p. 4] and [p. 5] reversed) and includes an "Historical" overview of the location and construction of the building; "Description of the Buildings," including the styles of "Architecture" and dimensions; the "Comparative Heights of the Principal Buildings of the World"; and the "Inscription upon face of Corner-stone in centre of tower foundation.", Reproduced wood engravings contain artist's signature or initials: F. Faust; F.F., Original cloth bindings, brown cloth grained with gilt stamped front cover and endpapers removed and rehoused with rebound album for conservation., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Frederick Faust, born in Germany in 1849, immigrated to the United States in 1870 and worked as a wood engraver in Philadelphia by the early 1880s. He continued in the trade as an illustrator into the early 20th century and was retired by 1930.
Creator: Faust, Frederick
Date: c1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Faust [It 7 2779.F]

Title: Central High School, Broad and Green Streets
Description: View looking southeast showing the west front and north flank of the second building of the Central High School for Boys (established 1838), the first public high school in the city, built 1853 at the southeast corner of North Broad and Green Streets. Also shows the Swedenborgian Church of the New Jerusalem, constructed in 1854 after designs by Collins & Autenreith, situated immediately north of Spring Garden Institute, built 1851-1852 after designs by Stephen Decatur Button at the northeast corner of Broad and Spring Garden Streets., Title from photographer's label on verso. Also lists forty-one other views in the series (No. 140-180)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett, George O., photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Education [P.2002.21.6]

Title: [Grand Army of the Republic procession, North Broad Street, Philadelphia, September 5-6, 1899]
Description: View showing a cavalry group in formation on North Broad Street during the Grand Army of the Republic's National Encampment held in Philadelphia September 5-6, 1899. White columns connecting American flags and other patriotic bunting line Broad Street and spectators crowd the sidewalks to view the procession. Includes partial views of buildings facing Broad Street near Arch Street including the spire surrounded by scaffolding of the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church and the United Gas Improvement Building constructed on the opposite side of the street ca. 1898. The Grand Army of the Republic, a society of Union veterans was organized in 1866 to promote fraternity, charity, and loyalty among its members, including camp fires, encampments, the establishment of veteran relief funds, and the preservation of civil war sites and financing of memorials. A National Encampment was held every year from 1866 to 1949., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including Chicago; London; Hamburg, Ger.; and Milan, Italy., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Distributor's imprint printed on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Griffith & Griffith, established in Philadelphia in 1896, expanded in 1908 to included offices in St. Louis and Liverpool. The non-Philadelphia offices were relocated in 1910., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
Date: [ca. 1899]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Rau - Processions [P.9260.72]

Title: La Pierre House
Description: View from above Chestnut Street showing the hotel at Broad and Sansom streets opened by George W. and J.G. Edwards in 1853. The hotel built after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. was expanded and renamed the Lafayette Hotel in 1876. View also depicts adjacent buildings, including the Academy of Natural Sciences and the Union League. A horse-drawn carriage rests near the hotel., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Paper label pasted on verso listing over one hundred Philadelphia views published by the firm., Manuscript note on mount: Edward Everett Parker, Philadelphia Penn., Duplicate view published by R. Newell, 724 Arch St. (P.9047.109), Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Newell and Son, a partnership between Robert and his son Henry, was active from around 1870 until 1897 and the death of the elder Newell.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Hotels [P.9466.21]

Title: La Pierre House
Description: View from above Chestnut Street showing the hotel at Broad and Sansom streets opened by George W. and J.G. Edwards in 1853. The hotel built after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. was expanded and renamed the Lafayette Hotel in 1876. View also includes the adjacent buildings of the third building of the Academy of Natural Sciences (1840-1876) and the Union League (built 1865) at Broad and Sansom streets. A horse-drawn carriage rests near the hotel., Green mount with rounded corners., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Poor condition. Glue stained., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Hotels [P.9047.109]

Title: Union League, Broad and Sansom sts
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlights. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Series label on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Distributor's stamp on verso: William Y. McAllister Phila., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - associations [P.9462.5]

Title: The foundation of the Union League House, Phil
Description: Construction site for the Union League building showing workers beginning work on the foundation. Academy of Natural Sciences visible in background. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause. Groundbreaking for Union League building at Broad and Sansom streets took plance on March 1,1864 and the building opened on May 11, 1865., Buff mount with square corners., Title from manuscript note on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - associations [P.8464.23]

