Depicts five women and three men setting up a campsite. A tent is pitched behind them and a woman is preparing a fire underneath of a pot supported by tree branches. One man holds a shotgun and a woman in the foreground holds a tennis racket., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date
ca. 1895
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.73 & 74]
Two groups of men and women stand on opposite sides of a small creek, looking toward the photographer. Bertha T. Webster, wife of Clement B. Webster, stands on the right side. Possibly near Mount Equity in Pennsdale, Pa., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date
ca. 1895
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.75 & 76]
Series of illustrated trade cards for Boston publisher Estes & Lauriat promoting illustrated childrens' books "Zig Zags Journeys in Classic Lands," "The Knockabout Club in the Woods," and "Zig Zags Journeys in Europe" depicting vignettes including Grecian ruins, scenes of camp life and the outdoors, and travellers and European townscapes., Advertising text for "The Knockabout Club in the Woods" and a list of the famous "Zig-Zag Books" by Hezekiah Butterworth printed on versos., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1882]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Estes [P.9111.3; P.9111.8 & 9]
Signed on p. [3]: "American Camp Chest Co.," 202 Broadway, N.Y., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
American Camp Chest Co.
Date
[1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1861 American 9982.F.17 (McAllister)
William A. Andrews is listed in Philadelphia directories from 1859 to 1871; most of the "References" are soldiers in the Civil War era volunteer regiments from Philadelphia., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Andrews, William A.
Date
[between 1861 and 1865?]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1861 Andrews 9982.F.16 (McAllister)
Edward W. Carryl & Co. were listed in Philadelphia directories from 1860 to 1863., Printer's name from colophon., Printed in red and blue., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
E.W. Carryl & Co.
Date
[between 1861 and 1863]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1861 E W Carryl 9982.F.18 (McAllister)
