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Title: The Wanamaker Store postcards
Description: Exterior views looking southwest at the front facade of the department store built 1902-1910 after designs by Daniel H. Burnham & Company., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Two out of three postcards issued for the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) held in Philadelphia in 1907. Includes a portrait of a woman and an elk superimposed onto a clock on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Business - [various]

Title: Sears postcards
Description: Exterior views of the distribution plant of Sears Roebuck & Co. on Roosevelt Boulevard built after designs by Ernest A. Greenfeld and Tilden, Register & Pepper., 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. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Sears - 42]

Title: Wanamaker's great store, Phila
Description: View of Wanamaker's Grand Depot from the northeast showing the Market Street facade between 12th and 13th Streets. Wanamaker opened the depot, designed by Theopilius P. Chandler, in 1876 in the old Pennsylvania Railroad Company train sheds. Demolished 1902., Buff mount with rounded corners., Title inscribed in negative., Series title stamped on mount., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Duplicate view published by Alfred S. Campbell of Elizabeth, New Jersey (P.9047.92)., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Johnston, J. S. (John S.), photographer
Date: ca. 1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Johnston - business - Wanamaker [P.9047.91]

Title: Wanamaker's store, Phila
Description: View of Wanamaker's Grand Depot from the northeast showing the Market Street facade between 12th and 13th Streets. Wanamaker opened the depot, designed by Theopilius P. Chandler, in 1876 in the old Pennsylvania Railroad Company train sheds. Demolished 1902., Buff mount with rounded corners., Title inscribed in negative., Stamped on mount: Copyrighted 1896 by Alfred S. Campbell, Elizabeth, N.J., U.S.A., Printed label on verso contains text describing the store., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Duplicate view published by J.S. Johnston of Philadelphia (P.9047.91)., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 66., Arcadia caption text: Having outgrown his original men’s and boy’s clothing store at Sixth and Market streets, John Wanamaker purchased an abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad freight depot at Thirteenth and Market streets in 1874 and remodeled it into Philadelphia’s first department store. Known as the Grand Depot, the store attracted thousands of customers daily. By the time of this 1896 photograph, the store had electric lights, telephones, elevators, a large restaurant, and “many waiting, reading and toilet rooms” for the comfort of the customers. In the early 20th century a new Wanamaker’s store was constructed on the same site., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Campbell, Alfred S.
Date: c1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Campbell - business - Wanamaker [P.9047.92]

Title: Gimbels postcards
Description: Contains exterior views of the Gimbel Brothers department store before and after the new building was constructed in 1926 by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. Includes interior views of an aisle, the piano rooms, a restaurant, a millinery salon and various furniture from the exhibition of Colleen Moore's Doll House circa 1935. Also includes an advertisement for Simplex typewriters., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 10 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: 1910-1935
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Gimbels - 38]

Title: Lit Brothers department store postcards
Description: Depicts the Lit Brother's store from the corner of Eighth and Market Streets looking northeast. Lit Brothers began their business in 1895 and acquired all of the properties on the block by 1907. Contains a WDAR broadcasting schedule on the back of the postcard in color image., Sheet numbers: 40A07B and 40B04A, 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. 1908-1924
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Miscellaneous - 40]

Title: Eighth Street postcards
Description: Depicts the block of Eighth Street north of Market Street and the block north of Filbert Street, showing various store fronts including partial views of Lit Brothers and Strawbridge & Clothier., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 156A04 and 156B04., 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 [Streets - Miscellaneous - 156]

Title: Elks Convention 1907 postcards
Description: Contains commemorative postcards for the Elks Convention, the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) held in Philadelphia in 1907. Includes views of Strawbridge and Clothier decorated with pennants, the Court of Honor on Broad Street looking north toward City Hall tower and a procession of Atlantic City roller chairs., Majority of postcards issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Events - [various]

Title: Elks Convention 1907 postcards
Description: Contains commemorative postcards and advertisements for the Elks Convention, the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) held in Philadelphia in 1907. Depicts elk on every postcard; City Hall tower; William Penn; clocks striking eleven o'clock in the evening; the Court of Honor showing City Hall in the distance; the Quien Sabe Club of El Paso, Texas marching in the procession and an unidentified street view showing buildings and street posts ornamented with pennants. Also includes views of specific buildings like Carpenter's Hall; Horticultural Hall; Independence Hall; City Hall; the Liberty Bell; Wanamaker's store; Strawbridge and Clothier; Lit Brothers store; the North American building and the Ladies' Reception headquarters., Contains 22 postcards printed in color and 15 printed 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: 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Elks Convention 1907 - 59]

