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Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Japanese cruiser Kasagi on the Delaware River]
Description: Photograph showing the Japanese cruiser Kasagi in the Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee on October 25, 1898. The cruiser has two engine stacks and American and Japanese flags fly on the masts. Buildings along the shore are visible in the left background. Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee celebration from October 25-28, 1898. In addition to war ships, the naval procession included yachts, steamers, tugs, barges, and rowboats. The last warship in the line was the Kasagi, recently built at William Cramp & Sons’ shipyard in Philadelphia. Captain Kashiwabara, with the Japanese officers and crew, lined the deck in full dress., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of event., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 25, 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.277]

Title: “The Far East” Chinese Restaurant, Yuen Doon Low, 907 Race St. Phila, Pa. A refined first class restaurant
Description: Menu depicting an exterior view of the Far East Chinese Restaurant at 907-909 Race Street, Philadelphia built after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter in ca. 1827 and later altered with 907 raised one story and 909 raised two stories. There are Chinese architectural details on the balcony and awning which reads, 907 Far East Chinese Cafe. The balconies are decorated with lanterns and plants. Two American flags and a Chinese Republic National Flag are on flagpoles on the restaurant. The cover has a border of bamboo plants. The menu is in English and organized with numbered dishes from 1 to 106 and “to avoid mistakes patrons are requested to order by number.” Categories are: “Soups”; “Chicken Specialties”; “Chop Suey”; “Boiled Soft Noodles”; “Beef Specialties”; “Pork Specialties”; “Chow Main”; “Omelettes and Eggs”; “Fried Rice”; “Sandwiches”; “Miscellaneous”; “Preserves, Cakes and Candies”; “Teas”; “Special Dishes”; and a prix fixe “Table d’Hote” with five different options and prices from 85 cents to $3 dollars per person. Menu notes that dining on the third floor incurs “an additional charge of five cents.” The menu also includes the hours of service and telephone number. The Far East Chinese Restaurant operated from circa 1906 to 1952., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the publisher., Gift of Linda Kimiko August.
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *ephemera - Menus - F [P.2023.27.4]

Title: [ Ships departing from California](Amerikashū Karuharunoyakō shuppan no zu)
Description: Left sheet of a triptych depicting an American ship leaving the “port of California,” (probably San Francisco) bound for Japan. Shows the ship sailing in the water. A number of sailors stand on the deck and three sailors climb on the ship’s rigs. An American flag flies on the mast. In the right foreground, two white men stand on rocks and watch the ship. The print was produced shortly after Japan’s first diplomatic embassy was sent to the United States in 1860., Title and date based on similar copies held at the Harvard Art Museum and Metropolitan Museum., Printed signature reading "Gountei Sadahide ga.", Gift of Davida Deutsch in memory of Molly Roth., Sadahide Hashimoto or Sadahide Utagawa (1807-1873) was a Japanese artist active in Yokohama and known for his renderings of foreigners, especially Westerners. He was selected as part of the Japanese delegation to the Paris International Exposition of 1867.
Creator: Utagawa, Sadahide, 1807-1873, artist
Date: 1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Transportation [P.2016.35]

Title: [Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee]
Description: Photographs of ten views of the Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee on October 25, 1898. The ships depicted are the Tug Philadelphia; Japanese cruiser Kasagi; Texas; Topeka; Columbia; Mayflower; Marblehead; New Orleans; Gloucester; and the Transports Panther and Olivette. The Japanese cruiser Kasagi is depicted with two engine stacks, lines of nautical and national flags, and Japanese flags flying on the masts. Crew men are visible walking and standing on the deck and on the staircase on the side of the ship. Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee celebration from October 25-28, 1898. In addition to war ships, the naval procession included yachts, steamers, tugs, barges, and rowboats. The last warship in the line was the Kasagi, recently built at William Cramp & Sons’ shipyard in Philadelphia. Captain Kashiwabara, with the Japanese officers and crew, lined the deck in full dress., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from manuscript note on verso., Gift of Ann L. Wood.
Creator: Butler, Walter L., photographer
Date: October 25, 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2016.32.13-22]

