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Title: Outline of the monument to liberty to be erected in Independence Square, Philadelphia
Description: View showing an unexecuted monument commissioned by the citizen's group National Commemoration Monument Association and designed by sculptor William Wetmore Story for the re-landscaping of the square for the Centennial celebration of 1876. Shows the figure of Liberty standing upon a column adorned with female allegorical figures; an eagle encircled by stars; fearsome animal heads; and floral ornaments. The monument was to be placed in the center of the square at the intersection of the main paths. In 1876, the committee asked to and was allowed to be released from a city ordinance, passed in March 1875, that required them to raise $50,000 for the erection of the monument and the project effort apparently dissolved., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 534
Creator: Hunter, Thomas, lithographer
Date: 1875
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Monuments and statues - L [(3)1322.F.27c]

Title: The monument to liberty to be erected in Independence Square, Philadelphia, designed by William W. Story
Description: View showing an unexecuted monument commissioned by the citizen's group National Commemoration Monument Association and designed by sculptor William Wetmore Story for the re-landscaping of the square for the Centennial celebration of 1876. Shows the figure of Liberty standing upon a column adorned with female allegorical figures; an eagle encircled by stars; fearsome animal heads; and floral ornaments. The monument was to be placed in the center of the square at the intersection of the main paths. In 1876, the committee asked to and was allowed to be released from a city ordinance, passed in March 1875, that required them to raise $50,000 for the erection of the monument and the project effort apparently dissolved., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 483, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 632 S 888
Date: c1876
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 632 S 888

Title: [In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of our nation's birth.]
Description: Top half of the commemorative print depicting a monument that contains vignettes; allegorical, patriotic, and historical figures; state seals; and references to the Declaration of Independence to symbolize "A Free Nations Progress." Includes a central arch containing a view showing "Philadelphia Public Buildings. 1776. Independence Hall." View includes street and pedestrian traffic. Arch comprised of the seals of the original 13 states bordered by abutments containing angels trumpeting "Liberty" and "Independence." Flanking the central view are columns labeled with the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Above the arch figures of Liberty, American eagles, Christopher Columbus, William Penn, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln adorn a panel representing a time line of the nation's history. Also includes views of a stagecoach; a sailing vessel, and the U. S. Capitol. Also contains the patriotic mottoes "United We Stand Divided We Fall" and "In Union There is Strength." The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition, the Centennial Exhibition, of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by Frank H. Leonholdt., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 368a, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 47 Z 992
Creator: Leonholdt, Frank H.
Date: [c1875]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 47 Z 992

Title: [Centennial Memorial]
Description: Allegorical print showing the figure of liberty holding a laurel wreath over a bust of George Washington that is mounted on a pedestal reading “E. Pluribus Unum 1876 1776”. The image of two overlapping torches separates the dates on the pedestal and an American flag drapes the bust. The figures are surrounded by an eagle, American flags and oak leaves intertwined with a banner that reads “These United Colonies Are And Of Right Ought To Be Free And Independent States,” a quote from the Declaration of Independence., pdcp00038, Copyrighted by the "Centennial Album.", Title from duplicate in the collections of the Boston Athenauem, Boston, Massachusetts., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana – Centennial, Trimmed.
Creator: Maurer, Louis, 1832-1932, artist
Date: c1875
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Picture Collection. FLP FLP Philadelphiana – Centennial

Title: P.S. Duval & Co.'s steam lithographic establishment, artizan's building Ranstead Place west from no 26 South Fourth Street Philadelphia Drawings of all kinds executed on stone. Copper and steel plates transferred. Printing, plain & coloured in the neatest style and the business in all its various branches carried on with punctuality and despatch. Nota: Engineers & surveyors wishing to execute their drawings, for transferring, merchants & others, writing their circulars or price currents, for the same purposes, will be supplied with the suitable ink & paper. Portraits, landscapes, geological and other maps, plans, architectural and historical drawings, ornamental title pages, colored illustrations, show cards, checks, circulars, price currents &c &c. Labels for patent medicines, perfumery, and all description of fancy articles, can be furnished at a very moderate cost to establishments requiring large quantities
Description: Directory advertisement showcasing the illuminated style of chromolithography executed by the Duval firm. Contains allegorical and historical vignettes and figures within a frame comprised of floral and Gothic elements. Includes the figure of Liberty attired in the American flag, holding a sword, and standing next to symbols of the arts such as a palette and sheet music below a framed bust-portrait of George Washington adorned with flowers and a banner reading "E. Pluribus Unum." Vignettes show lithographic artisans at work at a sketch table and rolling ink on a stone in a workshop, and a montage of medievally-attired artists and intellectuals, including a cartographer, sculptor, painter, mathematician, and composer. The Duval firm operated under the name P.S. Duval & Co. 1853-1857 and from Ranstead Place 1853-1856., Published in McElroy's Philadelphia directory, for 1854... (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle, 1854), opp. p. 12a., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 69, Also published in Catalogue of the twenty-second exhibition of American manufactures... (Philadelphia, 1852), frontispiece.
Creator: Schussele, Christian, 1826?-1879, artist
Date: [1854]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Dir Phila 1854 10840.O.12a

