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Title: Penn R. R. Office
Description: View of the Pennsylvania Railroad adminstrative office building at 233 South 4th Street, Philadelphia. The railroad utilized the building between circa 1871 and 1895 when leased to the Commercial Museum. Includes partial views of adjacent buildings and a horse-drawn carriage., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1871
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Transportation [P.9260.83]

Title: Fairmount and vicinity
Description: View showing a dilapidated building, possibly a residence for mill workers, on a hillside. A large lot of overturned ground is visible in the foreground and laundry dries on a clothesline., Photographer's imprint and title printed on mount., Green mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Parks - F [P.9058.162]

Title: New Masonic Temple
Description: Elevated view looking northeast from the City Hall construction site showing the west front and north flank of the new Masonic Temple, built 1868-1873 after the designs of Freemason and Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim. Also shows pedestrians standing on the corner in the foreground., Title on negative., Manuscript note on verso: Philadelphia., Yellow 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 Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.9047.96]

Title: Industrial exposition hall
Description: Exterior view from a path in a fenced park of a hall with the painted sign "Industrial Exposition Hall" over the entrance. Most likely Saengerfest Hall looking northwest from Washington Square in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hall built in 1867, renamed Exposition Hall in 1870, and demolished in 1877 to make way for the extant Music Hall at Fourteenth and Elm Streets. An Industrial Exposition was held at this site annually from 1870-1875., Title from manuscript note on verso., Stamped on verso: A. R. Mills., Mint green mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - non-Philadelphia - Ohio [P.9260.94]

Title: Masonic Temple
Description: Oblique view showing the west front and south flank of the temple on North Broad Street built 1868-1873 after the designs of Freemason and Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim to accommodate the local lodge's increasing membership., Label on verso contains printed description of Masonic Temple surmounted by a vignette of the state seal of Pennsylvania., Date from other stereographs in the series., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Associations [P.9260.38]

Title: New Masonic Temple, corner Broad & Filbert Sts. Phila, Pa. To be dedicated Sept. 26, 1873
Description: View looking northeast showing the west front and north flank of the new Masonic Temple, built 1868-1873 after the designs of Freemason and Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim. Also shows construction materials and a dray in the street in front of City Hall in the right foreground., Attributed to Robert Newell., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Associations [P.2010.6.19]

Title: [Agricultural Hall, Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia]
Description: Exterior view of Agricultural Hall designed by James H. Windrim for the Centennial fair, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Gray mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Schofield, John, 1835-1910
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schofield - Exhibitions [P.9774.7]

Title: [Unidentified Centennial Exhibition building]
Description: View of pavillion-style building with center cupola. Formally landscaped walks wind around building. Possibly a building constructed for the Centennial exhibition held in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park., Title supplied by cataloger., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Exhibitions [P.9600.11]

Title: Main building, central pavillion, east
Description: Exterior view of the central portion of the Main Building at Philadelphia's Centennial exhibition held in Fairmount Park. A horse-drawn buggy stands in front of the multi-arched entryway., Title from paper series label pasted on verso with twenty-seven other numbered, titled views in the series (No. 1-28)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Exhibitions [P.9644.1]

Title: Agricultural Hall
Description: Exterior view of Agricultural Hall behind wooden fence at Philadelphia's Centennial exhibition held in Fairmount Park. The view shows three large entryways dwarfed by steeply pitched roofs and flanking towers., Paper label on verso lists twenty-eight other titles in the series., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Exhibitions [P.9644.2]

Title: Union League, Broad and Sansom sts
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlights. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Series label on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Distributor's stamp on verso: William Y. McAllister Phila., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - associations [P.9462.5]

Title: Union League club house Ph[iladelphi]a
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlight, fire hydrant and group of men standing in front of building. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Title from manuscript on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.9047.11]

Title: Union League building
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlight and fire hydrant. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Paper label on verso: Wm. Senter. watches, clocks, jewelry & spectacles. 54 Exchange st. [Por]tland, Me., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.9047.86 (Vogel)]

Title: Union League
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlight, fire hydrant, and man standing on building steps. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Title from manuscript note on recto., Green mount with rounded corners., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.3d-2]

