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Title: Colonnade Hotel
Description: View showing the prominent hotel, erected in 1868, at the southwest corner of 15th and Chestnut streets. The hotel, named after "Colonnade Row" (early nineteenth-century pillared, porched townhouses previously on the site), was demolished in 1925 for the erection of the Franklin Trust Company building., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Title inscribed on negative., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - De Young's - Hotels [P.9191.1]

Title: Wissahickon Hall
Description: View showing the hostelry erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen at Wissahickon Drive (i.e., Lincoln Drive) below Gypsy Lane near the Wissahickon Creek. Also shows an upside-down canoe laying near one of the hotel stables., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Hotels [P.9047.30]

Title: [Marshall House, 207 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. E. Badger, proprietor]
Description: Stark advertisement showing the front facade of the hotel at 625-631 Chestnut Street. A couple walks toward the entrance. Edmund Badger, a former proprietor of The City Hotel, operated the Marshall House at 207 Chestnut Street 1837-1841. Hotel was later renamed the Columbia House and razed in 1856., Title and date from Poulson inscription on recto: Feb. 1, 1837. E. Badger, Proprietor. Chestnut St. near Seventh St., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 458, LCP copy trimmed and lacking title and imprint., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Date: [February 1, 1837]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W228 [P.2102]

Title: Colonnade Hotel
Description: View showing the luxury hotel completed in 1868 at 1500-1506 Fifteenth Street (southwest corner of Fifteenth and Chestnut streets). The hotel was named after the "Colonnade Row" of early nineteenth-century pillared, porched townhouses previously on the site. The hotel was demolished in 1925 for the erection of the Franklin Trust Company Building., Yellow mount with round corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Purviance, W. T. (William T.)
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Purviance - Hotels [P.9047.62]

Title: Merchants Hotel, north Fourth St. Philada, 1840. J. M. Sanderson & Son
Description: Built 1837 based on designs by William Strickland. Burned 1966., Depicts businesses along the west side of north Fourth Street looking south toward Market Street including the Merchants' Hotel (40-50 North Fourth Street); J. W. Gibbs & Co., merchant (32 North Fourth Street); Hogan & Thompson, booksellers and stationers (30 North Fourth Street); Trotter Co., dry goods store (28 North Fourth Street) and H. During, unidentified business (22 North Fourth Street). Also includes busy pedestrian traffic with horse drawn carriages., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections., LCP AR (Annual Report) 1975, p. 6-11.
Creator: Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), 1834-1891, artist
Date: ca. 1880
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Evans watercolors [P.2298.39], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/plc039.html

Title: [Chestnut Street, rooftop view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut]
Description: Rooftop view showing predominately the 800 block of Chestnut Street. Includes the Continental Hotel, completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. (824-838 Chestnut). Also shows the Masonic Temple in the distance (713-721 Chestnut). American flags adorn many of the buildings. Street and pedestrian traffic is visible., Buff mount with square corners., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
Date: ca. 1859
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.29f]

Title: [Chestnut Street, rooftop view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut]
Description: Rooftop view showing predominately the 800 block of Chestnut Street. Includes the Continental Hotel, completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. (824-838 Chestnut). Also shows the Masonic Temple in the distance (713-721 Chestnut). American flags adorn many of the buildings. Street and pedestrian traffic is visible., Buff mount with square corners., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
Date: ca. 1859
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.29f]

Title: [Wissahickon Creek near Wissahickon Hall, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing Wissahickon Creek near the Wissahickon Hall erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen at Wissahickon Drive (i.e., Lincoln Drive) below Gypsy Lane. Hotel only partially visible., Title supplied by cataloguer., Photographer's imprint embossed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett & Smith, photographer
Date: ca. 1869
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & Smith - Hotels [(3)1322.F.137f]

Title: [Wines and liquors. Wholesale and retail store, northeast corner Second and Spruce streets]
Description: View looking north from below Spruce Street showing businesses occupying rundown rowhouses on the 200 block of South Second Street. Includes a wine and liquor store and the Plough Hotel. A stack of barrels rests near the entrance of the liquor store. Also shows the corner of Spruce and Water streets., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Inscribed in negative: 31., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
Date: September 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Odiorne - W [(7)1322.F.45a]