Title: North American Building postcards
Description: Depicts the North American Building constructed in 1900 after designs by James Hamilton Windrim. The building was commissioned by John Wanamaker, who used the North American newspaper to criticize Philadelphia machine politics. Includes views of the Real Estate Title & Trust Company building in the background., Contains 13 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - North American - 28]

Title: Real Estate Trust postcards
Description: Depicts the Real Estate Title & Trust Company built 1897-1898 after designs by Edgar Viguers Seeler. Includes views of the Betz Building, Girard Trust Company and the North American building in the background., Contains 8 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Real Estate Trust - 29]

Title: Union League postcards
Description: Depicts the Union League built 1864-1865 by John Fraser., Contains 10 postcards printed in color and 2 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Union League - 32]

Title: Academy of Music postcards
Description: Exterior views of the Academy of Music, built 1855-1857 based on designs by LeBrun & Runge., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Academy of Music - 19]

Title: Betz Building postcards
Description: Contains exterior views of the Betz Building constructed 1891-1892 after designs by William H. Decker and demolished in 1926. Also includes views of adjoining office buildings, the Girard Trust Company building and the Real Estate Title & Trust Company building., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 4 in black and white., Also known as the Lincoln Building., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Betz - 22]

Title: Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Building postcards
Description: Series of views of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Building constructed circa 1928 after designs by Simon & Simon. Images document the exterior of the building looking north and east; the bronze doors; the sculptural detail on the bronze doors and over the board room windows; the historical window and marble clock; the marble lunette "Protection" in the elevator lobby and the medallion "Lafayette Medal" on the facade., Contains 12 postcards printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust - 23]

Title: Land Title Building postcards
Description: Exterior views looking northwest at the twenty-two story addition of the Land Title Building constructed in 1902 after designs by Daniel H. Burnham & Company. Built next to the original tower, the first skyscraper with an all-steel structural frame built in 1897 after designs by Daniel H. Burnham & Company. Includes partial views of the Union League in the foreground., Contains 8 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Also known as the Land Title Bank & Trust Company., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1906-1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Land Title - 24]

Title: Masonic Temple postcards
Description: Contains views of the Masonic Temple built 1868-1873 after designs by James Hamilton Windrim. Images depict the temple looking northeast from City Hall. Includes one interior view of Norman Hall., Contains 22 postcards printed in color and 9 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Masonic Temple - 26]

Title: The Art Club, the headquarters of the artistic life of the city
Description: Depicts the Art Club clubhouse, built 1889-1890 after designs by Frank Miles Day., Sheet number: 27A01B, Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]

Title: First Regiment Armory, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Depicts the front of the First Regiment Armory looking southeast., Sheet number: 27B01B, Undivided back. Post marked 1907., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]

Title: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art postcards
Description: Primarily contains exterior views of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, built 1872-1876 after designs by Furness & Hewitt. Also contains reproductions of paintings, mostly portraits, from the Academy's collections. Includes 3 cent stamps commemorating the Academy's 150 anniversary., Identified publishers include a variety of New York and Philadelphia companies including the Souvenir Post Card Co. of New York and the Philadelphia Postcard Co. of Philadelphia., Contains 14 postcards printed in color and 33 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1902-1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Academy of Fine Arts - 18]

Title: Horticultural Hall, Broad above Spruce Streets
Description: Depicts Horticultural Hall built 1894-1896 after designs by Frank Day Miles on the site of an earlier horticultural hall designed by Samuel Sloan. Demolished in 1917 to make way for the Shubert Theater., Sheet number: 27A05B, Divided back. Post marked 1917., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]

Title: Manufacturers' Club
Description: Depicts the Manufacturers' Club built in 1911 after designs by Simon & Bassett., Sheet number: 27A06, Text on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: [ca. 1911]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]

