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Title: Milnor, Joseph Kirkbride, 1775-1828
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: February 20, 1798

Title: Mease, John, 1746-1826
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: November 30, 1769

Title: Rundle, Daniel, 1725-1795
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: January 1, 1769

Title: Ryerss, Joseph Waln, 1803-1868
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: May 3, 1850

Title: Coates, Samuel, Jr., 1748-1830
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: February 28, 1788

Title: Cope, Thomas P., 1768-1854
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: August 6, 1806

Title: Dehaven, Peter, 1722-1815
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: September 20, 1771

Title: Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: April 11, 1803

Title: Norris, Charles, 1712-1766
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: July 19, 1746

Title: Ralston, Robert, 1761-1836
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: August 19, 1807

Title: Snowden, Isaac, Jr., 1764-1835
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: May 30, 1797

Title: Wister, Daniel, 1738-1805
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: April 6, 1769

Title: Trade cards, advertisements, and bill heads for Philadelphia merchants
Description: Contents: [1] J. Yeager engraver Juniper first door below Chesnut & Race Street 103 Philada. -- [2] Printing done with expedition and care, by Richard Folwell, No. 33, Carter's Alley -- [3] Jonathan Meredith, tanner and currier, Philadelphia -- [4] Spectacles, hardware in general also whips and canes of every description, made and sold by John McAllister, No. 48 Chesnut Street Philadelphia -- [5] Edward Penington sugar refiner No. 155 Sassafras Street, Philada. lump -- [6] Jno. P. & Chas. Wetherill, manufacturers of white lead, billhead, dated May 23, 1829, and addressed in MS. to Messrs Pleasants & Graff -- [7] Carpenter's chemical warehouse Philadelphia -- [8] Superior black ink ... Clemens & Baker., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Zinman, Michael, collector
Date: [between 1797 and 1847?]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll. Zinman Trade cards 111893.O (Zinman)

Title: Eagle Hotel, No. 139 North 3rd. Street Philadelphia Allmond & Stem. Proprietors
Description: Advertisement showing the multi-storied hotel at 139, i.e., 227-229 North Third Street. Guests sit, stand, and converse on the second floor balcony protected by an awning printed with the names of the owners. Others stand under the balcony and near the "Private Entrance" to which a lady approaches. Dogs walk near an omnibus parked in front of the hotel. Also shows the adjacent businesses of Worman & Ely, merchants, and Eckel & Robinson, "Brooms, Cedar & Willow Ware" (137 North Third Street). Merchandise, including a hobby horse, brooms, pram, basin, and baskets, lines the sidewalk and is visible in the windows and doorways of Eckel & Robinson. Two men also converse near one of that store's entrances. The hotel's post-consolidation address became 227 North Third Street in 1857., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 196, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W102 [P.2040]

Title: [George H. McFadden and E.T. Stotesbury in Palm Beach, Florida, winter 1921]
Description: Portrait of Philadelphia financier, Edward T. Stotesbury, and Philadelphia cotton merchant, George H. McFadden in a rickshaw driven by an African American man near a palm tree in Palm Beach. Stotesbury and McFadden sit in the wicker rickshaw and look at the viewer. At the back, the African American man, attired in a brimmed hat, a white collared shirt, a tie, a waistcoat, a jacket, pants, and shoes, sits with his feet on the pedals and looks at the viewer., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on recto and verso., Purchase 1989., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - portraits [P.9276.52]

Title: [Wharves along the Delaware River at Walnut Street]
Description: Proof print of a panoramic view showing the Delaware riverfront near the Walnut Street Wharf. Includes from south to north the merchant house of Samuel and William Welsh (218 S. Del. Ave.), Bloodgood's Hotel (10 Walnut, infamous for the 1855 Jane Johnson fugitive slave case), the wharf, the Cope Line Ticket office (1 Walnut, major passenger service for Irish immigrants operated by the merchants, the Cope Brothers), and Bethel Mariner's Church, i.e., Mariner's Presbyterian Church (organized 1830 on Water St. above Walnut St.). Several vessels, including one at the Walnut Street Wharf and two Liverpool packets of Cope, are docked in the choppy waters of the river. Also shows crates and barrels piled on piers and under shelters at the docks, street activity, and buildings running west on Walnut Street. During the mid-nineteenth century, steam catamarans to Smith Island (a resort) left the Walnut Street Wharf constantly throughout the day., Title supplied by Wainwright., Contains pencil annotations identifying key sites depicted in the view., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 835, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 72 Z 99 oversize, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphia - Views - Philadelphia from Delaware River. FLP copy contains manuscript notes.
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 72 Z 99