Title: North side of Chestnut Street, west of Sixth Street on the lot of ground formerly occupied by Chief Justice Tilghman's mansion house
Description: Shows the front facade of the Arcade Hotel, formerly the Arcade Building, built 1826-1827 as a shop gallery after the designs of John Haviland at 615-619 Chestnut Street. Building adorned with an ironwork balcony and advertisements for publications sold by stationer T.B. Pugh, a tenant of the hotel., Title, date, and photographer's imprint from Poulson inscription on mount., Newspaper clippings pasted on mount dated October 14, 1843 and October 22, 1845 describing the reorganization of and alterations to the building., Detailed manuscript note by Poulson entitled "Battleground of Germantown" inscribed on verso., Originally part of a series of eleven scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson in the late 1850s entitled "Illustrations of Philadelphia" volume 3, page 39. The scrapbooks contained approximately 120 photographs by Philadelphia painter and pioneer photographer Richards of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city of Philadelphia commissioned by Poulson to document the vanishing architectural landscape., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #105., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Select link below for a digital image.
Creator: Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date: January 1858
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Hotels - A [(3)2526.F.39 (Poulson)], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/rcd/2526f39d105.jpg

Title: City Hotel, 41 North Third Street Philadelphia by Heiskell & Niblo, from Virginia
Description: Advertisement showing the very busy four-and-a-half story hotel opened in 1807 on Third Street below Arch Street. Several male guests sit, stand, and put their feet up on the porch of the hotel that is covered by an awning. Also shows guests at the first and second floor windows and a couple strolling on the sidewalk. The hotel closed soon before the Civil War., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 132, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 862 B 756 #41
Creator: Breton, William L., ca. 1773-1855, artist
Date: [ca. 1830]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 862 B 756 #41

Title: The City Hotel, No. 41 North Third St. near Market St. Philadelphia Is one of the most extensive establishments in the city, having in addition to its numerous double and single bedded chambers, for gentlemen. Parlors, with chambers attached, fitted up expressly for families. This house is in the centre of business and convenient to the post office, banks, and other public institutions of the city. R. W. Dunlap. Proprietor
Description: Advertisement showing the very busy four-and-a-half story hotel opened in 1807 on Third Street below Arch Street. Includes partial views of adjacent buildings. Several male guests lounge on the porch as a gentleman enters the hotel. Also shows pedestrians and a valet hauling luggage with a hand cart. Contains a N.B. about "charges moderate" for a "ladies' dining room, for the accommodation of families, that do not wish a private parlor." The hotel closed soon before the Civil War., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 133, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 32 B 813
Creator: Brown, Mannevillette Elihu Dearing, 1810-1896
Date: [ca. 1832]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 32 B 813

Title: Logan House Porch, Altoona
Description: Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Men sit and stand on the porch of the four-story Logan House hotel, built 1852-53 by Pennsylvania Railroad carpenter foreman Thomas Burchinell. The hotel closed in 1927 and was converted to a post office in the early 1930s.
Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer., creator
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: stereo - Gutekunst - Views [P.9058.107]

Title: Bedford Springs Hotel
Description: Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a man standing on a path leading up to the Bedford Springs Hotel, a resort that offered seven freshwater, "medicinal" springs on the property.
Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer., creator
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: stereo - Gutekunst - Views [P.9058.127]

Title: Logan House, Altoona
Description: Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the four-story Logan House hotel, built 1852-53 by Pennsylvania Railroad carpenter foreman Thomas Burchinell. View includes the railroad tracks and platform in the foreground. The hotel closed in 1927 and was converted to a post office in the early 1930s.
Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer., creator
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: stereo - Gutekunst - Views [P.9058.106]

Title: Logan house, Interior
Description: Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Interior view of the long dining room in the Logan House hotel, built 1852-53 by Pennsylvania Railroad carpenter foreman Thomas Burchinell. The hotel closed in 1927 and was converted to a post office in the early 1930s.
Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer., creator
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: stereo - Gutekunst - Views [P.9058.108]

Title: The Cresheim Arms postcards
Description: Depicts the Cresheim Arms Hotel in Mount Airy showing the front facade from Allen's Lane and the entrance drive, and interior views of the Dunedin entrance, the Whitehall entrance and the sun parlor., Sheet numbers: 100B01B and 100B02., 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: 1900-1950
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - Buildings - 100]

Title: Majestic Hotel postcards
Description: Exterior views looking northeast of the Majestic Hotel at the northeast corner of North Broad Street and Girard Avenue. The Majestic incorporated the William L. Elkins mansion into the hotel in 1905., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 117A02 and 117B01B1., 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 [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]

