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Title: Battle of Germantown Monument, Vernon Park
Description: Depicts the monument commemorating the Battle of Germantown in Vernon Park, flanked by benches and an old willow in the background, looking toward Germantown Avenue. Horse-carts, automobiles and pedestrians line the street., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: ca. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.73]

Title: 6043 Germantown Ave. Centre of fierce skirmish during the Battle of Germantown
Description: Exterior view of west front of house built circa 1750 and purchased by Dr. William Shippen as a summer residence in 1775. Dr. Samuel Blair, Shippen's son-in-law and president of Princeton University, also lived here. Image includes a group of people standing on the corner, looking toward the camera., Inscribed in negative: 2214., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Blair House or The Laurens.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.18]

Title: [Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
Description: Oblique view of east front and south elevation of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door to the three-story stone house. The first story contains windows with shutters and a shingled awning. Dwelling also includes dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the left, a picket fence and a portico over the side entrance is visible. Trees and an utility pole are in front of the property. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Inscribed in negative: 2890., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium and content., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.58]

Title: Rear of Johnson House, Main St. & Washington Lane
Description: Exterior view of north flank of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the house taken from the rear of the property looking toward Germantown Avenue. The three-story stone house has dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the foreground is the lawn and trees, which partially obscure the house. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Slide number 76., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title from manuscript written on mount., Date inferred from content., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points 2022.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: [ca. 1913]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.71]

Title: The Johnson House, Main & Washington Lane, built in 1768 by John Johnson. The doors & hall show marks of bullets in battle of Germantown
Description: Exterior view of north flank and east front of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the facade of the three-story stone house with the front door and a shingled awning, which is flanked by shuttered windows. The property has dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. Ivy covers the side of the residence. A wrought iron fence is visible in the right. Trees line the sidewalk in front of the house. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Slide number 78., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Date inferred from content., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: [ca. 1913]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.74]

Title: Old willow, Vernon Park & a monument to commemorate Battle of Germantown
Description: Depicts an old willow tree in Vernon Park, on the west side of Germantown Avenue north of Chelten Avenue. Includes the monument commemorating the Battle of Germantown in the background and a sign for the Museum of the Site and Relic Society of Germantown (i.e. Germantown Historical Society)., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: April 8, 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.38]

Title: 6306 Germantown Ave
Description: Oblique view of south flank and east front of house of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door to the three-story stone house. The first story contains windows with shutters and a shingled awning. Dwelling also includes dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the left, a picket fence and a portico over the side entrance is visible. Trees and an utility pole are in front of the property. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Inscribed in negative: 2226., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium and content., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.24]

Title: [Johnson House, 6300-6306 Germantown Avenue, Germantown, Philadelphia]
Description: Exterior view of house of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door with a shingled awning flanked by shuttered windows. Residence has dormers and chimneys on the roof. In the left, the side entrance and a picket fence are visible. Detailed view of a fence showing bullet holes from the Battle of Germantown during the Revolutionary War. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Negative number: 35b & 38, Acquired 1981., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Jennings [P.9480.35b ; P.9480.38]

Title: Johnson House door
Description: Exterior views of the front façade of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door with a shingled awning flanked by shuttered windows. A broom is propped against the doorframe. Two trees grow in the sidewalk in front of the house. Partial view of the picket fence in the left. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Inscribed in negative: 2893., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium and content., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.60]

Title: [Johnson Homestead postcards]
Description: Contains images of the Johnson Homestead, showing exterior views of front facade of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.9048.219 - 220, P.9048.376, P.9048.387, P.9049.73 - 74 and P.9577.18., Purchase 1984, 1998., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Residences - A - M - [various]

Title: Old Johnson House, N. W. Main & Washington Lane
Description: Oblique view of south flank and east front of house of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door to the three-story stone house. The first story contains windows with shutters and a shingled awning. Dwelling also includes dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the left, a picket fence and the side entrance are visible. Trees and an utility pole are in front of the property. A white man pedestrian stands in the street in the right. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: February 18, 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.70]

Title: Building in rear of the Johnson house, Washington Lane
Description: Exterior view of the stone outbuilding in the rear of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the staircase leading to the doorway of the ivy-covered outbuilding. The Johnson property is divided by a stone wall. In the background, behind the wall, depicts two four-story, brick apartment buildings. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Slide number 77., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Date inferred from content., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: ca. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.72]

Title: Doorway to Johnson House, Main & Washington Ln
Description: Exterior detail of the front doorway of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door with “6306” at the top and flanked by shuttered windows. A shingled awning covers the entrance. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: 1916
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.75]

Title: Johnson House. 6306 G[erman]t[ow]n. Ave
Description: Photograph depicting the exterior view of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the western side and a partial view of the rear of the three-story stone house from the northwest corner of Washington Lane. The first story contains windows with shutters and a shingled awning adorns the western side. Dwelling also includes two dormer windows and two chimneys on the roof. In the foreground is a lawn with large trees and bushes obscuring parts of the house, in the far left and right of the image. Utility poles and lines are in front of the property in the right of the image. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from medium and aesthetic of photograph., Stamped on verso: 3772., Purchase 1984., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo- unidentified - residence [P.9005.16]

Title: Janet Johnson's house, Germantown, 1867
Description: Exterior view of east front and north side of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door with a shingled awning. The first story has shuttered windows. Residence has dormers and chimneys on the roof. A picket fence lines the left and right grounds of the property. Trees grow in the sidewalk, and a dirt road is visible. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Originally part of an album of seventy eight views by John Moran entitled "A collection of photographic views in Philadelphia & its vicinity taken in the year 1868-1869" (Philadelphia, 1870)., Purchase 1870., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: 1867
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Moran album [1717.F.115], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/mrn/m115.jpg

Title: The battle ground at Germantown. Cliveden or Chew's House
Description: Periodical illustration depicting the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. On the grounds in the foreground, a white boy stands beside a chair and exchanges a book with an African American man. Benjamin Chew owned property from Delaware to Maryland, including plantations that enslaved people. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title from item., Plate from: Godey's magazine and lady's book, December, 1844. (LCP Per G 43)., Smith, a prominent Philadelphia landscape painter and friend of Godey's publisher, Louis A. Godey, had several of his Philadelphia and Pittsburgh views engraved for the 1844 issues of the periodical. Smith's painting, Chew House, Germantown, is in the collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of engravings relating to Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Dick, Archibald L., approximately 1805-approximately 1855, engraver
Date: [December 1844]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department PhPr - 11x14 - Residences [(7)1322.F.12b]

Title: Mr. Chew's house
Description: Restrike of an Archibald Dick engraving after the work of Philadelphia artist Russell Smith which originally appeared in the December 1844 edition of Godey's lady book. Exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. On the grounds in the foreground, a white boy stands beside a chair and exchanges a book with an African American man. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title from item., Smith, a prominent Philadelphia landscape painter and friend of Godey's lady book publisher, Louis A. Godey, had several of his Philadelphia and Pittsburgh views engraved for the 1844 issues of the periodical., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of engravings relating to Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department PhPr - 11x14 - Residences - Chew [(7)1322.F.13]

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