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Title: Upsala, Germantown Ave
Description: Depicts the front elevation of the house. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2892., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.59]

Title: Upsala doorway
Description: Exterior detail of porticoed front doorway of the house. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2897., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.62]

Title: [Upsala, 6430 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the front facade and the porticoed front doorway of Upsala from a paved walk lined with trees. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2898., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.63]

Title: Upsala, Johnson House. Main St. near Upsal St
Description: Distant view of south side and front elevation of house. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: February 18, 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.90]

Title: [Upsala, Johnson House. Main St. near Upsal St.]
Description: Oblique view of front elevation of Upsala built 1798 by John Johnson III. The house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Title supplied by cataloger., Slide number 95., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount. Title misidentifies the residence as Johnson House, 1798, Main St. abv. Johnson St.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.91]

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: Old Johnson House, [Upsala], opposite Chews, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing Upsala at 6430 Germantown Avenue, a two-story stone house with shuttered windows and two large trees standing on the front lawn. A walkway runs along the right of the house. Originally built by Dirk Jansen circa 1755, Upsala was the staging ground for the Continental army at the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The expanded house, built by Jansen’s descendant John Johnson III in 1798, remained with the Johnson family until 1941. The estate was purchased by the Upsala Foundation in 1944., Photographer remarks: In a neg. preserver., Time: 12, Light: Sun shining., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 19, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.242]

Title: Johnson House, [Upsala], Main opp. Washington Lane, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing Upsala at 6430 Germantown Avenue, a two-story stone house with shuttered windows and a fenced yard to the right. Two large trees stand in front of the house. Originally built by Dirk Jansen circa 1755, Upsala was the staging ground for the Continental army at the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The expanded house, built by Jansen’s descendant John Johnson III in 1798, remained with the Johnson family until 1941. The estate was purchased by the Upsala Foundation in 1944., Photographer remarks: Almost too dense., Time: 10:20 A.M., Light: Bright sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 7, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.184]

Title: Old Johnson House, [Upsala], no. 5206 Main St., Germantown, corner of Washington Lane
Description: Glass negative showing Upsala, a two-story stone house with shuttered windows on the first floor and two gabled windows on the roof at 6430 Germantown Avenue. Trees grow in planters on the sidewalk, which separates the house from a brick road. A wooden fence extends to the left of the house. Originally built by Dirk Jansen circa 1755, Upsala was the staging ground for the Continental army at the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The expanded house, built by Jansen’s descendant John Johnson III in 1798, remained with the Johnson family until 1941. The estate was purchased by the Upsala Foundation in 1944., Time: 9:45, Light: No sun -good light., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 25, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1516]

Title: Old house of Norton Johnson's, [Upsala]. Main St. opp. Cliveden Av[enue], [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing Upsala, a large, two-story stone house with shuttered windows and a covered entryway adorned with a pediment at 6430 Germantown Avenue. Tall trees grow in the lawn as a drive circles in front of the house. Originally built by Dirk Jansen circa 1755, Upsala was the staging ground for the Continental army at the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The expanded house, built by Jansen’s descendant John Johnson III in 1798, remained with the Johnson family until 1941. The estate was purchased by the Upsala Foundation in 1944., Time: 11:30, Light: No sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 25, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1521]

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