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- Title
- Saint Michael's Church, (Protestant Episcopal,) High Street, between Main and Morton streets - Germantown, Philadelphia
- Description
- Interior views of the church built 1859-1860 at 222-242 High Street. Shows the triplet stained-glass window designed by Lavers & Barrand, of London, at the eastern end of the church. Also shows pews., Stereograph on white paper mount with square corners., Title from publisher's label describing the church accompanying stereograph., Stereograph accompanied by manuscript note: Saint Michaels Church Germantown, Pa. Rev. Mr. [Jme Ruter ?] formerly Rev. Mr. Hammond., Retrospective conversion record, original entry edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
- Creator
- McAllister & Brother
- Date
- December 1860, c1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.92a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.91f & 92f]
- Title
- Saint John's Church, Elizabethtown, N.J
- Description
- Views showing the interior and exterior of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1859 after the designs of John Welch at 61 Broad Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Views include the church altar, stained-glass windows, a cleric in his robes, pews, and the church burial ground., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views of Philadelphia and views of New Jersey., Contains three stereographic prints mounted on pale yellow mounts with square corners, including two with printed titles and publisher's labels pasted on versos listing the rectors and history of the congregation and church. Also contains two half stereographic images mounted on paper and one albumen mounted on cardboard. Two of images attributed to photographer John Moran., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
- Creator
- McAllister & Brother
- Date
- December 1861, c1861
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.151b, 151c &156d; 5742.F.5h; 5742.F.8c], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [1322.F.154c]
- Title
- Saint Peter's Church, Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior and interior views of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1758-1761 after the designs of Robert Smith at 300-340 Pine Street. Interior views show the chancel adorned with stained glass and plaques inscribed with Bible scripture, the organ loft, the antique pulpit, galleries, and pews. Exterior views include the church tower and spire built in 1842 after the designs of William Strickland and the church burial ground., Six of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains eight stereographic prints mounted on white or yellow mounts, including four accompanied by publisher's labels describing the church building and the history of the congregation, one with a printed title, and one [(4)1322.F.93f], hand-colored. Also contains a one-half stereographic print mounted on paper, one stereographic print mounted on paper accompanied by a publisher's label, and one carte-de-visite., One of the images ((4)1322.F.94ax) 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. 35., Arcadia caption text: This 1860 view of the organ loft and altar, without a pulpit, at the east end of St. Peter’s Church exemplifies the Episcopal church’s unique design. With the placement of the pulpit at the west end, parishioners would need to alternately face each side of the church during services. Built 1758-1761 after the designs of Philadelphia architect Robert Smith, the church, at 300-340 Pine Street, was formed from an overflow of congregants who worshiped at Christ Church. The third organ loft constructed for the space, and installed in 1855, obscures the stained glass windows, installed in the 1840s., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
- Creator
- McAllister & Brother
- Date
- December 1860, c1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.93a, c, e & f; (4)1322.F.93c(v); (4)1322.F.94ax; 8424.F.7-8; 8424.F.12; P.8662.5], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion[(4)1322.F.93g]
- Title
- Trinity Church. (Protestant Episcopal.) Catherine Street, between Second and Third streets. Philadelphia
- Description
- Interior views showing the altar and the organ gallery of the church built 1821-1822 on the 200 block of Catharine Street. Views include the minister, presumably the Rev. Thomas M. Martin, in his clerical robes; garland and wreath decorations adorning the galleries and recess of the altar; the church organist; and parishioners seated in the pews and posed near the organ. Also shows lettering above the altar reading "Glory To God In The Highest." Church exterior and interior remodeled in the 1840s after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains four stereographic images on white or yellow paper mounts with square corners, including three with manuscript titles, and one [1322.F.22b], hand-colored and accompanied by a publisher's label describing the history of the congregation and the church. Also contains two one-half stereographic prints mounted on paper., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
- Creator
- McAllister & Brother
- Date
- February 1861, c1861
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.22b, c & e; 1322.F.23a & b; (4)1322.F.70b(v)]