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Title: [Sketchbook of architecture in England, France, and Belgium]
Description: Sketchbook containing pencil drawings of exterior and interior views and architectural features of buildings in England, France, and Belgium. Includes manuscript notes about expenditures and architectural details, such as measurements and colors. Titled sketches include: Farmhouse nr. Chambourg Tourraine; Houses across the Indre at Azay; Old Mill at Azay-le-Rideau, Stone walls - fine slate roof no cornice; Azay-le-Rideau The Indre; Ambulatory of Bouges; Hand latch St. Pierre Coutanc[es], escutcheon beveled esge St. Pierre Countances; Countances 9-16-23; Rouen Choir 8-22-23; Amiens; An Abbeville horse; Home nr. Ashford, Kent; White gate nr. Ashford, Kent; Red tile hip- cemented at angles (Kentish); App. Scheme of truss Charing Church, Kent; Interior of window of porch, Lenham Church, Kent; Old lectern-Lenham Ch., Kent; Brass chandelier, Lenham Ch. Kent like Bruges; Eccleston Ch.; Ext. Section Selby Abbey S. Transept Window (modern); Ch. of St. John Evangelist (Cowley, Fathers); St. Cath. College Entrance Hall., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from manuscript inscription written on interior of front cover: Donald Robb Cochran, Europe 1923., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022., Donald Robb Cochran (1897-1986) was born in Chester, Pa. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in architecture in 1921. From 1921 to 1923, he worked as a draftsman at the Boston firm of Frohman, Robb & Little. He then worked at the Philadelphia firm Mellor, Meigs & Howe until 1932. In 1933, he joined Sun Oil Co. as a staff architect.
Creator: Cochran, Donald Robb, 1897-1986
Date: 1923
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – albums [P.2022.62.3.51]

Title: [Interior view of unidentified hall with plants, sculptures, and chandeliers]
Description: Interior view shows large plants, sculptures and chandeliers adorning the perimeter of a large room in a hall. Large columns extend from the floor to the ceiling in between tall rectangular windows., Title supplied by cataloger., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Photographer's imprint printed on recto., 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 Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator: R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Theaters and halls [P.9299.109]

Title: [Stone vault on hill, probably at a Philadelphia estate]
Description: Title supplied by cataloguer., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date: [ca. 1862]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Residences [(8)1322.F.41d]

Title: [Sketchbook of Philadelphia area landscapes and buildings]
Description: Sketchbook containing pencil drawings of exterior views of buildings in the Philadelphia area, flowers, trees, tigers and lions, and portraits of men and women. Titled sketches include: Bartram's Barn, May 5th, 1900; Bartram's Gardens May 5, 1900; Bridgwater May 13th, 1900; Poplars, Tree at Folcroft; Ridley Park Lake; Independence Hall Garden Front, the Lunch Counter May 16th, 1900; Fidelity; French Ballet, Carnival May 25, 1900; Settee Phila. Nat'n'l Bank, 421 Chestnut St.; Rocks, Nov. 2, 1901; Cupola for a stable; Tiger; Rock Nov. 2, 1901; The Grist Mill, Nov. 2, 1901; Pusey House, Feb. 15; Dr. Robert's Woods, 12-30-20; Leiper's Quarry Avondale 12/30/20; West Farm 12/30/20., Title supplied by cataloger., Date range from dated drawings., Cloth binding with "Sketch Book" embossed and "E. Donald Robb + Donald Robb Cochran" written in manuscript on the cover., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022., Donald Robb Cochran (1897-1986) was born in Chester, Pa. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in architecture in 1921. From 1921 to 1923, he worked as a draftsman at the Boston firm of Frohman, Robb & Little. He then worked at the Philadelphia firm Mellor, Meigs & Howe until 1932. In 1933, he joined Sun Oil Co. as a staff architect., Eccles Donald Robb (1880-1942) graduated from the architectural department of Drexel Institute in Philadelphia in 1899. He worked at Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson in New York. From 1911 to 1914, he partnered with Clarence Brazer to form Brazer & Robb. He then formed Frohman & Robb and later Frohman, Robb & Little.
Creator: Cochran, Donald Robb, 1897-1986
Date: [ca. 1900-1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – albums [P.2022.62.3.52]