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: [Hearse and coffin in Philadelphia]
Description: View showing the procession of Lincoln's catafalque. Military guards escort the hearse passed mourners crowding the sidewalks and the rooftops and balconies of buildings and businesses lining the 1000 block of South Broad Street. Businesses include commission merchant, M.S. Myer, and the Union House and Dining Saloon., Attributed to Schreiber & Glover., Title supplied from duplicate in private collection., Yellow mount with square corners., Manuscript note on verso:The funeral of Mr. Lincoln, Broad St., Phila., April 22, 1865., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1980), plate 174., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Schreiber & Glover, photographer
Date: April 22, 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Glover - Lincoln [8248.F.7]

Title: [Funeral procession for President Lincoln, 1000 block of South Broad Street, Philadelphia, April 22, 1865]
Description: View showing throngs of mourners at the 1000 block of South Broad Street during Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession. Mourners crowd the sidewalks as well as the rooftops and balconies of buildings and businesses, including the Union House and Dining Saloon., Attributed to Schreiber & Glover., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Schreiber & Glover, photographer
Date: April 22, 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Glover - Lincoln [P.9161.2]

Title: [Funeral procession for President Lincoln, 1000 block of South Broad Street, Philadelphia, April 22, 1865]
Description: View showing throngs of mourners at Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession. Mourners crowd the sidewalks as well as the rooftops and balconies of buildings and businesses, including the Union House and Dining Saloon partially visible in the image., Attributed to Schreiber & Glover., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Two of the images originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of Civil War Views, Places and Events and volunteer saloons and hospital views., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Schreiber & Glover, photographer
Date: April 22, 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Glover - Lincoln [5778.F.27d; 5779.F.17i; P.8687.8; P.9161.1]

Title: Bird's eye view of Philadelphia
Description: Bird's eye view looking north from Cherry Street showing North Broad Street. Businesses line the street including Convery's Coal Yard (Lehigh & Schuylkill coal), a carriage manufactory, and Philadelphia Ice and Coal Company. Pedestrians crowd the sidewalks and streets., Orange mount with rounded corners., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: May 21, 1875
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.8931.3]

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: United Gas Improvement postcards
Description: Depicts the United Gas Improvement building looking north on Broad Street. Building constructed circa 1898., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 4 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - United Gas Improvement - 33]

Title: Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank postcards
Description: Exterior views of Girard Trust built 1905-1908 based on designs by Furness, Evans & Co. with detailing by McKim, Mead & White., Contains 13 postcards printed in color., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Girard Trust - 39]

Title: Baldwin Locomotive Works postcards
Description: Exterior views of Baldwin Locomotive Works at 400 North Broad Street built circa 1902. Demolished in 1937., Sheet number: 40A01B, Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1909-1914
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Miscellaneous - 40]

Title: The Philadelphia Inquirer building
Description: Depicts the Philadelphia Inquirer's Elverson Building constructed 1923-1924 after designs by Rankin, Kellogg & Crane., Number 124302 on verso., Sheet number: 40A08A, Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Miscellaneous - 40]

Title: Brown Auto Top Company - we are growing - there's a reason, Broad and Hamilton Streets, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Depicts two images of Brown Auto Top Company showing the physical expansion of the company from a typical commercial front (1906) into an entire city block (1907)., Numbered 11702 on recto., Sheet number: 40B01A, Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Divided back.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Miscellaneous - 40]

Title: Franklin Bank Building and Betz Building. Broad and Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Exterior view of Girard Trust Company building constructed 1888-1889 after designs by Addison Hutton and the Betz Building constructed 1889-1890 after designs by William H. Decker., See earlier postcard view printed in black and white dated before 1908 when the building served as the Girard Trust Company. Sheet number: 27B04., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Divided back. Post marked 1914., Sheet number: 27A05B
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1914
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]

Title: Academy of Music, Philadelphia
Description: View of front facade of brick and sandstone Italianate style building. Architects Napoleon LeBrun and Gustav Runge formed a short-lived partnership to win design competition. Building constructed 1855-1857., Title from printed paper label., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbook of images relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: ca. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Theaters & halls [(8)1322.F.35g]

Title: Union League
Description: Exterior view from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on the designs of Philadelphia architect John Fraser.View includes street light and fire hydrant. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Title from manuscript on mount., Pink mount with rounded corners., Photographer and copyright imprint printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Issued previously as part of R. Newell & Son's stereograph series entitled: Public buildings and street views (P.9260.62)., Gift of Jane Carson James., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Associations [P.9299.127]

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]

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