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- Title
- The Free Library of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Avenue
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade of library built in 1907 after designs by Cope & Stewardson., Sheet number: 132B01., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Brightbill, George M., collector
- Date
- ca. 1910
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Libraries - 132]
- Title
- St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Germantown, Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade, tower and cemetery attached to church built circa 1896 after designs by Thomas Francis Miller., First German Lutheran Congregation in Pennsylvania, organized in 1730. Church built in 1819 was used until the present church was constructed., Sheet number: 101B05., 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 [Germantown - Churches - 101]
- Title
- Lutheran Orphans' Home postcards
- Description
- Contains exterior views of the orphanage building constructed in 1879 for the elderly and the new annex built circa 1896 by Carl Berger. Also depicts boys gardening on the property., Sheet number: 100B07., Undivided backs., 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 [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
- Title
- Old Dunkard Church postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of front facade and side of stone church, showing roundel window, a large palladian window and entrance door flanked by a shallow portico. Also includes a view of the cemetery in the background., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 8 printed in black and white., Also known as Church of the Brethren, founded by Alexander Mack in 1708 near Crefeldt in North Prussia. Persecution drove the congregation to Philadelphia in 1719 and in 1723 the first Dunkard or German Baptist Brethren Church was organized in Germantown. The congregation originally worshipped in a building erected by Christopher Sauer (4653 Main Street) and then in a house secured by Peter Pettikoffer, who begged for the money to erect the building. Called Beggar's Town or Bettel Hausen. Building depicted in postcards erected in 1770., Sheet numbers: 101A01, 101B01 and 101B01A., Postcards issued by a variety of different publishers with the majority issued by The Rotograph Co., New York City., 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 [Germantown - Churches - 101]
- Title
- Germantown Post Office, Germantown, Pa
- Description
- Exterior view of corner post office, showing a photographic studio next door., Numbered 928 on verso., Sheet number: 100A05., 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 [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
- Title
- Young Mens Christian Association, Germantown, Pa
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade of young men's christian association building (Y.M.C.A.) constructed in 1891 after designs by Benjamin Franklin Betts. The building included a pool, gymnasium, running track, two bowling alleys and a dormitory. Y.M.C.A. of Germantown moved to a new building on Greene Street, constructed after designs by Thomas, Martin & Kirkpatrick in 1928., Numbered 923 on verso., Sheet number: 100A07., Divided back. Post marked 1909., 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. 1909
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
- Title
- First M.E. Church, Gtn., Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade and tower of church built 1896-1898 after designs by Rankin & Kellogg., Sheet number: 101B03., 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 [Germantown - Churches - 101]
- Title
- Schaeffer Ashmead Memorial Church, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior view of the Schaeffer Ashmead Memorial Chapel on the campus of the Lutheran Theological Seminary on Germantown Avenue built in 1901 by Frank Thomas Miller., Sheet number: 50B13A., 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 [Churches - Miscellaneous - 50]
- Title
- Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb postcards
- Description
- Contains images depicting the campus of the Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, built circa 1890 by Cope & Stewardson and Wilson Brothers & Company. Includes exterior views of Wissinoming Hall and Cresheim Hall, only 2 of 9 buildings on the 35 acre campus around the turn of the century., Institution started by David Sexias in his home, but demand for classes required the school to move to the former Mansion House Hotel building at 11th and Market Streets in 1820. Moved again to Broad and Pine Streets before inhabiting the Mount Airy campus in 1892., Sheet number: 138B15., 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 [Organizations (By Name) - 138]
- Title
- Mermaid Hotel, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior view of front of hotel, believed to have been constructed in 1734. Demolished in 1913 to make way for Winston Road., Sheet number: 117B01B., 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 [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]
- Title
- Morris-Littell House postcards
- Description
- Depicts exterior views of the house owned by the Morris-Littell family from 1776 until 1888. Dr. Christopher Wit (1675-1765) planted one of the first botanical gardens in America on this site. The house was torn down after the construction of Germantown High School in 1915., Sheet numbers: 27B05 and 102B12., Undivided backs., 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 - Miscellaneous - 27] and [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Gilbert Stuart's studio postcards
- Description
- Depicts Gilbert Stuart's studio located in the rear of the property at 5140 Germantown Avenue. The studio was partially destroyed by fire in 1854 and was demolished in 1900., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 2 in black and white., Postcard images copied from earlier photograph taken circa 1870 by Robert Newell., Sheet numbers: 27A08, 27A09 and 27B10., 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
- 1905-1909
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]
- Title
