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Title: A View of central section of British fortress city Singapore
Description: Drawing depicting a view of Singapore. Shows several streets with multi-storied buildings, including a domed-building and a church with a steeple. Numerous trees grow along the fence-lined streets and properties. In the background, the water is visible, probably the Singapore Strait. The British occupied Singapore from 1819 to 1942., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Creator: Graeff, Henry F., artist
Date: [ca. 1940]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.66.16]

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: [River House Bar by the Delaware River canal]
Description: Drawing depicting the River House Bar by the Delaware River canal in New Hope, Pa. Shows the two-and-a-half-story bar with a sign that reads, "River House, Dining Room, Guest Rooms, Bar." In the left, is a three-and-a-half-story building with an outbuilding behind it. The canal is visible in the foreground. Snow covers the ground., Title supplied by the cataloger., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Creator: Graeff, Henry F., artist
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.66.8]

Title: Old Tun Tavern
Description: David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell Collection, 2018., Label on the front reads: Old Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, Where the First Grand □ of F. & A.M. was Held in America. Tun Tavern stood at the intersection of King (later Water) Street and Wilcox (later Tun) Alley. It was the location of the first lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the colonies as early as 1732. The June 26, 1732 Pennsylvania Gazette contains an announcement of William Allen being chosen Grand Master. The Tavern is also regarded as the location where the United States Marines held their first recruitment drive in 1775. In 1781, Tun Tavern burned down. A reproduction was built on the grounds of the 1926 Sesquicentennial and demolished after the exposition ended.
Date: circa 20th c
Location: OBJ 907

Title: No. 304 Walnut St. owned and occupied by the Company from 1859 to 1873
Description: Watercolor of the front façade of the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities’ office building constructed in 1859 at 304 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Shows the two-story building with a sign above the front entrance that reads, “304.” Signs in windows to the left and right of the entrance advertise the Company’s name. Two men stand on the front steps and converse, and several pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. Also shows partial views of adjacent buildings. The Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities was founded in 1812. In 1872, it was renamed as the Pennsylvania Company for Banking and Trust. The firm merged with the Bank of North America and Trust Company in 1929. The Company occupied the building at 304 Walnut Street, Philadelphia from 1859 to 1873., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Signed by the artist in the lower center., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019., George Emerick Essig (1838-1923), a Philadelphia-born painter, watercolorist, and etcher, specialized in marine scenes, particularly of the New Jersey coast. He exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1876 to 1888.
Creator: Essig, George Emerick, 1838-1923, artist
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.62.8]

Title: No. 173 (now 509) Chestnut St. owned and occupied by the Company from 1817 to 1826
Description: Watercolor of the Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities’ office building on the 500 block of Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Shows the four-story building with an awning extending from the first story of the building to the outer edge of the sidewalk and a sign above the front entrance that reads, “Pennsylvania Company.” Also shows partial views of the adjacent buildings. The Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities was founded in 1812. In 1872, it was renamed as the Pennsylvania Company for Banking and Trust. The firm merged with the Bank of North America and Trust Company in 1929. The Company occupied the building at 173 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia from 1817 to 1826., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Signed by the artist in the lower center., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019., George Emerick Essig (1838-1923), a Philadelphia-born painter, watercolorist, and etcher, specialized in marine scenes, particularly of the New Jersey coast. He exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1876 to 1888.
Creator: Essig, George Emerick, 1838-1923, artist
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.62.9]

Title: [Panoramic view of Center City, Philadelphia looking east from non-existing suburban perspective]
Description: Panoramic view of Philadelphia from an imagined, suburban perspective. In the foreground from a raised viewpoint are suburban houses with landscaped lawns and trees. Cars travel down the street. A stylized view of Philadelphia is depicted including industrial and office buildings, Broad Street leading to City Hall, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, and the Delaware River., Title supplied by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022., Edwin Frank Bayha (1880-1937) was born in Philadelphia to German immigrants. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art in 1899 and was a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1898 to 1933. He worked as an illustrator and commercial artist.
Creator: Bayha, Edwin F., 1880-1937
Date: 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.19]

Title: West side of Broad St. north from Walnut St. 1865
Description: View looking North depicting the west side of the 100 block of South Broad Street, Philadelphia in 1865. Shows the buildings along Broad Street, including the Union League (140 South Broad) constructed 1864-1865 after designs by architect John Fraser and the Academy of Natural Sciences (Broad and George, i.e., Sansom) built from 1839 to 1840 after designs by Philadelphia architect, John Notman. Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages travel along the street., Title and date from item., Signed by the artist in the lower right., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019., Henry B. McIntire (1872-1963) was an architectural illustrator active in Philadelphia from the 1930s to 1950s. His 1936 book, Philadelphia Then and Now, contained drawings of no longer extant buildings and contemporary images of those locations. He often used an offset lithographic printing process called aquatone in his work.
Creator: McIntire, Henry B., 1872-1963, artist
Date: 1939
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.62.14]

Title: Delaware River canal River House near New Hope dining & guest rooms and bar
Description: Drawing depicting the Delaware River canal in New Hope, Pa. Shows a canal boat with an American flag traveling down the Delaware River canal. Buildings flank the canal, including the two-and-a-half-story River House Bar. Snow covers the ground., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Creator: Graeff, Henry F., artist
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.66.3]

Title: Delaware River canal
Description: Drawing depicting the Delaware River canal in New Hope, Pa. Shows a canal boat with an American flag traveling down the Delaware River canal. Buildings flank the canal including the two-and-a-half-story bar with a sign that reads, "River House Bar." Snow covers the ground., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Creator: Graeff, Henry F., artist
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.66.2]

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