Title: Hotel Vendig postcards
Description: Contains images of the Hotel Vendig built circa 1911. Includes an exterior view looking northwest and interior views of the ladies' dining room, the ladies' writing and reception room and the entrance to the lobby., Sheet number: 118A01., Divided backs. Text on verso., 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. 1935
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Vendig through Walnut - 118]

Title: Marshall House, "The Union and the Constitution." No. 243 N. Fourth St., above New, Philadelphia
Description: Illustrated trade cards depicting an eagle with a ribbon in its beak and laurel wreath in its talons surmounting an American shield. P.A. Marshall operated a restaurant and hotel from 243 North Fourth Street in Philadelphia between 1860 and 1864., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Marshall [(2)5786.F.117e & (2)5786.F.170c]

Title: The Eagle Hotel, Bethlehem, Pa. Mrs. M. B. Hoppes, propr
Description: Trade card containing an image of " 'Charlie' King of St. Bernards." Shows the dog seated and panting. Eagle Hotel, remodeled in 1873, operated from circa 1823 to 1921 at 437 Main Street until replaced by the Hotel Bethlehem. Hoppes became proprietor by 1894 and operated the hotel until at least the late 1890s., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date: [ca. 1895]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.20]

Title: Cataract House, Niagara Falls Whitney, Geraud & Co., proprietors
Description: Trade card showing the exterior of the three-story hotel originally built in 1825 near the falls. Also shows the ca. 1835 addition and outbuilding on the bank of the falls in the foreground. Gen. Parkhurst Whitney purchased the hotel in 1831 and leased it to Whitney, Jeraud & Co. in 1846., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Forms part of Scrapbook of Ephemera [8608.F].
Date: [ca. 1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Scrapbook [8608.F.16f]

Title: Our Mt. Desert Party on steps of hotel. Summit of Green Mt. [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of people sitting on the steps of a hotel at Mount Desert Island. Some in the group hold walking sticks while a man in the back row holds a parasol. The men wear shirts and ties, some with jackets, and all but two wear hats on their heads. The women wear long, high-necked dresses and hats. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Time: 3:30, Light: Good light, sun out., 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: July 16, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1318]

Title: New Wissahickon Hotel [Wissahickon Inn] from S., [Willow Grove Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing the Wissahickon Inn, a large multi-story building with multiple spires and chimneys seen from below. Willow Grove Avenue lined with trees and a lamppost travels up the hill toward the hotel. The Wissahickon Inn, a summer resort developed by Henry H. Houston (1820-1895), was built in 1884 after designs by George and William Hewitt. The hotel hosted the Philadelphia Cricket Club and the Philadelphia Horse Show. In 1898, Chestnut Hill Academy began using the hotel during the off-season. The Academy permanently took over the building in 1901., Photographer remarks: Very weak neg., Time: 10:15, Light: Good sun., 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: November 8, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.446]

Title: Hamilton Hotel from an eminence to the S.E. cor. Reid & Burnaby Sts., [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing Hamilton Hotel seen from a distance on a hill. Trees, rocks, and various other buildings sit below the large hotel. The Hamilton Hotel, built 1852-1861, was the first hotel in Bermuda. Opened in 1861, the hotel went through numerous additions and alterations to increase in size. It was razed by fire in 1955., Time: 10, Light: Fair sun., 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: March 27, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.893]

Title: Luray Inn from lawn, [VA]
Description: Glass negative showing multi-story Luray Inn built in 1883 after designs of George Pearson (1847-1920) in Luray, Va. The inn has multiple sections, a porch on the right and an octagonal tower on the left. Diagonal lines of latticework decorates the gables of the building and a drive lined with slender trees leads to the front entrance. The Luray Inn was built by the Luray Cave and Hotel Company, a subsidiary of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. The inn was razed by fire in 1891., Photographer remarks: Developed at Nat. Bridge., Time: 1, Light: Good sun., 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: October 12, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1034]

Title: Luray Inn from R[ail]R[oad] Station, [VA]
Description: Glass negative showing the multi-story Luray Inn, built in 1883 after designs of George Pearson (1847-1920) in Luray, VA. The inn has multiple sections, a porch on the right and an octagonal tower on the left. Diagonal lines of latticework decorates the gables of the building and a drive lined with slender trees leads to the front entrance. This view is from a distance, with railroad tracks visible in the foreground. The Luray Inn was built by the Luray Cave and Hotel Company, a subsidiary of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. The inn was razed by fire in 1891., Time: 2:30, Light: Sun out good., 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: October 12, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1035]