- Germantown Bank, Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Depicts an oblique view of the Bank of Germantown in a converted colonial home, the Clarkson-Watson House, built 1745-1775 on Germantown Avenue. The bank occupied this building from 1825 to 1868, until it moved to a new lot built by J.G. Sidney at 5500-5506 Germantown Avenue., Dwelling built circa 1745 for Matthew Clarkson, mayor of Philadelphia from 1792 to 1796. Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Randolph stayed here during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. The Bank of Germantown occupied the property from 1825 to 1869, around the same time John Fanning Watson, author of Annals of Philadelphia, lived here., Sheet number: 100A01., Divided back. Post marked 1909., 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. 1909
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
- Title
- Green Tree Inn postcards
- Description
- Exterior, oblique views of tavern built in 1748 by Daniel and Sarah Pastorius adjacent to the homestead of his grandfather Francis Daniel Pastorius. Also known as the Saddler's Arms, The Hornet's Nest, and Mackinett's Tavern. David Mackinett was Sarah's second husband after the death of Daniel Pastorius. Includes partial views of properties north of the old tavern. Building moved north in 1930 for the expansion of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown and used as church offices., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Alternate names include Saddler's Arms, Hornet's Nest and Mackinett's Tavern. Used by the First Methodist Church of Germantown as offices since 1907., Sheet numbers: 100A02 and 100B04., 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 [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
- Title
- Christopher Yeakel's old log cabin postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of home proportedly built in 1743 for Christopher Yeakel, a cooper, at the corner of Mermaid Lane and Germantown Avenue and demolished circa 1905., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Post cards issued by The Rotograph Co., New York City and The World Post Card Co., Philadelphia., Sheet numbers: 27B04, 100A03 and 100B06., 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 - Miscellaneous - 27] and [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
- Title
- Billmyer House postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of front facade of house built in 1727 for the Deshler family. In 1788 German printer, Michael Billmyer, bought the property and continued his printing trade from the house., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A01 and 102B01., 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 [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Trinity Lutheran Church, Germantown Ave. & Queen Lane, 1857. Steeple after design by Christopher Wren. Clock purchased by public subscription, was first "town clock" of Germantown
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade and steeple of church built in 1857 at Germantown Avenue and Queen Lane. Steeple constructed after designs by Christopher Wren., Photograph depicted on post card taken by J.F. Morsello., Sheet number: 101B06., 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. 1905
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Churches - 101]
- Title
- Chew Mansion postcards
- Description
- Exterior view of front and side of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows the facade of the two-story stone building with a pediment over the front door, shuttered windows, and dormers and chimneys on the roof. Also depicts the entrance drive to the Chew grounds. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Contains 17 postcards printed in color and 9 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A02, 102A03, 102A04, 102A05, 102A06, 102B02,102B03 and 102B04., Gift of George M. Brightbill, 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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 [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- [Johnson House postcards]
- Description
- Exterior views of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Title supplied by cataloger., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A07, 102B06 and 102B07., Gift of George M. Brightbill, 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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
- [1900-1925]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Staton Brothers, Stationery and Art Shop, Germantown Ave. and Coulter St., Germantown, Pa
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade of Staton Brothers stationery store at 5402 Germantown Avenue., Sheet number: 100A07., 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 [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
- Title
- Engine Co. #9, Germantown
- Description
- Exterior view of side of Germantown fire station facing Carpenter's Lane, showing three fire fighters sitting on a bench., Sheet number: 100B03., Real photo. Divided back. Post marked 1913., 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. 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
- Title
- Germantown National Bank postcards
- Description
- Contains views of bank building constructed in 1868 by J.G. Sidney. Depicts several oblique views of the front facade and side of the bank, along with interior views of the safe deposit department, the offices and the ladies' room., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Bank founded in 1814 by a group of businessmen in the house of Dr. George Bensell. Moved into J.G. Sidney's building from its location in the Clarkson-Watson house at 5275-5277 Germantown Avenue., Postcards issued by a few different publishers including Staton Bros. Publishing, Philadelphia and the Detroit Publishing Co., 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 [Germantown - National Bank - 105]
- Title
- Concord School House postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of school house built in 1775 by Jacob Knor. There was a demand for a closer, English speaking school by upper Germantown families who thought that the Union School (Germantown Academy) was too far away., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 106A01 and 106B02., 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 [Germantown - Schools - 106]
- Title