Title: P.S. Duval & Co.'s steam lithographic establishment, artizan's building Ranstead Place west from no 26 South Fourth Street Philadelphia Drawings of all kinds executed on stone. Copper and steel plates transferred. Printing, plain & coloured in the neatest style and the business in all its various branches carried on with punctuality and despatch. Nota: Engineers & surveyors wishing to execute their drawings, for transferring, merchants & others, writing their circulars or price currents, for the same purposes, will be supplied with the suitable ink & paper. Portraits, landscapes, geological and other maps, plans, architectural and historical drawings, ornamental title pages, colored illustrations, show cards, checks, circulars, price currents &c &c. Labels for patent medicines, perfumery, and all description of fancy articles, can be furnished at a very moderate cost to establishments requiring large quantities
Description: Directory advertisement showcasing the illuminated style of chromolithography executed by the Duval firm. Contains allegorical and historical vignettes and figures within a frame comprised of floral and Gothic elements. Includes the figure of Liberty attired in the American flag, holding a sword, and standing next to symbols of the arts such as a palette and sheet music below a framed bust-portrait of George Washington. The portrait is adorned with flowers and a banner reading "E. Pluribus Unum." Vignettes show lithographic artisans at work at a sketch table and rolling ink on a stone in a workshop, and a montage of medievally-attired artists and intellectuals, including a cartographer, sculptor, painter, mathematician, and composer. The Duval firm operated under the name P.S. Duval & Co. 1853-1857 and from Ranstead Place 1853-1856., Published in Catalogue of the twenty-second exhibition of American manufactures... (Philadelphia, 1852), frontispiece., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 68, Also published in McElroy's Philadelphia directory, for 1854... (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle, 1854), opp. p. 12a.
Creator: Schussele, Christian, 1826?-1879, artist
Date: [1852]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1852 Exhib of 50574.O.15

Title: 1776, Centennial International Exhibition, 1876 History of the United States
Description: Print containing a central view of the proposed Main Exhibition Building surrounded by titled vignettes showing key events in the history of the United States. View includes trains of people arriving by foot, on horseback, and by omnibus in front of the exhibition hall. The length, width, and square footage of the building are printed below the image. Vignettes, predominately events from the American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican American and Civil War, include "Drafting the Declaration of Independence - The Committee"; "Reading the Declaration of Independence"; Celebration of the Fourth of July After the [Civil] War"; "Battle at Manmouth"; "Entry into Mexico"; "Battle of Lake Erie"; the raising of the American flag at "Fort Sumter"; "Surrender of Lee"; and Lincoln's celebratory "Entry into Richmond." Many of the images include victorious military leaders in addition to celebratory crowds. Other vignette views show street and pedestrian traffic in front of "Independence Hall or State House, Phila." and "The Memorial Building or "Art Gallery," Phila." Also contains the figure of America; an American eagle; a bee hive icon for "Agriculture" and train icon for "Mechanics"; Native American figures incorporated into the border; and banners reading "Great World Fair" and "Industry of All Nations." The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Farimount Park., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 3, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 8 S 325
Creator: Schile, H. (Henry)
Date: [c1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW -Centennial [7859.F]

Title: Northern Liberty Fire Company. No. 1. Instituted May 1st 1756. Incorporated March 18th 1833
Description: View of the hand-powered Philadelphia-style fire engine of the fire company that operated from Front Street below Green Street. Engine contains double decker end-stroke hand pumpers. The compressor contains ornate detailing and is adorned with a plate depicting the figure of Liberty standing beside a pedestal adorned with the portrait of Washington. A trumpet hangs from the harness of the engine. Also contains a border with geometric details., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 154
Creator: Heiss, George G.
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Fires and Firefighting [P.9943]