Title: Horticultural Building - portico.
Description: The portico of the Horticultural Building.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial - stereos [P.9600.4]

Title: [P.R. Hansbury & Co. trade cards]
Description: Series of illustrated trade cards for P.R. Hansbury & Co.'s furniture store at the southeast corner of Tenth and Market Streets in Philadelphia. Illustrations depict a little girl attired in a pink frilly dress trying on men's clothing, including a large collar, top hat, and jacket. Also shows vignettes of architectural elements, including light emanating from a cupola surmounted by an onion dome and a dragon boat floating in the water near a monumental archway and tower., Title supplied by cataloger., Two prints [1975.F.447 & 449] contain advertising text printed on versos., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Hansbury [1975.F.402-404; 1975.F.447; 1975.F.449]

Title: [West entrance doors, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: View of the double bronze doors in the west entrance of the Capitol building. They were designed by Joseph M. Huston, modeled by Otto Jahnson, and cast by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company. A medallion of William Penn, copied from an engraving by S.A. Schoff, and two lunettes, sit above four panels depicting the Declaration of Independence, the Signing of the Constitution, and the natural resources of the State. The two medallions in the middle represent History and Education. The design of the doors purportedly followed the precedent set by Lorenzo Ghiberti's door of the Baptistry in Florence, Italy., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.5]

Title: [Bartram residence, Philadelphia, detail of front facade]
Description: Close-up view of window, stone work, and porch of house. Botanist and farmer John Bartram built residence in 1730-1731. Altered in 1770, the residence and garden deteriorated throughout the 19th century, but was restored in the 1920s by the John Bartram Association., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: French chateaux style 15 century Bartram Gardens Phila., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: ca. 1923
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Wilson [P.8513.167], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson167.htm

Title: Main Building - Interior S. E. Central Tower
Description: Interior view looking up showing ceilings of tower levels with ornametal cornices.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial - album [P.8965.38e]

Title: [West entrance doors, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: View of the double bronze doors in the west entrance of the Capitol building. They were designed by Joseph M. Huston, modeled by Otto Jahnson, and cast by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company. A medallion of William Penn, copied from an engraving by S.A. Schoff, and two lunettes, sit above four panels depicting the Declaration of Independence, the Signing of the Constitution, and the natural resources of the State. The two medallions in the middle represent History and Education. The design of the doors purportedly followed the precedent set by Lorenzo Ghiberti's door of the Baptistry in Florence, Italy., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on mount: Main Entrance Doors., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 19, with description pages 17-18., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.90]

Title: [Entranceway north sculpture group, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Oblique view of the north sculpture group inside the Capitol building's main entranceway, designed by Vincenzo Alfano to represent the early Commonwealth and Native Americans., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.9]

Title: Horticultural Hall interior from west end.
Description: Interior of the building with chandeliers and Foley's Fountain, surrounded by flora and urn-lined walks. Exhibit title: Foley, Margaret A., Rome, Exhibit #1, Horticultural Hall, Bldg. #151.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial - stereos [P.9734.8]

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: [Grand staircase in the rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: View of the grand staircase in the rotunda from the main entrance arch. Depicts the staircase before the installation of Vincenzo Alfano's Angels of Light., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.7]