Title: [Street decorations in front of City Hall during Victory Loan, World War]
Description: Photograph depicting buildings decorated and the Statue of Victory in front of City Hall, Philadelphia to promote the Victory Liberty loan. In front of City Hall is the Statue of Victory, which was unveiled on April 21, 1919 at the start of the Victory Loan drive. Drapes of fabric decorate City Hall. On the street in front of the Victory Statue is a design of a large V and smaller v's flanking the sides. American flags and several flags from allies, including Great Britain and Japan, decorate the buildings on Broad Street, including the Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank built in 1905 to 1907 after the designs of Furness, Evans & Co. with detailing by McKim, Mead and White. Pedestrians crowd the sidewalks. The United States Treasury in conjunction with the Federal Reserve issued Liberty Loans, also known as Liberty Bonds, to finance the cost of America’s participation in the war. Four Liberty Loans were issued on April 24, 1917, October 1, 1917, April 5, 1918, and September 28, 1918 raising a total of 17 billion dollars. A fifth bond called the Victory Liberty Loan was issued on April 21, 1919., Title from manuscript note written on verso., Date inferred from content., See related: photos - unidentified - events - World War I - [P.7066.Q.28]
Date: [ca. 1919]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.29]

Title: [Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House]
Description: Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia held from May to November, 1926. Shows the front facade of the Japanese-style building. An American and a Japanese flag flank the front door and side entrance in the right. Paper lanterns and an additional Japanese flag hang from the open windows of the porch in the right. Men, women, and children attendees walk around the Tea House. The Formosa Tea House was one of three buildings in the Japanese Garden. The Sesquicentennial Exposition, situated near the Navy Yard, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events. Japan annexed Formosa (ie. the island of Taiwan) in 1895 and remained in control until 1945., Title supplied by cataloger., Date written on negative: 7-[25]-26., Series no. written on negative: 144. 2604., See related: Sesquicentennial [P.8609.127].
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Sesquicentennial [P.8609.3]

Title: [Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House]
Description: Exterior view of the Formosa Tea House at the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia held from May to November, 1926. Shows the front facade of the Japanese-style building. An American and a Japanese flag flank the front door and side entrance in the right. Paper lanterns and an additional Japanese flag hang from the open windows of the porch in the right. Women attendees walk around the Tea House. The Formosa Tea House was one of three buildings in the Japanese Garden. The Sesquicentennial Exposition, situated near the Navy Yard, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events. Japan annexed Formosa (ie. the island of Taiwan) in 1895 and remained in control until 1945., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from event date., Series no. written on negative: 113., See related: Sesquicentennial [P.8609.3].
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Sesquicentennial [P.8609.127]

Title: [Liberty loan parade on Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia]
Description: Photograph depicting the reviewing stand and a large crowd of spectators in front of 11th District Police Station at 1217 Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia during the Liberty Loan parade on April 6, 1918. Shows the police station decorated with American flags and Allied flags, including French, British, and Japanese. In front of the building is a large reviewing stand filled with men and women, including police and military officers. Eight women are dressed depicting Liberty, and there are three Boy Scouts. The stand is decorated with American flags and liberty loan posters. A large crowd of spectators faces the stand. People are visible standing in the windows of the buildings. The United States Treasury in conjunction with the Federal Reserve issued Liberty Loans, also known as Liberty Bonds, to finance the cost of America’s participation in the war. Four Liberty Loans were issued on April 24, 1917, October 1, 1917, April 5, 1918, and September 28, 1918 raising a total of 17 billion dollars. A fifth bond called the Victory Liberty Loan was issued on April 21, 1919. Subscribing to bonds was promoted as a patriotic duty., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from manuscript note written on verso: April 6th, 1918. Police station house between Montgomery Ave. and Berks St., Phila., See related: photo - unidentified - processions [8932.3-12]., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections.
Date: April 6, 1918
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - processions [P.8932.3]