Title: Charles Bird Papers, 1800-1837 (inclusive)
Description: The Charles Bird Papers holds the business records of a successful hardware importer and merchant, and includes correspondence and records of financial transactions with merchants in England, cities along the American east coast, and Cuba., On deposit at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. For service, please contact the Historical Society at 215-732-6200 or http://www.hsp.org., Charles Bird was a hardware merchant in Philadelphia from 1802 to 1833, importing merchandise from England, and selling it to customers in the United States and the Caribbean. He was also involved in partnerships with his sons Henry, John, and Joseph, as well as with James Clemson and the brothers George, Robert, and Thomas Earp. Bird made extensive investments in real estate, and was active in community affairs and charitable organizations in Philadelphia.
Creator: Bird, Charles, d. 1849
Date: 1800
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | MSS McA MSS 010, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A64433#page/1/mode/1up

Title: Morris, Cadwalader, 1741-1795
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: April 6, 1769-May 1, 1793

Title: Hopkinson, Thomas, 1709-1751
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: November 10, 1731-November 5, 1751

Title: Jones, Robert Strettell, 1745-1792
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: April 9, 1764

Title: Roberts, Hugh, 1706-1786
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: May 8, 1732

Title: Richardson, Francis, 1705-1782
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: November 22, 1731

Title: Morgan, Evan, 1709-1763
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: November 22, 1731

Title: Maugridge, William
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: March 25, 1732

Title: Morris, Samuel, 1711-1782
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: June 11, 1734-May 1, 1789

Title: Willing, Charles, 1710-1754
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: December 23, 1736-May 1, 1786

Title: Macalester, Charles, Jr., 1798-1873
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: April 9, 1842

Title: Lewis, Mordecai, 1748-1799
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: April 6, 1769

Title: [Brown, Frederick & Kunkel, clothing warerooms, 41 North Third Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Unlettered proof of advertisement showing a North Third Street block of businesses (37-43) above Market Street. Includes (left to right) Sieger, Lamb & Co., dry goods (43); Brown, Frederick & Kunkel, men's and boys' wear and Irwin, Shultz & Peiper, merchants (41); S. Brock Jr., fancy dry goods and Iungerich & Smith, grocers (39); and Lloyd & Walmsley, trimmings (37). Storefronts are four to five stories and are built of stone. Gentlemen patrons enter and exit, including one descending an interior flight of stairs, most of the establishments. A crate rests outside and boxes are piled near the second-floor windows of Brown, Frederick, & Kunkel. Barrels crowd the first floor of Iungerich & Smith into which a laborer rolls a barrel as two line the sidewalk behind him. Outside of Lloyd & Walmsley, a gentleman inspects a large box and men sit on or address crates in front of Sieger, Lamb & Co. Drays, a wagon, and handcart, attended by their drivers, and loaded with goods, many with faint writing, are parked in front of, or depart, from each building. One drayman attempts to settle his horse. Also shows the storefront (without signage) at 45 North Third Street and partial views, with signage, of neighboring businesses, including J.W. Swain, umbrellas and parasols (35). Names of businesses spelled variantly on 41 North Third Street storefront., Title supplied by cataloger., Possibly by W.H. Rease., Date supplied by Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 65, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Date: [1855]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W34 [P.2033]

Title: The London Coffee House
Description: Exterior view showing the coffee house and merchants' exchange during the colonial era at the southwest corner of Front and Market streets in Philadelphia. An auction of enslaved people occurs outside the coffee house and pedestrians traverse the sidewalks. Partial view of the adjacent printing house of "Pennsylvania Journal" publisher, William Bradford, is visible. Erected in 1702 and established as a coffee house in 1754 by Bradford, the site was a public center for social and economic activities during the later 18th century, including auctions of enslaved people. The building was razed in 1883., Title from item., Published in John F. Watson's Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time:....Embellished with engravings, by T.H. Mumford (Philadelphia, 1844), vol.1 and later editions., After wash study by Edward Mumford., Originally part of 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: Mumford, Thomas Howland, 1816-, engraver
Date: [ca. 1844]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Ph Pr - 8x10 - Hotels, Inns, Taverns [(6)1322.F.47a]