Title: Testimonial to Samuel B. Fales Esq. from the Union Volunteer Refreshment Committee
Description: Certificate commemorating Fale's service to the committee. Includes a decorative floral border containing a profile vignette portrait of Fales captioned "The Soldier's Friend", an American eagle, the figures of liberty and justice, interior and exterior views of the Union volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital, and a battle scene., Signed October 25, 1863 by Arad Barrows, Chairman; John B. Smith, W. S. Mason, Curtis Myers, committee on testimonial; and Joseph B. Wade, secretary., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 747, Dunton was a Philadelphia teacher.
Creator: Dunton, Alvin R.
Date: 1866
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Philadelphia Certificates - Charitable organizations [7853.F]

Title: Lehman & Bolton, lithographers, printers, engravers & publishers, 418, 420, 422 Library St., Philadelphia
Description: Advertising calendar for 1881 for Lehman & Bolton, a partnership between William H. Lehman and Mahlon Bolton, Jr. formed in 1871. Surrounded by a gilt border, the image shows an ornate setting containing patriotic allegorical figures and symbols, including Liberty with a lyre, marble bust, fasces, and an American shield at her feet sitting with the liberty pole draped across her lap and a laurel wreath on her head as she looks at an album of U.S. Presidents; flowers and cherubs holding grain, holly, a scythe, an umbrella, a watering pot, and other spring symbols; and the dome of the United States Capitol in the background. Text describes various kinds of job printing undertaken by the firm., Not in Wainwright., On bottom recto outside of gilt border: "Bell Telephone Communication.", Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 52
Creator: Lehman & Bolton, lithographers
Date: [1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Advertisements [P.9349.363]

Title: In remembrance of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of the United States
Description: Print containing a central view of the female figure of America surrounded by scenes and vignettes that commemorate the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Shows America, wearing a liberty cap and holding a laurel wreath, seated on a throne that is bordered by American flags. Vignette portraits of the presidents and prominent military figures from the American Revolution encircle the image and a bird's eye view of the exhibition grounds, "Centennial Exhibition Buildings, Philadelphia,"and vignettes of Independence Hall, Faneuil Hall, and the Bunker Hill Monument are visible above it. At the bottom of the print, a battle scene represents "The Struggle for Liberty" and a family resting on their porch in front of a farmer in his field, and a factory, represents "Peace and Prosperity". Also includes the American eagle holding the American shield and banner "E Pluribus Unum." The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Title from item., Date from copy with copyright statement in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 374, Copy received after original dates of Philadelphia on Stone project., Copy at Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 8 St 57, George Stinson & Co. began operations about 1871 and in advertisements for sales agents in newspapers across the country promoted the "pictures" sold by the firm as the "finest and most pleasing in [the] country, and ... endorsed by all the leading papers ... " The firm advertised for sales agents through at least the early 1890s.
Creator: George Stinson & Co.
Date: 1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2019.54.3]

Title: Breuker & Kessler, lithographers, South West Corner Seventh & Chestnut Sts "Know all men by these presents: that Breuker & Kessler of Philadelphia, possessing ample facilities are prepared to execute in the finest style of the art, all orders for lithographing, including bonds, certificates of stock and deposit, checks, drafts, notes, letter note and bill headings, bills of exchange, cards, insurance policies, blanks etc. also show cards and labels in colors. Having given special attention to the engraving and printing of bonds and by using a combination of geometrical lathe and rosette designs we are able to produce a class of work so intricate as to prevent counterfeiting, it being impossible to imitate the same with any degree of accuracy. In witness whereof we have caused to be printed this sample in the form of a bond and have hereto attached our signatures, this first day of January, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy four
Description: Advertisement for the lithographic establishment in the form of a $500 bond, with several small illustrations within the security designs. At top, within a scroll flanked by flags and military gear and overtopped by an eagle, a miner with pick and shovel and a farmer with pitchfork illustrate the motto "oro y plata." At left, a figure of liberty personified stands on a globe girdled by the motto "[e plu]ribus unum." At lower right, a reclining figure uses a pair of compasses. Bond Certificate" placed above 16 numbered rectangular "cards" marked "Breuker & Kessler, lithographers, Philadelphia." Verso covered with printed floral decoration. Numbers on bottom section correspond with numbers on recto., Not in Wainwright., Signed: Harry G. Kessler, J. Millard Kessler, Geo. W. Breuker., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 8, American Antiquarian Society: Graphic Arts Lithf Breu Breu, George W. Breuker, Sr. and Harry C. Kessler, Sr. formed their practical and commercial lithography business in January 1866. The firm produced drug, perfume, wine and liquor labels, trade cards, show cards and all forms of commercial engravings and was in operation until the 1930s.
Creator: Breuker & Kessler Co.
Date: [1874]
Location: American Antiquarian Society AAS Graphic Arts Lithf Breu Breu