Title: China. J.M. Jellison, registered druggist, B. & M. Drug Co., Haymarket Street, Boston Keep this card
Description: Trade card promoting druggist James M. Jellison and depicting the Chinese Imperial yellow dragon flag. Shows the triangular, yellow flag decorated with a blue dragon on a bamboo flag pole., Title from item., Date from active dates of advertised business., Series no. on recto: 360., Text printed on recto: Buker Press, Advertising Novelties, Providence, R.I., Gift of William Helfand.
Date: [ca. 1885]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Jellison [P.9828.6206]

Title: [Street decorations for Liberty Loan during the World War, Phila., Pa.]
Description: Photograph depicting buildings decorated and the Statue of Victory in front of City Hall, Philadelphia to promote the Victory Liberty loan. In front of City Hall is the Statue of Victory, which was unveiled on April 21, 1919 at the start of the Victory Loan drive. Drapes of fabric decorate City Hall. American flags and several flags from allies, including Great Britain and Japan, decorate the buildings on Broad Street, including the Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank built in 1905 to 1907 after the designs of Furness, Evans & Co. with detailing by McKim, Mead and White. Pedestrians crowd the sidewalks and street. A bicylist stands in the left. Automobiles and a horse-drawn wagon travel down the street. Several artillery guns are along the the street. The United States Treasury in conjunction with the Federal Reserve issued Liberty Loans, also known as Liberty Bonds, to finance the cost of America’s participation in the war. Four Liberty Loans were issued on April 24, 1917, October 1, 1917, April 5, 1918, and September 28, 1918 raising a total of 17 billion dollars. A fifth bond called the Victory Liberty Loan was issued on April 21, 1919., Title from manuscript note written on verso., Date inferred from content., See related: photos - unidentified - events - World War I - [P.7066.Q.29]
Date: [ca. 1919]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.28]

Title: [Return of 28th Division parade in Philadelphia, welcome home, passing Independence Hall May 15, 1919]
Description: Photograph depicting soldiers of the 28th Division of the Army marching past Independence Hall at 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia at the homecoming parade on May 15, 1919. Shows the soldiers carrying rifles and marching in formation down the street. In the right, spectators sit in bleachers and watch the parade. A banner on the post of the bleachers reads, "Boureuilles." American and Allied flags, including a Japanese flag, decorate the buildings. Police officers stand flanking the parade route. A photographer takes photographs standing on a stone urn on the sidewalk in the left. The 28th Infantry Division represents the Pennsylvania National Guard and was also called the "Iron Division" and “Keystone Division.” The Division served in World War I, including at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry., Title and date from manuscript note written on verso., See related: photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.44-51].
Date: May 15, 1919
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.45]

Title: [General John Joseph Pershing greeting women representing Allied Nations at Independence Hall]
Description: Photograph depicting General John J. Pershing greeting women dressed as Allied nations at Independence Hall during the General's visit to Philadelphia on September 12, 1919. Shows Pershing, attired in uniform, smiling with his left hand out as he greets the women representing the Allied nations standing in the left. The women each hold large national flags on flagpoles. A woman, dressed as Britannia in a helmet and Union Jack dress, smiles at the General. In the left, partially obscured by a flag, is a woman attired in a floral print kimono representing Japan, who holds a Japanese flag. Mayor Thomas Smith walks behind the General holding his top hat in his right hand. Police officers stand in front of a crowd of spectators. General John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948) served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War One from 1917 to 1920. His visit to Philadelphia on September 12, 1919, included a parade, receiving a medal, planting a memorial tree, presenting colors to cadets at Wanamaker's store, visiting Independence Hall, and a speech at the Union League. Thomas B. Smith was the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1916 until 1920., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from manuscript note written on verso., See related: photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.52-61].
Date: September 12, 1919
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.53]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Japanese cruiser Kasagi on the Delaware River]
Description: Photograph showing the Japanese cruiser Kasagi in the Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee on October 25, 1898. The cruiser has two engine stacks and a Japanese flag flies on a pole at the rear. Two row boats filled with men float close to the cruiser, and a steamship travels in the left. Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee celebration from October 25-28, 1898. In addition to war ships, the naval procession included yachts, steamers, tugs, barges, and rowboats. The last warship in the line was the Kasagi, recently built at William Cramp & Sons’ shipyard in Philadelphia. Captain Kashiwabara, with the Japanese officers and crew, lined the deck in full dress., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of event., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.278]

