Exterior views of the octagonal shaped Price Homestead, incorporated into the Germantown Cricket Club (or Manheim Grounds) as the Ladies' Club House. The ladies were responsible for maintaining the garden between the club and the dormitories. They were offered a bicycle membership in the winter months and were also provided with two putting greens. Whist matches (the forerunner of bridge) were popular in the 1890s., The Germantown Cricket Club was established in 1854. General George Meade opened the playing grounds in Nicetown where the Germantown Club played cricket against their rival team, the Young America Club. In the late 1880s the two clubs were consolidated into one, and in 1889 the combined organization moved to the Manheim grounds on land formerly owned by the Littell and Price families. McKim, Mead & White designed the main clubhouse (Gentlemen's Clubhouse) in 1891. A player's wing, pool house, squash courts and a swimming pool were added to the grounds in 1903, along with a bowling alley in 1907., Sheet number: 100A06., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior views of the Gentlemen's Club House built 1890-1891 after designs by McKim, Mead & White., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Also known as the Germantown Cricket Club. Established in 1854. General George Meade opened the playing grounds in Nicetown where the Germantown Club played cricket against their rival team, the Young America Club. In the late 1880s the two clubs were consolidated into one, and in 1889 the combined organization moved to the Manheim grounds on land formerly owned by the Littell and Price families. McKim, Mead & White designed the main clubhouse in 1891. A player's wing, pool house, squash courts and a swimming pool were added to the grounds in 1903, along with a bowling alley in 1907., Sheet numbers: 100A04 and 100B08., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1905-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]
Exterior view of front facade of the Boy Scout Headquarters in Philadelphia, built in 1929 after designs by Charles Zeller Klauder., Sheet number: 138B01B., Real photo. Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Organizations (By Name) - 138]
Depicts the Manufacturers' Club built in 1911 after designs by Simon & Bassett., Sheet number: 27A06, Text on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
[ca. 1911]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]
Depicts the Union League built 1864-1865 by John Fraser., Contains 10 postcards printed in color and 2 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Union League - 32]
Depicts the exterior of St. George's Hall built at Nineteenth and Arch Streets., Postcard issued by Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine., Sheet number: 27A08, Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]
Depicts the front of St. George's Hall built in 1835 by Thomas Walter Ustick as a residence for Matthew Newkirk. Demolished in 1903., Also known as St. George's Society Club House., Sheet number: 27B09, Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]