Title: Union League
Description: Exterior view from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on the designs of Philadelphia architect John Fraser.View includes street light and fire hydrant. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Title from manuscript on mount., Pink mount with rounded corners., Photographer and copyright imprint printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Issued previously as part of R. Newell & Son's stereograph series entitled: Public buildings and street views (P.9260.62)., Gift of Jane Carson James., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Associations [P.9299.127]

Title: Union League
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Yellow mount with square corners., Manuscript note on recto reads: Union League Broad & Chestnut., Pencil inscription on recto reads: 9., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [(8)1322.F.3b-2]

Title: Union League north side Philada
Description: View from northeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlights. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Title from manuscript on recto., Photographer's imprint from embossed stamp on recto., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett & Smith, photographer
Date: [ca. 1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & Smith - Associations [(8)1322.F.3a-1]

Title: [Union League, southwest corner of Broad and Sansom Streets, Philadelphia]
Description: View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs of Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes man standing at bottom of exterior stairs and street light and fire hydrant in front of building. Union League formed by a group of wealthy men to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Pale green mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo -unidentified - Associations [P.9260.90]

Title: Union League, Philad[elphi]a
Description: Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Associations [P.9260.61]

Title: Mercantile Library
Description: Views showing the library built 1844-45 after the designs of William Johnston at 125 South Fifth Street. Demolished circa 1925. Image includes the Library Company of Philadelphia, a partial view of Philadelphia Dispensary, four horse-drawn carriages, and the block of Fifth Street between Market and Chestnut streets in the background., Yellow mounts, including two with rounded and one with square corners., Title from labels on versos of P.9260.9 and P.9573.14., One of images 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., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1868.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Libraries [(8)1322.F.5f; P.9260.9; P.9573.14]

Title: Boat houses along the Schuylkill
Description: View looking northwest showing Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River immediately north of the Fairmount Water Works. Canoes float in the water in the foreground. Also shows the College Boat Club boathouse built 1874, the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871, Bachelors Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1860, and the Pennsylvania Barge Club and Crescent Boat Club boathouse built 1869-1871., Title printed on verso with eighty-seven other numbered titles in series list (No. 1-57; 126-138; 1000-1018)., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1874]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9191.2]

Title: [Boathouse Row,] Fairmount, Philadelphia
Description: View looks northwest from the steamboat landing adjacent to the Fairmount Waterworks showing boathouse row and floating boathouses, including George Popps Park Boat House and Union Boat House operated by Wm. F. Cline. Includes the boathouse built in 1872 for the Vesper and Malta boat clubs, the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871, Bachelors boathouse built 1860, and the boathouse constructed 1869-1871 for the Pennsylvania Barge Club and Crescent Boat Club. A man sits on the dock in the foreground., Title on negative., Distributor's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Recreation [P.9260.1]

Title: Boat houses, Lemon Hill
Description: View looking from the west bank of the Schuylkill River showing two boathouses on the east bank of the river in Fairmount Park, including the two-story stone boathouse built 1872 by the Vesper (org. 1865) and Malta (org. 1860) boat clubs (left) and the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871 (right). The woods of Fairmount Park are visible behind the boathouses., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9644.14]

Title: Medical Department Building
Description: View showing a group of seven men and two women standing on a path leading to the Medical Department Building designed by Herman J. Schwarzmann. Trees surround the building and obscure views of other fair buildings in the background. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Advertisements printed on verso for twelve businesses including Centennial Photographic Company, Gilbert & Bacon, Partridge's Dining Rooms, The Crosscup & West Wood and Photo-Engraving Co., Starkey & Palen, Amos Hillborn & Co., A. & G. Taylor, Hale & Kilburn Mfg. Co., Wm. J. Dornan, I.H. Wisler, Eichmann & Meier, and R. Levick, Son & Co., White curved mount with rounded corners., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9022.6]

Title: Vermont State Building
Description: View showing the small, one-story Vermont State Building on the Centennial grounds. Striped awnings cover the windows and two large flags fly from tall flagpoles on the roof. The state's coat of arms hangs above the entrance door. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Manuscript note on verso: Laura C. Bumpus., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9229.6]