Title: Strawbridge & Clothier engine room. Mr. Crosby, (the sup[erintenden]t) in foregr[oun]d
Description: Glass negative showing three men, including plant superintendent Daniel Crosby, standing near rows of equipment responsible for generating electricity for Strawbridge & Clothier's department store. Strawbridge & Clothier began as a dry goods store founded by Justus Clayton Strawbridge (1838-1911) and Isaac Hallowell Clothier (1837-1921) in 1868 in Philadelphia. The engine room was relocated from the store’s basement to its stable on the 800 block of Filbert Street circa 1887. A popular department store, branches were built in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware after 1930. Bought by May Department Stores Company in 1996, the stores were rebranded as Macy’s in 2006., Title from entry in photographer's diary., Developed by John Bartlett., Photographer remarks: Developed by John Bartlett., Time: 2:30, Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 62., Arcadia caption text: In c. 1887 Strawbridge & Clothier relocated its engine room from the store basement to the basement of its newly constructed stable across the street on the north side of the 800 block of Filbert Street. The new equipment generated power for the store’s more than 2,000 lamps, making it Philadelphia’s largest private electric plant. In this 1888 image, plant superintendent Daniel Crosby, who lived on the stable’s third floor, stands proudly near the equipment with two of his workers., Digitization and cataloging edits have been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 6, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.9895.1255]

Title: Strawbridge & Clothier's engine room. Filbert St. above 8th, [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing showing two men standing near rows of equipment responsible for generating electricity for Strawbridge & Clothier's department store. Cables and machinery fill the room. Strawbridge & Clothier began as a dry goods store founded by Justus Clayton Strawbridge (1838-1911) and Isaac Hallowell Clothier (1837-1921) in 1868 in Philadelphia. The engine room was relocated from the store’s basement to its stable on the 800 block of Filbert Street circa 1887. A popular department store, branches were built in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware after 1930. Bought by May Department Stores Company in 1996, the stores were rebranded as Macy’s in 2006., Photographer remarks: Developed by John Bartlett., Time: 2, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 6, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1254]

Title: Ninth and Market streets - Philadelphia
Description: View looking east from Ninth Street showing the south side of the 800 block of Market Street. Depicts Gimbel Brother's Department Store, opened in 1894, at the southeast corner of Ninth and Market streets. Street and pedestrian traffic includes trolleys and horse-drawn carriages., Tile from label on negative., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Printed on mount: Made especially for fine trade., 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. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Streets [P.9260.82]

Title: [Strawbridge & Clothier trade cards]
Description: Series of illustrated trade cards for Strawbridge & Clothier's dry goods store at Eighth and Market Streets in Philadelphia. Illustrations depict men riding in a horse-drawn carriage past a sign reading "The largest retail stock of dry goods. Strawbridge & Clothier, Eighth & Market Sts., Philada."; an old man seated with his cane watching a woman harvest wheat; a chef wearing an apron and chef's hat pulling on the neck of a duck; and a porter rushing off of a train to help a man carrying Strawbridge & Clothier packages. In 1861, Justus Strawbridge opened a dry goods store at the northwest corner of Market and Eighth streets. In 1868 another young Quaker, Isaac Clothier joined him and together they prospered selling good quality domestic and imported dry goods., Title supplied by cataloger., One print [1975.F.816] copyrighted 1878 by Strawbridge & Clothier., One print [1975.F.806] contains advertising text printed on verso: Philadelphia, Dec. 1880. With the compliments of the season we present this little Calendar for the coming year. Respectfully, Strawbridge & Clothier. Eighth and Market Sts., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Strawbridge [1975.F.763; 1975.F.806; 1975.F.816; 1975.F.851]

Title: The brave 3rd U.S. Cavalry. Heroes of El Caney. Peace Jubilee, Phila
Description: View looking east from City Hall showing the Third United States Volunteer Cavalry in formation on the 1300 block of Market street during the celebration commemorating the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Spectators crowd the sidewalks and flags and bunting adorn the businesses, including John Wanamaker's department store, completed in 1876 after the designs of Theophilius P. Chandler (1300-1326 Market)., Title printed on mount below image., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Printed on mount: Sold only by Berry, Kelley & Chadwick. Dallas, Tex., Chicago, Augusta, Ga., 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: [ca. 1898]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Berry, Kelley & Chadwick - Processions [P.9047.142]

Title: 4th Pennsylvania from Porto Rico
Description: View looking east from City Hall showing the Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry standing in formation on the 1300 block of Market street during the celebration commemorating the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Spectators crowd the sidewalks and flags and bunting adorn the businesses, including John Wanamaker's department store, completed in 1876 after the designs of Theophilius P. Chandler (1300-1326 Market)., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including Chicago; London; Hamburg, Ger.; and Milan, Italy., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Distributor's imprint printed on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Griffith & Griffith, established in Philadelphia in 1896, expanded in 1908 to included offices in St. Louis and Liverpool. The non-Philadelphia offices were relocated in 1910., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
Date: [ca. 1898]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Rau - Processions [P.9047.129]

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