Title: London Coffee House
Description: Wash study for engraving by Mumford's brother, Thomas Mumford, appearing in several editions of John F. Watson's "Annals of Philadelphia,...with engravings by T.H. Mumford" published by various publishers between 1844 to 1870. Depicts an exterior view of the coffee house and merchants' exchange at the southwest corner of Front and Market streets in colonial Philadelphia. An auction of enslaved people occurs outside the coffee house and pedestrians traverse the sidewalks. Partial view of the adjacent printing house of "Pennsylvania Journal" publisher, William Bradford, is visible. Erected in 1702 and established as a coffee house in 1754 by Bradford, the site was a public center for social and economic activities during the late 18th century, including auctions of enslaved people. The building was razed in 1883., Title from manuscript note on recto., Manuscript note on recto: Original., Accessioned 1982., 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: Mumford, Edward William, 1812-1858, artist
Date: [ca. 1844]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Drawings & Watercolors-Mumford [P.8757.18]

Title: David Lewis Papers, 1793-1839 (inclusive)
Description: The David Lewis Papers span Lewis's career, and document some of his activities with his firm Wharton & Lewis, with the Phoenix Insurance Company of Philadelphia, and as a merchant., On deposit at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. For service, please contact the Historical Society at 215-732-6200 or http://www.hsp.org., David Lewis (1766-1840) was a Philadelphia merchant in business with Isaac Wharton (1745-1808) for twenty years. Wharton and Lewis were two of the founders of the Phoenix Insurance Company of Philadelphia, which was organized in 1803. Wharton was elected the company's first president and Lewis its vice president, offices they held until Wharton resigned in November 1805. At that point, Lewis became president, and retained the position until his death in 1840.
Creator: Lewis, David, 1766-1840
Date: 1793
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | MSS McA MSS 015, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A64985#page/1/mode/1up

Title: Thomas FitzSimons Papers, 1784-1811 (inclusive)
Description: The Thomas FitzSimons Papers spans the period from 1784 to 1811, covering the years when he was closely involved in the bankruptcy proceedings of Robert Morris (1734-1806). The collection mainly holds documents relating to Morris's assets, particularly his land holdings, and their management., On deposit at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. For service, please contact the Historical Society at 215-732-6200 or http://www.hsp.org., Thomas FitzSimons, a merchant and a prominent member of Philadelphia's Irish-Catholic community, was born in Ireland in 1741, and immigrated to the United States with his family in the 1750s. FitzSimons entered politics after the American Revolution, representing Pennsylvania in the Continental Congresses of 1782 and 1783, and as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. After serving three terms in the Pennsylvania legislature, he was elected to the United States Congress in 1789 and remained there through 1795.
Creator: FitzSimons, Thomas, 1741-1811
Date: 1793
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | MSS McA MSS 020, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A64544#page/1/mode/1up

Title: Lapsley Family Business Records. 1805-1817 (inclusive)
Description: The Lapsley Family Business Records span the period from 1805 to 1817, and contain correspondence, shipping, and financial documents relating to the textile manufacturers and dry goods firms in England and America with whom the family was involved in commerce., On deposit at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. For service, please contact the Historical Society at 215-732-6200 or http://www.hsp.org., David Lapsley and his four sons were carpet and dry goods merchants in Philadelphia from the 1780s through the mid-nineteenth century, and importers of textiles from England to the United States.
Date: 1805
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | MSS McA MSS 008, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A64584#page/1/mode/1up

Title: View of the city of Philadelphia, and its principal buildings
Description: Print containing a central panoramic view of Philadelphia surrounded by vignettes of prominent Philadelphia institutions. View looks west from Camden, New Jersey, showing islands and vessels in the Delaware River. Vignettes include the Almshouse, Fairmount, Girard College, Merchants' Exchange, Moyamensing Prison, Chestnut Street Theatre, U.S. Naval Asylum, State House, U.S. Mint, and the University of Pennsylvania. Most vignettes include small details like carriages, horses and pedestrians on foot., Philadelphia on Stone, Atwater Kent Museum: 40.14.19
Creator: Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
Date: 1842
Location: Atwater Kent Museum | Print Department AKM AKM 40.14.19

Title: Miles, Samuel
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: April 6, 1769