Title: In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of our nation's birth
Description: Elaborate Centennial Exhibition commemorative print depicting an arched monument containing central views of the "Philadelphia Public Buildings," Independence Hall (1776) and the new City Hall (1876), surrounded by vignettes; allegorical, patriotic, and historical figures; state seals; and references to prominent historical, national and local personages. The public building views include pedestrian and street traffic, the name of City Hall architect John McArthur Jr., and the motto "A Free Nation's Progress." City Hall image also contains misrepresentative views of other municipal- style buildings in the background. Arch comprised of the seals of the original 13 states bordered by abutments containing angels trumpeting "Liberty" and "Independence." Above the arch figures of Liberty, American eagles, Christopher Columbus, William Penn, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln adorn a panel representing a time line of the nation's history. Flanking the central views are columns labeled with the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; the states; the U.S. Presidents and Vice-Presidents; prominent citizens, including Alexander Hamilton, William Wirt, Thomas Sullly and Thomas U. Walter; and the Philadelphia Commissioners for Public Buildings. Also includes vignette views symbolizing industry, arts, politics, and technological advancement. Includes sailing vessels, bridges, locomotives, railroads, a factory, a turbine, and the U. S. Capitol. Also contains the patriotic mottoes "United We Stand Divided We Fall" and "In Union There is Strength" in addition to plaques with the names of the Mayor of Philadelphia, William S. Stokley, and the Governor of Pennsylvania, John F. Hartranft. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by Frank H. Leonholdt., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 368, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 47 Z 992
Creator: Leonholdt, Frank H.
Date: c1875
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 47 Z 992

Title: In remembrance of the one hundredth anniversary of the independence of the United States
Description: Print containing a central view of the female figure of America surrounded by scenes and vignettes that commemorate the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Shows America, wearing a liberty cap and holding a laurel wreath, seated on a throne that is bordered by American flags. Vignette portraits of the presidents and prominent military figures from the American Revolution encircle the image and a bird's eye view of the exhibition grounds, "Centennial Exhibition Buildings, Philadelphia,"and vignettes of Independence Hall, Faneuil Hall, and the Bunker Hill Monument are visible above it. At the bottom of the print, a battle scene represents "The Struggle for Liberty" and a family resting on their porch in front of a farmer in his field, and a factory, represents "Peace and Prosperity". Also includes the American eagle holding the American shield and banner "E Pluribus Unum." The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 374, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 8 St 57
Creator: George Stinson & Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 8 St 57

Title: Thos. S. Wagner formerly Wagner & McGuigan lithographers Philadelphia. Franklin Place no. 38. Lithography in all its branches Portraits, landscapes, illustrations, factories, stores &c. Printing in colors. Maps, charts, town lots, checks, labels, transferring of the finest steel & copper plates
Description: City directory advertisement containing an allegorical scene within an arch-shaped frame. Scene shows the figure of Liberty, attired in a liberty cap, and American flag cape, holding a sword and driving a three horse-team drawn chariot. She travels past a bust of George Washington displayed on a pedestal. In the background, a steam locomotive and steam boat are visible under rays of light emanating from the vista. Also shows an American eagle with an olive branch in its claws flying above Liberty and floral details adorning the bottom edge of the frame. Wagner operated a lithography studio solely 1858 until his death in 1863., Not in Wainwright., Published in McElroy's Philadelphia city directory for 1859... (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle. Printed by Henry B. Ashmead., 1859), frontispiece., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 104
Creator: Wagner, T. S. (Thomas S.)
Date: [1859]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Dir Phila 1859 (65) 10840.O.frontispiece

