View of the front facade of dwelling built for Thomas Shoemaker from 1733-1739. Two men stand in the front yard, one leaning on a tree stump, the other sawing wood with a bow saw. Thomas Livezey bought the property, including a grist mill, from Shoemaker in 1747 and named it Glen Fern. The house was enlarged and raised one story in 1765, and sometime before 1853 a rear ell was constructed. In 1909 became the Valley Green Canoe Club., Title supplied by cataloguer., Also known as Glen Fern, the Thomas Shoemaker House and the Valley Green Canoe Club (1909)., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
ca. 1895
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.55]
Depicts a man and a woman standing on either side of the tall stone and iron entrance gate marking the Woodward Estate. A tudor style dwelling sits in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.202]
Interior view of Doering living room, showing a large mirror over the fireplace and mantel, along with two tables, chairs, paintings, sculptures and a lamp near the corner of the ornate living room., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
ca. 1897
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.154]
Detailed view of the night blooming cirrus, a cactus-like plant that only blooms one evening out of the year. Located in the Doering family living room., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
ca. 1897
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.155]