Title: Pennsylvania State Building
Description: View of the front elevation of the Pennsylvania Building, designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann and Hugo Kafka. Spectators stand near the entrance of the building. Benches line the path in front of the house. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Manuscript note on verso: Laura C. Bumpus., White curved mount with rounded corners., Variant of Holstein stereos - P.2011.47.247 & 248., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9229.7]

Title: Rhode Island State Building
Description: View showing the front of the state building designed by T.J. Gold and William R. Walker. A group of men and women sit on the front porch of the building. A wooden fence is visible behind the property. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Manuscript note on verso: Laura C. Bumpus., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9229.9]

Title: Michigan State Building
Description: View showing the front of the stick-style state building. The adjacent Wisconsin State Building is partially visible to the east. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Manuscript note on verso: Laura C. Bumpus., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9229.10]

Title: Bird's eye view of grounds from reservoir
Description: View looking southeast from the reservoir near Belmont Avenue at the fair grounds, showing several state buildings along State Avenue, the rear of the U.S. Government Building designed by James H. Windrim, the dome of Memorial Hall designed by Hermann J. Schwarzman, and the Main Exhibition Building and Machinery Hall designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Stamped on mount: Grade 2., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9260.47]

Title: Massachusetts State B'l'd'g
Description: Views of the front elevation of the Massachusetts State Building with the state's coat of arms hanging over the entrance porch. Located along State Avenue adjacent to the Delaware and Connecticut state buildings on the Centennial grounds. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negatives., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprint on versos contain initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., One print [P.2011.47.207] gift of Raymond Holstein.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9299.39], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2011.47.207]

Title: Arkansas State Building
Description: View showing the Arkansas State Building designed by Hermann J. Schwarzmann and Hugo Kafka on the Centennial grounds. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9299.41]

Title: Main Building, from east end
Description: View showing the east elevation of the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson for the Centennial fair, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9580.7]

Title: [New Hampshire State Building, 1876]
Description: View showing the exterior of the two-story frame building on State Avenue. Men stand on the porch of the house and on a path near the entrance stairs. An American flag flies from a tall flag pole on the roof of the house. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Variant of Holstein stereo - P.2011.47.249., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9047.168]

Title: California state building
Description: Elevated, exterior view looking southeast at the California state building with a view of Machinery Hall in the background. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title from manuscript note on mount., Orange 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.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Exhibitions [P.9299.29]

Title: Main Building west end
Description: View looking southeast at the west elevation of the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title printed on mount below image., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Exhibitions [P.9580.2]

Title: Brewers' Hall
Description: Exterior view of hall built by James B. Doyle after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann as an annex to Agricultural Hall. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title printed in numbered series list on verso with twenty-seven other titles (No. 1-28)., Series title repeated on printed scrollwork in red ink on mount: Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Exhibitions [P.9260.86]

Title: Bear pits
Description: View showing the bear pits constructed in 1874 after designs by Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Zoo [P.9119.9]

Title: Masonic Temple
Description: View looking northeast at the west front and south flank of the temple on North Broad Street built 1868-1873 after the designs of Freemason and Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim to accommodate the local lodge's increasing membership. Includes large slabs of stone and horse-drawn carts and drays in the foreground, presumably for construction of City Hall (not pictured). Also shows the front facade of the building at the northwest corner of North Broad and Filbert Streets., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Yellow 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 F.J. Dallet.
Creator: Purviance, W. T. (William T.)
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Purviance - Associations [P.9418.4]

Title: Machinery Hall, W. view
Description: Exterior view of the west elevation of Machinery Hall designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson for the Centennial fair, which celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title from note inscribed in negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., 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: Beaman, E. O. (Elias Olcott), 1837-1876
Date: [1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Miscellaneous - Beaman - Exhibitions [P.9299.33]

Title: The sunken gardens, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A
Description: View showing a long flower bed flanked by trees, also known as the "Sunken Gardens," extending in a line to Horticultural Hall, the exhibition hall built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann in West Fairmount Park. Building demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens., Title printed on mount., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including St. Louis, Mo.; Portland, Ore.; New York, N.Y.; Toronto, Can.; London, Eng., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park printed on verso., Gray 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 Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Keystone View Company - Parks [P.9047.151]