Title: Hamilton hotel from S.E. (an eminence) [natural elevation] near the lower shore on E. side of Baranby St. [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing Hamilton Hotel, a large building with a flag flying from the corner tower seen from a distance across a rocky landscape. Trees surround the building and there are other smaller buildings to the left. The Hamilton Hotel, built 1852-1861, was the first hotel in Bermuda. Opened in 1861, the hotel went through numerous additions and alterations to increase in size. It was razed by fire in 1955., Photographer remarks: Poor, Time: A.M., 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: March 9, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.843]

Title: [Man with a bicycle in front of George Inn, England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a man standing next to a bicycle on a dirt road in front of the George Inn. The two-story inn has signs reading "Cebonsey Harman Fine Ales," "George-Inn," and "Good Stabling." The man has a beard and mustache and wears a three-piece suit and hat. A large puddle blocks part of the road and a child walks down the street in front of the building. More children gather near the building to the left., 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: 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.20]

Title: Bryn Mawr Hotel from Morris Ave
Description: Glass negative showing Bryn Mawr Hotel, a large multi-story building with a prominent central spire. A smaller building and flagpole stand to the right. The Bryn Mawr or Keystone Hotel was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1871 as a summer resort. The original building was razed by fire in 1887. A second hotel was built in 1890 after the designs of Frank Furness. The mortgage, however, was eventually foreclosed and the hotel ceased operations. The Baldwin School for Girls later bought the building., Photographer remarks: Fairly good but hotel is so far off that picture is not effective. V[Varnished], Time: 5:40 PM, Light: Bright, fainter than last., 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: April 3, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.64]

Title: [Maple Spring Hotel]
Description: View showing the roadhouse and picnic resort established around 1865. The hotel became known for proprietor Joseph Smith's prominently displayed hand-carved curios created from laurel root he gathered along the Wissahickon Creek. The hotel fell into ruin following the loss of its liquor privileges and was razed in the late 19th century. A stable and boat shed stand adjacent to the hotel., Title supplied by cataloguer., Buff mount with rounded corners., Paper label pasted on verso listing over sixty Fairmount Park views published by firm., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Misidentifed as "Wissahickon Hall" on paper label on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Newell & Son, a partnership between Robert and his son Henry, was active from around 1870 until 1897 and the death of the elder Newell.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Hotels [P.9047.18]

Title: Congress Hall, Cape May, N.J
Description: View showing one of the oldest seaside hotels, built in 1816 by Thomas Hughes, at Beach Drive and Congress Street. The hotel, originally called the "Big House," was renamed Congress Hall in 1828 when Hughes was elected to Congress. The grand lodging, able to accommodate 1000 guests, was destroyed by the great fire of 1878 and rebuilt in brick the following year. View includes a gazebo in the fenced courtyard., Black mount with rounded corners., Title from descriptive label pasted on verso., Contains label on verso describing the hotel, the proprietor J.F. Cake, and the West Jersey Railway Co., which provided service between Philadelphia and Cape May., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of New Jersey., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Souder & Nowell, a partnership between S.T. Souder and F.A. Nowell, was active in Philadelphia in 1874.
Creator: Souder & Nowell, photographer
Date: 1874
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Souder & Nowell - Cities & towns [5742.F.5a]

Title: Stockton Hotel, Cape May, N.J
Description: View showing the seaside hotel opened in 1869 on the entire block between Howard and Gurney streets and Columbia Avenue and the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel, destroyed in the great fire of 1878, was rebuilt, and destroyed again by fire in 1889. Includes horse-drawn carriages and guests standing near the entrance., Black mount with rounded corners., Title from descriptive label pasted on verso., Contains label on verso describing the hotel, proprietor Charles Duffy, and the West Jersey Railway Co., which provided transportation between Philadelphia and Cape May., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of New Jersey., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Souder & Nowell, a partnership between S.T. Souder and F.A. Nowell, was active in Philadelphia in 1874.
Creator: Souder & Nowell, photographer
Date: 1874
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Souder & Nowell - Cities & towns [5742.F.5c]