Title: Plumstead, William, 1708-1765
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
Date: June 11, 1734

Title: [Unnumbered plate and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
Description: Plate, with buildings unnumbered, showing a section of the 700 block (186-235 pre consolidation) of Chestnut Street. South side includes Utah House tenanted by hat dealers A. G. New & Co. and music publishers Lee & Walker (186); E. M. Moulson’s Millinery and Moulson Daguerreotypist Temple of Fancy (192); and merchant Andrew Wight (198). North side contains no identified businesses., Advertisements promote, through several lines of text, the depicted Moulson establishments, as well as H.G. Sickels’ Lamp Manufactory and Gas Fitting Establishment, No. 32 North Second Street, Philadelphia. Moulson’s Daguerreotype Establishment advertises the type of equipment (Voightlander cameras) used; the inconsequence of weather conditions; price – "Fifty Cents Only, is now Charged, for a Beautiful, Durable, and Life-like Portrait"; and John Moulson’s evidence of his "merit" to perfectly satisfy his customers through his extensive experience formerly at Chestnut and Eighth Street and his recent improved process. Moulson’s Millinery advertisement promotes Mrs. Moulson’s "ability to purchase of Importers, at wholesale and for cash" and “will not be undersold by any establishment in the city or country." Sickels’ advertisement contains a border of several different models of lamps and fixtures, including ceiling, standing, and decorative., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Folder 13., LCP also holds trimmed variant depicting North side [P.2008.34.16.8]. Contains pencil inscription: 235. Also holds trimmed duplicate depicting South side [P.2008.34.16.10].
Creator: Rae, Julio H.
Date: [1851]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 13 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]

Title: [Unnumbered plate and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
Description: Plate, with buildings unnumbered, showing a section of the 700 block (186-235 pre consolidation) of Chestnut Street. South side includes Utah House tenanted by hat dealers A. G. New & Co. and music publishers Lee & Walker (186); E. M. Moulson’s Millinery and Moulson Daguerreotypist Temple of Fancy (192); and merchant Andrew Wight (198). North side contains no identified businesses., Advertisements promote, through several lines of text, the depicted Moulson establishments, as well as H.G. Sickels’ Lamp Manufactory and Gas Fitting Establishment, No. 32 North Second Street, Philadelphia. Moulson’s Daguerreotype Establishment advertises the type of equipment (Voightlander cameras) used; the inconsequence of weather conditions; price – "Fifty Cents Only, is now Charged, for a Beautiful, Durable, and Life-like Portrait"; and John Moulson’s evidence of his "merit" to perfectly satisfy his customers through his extensive experience formerly at Chestnut and Eighth Street and his recent improved process. Moulson’s Millinery advertisement promotes Mrs. Moulson’s "ability to purchase of Importers, at wholesale and for cash" and “will not be undersold by any establishment in the city or country." Sickels’ advertisement contains a border of several different models of lamps and fixtures, including ceiling, standing, and decorative., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Folder 13., LCP also holds trimmed variant depicting North side [P.2008.34.16.8]. Contains pencil inscription: 235. Also holds trimmed duplicate depicting South side [P.2008.34.16.10].
Creator: Rae, Julio H.
Date: [1851]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 13 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]

Title: Hotel receipts collection, 1847-1867
Description: Receipts for hotel stays in New Orleans; Brandywine Springs, Del.; New York; Boston, Baltimore; Charleston and Columbia, S.C.; White Sulphur Springs, Cape May, and Niagara Falls, dated 1833-1867. Many have pictorial letterheads. Three receipts (Mills House, Charleston Hotel and and St. Charles Hotel) are made out to Gov. John L. Manning, governor of South Carolina from 1852-1854., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., This collection gathers 19th century hotel receipts from several sources, and is open to new additions.
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia, collector
Date: 1833
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll LCP Ephemera Hotel Receipts 3321.F