Title: A beautiful garden avenue in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: View showing a long flower bed flanked by trees, also known as the "Sunken Gardens," extending in a line to Horticultural Hall, the exhibition hall built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann in West Fairmount Park. Building demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens., Additional places of publication printed on mount include: London; Toronto-Canada; Ottawa-Kansas., Printed on mount: Works and studios. Arlington, N.J.; Littleton, N.H.; and Washington, D.C., Sun sculpture trademark printed on mount., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Copyrighted 1902 by Underwood & Underwood on recto under title and copyrighted 1904 by Underwood & Underwood on verso., Explicative paragraph of text describing the Sunken Gardens printed on verso. Title printed in five languages below paragraph., Gray 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 Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1904
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Underwood & Underwood - Parks [P.9047.156]

Title: Sunken Gardens, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description: View showing a woman dressed in white, standing with a parasol in a long flower bed, also known as the "Sunken Gardens," in front of the exhibition hall built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann. Building demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint stamped on mount., Distributor's imprint and logo stamped on mount., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Parks [P.9047.159]

Title: Philadelphia, Lilly basin, Fairmount Park
Description: View showing a woman standing on the perimeter of the lilly pond or basin in front of Horticultural Hall built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann. Building demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens., Title on negative., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including Naperville, Ill.; New York; London; and Hamburg., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Distributor's imprint printed on mount., Tan curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1900]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Parks [P.8932.2]

Title: The foundation of the Union League House, Phil
Description: Construction site for the Union League building showing workers beginning work on the foundation. Academy of Natural Sciences visible in background. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause. Groundbreaking for Union League building at Broad and Sansom streets took plance on March 1,1864 and the building opened on May 11, 1865., Buff mount with square corners., Title from manuscript note on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - associations [P.8464.23]

Title: Light house and fog horn
Description: Exterior view of a lighthouse and a nearby horn, bell, and other equipment built as part of the Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park., Printed on mount in decorative scrollwork: Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876., Title from printed series list on verso with sixty-three other titles., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Exhibitions [P.9644.6]

Title: Reading R.R. Office
Description: View showing the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company offices at 227 South Fourth Street during the construction of the 1871 addition designed by Collins & Autenrieth. The offices remained at the site from the time of original construction in 1850 (designs by John M. Gries) until 1893 and the completion of the new Philadelphia and Reading terminal at 12th and Market streets. Also shows construction materials including concrete blocks, bricks, and planks of wood laying in front of the office building and in the street., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1871
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Transportation [P.9260.84]

Title: Japanese Com.'s Dwelling
Description: Oblique, exterior view of the front and side elevations of the Japanese Commissioner's Dwelling designed by Matsuo-Ehe for the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Two men sit on the ground in front of the building. The walkway leading to the building is visible in the foreground. The dwelling was used to house Japanese workers. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Date from item., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., Series number on negative illegible., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9600.6]

Title: [Steamboats on the Schuylkill River, near Boathouse Row, Philadelphia]
Description: View looking north showing the steamboat landing and Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River immediately north of the Fairmount Water Works. A small canoe floats in the water in the foreground. Also shows two steamboats on the river near the landing and three boathouses in the background, including the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society boathouse built in 1861 (left), the boathouse built in 1872 for the Vesper and Malta boat clubs (center), the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871 (right). Other boat houses are obscured by trees., Title supplied by cataloger., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Transportation [P.8709.12]

Title: Steam boat landing Fairmount
Description: View looking north showing the steamboat landing and Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River immediately north of the Fairmount Water Works. A small canoe floats in the water in the foreground. Also shows two steamboats on the river near the landing and three boathouses in the background, including the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society boathouse built in 1861 (left), the boathouse built in 1872 for the Vesper and Malta boat clubs (center), the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871 (right). Other boat houses are obscured by trees., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink 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 - Parks [P.9299.73]

Title: Horticultural Hall
Description: Oblique view of the front and south elevations of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. A group of men and women are gathered near the entrance of the hall. Broadside posters adorn the corners of the building. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Hemple, Alfred H., fl. 1860-1879, photographer
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Hemple - Theaters and halls [P.9260.56]

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