Title: Pennsylvania at the Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915
Description: Photograph album containing twenty-seven captioned views of Pennsylvania's contributions to the world's fair held in San Francisco, February 20-December 4, 1915. A number of the images include persons and groups of people posed in front of the Liberty Bell, which traveled nation wide on train from Philadelphia to the fair. Photographs include: "Pennsylvania Building"; "Corner of the Pennsylvania Garden"; "Corner of the Pennsylvania Bldg showing Plaque"; "Mural Pennsylvania Bldg. Steel Industry, Edward Trumbull";"Mural Pennsylvania Bldg. Penn's Treaty, Edward Trumbull"; "The Chinese Commission to the Exposition" in front of the Liberty Bell; "Gentlemen's Rest Room" in the Pennsylvania Building; "Education Day, October 11. 1915" showing young girls attired in "stars and stripes" dresses dancing; "Education Day, October 11. 1915" showing a woman attired as "Liberty" surrounded by young girls attired in "stars and stripes" dresses and standing in front of the Liberty Bell; "Great Grand Daughter of Gen. Putnam" by the Liberty Bell; "Ex Gov. John K. Tenor delivering address Dedication Day, March 18, 1915"; "Vice Pres. Fairbanks delivering address Dedication Day; "Judge William Bailey Lamar U.S. Repr. delivering address Dedication Day"; "Mr. Thomas A. Edison" by Liberty Bell; "A group of Chinese girls" by Liberty Bell; "Mr. Henry Ford" by Liberty Bell; Pennsylvania "Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh and Official Party" by Liberty Bell; Pennsylvania "Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh delivering address Pennsylvania Day, September 4, 1915; "Senator E.L. Tustin delivering address Pennsylvania Day, September 4, 1915";, "Judge Win Bailey Lamar U.S. Repr. delivering address Pennsylvania Day"; "Vice Pres Ruben B. Hale of P.P.J.E. delivering address Pennsylvania Day"; "Senator Boies Penrose" at Liberty Bell; "Farwell to the Liberty Bell, November 10, 1915"; "Philadelphia Officers 'Guards to the Liberty Bell"; "Chief Little Bear" at Liberty Bell; "Arrival of the Liberty Bell at the Pennsylvania Bldg"; and "Arrival of the Liberty Bell at the Pennsylvania Bldg.", Photograph titled, "The Chinese Commission to the Exposition," depicts nine Chinese men and one white man posed in front of the Liberty Bell behind a metal barrier. The men are attired in suits, some holding bowler hats in their hands, except one older Chinese man who wears a white mustache and is attired in a changshan and a round hat. The Liberty Bell is decorated with flowers and sits on a platform draped in an American flag. Four flags, including two American flags, are on flagpoles flanking the bell. Partial view of men and women spectators in the background. Photograph titled, "A group of Chinese girls," depicts six Chinese women posed in front of the Liberty Bell. In the center, the Liberty Bell is displayed on a platform that is draped with an American flag. Two women sit on the platform, and four women stand. Five of the women are attired in white tunics with Mandarin collars, dark-colored skirts, and lace-up, heeled boots, and several of the women wear necklaces and brooches. The woman in the right is attired in a long-sleeved white shirt, a quilted, dark-colored tunic with a Mandarin collar and matching quilted pants, a bracelet, and lace-up, heeled boots., Title and date from manuscript note on first page of album., See related: Rau Collection [P.9520.1] and photo - unid. -events [P.9520.2-8].
Date: [1915]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2022.2]

Title: Race Street in Philadelphia's Chinatown
Description: View looking down Race Street in Chinatown. Includes storefronts adorned with buntings, awnings, and flags. Pedestrians, horse-drawn carts and carriages, and cyclists crowd the thoroughfare. Probably taken during Chinese diplomat and statesmen Li Hongzhang's visit to Philadelphia on September 3, 1896., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Title printed on mount., Curved gray mount with rounded corners., Date inferred from type of mount., Gift of Raymond Holstein.
Creator: Berry, Kelley & Chadwick
Date: [ca. 1896]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Streets - Race Street [P.2011.47.1937]