Title: Illustrated Philadelphia. Vincit qui se vincit. Vol. IV
Description: Scrapbook containing clippings, prints, and ephemera predominately dated 1855 pertaining to the built environment, and social, cultural, economic, and political climate of Philadelphia. Contents include illustrated newspaper, periodical, and guidebook clippings describing prominent city landmarks, including cemeteries, benevolent institutions, and churches; columns reporting about city improvements; reports, lists, and statistics about mortality rates, market prices, and sheriff and real estate sales; and editorial and public interest stories related to local politics and mores, prominent trades, social events, municipal services, and city demographics. Subjects include the new Masonic Hall (history of the local organization, dedication ceremony, and description of building); the history and demolition of the second building of the Chestnut Street Theatre; the centennial anniversary of the Pennsylvania Hospital; the state of local trades, including Jules Hauel & Co.’s perfumery, the soda water business, "plaster images," lithography (P. S. Duval, p. 24), preserves and pickling (Jacob L. Wendall), milkmen, shipbuilding, manufacture of cassimeres, and over-worked and underpaid needle woman; municipal issues, including the mayor’s veto of councilmen wearing police badges, the reforms to street names and numbering, extended hours at the public squares, and the report of the Grand Inquest of 1850, including prison reform recommendations., Several articles describe new construction, predominantly churches, and improvements to the city infrastructure, particularly on Chestnut Street. Subjects include Fourth Baptist Church, First Reformed Dutch Church, First Baptist Church, Christ Church Germantown, New Moravian Church, and St. Jude’s Church;the opening of part of Delaware Avenue; the Market Street tunnel (1844); the extension of West Chester Railroad to Media; Reading Railroad Bridge; inauguration of the Wagner Free Institute; Germantown; the new offices of the Board of Surveys; the fancy and perfumery store of T. H. Peters & Co. (700 block Chestnut) and saddlery of Lacey and Phillips (700 Lodge Street); the opening of Belmont Avenue; the 1850 building season; and preservation of trees in areas of construction in West Philadelphia. Subjects addressed through editorials include the decrepit state of the Merchant’s Exchange (annotated "as written by G. G. Foster for the "Sunday Mercury"); the chimes of the Christ Church bell; the ca. 1765 cartoon “The Election, A Medley…” (p. 15); the horse market at Bush Hill; Chestnut Street and Custom House vendors; the omnibus system; a G.G. Foster article about “daylight ruffians" and their haunts; and "Negro Minstrelsy and Jakeyism." Other articles satirize "Philadelphia Customs" like cleanliness; advertise baby shows organized by P.T. Barnum and colleagues; and provide commentaries about the sale of the late Edward D. Ingraham’s library and estate; Phoebe Ann Rush’s mansion; Governor Pollock’s visit to the "colored High School in Lombard Street"; tariffs established by hotel keepers (1855); the extent of foot traffic at Third and Chestnut Street in one hour; the demographics of South Street; and stocking the Delaware with salmon., Ephemera includes seven lottery tickets, issued between 1796 and 1833, and playbills for Chestnut Street Theater and Deutches (i.e., German) National Theater. Lotteries represent the Union Canal of Pennsylvania, Washington Canal, Connecticut, Maryland, New York and Delaware. Scrapbook also includes detailed manuscript notes about "Morris’ Palace"; the Farmers & Mechanics Bank; Chestnut Street Theatre signage; "List of American Theatres"; "St. Peter’s church steeple and bells"; and "The German Theatre.", Graphic materials, predominately views and illustrations of landmarks, and advertisements, include wood engravings, engravings, and cameo stamps. Views and illustrations include images of Fairmount Water Works; "The Coal Wharves at Richmond, near Philadelphia"; Masonic Hall; Philadelphia Bank; "Front View of the American Sunday School Union Buildings, 146 Chesnut St., Philadelphia"; St. Mark's Church; the Philadelphia Library (i.e., Library Company); and the Orphan Asylum. Advertisements depict “A View of the Laboratory and Residence of Dr. Schenck, S.E. corner of Coates and Marshall Streets…”; Charles Ellis & Co., wholesale druggists (56 Chestnut); Beck & Co., perfumery (205 Arch, i.e., 500 block); "Messrs. Glenn & Co.’s Store, 180 Chestnut Street" (i.e., 700 block); Dr. McClintock’s Family Medicines (Ninth and Filbert); Blanchard & Co., wallpaper and upholstery (227 Chestnut, i.e., 700 block); James, Kent, Santee & Co., wholesale dry goods (147 N. Third, i.e., 200 block); M. Walker & Son, wire railing manufactory (Sixth and Market); Fritz, Williams & Henry, leather (29 N. Third); S. A. Harrison, warming and ventilating warehouse (Walnut near Sixth); "Northeast corner of Third and Chestnut Streets" (includes Moran & Sickels, printers); “Anthy. Finley’s Bookstore, corner of Chesnut and Fourth Streets”; Joseph Maples, sculptor and marble cutter (Arch near Broad); F. H. Smith, pocket book and port monaie manufacturer (Fourth and Chestnut); Fowler, Wells & Co., phrenologists (231 Arch, i.e., 600 block); Lippincott’s clothing warehouse (400 block Market); W. P. & G. W. Hacker, china, glass, queensware (60 N. Second); Henry Duhring & Co., hosiery and yarns (22 N. Fourth); and Lindsay & Blakiston, publishers., Cameo stamps advertise Jones’ Exchange Hotel (77 Dock); W. & E. H. Hawkins, flour & feed mills (Ninth above Poplar); and William Gorman boys clothing establishment (Ninth and Market). Majority of the advertisements include street and pedestrian traffic. Graphics also include prints from William Birch's and C.G. Child's "Views of Philadelphia" series; vignettes depicting an "ice water" fountain, trunks by T.W. Matson, "chamber furniture," a woman using opera glasses, a spit, an arm chair, the exterior of the “Book & Stationary, No. 104 South Third Street,” “Statue of William Penn,”and ladies bonnets; and illustrations of “the fashion of ladies costume of 1853 – not exaggerated!” including shawls and overcoats and military and fireman’s caps “worn in 1854”., Majority of contents annotated with a date or explicative manuscript notes by Poulson., Cut outs pasted on title page. Imagery includes allegorical female figures representing art and writing, a pedestal, and a gilted memorial vignette., Verso of title page contains Poulson inscription: “The dates of the articles herein, are those of the newspapers &c from which they were cut. Cutout of vignette of roman garbed woman holding a mirror frames the inscription., "Index to set in back part of vol. XI.", Insert opposite p. 40: Lettersheet inscribed with explicative text about “picture representing the building at N.E. corner of Third and Chestnut street." Insert opposite p. 44: 2 lettersheets inscribed with explicative text about contents (Wetherill Family and Finley's Bookstore) on p. 44. One signed by Thompson Westcott and dated 1858. Insert opposite p. 88: Lettersheet dated 1855 and inscribed with explicative text about the Philadelphia Bank received by Poulson from “Mr. Robins the present Prest. Of Philadelphia Bank”, Scraps with manuscript notes about the estates "Solitude" and "Landsdown House" tipped in before p. 80., Artists, engravers, and printers include Beller; Joseph H. Brightly; J. H. Byram; Edward Clarkson; W. Croome; George Devereux; W. E. Gihon; Gilbert & Gihon; A. Kollner; Jacob Maas; H. L. Stephens; William Strickland; H. Tanner; and R. Telfer., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, compiler
Date: 1796-1855, bulk 1855
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Poulson scrapbooks - vol. 4 [(4)2526.F]