Title: Order of the United Daughters of America [membership certificate] Honesty, virtue & industry
Description: Membership certificate for the patriotic nativist women's society established in New York in 1845 as an auxilliary to the Order of United Americans. Contains a vignette portrait of Martha Washington flanked by the allegorical figures of Liberty and Justice perched in a cluster of clouds. Below on each side, columns entwined with the American flag and adorned with the American eagle and shield rest on pedestals decorated with horns of cornucopia. Between the columns, a "United Daughter" leads a little girl to another "United Daughter" who welcomes them into a temple adorned with garlands of flowers. The society weakened by the collapse of the nativist political movement remained active until circa 1861., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by Wm. Patton., Issued October 23, 1847 to Elizabeth Curry for membership in the Lady Taylor Council, No. 10 State of Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Wentz, Governess. Anna Clewell, Recd. Secretary., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 160, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 052 U 58, LCP exhibit catalogue: Women 1500 to 1900, entry #192., See "Order of the United American Mechanics." AAS Graphic Arts Lithf Patt Hone.
Date: c1848
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 052 U 58

Title: America Fire Engine Co. of the city of Philadelphia
Description: Fire company membership certificate containing two side panel views, vignettes, and firefighting iconography. The left panel shows firefighters running from the fire house on Buttonwood Street, below Third Street. Two men stand lookout on the tower above the house, as others pull the fire engine from the garage. The right panel shows the fire company attempting to extinguish the January 14, 1869 fire caused by an explosion of a steam boiler at the southeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut Streets. Flames shoot from the top of three adjacent businesses on land formerly occupied by the Burd Mansion including, Howell & Brothers, paper hanging (900 Chestnut Street); J.M. Hafleigh, dry goods (902 Chestnut Street); and J.F. & E.B. Orne, carpets & oil cloths (904 Chestnut Street). The center vignette, below the membership text, depicts a man standing in front of the two horses that are hitched to a carriage pulling the fire company's engine. At the top of the certificate, American and Pennsylvania flags flank the image of lady liberty sitting on the wing of an eagle. With a lightning bolt in her left hand, she floats above a banner that reads "Allways [sic] ready and willing to assist". Fire fighting equipment, including a helmet, engine, and bugles, are drawn as decorative elements interspersed with the side panel views. Also contains the company's number "No. 9" and institution date, April 10th 1790. Incorporated on April 13, 1844., Not in Wainwright., Signed by Thomas F. Moore, president, and Frank Jacoby, secretary., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 16, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Certificates - Fire Companies - American Fire Engine
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Certificates - Fire Companies - American Fire Engine

Title: Interior view of Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Description: View showing visitors of all ages in the Assembly Room being used as an exhibit gallery. Men, women, and children promenade, converse, and admire the artifacts that adorn the room with a parquet floor. Framed artwork, predominately from the Charles Wilson Peale portrait collection in addition to Henry Inman’s portrait painting of William Penn, and Thomas Sully’s portrait painting of Lafayette, line the paneled walls. Under a chandelier, in the rear center of the room stands William Rush’s wood statue of George Washington (carved 1815, installed 1824). To the right, a stuffed bald eagle sits atop the Liberty Bell (installed 1852). The bell is displayed on a pedestal adorned with fasces, a banner, and shield and stands near the "Rising Sun" chair, one of a number of chairs lining the room, which was used by George Washington as he presided over the Constitutional Convention. The gallery also includes a writing desk associated by legend with the Declaration of Independence and the framed Thomas Sully painting of the coat of arms of Philadelphia., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 386, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc47 R815., Original watercolor for print in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania., See also LCP copy in Joe Freedman Collection of Philadelphia Ephemera. Freedman oversize - I [P.2013.87.4]. Copy variant in printed color.
Creator: Rosenthal, Max, 1833-1918, artist
Date: c1856
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W185 [P.2068], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Freedman oversize - I [P.2013.87.4]