Title: Old Log Cabin on the Wissahickon, torn down 1874
Description: Depicts the Old Log Cabin Hotel along the Wissahickon Creek in 1874. The Wissahickon Creek hostelry was reconstructed out of the log cabin built during William Henry Harrison's 1840 presidential campaign. Also includes views of the hotel's dining room, drinking room, ladies saloon and ice cream shop. A man stands in front of the hotel and two people walk along the path from the horse stables to the hotel. In the foreground, the creek and a small boat is visible. The hotel was razed in 1872., Title and date from item., Demolished 1872., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections., Accessioned 1975., Lib. Company. Annual report, 1975, p. 6-11., 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: Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), 1834-1891, artist
Date: 1874
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Evans watercolors [P.2298.60], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/plc060.html

Title: Valley Green. Wissahickon above Red Bridge, 1869
Description: Depicts the I. D. Casselberry Valley Green Hotel, probably the last surviving Wissahickon roadhouse, surrounded by trees in Wissahickon Park above Red Bridge built in 1851. Also includes Wissahickon Creek (right), a passenger coach and two people standing on the porch of the hotel., After a photograph by Robert Newell., Location: Wissahickon above Red Bridge., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections., LCP AR (Annual Report) 1975, p. 6-11.
Creator: Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), 1834-1891, artist
Date: 1869
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Evans watercolors [P.2298.50], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/plc050.html

Title: The Bull's Head, Drovers' Hotel, corner of Vine & 65th sts. 24th ward. West Philada. On the estate of the Butchers & Drovers Association
Description: View showing the front facade of the three-story hotel operated by Mr. Nelson Werntz. The hotel, opened in 1855 for the use of drovers who supplied the Pennsylvania market, includes a verandah and cupola. Cupola adorned with a flag decorated with a bull's head. Also shows red and blue drapery lining the windows. The Butcher's And Drover's Association purchased the West Philadelphia estate in 1855 and sold the hotel and property in 1866., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 68, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Magee, John L., artist
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Hotels, Inns & Taverns [P.8970.27]

Title: Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia. Congress Hall, Cape May
Description: Die cut trade card shaped and illustrated as the front of one daisy and the back of another. Advertises the luxury hotels The Colonnade Hotel and Congress Hall. The Colonnade Hotel was a luxury hotel completed in 1868 at 1500-1506 Fifteenth Street (southwest corner of Fifteenth and Chestnut streets). The hotel was named after the "Colonnade Row" of early nineteenth-century pillared, porched townhouses previously on the site. The hotel was demolished in 1925 for the erection of the Franklin Trust Company Building. Congress Hall, one of the oldest seaside hotels, was built in 1816 by Thomas Hughes, at Beach Drive and Congress Street. The hotel, originally called the "Big House," was renamed Congress Hall in 1828 when Hughes was elected to Congress. The grand lodging, able to accommodate 1000 guests, was destroyed by the great fire of 1878 and rebuilt in brick the following year., Advertising text printed on verso for the Colonnade Hotel and Congress Hall operated by H.J. and G.R. Crump of Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Colonnade Hotel [1975.F.125]

Title: Delaware Avenue Station, Wilmington
Description: Depicts the Queen Anne-style train station at Dupont and Delaware Avenues, constructed in 1886 after designs by Furness, Evans & Co. A group of men and boys stand under the lantern-lined arcade covering the train platform. An identical arcade runs the length of the platform on the opposite side of the tracks. The Logan House sits behind the train station in the image, named after the Civil War hero, General John Logan. A through truss bridge is visible in the distance.
Date: March 1891.
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.70]

Title: East Approach of Park Tunnel Looking West, Phila.
Description: View of the east approach of Park Tunnel, looking west. Two men stand near the tracks. A "Red Line" railroad car is visible in the distance, along with the City Park Hotel and a pedestrian bridge spanning the tracks.
Date: March 1891.
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.126]

Title: Union Hotel, Fairfax C.H., Va. James W. Jackson, proprietor
Description: James W. Jackson, purportedly the first civilian casualty of the Civil War, leased the Union Hotel (ie., Wilcoxsen's Tavern) in Fairfax Court House ca. 1859., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1859]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Jackson [(2)5786.F.132b]