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: Standard java, Chase & Sanborn, Boston
Description: Trimmed metamorphic trade card promoting Chase & Sanborn's coffee. Depicts a quirky, racist scene with a trompe l’oeil aesthetic and including the oversized head of a Black man with exaggerated features in a North African setting. Shows an African man attired in a yellow hooded robe on a white horse and holding a long spoon to an enormous face of an African man. His head covered in a green and red turban has torn through a wall. He purses his lips out to the spoon. In the center of the image is a white coffee cup with a blue stripe and the text "Standard java, Chase and Sanborn, Boston" written in red. In the right foreground, holding a basket, is a barefooted African woman attired in a white dress with red stripes and cap sleeves; a yellow vest; and red, head kerchief. In the background is a building with Moresque decorative features in the doorway and window. Illustrated on the verso is a partial view of a black man. Shows his chin and lower lip, his torso, and his legs above his ankles. His arms are raised, and he is attired in white pants with blue stripes; a green jacket with yellow lining; a white collared shirt; and red vest and bowtie. Caleb Chase (1831-1908) established a coffee and tea company in 1864. Chase partnered with coffee seller James Sanborn (1835-1903) in 1874 to form Chase & Sanborn. It was the first company to pack and ship roasted coffee in sealed tins. In 1893, the firm supplied the coffee to all of the salons at the Chicago World's Fair. Chase & Sanborn was acquired in 1929 by Standard Brands, which merged with Nabisco in 1981., Title from item., Date deduced from history of the advertised business., Advertising text printed on verso: Boston roasted coffees have a national reputation representing the finest grown seal brand java and mocha coffee is justly called the aristocratic coffee of America surpassing all others in its richness and delicacy of flavor always packed whole roasted in 2-lb, air-tight tin cans. Crusade blend coffee is a skillfull blending of three high grade coffees noted for their flavor, strength and aroma, warranted not to contain a single Rio bean, but guaranteed to [?]., Gift of David Doret., Card is trimmed at the top and bottom.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Chase [P.2017.95.25]

Title: [Sketchbook of Europe, Boston, and the Philadelphia area]
Description: Sketchbook containing pencil and ink drawings of ships, landscapes, sites in Paris, Boston, and the Philadelphia area, including exterior views of buildings and architectural features, and portraits. Sketches include: [Ships on the water]; Willow Tree, Chester Park 6/13/19; Hunting the Hun; Bridge Chester Park June 13, 1919; Musée de Cluny, Paris 7/17/20; 15th Cent. Well-Head from house near Amboise, Musée de Cluny 7/23/20; Top of Stair Tower, Musée de Cluny, Paris 8-10-20; [Exterior view of the wall with windows, probably Musée de Cluny]; Arc de Triomph Aug. 4, 1920; Musée de Cluny 7/4/20; South Side, Notre Dame, Paris, D.R.C.-Aug. 12-1920; Main Door of Deshong Art Gall., Chester, Pa.; Old Friend's Meeting House, Providence Road, Media, 1682, 11/14/20; Stable-Bartram's Gardens 5/21/21; Palmer's Mills, Crum Creek 11/21/20; Paul Taylor at Bartram's Gardens May 21, 1921; Doorway- Bartram's May 21, 1921; D.R.C. by Paul Taylor Bartram's - May 21-'21; [Portrait of a woman resting her head on her hand] 8/21/21; Park Street Church, Boston, Mass. - 8/25/'21; Hancock L.I. Building from Cloister of Trinity Church, Boston 9/1/'21; [exterior view of an unidentified building] 9/3/'21; Charles St. Church, Boston - Sept. 10-'21; Old House Newton Upper Falls, Mass. - 9/18/21; Hinge & Lock on Central Door Trinity Church - Boston, Boston Library Part 1; Elmus Americanus; Plan Pantheon., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from dates written on individual sketches., Cloth binding with "Sketches" embossed on the front cover and stamped "D.R. Cochran" on the back cover., Label pasted on endpaper: F. Weber & Co. Sketch Book. 9 x 6" - Each 30 cts., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022., Donald Robb Cochran (1897-1986) was born in Chester, Pa. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in architecture in 1921. From 1921 to 1923, he worked as a draftsman at the Boston firm of Frohman, Robb & Little. He then worked at the Philadelphia firm Mellor, Meigs & Howe until 1932. In 1933, he joined Sun Oil Co. as a staff architect.
Creator: Cochran, Donald Robb, 1897-1986
Date: 1919-1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – albums [P.2022.62.3.50]

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