View of the granite Soldiers' Monument from Broad Street looking east along Girard Avenue depicting a cannon, breech upward, on a base. Erected in 1872 by the Light Artillery Corps, Washington Grays and dedicated to those who fell during the Civil War., Title printed on verso in publisher's series list with fifty-three other titles (No. 1-54)., Publisher'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., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date
[ca. 1872]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - H. Ropes & Co. - Monuments & statues [P.9047.137]
View showing a man holding a rope attached to a cannon in the foreground on Mount Jefferson, northwest of Easton, Pa. The town of Easton is visible in the background and includes the Greek-Revival Northampton County Courthouse constructed 1860-1861., Title from manuscript note 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. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Views [P.9168.11]
Unmounted stereograph shows a man standing next to large cannon in the Arms and Trophies Department. Patriotic bunting hangs from the ceiling and on the walls. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from manuscript note on mount., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Watson, A., photographer
Date
[ca. 1864]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.168c]
Unmounted stereograph shows cannons on display in the Arms and Trophies Department, which is covered in patriotic bunting. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title on printed paper label below image., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Watson, A., photographer
Date
[ca. 1864]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.170f]