Title: National Chromo Co., 927 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. [catalog cover]
Description: Front cover contains a montage of vignette views of the main Centennial Exhibition of 1876 buildings bordering a central allegorical scene. Scene shows the figures of Columbia and Liberty surrounded by cherubic figures representing the arts, industry, agriculture, and science. Figures hold emblematic items, including a laurel wreath, liberty pole, American shield, hammer, paint palette, compass, and a sheath of wheat. Building vignettes show the Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, Horticultural Hall, Main Building, and Memorial Hall (Art Gallery). Also contains pictorial details representing "1776" showing the solitary figure of liberty and "1876" showing the figure of Justice with two women in humbled stances., Rear cover printed with promotional text reading "Chromos, Engravings, Mottoes, and Artist's Materials, Published, Imported and For Sale By the National Chromo Company, 927 Chestnut Street [stamped over No. 717 Sansom Street] Philadelphia, Pa., Not in Wainwright., Title annotated with stamp over previous address: No. 717 Sansom Street., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 65, Smithsonian Institution: NMAH Archives Center – Warshaw Collection - Printers & Printing - Box 1 - National Chromo Co.
Creator: National Chromo Company
Date: c1875
Location: Smithsonian Institution | NMAH Archives Center Warshaw Collection SI NMAH Archives Center – Warshaw Collection - Printers & Printing - Box 1 - National Chromo Co.

Title: In commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of American independence
Description: Elaborate Centennial Exhibition commemorative print depicting an arched monument containing a central full-length portrait of George Washington surrounded by vignettes; allegorical figures; and religious quotes by the first president. Washington is depicted mounted on his horse. Arch is adorned with the names of the 38 states and is flanked by columns containing views representing the industries of the North, East, South, and West. Views show a white man laborer of the North chopping a tree at a waterfront, white women loom workers of the East, an overseer on horseback watching an enslaved African American man picking cotton in the South, and a white man farmer reaping his harvest with a horse-drawn plow in the West. Columns also contain allegorical figures to represent the years 1776 and 1876. Justice and Independence (depicted as white women and holding the Declaration), and a prostrate British soldier represent the year 1776 and Peace and Liberty (depicted as white woman and holding a "Ballot"), and a seated enslaved African American man free from his shackles represent the year 1876. Monument also contains views of Independence Hall and Memorial Hall (Centennial Exhibition), the scene showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and allegorical figures and emblems symbolizing the classical and industrial arts. Other pictorial elements depict the all-seeing eye; American eagle, shield, and flag; vignettes showing Washington praying, and accepting the sword of surrender from Lord Cornwallis during the American Revolution; and vignette views with dimensions of Centennial Exhibition buildings. Buildings include the Art Gallery, Main Building, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, and Horticultural Hall. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Improvement copyrighted 1877 The Presbyterian Philadelphia, Pa., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 370, Gift of David Doret, 2007., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Date: 1876, 1877
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2007.28.7]

Title: Memorial chart centennial jubilee Liberty, equality, fraternity to all nations
Description: Print commemorating the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 containing allegorical vignettes bordered by portraits of the eighteen presidents and views of Philadelphia landmarks and Centennial buildings. Allegorical vignettes show the female figures of Justice, Liberty, and Prosperity seated next to each other on a pedestal in front of a mountain valley, and a large assembly of men of international origin attired in native costumes. Depicted Philadelphia landmarks include Independence Hall, Masonic Temple, Girard College, Carpenters Hall, the Academy of Fine Arts, and the Academy of Music. Centennial building exteriors include the Main Building, Machinery Hall, and Memorial Hall. Additional portraits depict prominent figures in the administration of the Centennial and Pennsylvania Governor John F. Hartranft and Philadelphia Mayor William S. Stokley. Portraits include Joseph R. Hawley, President of the U.S. Centennial Commission; Alfred T. Goshorn, Director-General of the Centennial Exhibition; Thomas Cochran, Vice-President of the U.S. Centennial Commission and chairman of the commission on grounds, plans, and buildings; John L. Campbell, Ohio professor who originated the idea of a Centennial exhibition; John Welsh, President of the Centennial Board of Finance; Frederick Fraley, secretary and treasurer of the Centennial Board of Finance; and building engineers H.J. Schwartzmann and Henry Pettit. Also contains a panoramic view from Fairmount Park looking east toward the city; lists of "The Original States of the Union" and "States Admitted into the Union," the text of the Declaration of Independence and President Grant's proclamation in support of the Centennial, and allegorical seals for the Declaration and the Centennial. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 467, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Centennial and Columbian Exposition views.
Creator: Stauch, Charles J., artist
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [5758.F.9]

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