- Germantown High School, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade of high school built circa 1914 after designs by Henry DeCourcey Richards on land where the Morris-Littell House formerly stood., Numbered 255 on verso., Sheet number: 106A03., 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 [Germantown - Schools - 106]
- Title
- Mennonite Church postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of front facade of Mennonite church built in 1770 to replace the original log church constructed in 1708 on Germantown Avenue above Herman Street by early Germantown settlers., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 101A04, 101A05 and 101B04., 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 [Germantown - Churches - 101]
- Title
- St. Luke's Church and rectory postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of Episcopal church with parrish buildings constructed 1875-1876 after designs by Henry Martyn Congdon. Tower built in 1892. Also includes an interior view of the high altar decorated for Thanksgiving Day., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white. Also includes 1 linen postcard., Sheet numbers: 101A06, 101B05 and 101L01., 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
- 1900-1935
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Churches - 101]
- Title
- Upsala postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of front facade and side of house. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sometimes identified as Johnson House on postcards., Sheet numbers: 102A07 and 102B06., 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
- 1900-1925
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Thones Kunder's House, Germantown, Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade of house built on the site of Thones Kunder's original house, built in 1683. The first meetings of the Society of Friends were held in this house, along with the first public protests against slavery written here by Daniel Pastorius in 1688., Numbered 571 on recto., Sheet number: 102B09., Undivided back. Post marked 1906., 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. 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- [Oestmann's Hardware Store, Germantown Ave. and Coulter Street.]
- Description
- Advertising card depicting an exterior view of corner hardware store, with their wares displayed in the window. Also includes a car and horse drawn carriage about to cross the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Coulter Street., Sheet number: 104A01., List of store's products 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. 1910
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Miscellaneous - 104]
- Title
- Hood Cemetery postcards
- Description
- Depicts the marble arch entrance gate and balustrade of Hood Cemetery, designed in 1849 by William L. Johnston and William Struthers. Marble wall, balustrade and gateway commissioned by William Hood., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 104A02 and 104B02., Divided backs., 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 [Germantown - Miscellaneous - 104]
- Title
- Logan House postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of front facade. Original portion of house constructed in 1801 for Philadelphia merchant Thomas Armat by builders Peter L. Berry and John Ardis., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A08 and 102B09., Undivided backs., 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 [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Morris House postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of front facade of the Deshler-Morris House, built in 1772 for Quaker merchant David Deshler. Colonel Isaac Franks' owned the house when George Washington sought refuge here from the Yellow Fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793. Nicknamed the "Germantown White House" during his occupation. The Morris family occupied the house for more than 100 years until they donated it to the National Park Service in 1948., Contains 8 postcards printed in color and 6 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A09, 102A10, 102B10 and 102B11., 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
- 1900-1915
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Sparrow Jack House postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of house built circa 1770., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., John Bardsley lived here in the 1870s. Bardsley brought the English sparrow to Germantown to fight the caterpillars which were infesting local trees., Also identified as the Bardsley House., Sheet numbers: 102A11 and 102B14., 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 [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Wister Home, where General Agnew died postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of front facade of Grumblethorpe, house built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House". The British occupied the house in the fall of 1777 and it was here that General James Agnew died after being wounded in the Battle of Germantown., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A13 and 102B17., 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 [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Wyck postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of the front facade of house. Earliest section built circa 1690 by Hans Milan. The center section and alterations were designed and completed by William Strickland in 1824. For nine generations belonged to the Wistar-Haines family., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 102A14, 102A15 and 102B1., 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 [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Conyngham-Hacker House postcards
- Description
- Exterior views of front facade of house built circa 1755 and known successively as the Conyngham, Wister and Hacker House. Occupied by the Germantown Historical Society before it moved to its current location at 5501 Germantown Avenue., Also known as the Old Fisher House., Sheet number: 102B05., Undivided backs., 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 [Germantown - Mansions - 102]
- Title
- Henry House postcards
- Description
- Exterior view of the front facade of the Wachsmuth-Henry House built in 1760., Numbered 580 on recto., Sheet number: 102B05., Undivided back. Post marked 1905., 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 [Germantown - Mansions - 102]