Title: Valley Green postcards
Description: Contains views of Valley Green on Forbidden Drive near Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park. Includes views of a waterfall; the Springfield Avenue Bridge and the Valley Green Inn taken from various angles. Valley Green Inn is the only surviving roadhouse from the nineteenth century. Built circa 1850 by Thomas Livezey and expanded with newer rear additions. Purchased by the city in 1872., Contains 31 postcards printed in color and 12 printed in black and white. Also includes 2 linen postcards., 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: 1900-1945
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Valley Green - 92]

Title: [Valley Green Inn, partial view focusing on Forbidden Drive, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.]
Description: Distant view of the Valley Green Inn built by Thomas Livezey circa 1850 near the Wissahickon Creek. The inn, managed by several proprietors under the Livezey family, was purchased by the city in 1872 and given over to the supervision of a patriotic women's society circa 1900. Lettering spelling "Valley Green" is visible on the side of the inn. Also shows young boys sitting on benches and stones across from the inn and the incline of the Valley Green Bridge in the distance., Title supplied by cataloguer., 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.9453.57]

Title: Clover Banquet Room, Bellevue Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view of the Clover Banquet Room in the Bellevue Stratford Hotel, built 1902-1904 by G.W. & W.D. Hewitt., Numbered 6A on recto., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Hotels - [P.2002.67.23]

Title: Mermaid Tavern, Main St., Chestnut Hill
Description: Exterior view of west front of hotel, purportedly constructed in 1734. Several men and women stand or sit on the porch and are looking curiously toward the camera. Two large trees and a trough are visible in the foreground. Demolished in 1913 to make way for Winston Road., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative June 1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.102]

Title: Old tavern on Wissahickon Drive below Lincoln Drive
Description: View depicting the original Indian Rock Hotel, opened in 1848 by Reuben Sands north of Rex Avenue Bridge at the corner of Gypsy Lane and Lincoln Drive (near Indian Rock in the Wissahickon Valley). The hotel was sold to the Fairmount Park Commission in 1872 and Sands opened a second Indian Rock Hotel at a nearby location. Building later used as police headquarters., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Also identified as Wissahickon Hall and the Fairmount Park Guard House.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: ca. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.124]

Title: Indian Rock Hotel, upper Wissahickon Drive
Description: Exterior view of the Indian Rock Hotel, named after the statue of Tedyuscung that stands on Indian Rock overlooking Wissahickon Creek. Located at Monastery Avenue and Wissahickon Drive, near Wissahickon Creek. Depicts the second hotel, built in the early 1870s following the purchase of the original building by the Fairmount Park Commission, procured by Charles Weingartner in 1894. The building was razed prior to 1916., 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.9731.125]

Title: Valley Green on Wissahickon
Description: View showing the inn built by Thomas Livezey circa 1850 near the Wissahickon Creek. The inn, managed by several proprietors under the Livezey family, was purchased by the city in 1872 and given over to the supervision of a patriotic women's society circa 1900. Shows signage adorning the building advertising a tea room and a telephone pay station. Lettering spelling "Valley Green" is visible on the side of the inn. Also shows a stone fence and a stable adjacent to the building., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative 1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.162]

Title: Valley Green Inn on Wissahickon, Philadelphia
Description: View showing the inn built by Thomas Livezey circa 1850 near the Wissahickon Creek. The inn, managed by several proprietors under the Livezey family, was purchased by the city in 1872 and given over to the supervision of a patriotic women's society circa 1900. Shows signage adorning the building advertising a tea room. Lettering spelling "Valley Green" is visible on the side of the inn. Also shows a stone fence and a stable adjacent to the building. Several people sit on the front porch overlooking the dirt drive., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.2]

Title: Hotel Lorraine postcards
Description: Contains images of the Lorraine Hotel built after designs by Willis Gaylord Hale in 1893 on the former site of the Lincoln Market. Depicts an exterior view of the front facade and interior views of the lobby, cafeteria and the Chelsea Banquet Room., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Four out of five post cards issued by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee., Sheet numbers: 117A01B and 117B01A., 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]

Title: Continental Hotel postcards
Description: Contains images of the Continental Hotel built in 1860 after designs by John McArthur, Jr. Includes exterior views looking southeast. Also depicts interior views of tables set up on the roof gardens of the hotel., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Continental Hotel was the largest hotel in Philadelphia for many years, with 700 rooms available to guests. Demolished in 1923 to make way for the Benjamin Franklin Hotel., Three postcards issued by the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia., Sheet numbers: 112A04 and 112A05., Divided back., 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: 1905-1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Bingham through Green's - 112]

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