Title: China. E.F. Keeler, druggist, Groton, Ct
Description: Trade card promoting druggist E.F. Keeler and depicting a racist caricature of a Chinese woman, symbolizing China, attired in a dress of the Imperial yellow dragon flag. Shows a Chinese woman, wearing her hair in a long braid and attired in a conical hat, a yellow dress with a green dragon on the front, yellow gloves, and white dress shoes. She stands on her toes with her hands up., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Keeler [P.9828.6242]

Title: Japon
Description: Trade card promoting druggist John H. Sheehan & Co. and depicting a scene of a Japanese woman and a samurai holding a flag. In the right, the Japanese woman, wearing her hair up with Kanzashi hair ornaments and attired in a multi-colored kimono and yellow shoes, stands and reaches her right hand out towards the man. In the left, the Japanese samurai, attired in a helmet and armor, stands and holds a Japanese flag on a flagpole. A cherry tree with pink flowers grows in the background. In the top left corner is a crest with a Japanese flag., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed on verso: John H. Sheehan, Dealers in Drugs, Medicines, Pefumery and Toilett (sic) Articles, 167 Genesee Street, Utica, N.Y., Gift of William H. Helfand., RVCDC, See related: P.9828.6777.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Patent Medicine Trade Card Collection - Pharmacists - Sheehan [P.9828.6766]

Title: No more Chinese cheap labor. Celluloid cuffs, collars & bosoms
Description: Trade card containing an illustration depicting a racist scene with the figures of Uncle Sam and America, and a Chinese man laundry worker. In the left, the laundry worker, wearing his hair in a queue and attired in a long-sleeved, orange tunic; long, wide-legged, white pants; and orange slip-on, cloth shoes; sits on an over-turned wooden wash tub. His eyes are closed, and he holds his head down in his left hand. His left leg is crossed over his right, and his right hand is on his left ankle. To his left, the white woman figure of Columbia/America, looks down at the laundry worker and points up with her right hand. In her left hand, she holds up a shield with the pattern of the American flag and marked "Invention." She wears her dark hair pulled back to the nape of her neck and is attired in a gown with the pattern of the American flag, a red and blue cap adorned with a white star, and sandals. An open box of spilled starch lies between her feet and those of the laundry worker. Behind the laundry worker, is a laundry iron on a shelf, Chinese characters written on a wall, and Uncle Sam resting his arms on the ledge of an opening in the wall. Uncle Sam has red hair and a beard and is attired in a top hat, a blue jacket with a white star pattern, a red neck tie, and white shirt with the collar turned up. He looks at America. Above his head is the sign "Gon Up Chinese Laundry." Patented during the 1860s and 70s, separable celluloid collars, unlike separable paper collars, were waterproof and longer lasting, as well as fashionable and affordable. Following the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the celluloid collar industry leveraged the racist legislation to promote the use of celluloid collars as patriotic and as a means to make Chinese launderers obsolete and to facilitate the end of Chinese immigration., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Includes advertising text printed on verso: A New Improvement-Patented. Waterproof Linen. Waterproof-Elastic-Durable. Ladies' & Gents' Cuffs Collars, [Bossa]ms, Made From Celluloid. In Introducing this new invention [italicized], we beg to call the attention of the public to some of the remarkable features of this "new departure," [italicized], which will commend the use of these goods to all who study economy, neatness, and beauty [italicized]. 1st. The Interior is Fine Linen. 2d. The Exterior is Celluloid. 3d. The Union of Above, Combines the Strength of Linen With The Waterproof Qualities of Celluloid. 4th. The Expense of Washing Is Saved. If The Goods Are Soiled Simply Wipe Them Off With Soap And Water. 5th. The Goods Never Wilt Or Fray On Edges. 6th. They Are Perspiration Proof. For Sale by All Gents' Furnishing & Fancy Goods Houses throughout the Country., Image caption: "Othello's occupation gone." The Hand Writing on the Wall., Purchased with funds for the Visual Culture Program., RVCDC
Date: [ca. 1882]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Celluloid [P.2021.20.1]

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