Exterior detail of first floor window in the Bartram House. Includes an inscription on the stone window sill above the window depicted: "It is God alone Almyty Lord, The Holy One by me ador'd. John Bartram. 1770.", Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Dwelling built 1730-1731 and altered in 1770 by botanist John Bartram.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
Negative 1886, printed 1895
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.142]
Depicts a man standing next to a cypress tree planted by John Bartram on his estate circa 1740. The man is barely visible next to the gigantic tree., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Dwelling built 1730-1731 and altered in 1770 by botanist John Bartram.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
Negative 1883
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.143]
Contains views of the Bartram house and garden, built 1730-1731 by botanist John Bartram. Primarily contains exterior views of the house showing the west side and the east front. Views of the garden include cypress tree, "Lady Petre Pear-tree," and watering trough. Also includes view of the sitting room and a reproduction of a painting of John Bartram., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 16 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 - Bartram House and Garden - 21]
Rear view of ivy-covered two story stone residence with pilasters and dormer windows. 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., Inscribed in negative: 2956., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.68]
Exterior view of vine covered flank of dwelling built 1730-1731 and altered in 1770 by botanist John Bartram. Three girls stand in the drive next to the house., Inscribed in negative: 433., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.3]
Depicts the vine-covered pillars supporting the porch roof that shelters the back door. Dwelling built 1730-1731 and altered in 1770 by botanist John Bartram. Three girls stand in the drive next to the house., Inscribed in negative: 2217., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.20]
Rear view of ivy-covered two story stone residence with dormer windows. 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., Inscribed in negative: 2237., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.27]
