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Title: [Full-length portrait of an unidentified, seated boy]
Description: Full-length, forward facing portrait of an unidentified, young, white boy seated on a chair. Sitter has short hair parted and combed to the left. He is attired in a three-quarter length, checked shirt with gold buttons down the center, pants, white socks, and lace-up boots. He sits on a wooden chair and holds a book in both hands on his lap. Gilt is applied to the pictorial detail of the book. His cheeks are tinted pink. In the right background is a side table covered with a dark-colored tablecloth., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitter., Pink tinting on cheeks., Gilt on sitter’s buttons and book., Pad: Red velvet with a spray of flowers in the center surrounded by a border of decorative scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers in an oval surrounded by leaves. Same design on verso.
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – unid photo – unid sitter [P.2012.68]

Title: [Three-quarter length portrait of a young boy]
Description: Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a young, white boy. The boy, with rosy cheeks, is attired in a brimmed hat decorated with a ribbon, as well as a long-sleeved shirt with buttons down the front, and pants. He has a slight frown to his expression. He stands with his right hand at his waist with his thumb hooked into his pants and his left hand resting on an object in front of him., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and address of photographer and dates of operation., Pink tinting on cheeks., Pad: Red velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “W & F Langenheim, 216 Chestnut St., Philadelphia” in the center and within an ornamental frame with decorative scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of various flowers surrounded by a border of vines and flowers. Wavy line design on verso., Contains weeping glass deterioration., Gift of Jane Hastings, 2011., The Langenheim firm operated from 216 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia in 1851.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: [ca. 1851]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – Langenheim [P.2011.56.1]

Title: [Ariovistus Pardee, Jr.]
Description: Bust-length portrait of Pardee as a boy. He wears his hair long and below his ears. He is attired in a dark-colored jacket, white, high-collared shirt, and necktie. Pardee was a prominent Civil War Union officer celebrated for his leadership during the Battle of Gettysburg. He was also the son of Ariovistus Pardee, the founder of Hazleton, PA., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from inferred age of sitter., Plate tarnished around the edges., Pad: Red velvet with no design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. No visible design., Gift of Samuel Earle.
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Pardee Family [P.2016.58.2]

Title: [Ariovistus Pardee, Jr.]
Description: Bust-length portrait of Pardee as a boy. He wears his hair long and tucked behind his ears. He is attired in a dark-colored jacket, white, high-collared shirt, and necktie. Pardee was a prominent Civil War Union officer celebrated for his leadership during the Battle of Gettysburg. He was also the son of Ariovistus Pardee, the founder of Hazleton, PA., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from inferred age of sitter., Plate tarnished around the edges., Pad: Red velvet with no design., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: M. A. Root, 40 Chestnut St., Philada., Case: Leather. Geometric pattern. Same design on verso. Front cover detached., Gift of Samuel Earle.
Creator: Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer
Date: [ca. 1853]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos - Pardee Family [P.2016.58.3]

Title: [Group portrait with Captain William Wallace Rogers, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, at military encampment in unidentified location]
Description: Group portrait of Captain William Wallace Rogers, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, and seven individuals, including white military officers, a white boy, and an African American man posed in front of tents at an unidentified military encampment. In the center, Rogers, wearing a mustache and attired in a Union uniform and hat, stands with his right hand on his hip and his left hand on the back of a chair. Two Union officers sit in the left, one holding a sword. In the right, a bearded man sits, attired in shirtsleeves and with a pipe in his mouth and another man sits attired in uniform. To the right of Rogers, a man, attired in uniform, stands holding a flag on a pole. In the right, a boy, possibly a messenger or scout, attired in cap, shirtsleeves, and pants, stands with his left leg crossed over his right. In front of the men, an African American man, probably a camp laborer/servant and possibly an enslaved freedom seeker, lies on the ground on his side, propped up on his left elbow, and looks at the viewer. He wears shirtsleeves and pants. The tops of trees are visible in the background. William Wallace Rogers (1832-1890) served in the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Civil War and served in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, including the Battle of Gettysburg, where he was wounded in July 1863. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1865 and retired from service in 1889., Title supplied by cataloger from information provided by donor, descendent of William Wallace Rogers., Date inferred from content and information provided by donor., Pad: Red velvet with a decorative scroll in the center surrounded by an ornamental border with flowers and leaves., Mat: Nonpareil., Case: Leather. Geometric design of a scroll in the center surrounded by vases of flowers and leaves. Same design on verso., Gift of John J. Nesbitt III, 2016.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – sitter – Rogers [P.2016.78.1]

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