Title: London Coffee House
Description: Exterior view of the coffee house and merchants' exchange at the southwest corner of Front and Market streets in Philadelphia during the colonial era. An auction of enslaved African American people occurs outside the coffee house and pedestrians traverse the sidewalks and street, including an African American woman carrying a basket on her head. Views of the adjacent printing house and book store of "Pennsylvania Journal" publisher, William Bradford, are visible. Erected in 1702 and established as a coffee house in 1754 by Bradford, the site was a public center for social and economic activities during the later 18th century, including auctions of enslaved people. Razed in 1883., Title from item., Plate published in John F. Watson's Annals of Philadelphia...(Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1830), opp. p. 339., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 442, Gift of James Rush., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator: Breton, William L., lithographer
Date: [1830]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Hotels, Inns, Taverns [9245.Q.20], http://www.lcpimages.org/afro-americana/F-London.htm

Title: Chestnut Street, east of Third
Description: Reproduction of lithographic view showing the 200 block of Chestnut Street with pre-consolidation addressed buildings. Businesses include Lewis Brothers & Co., importers of silk goods, Senat, Perot & Co., importers, Cottringer, Boyd & Gibbons, importers, and Lawrence Stone & Co. (80-82, i.e., 238-240); the Jayne Building (built 1849-1850) tenanted by Wesendock & Co. importers of silks & cloths, Dr. D. Jayne & Son, patent medicine, and Ellwood Shannon, tea dealer (84-86, i.e., 242-244); Oberteuffer & Freytag, importers, and Samuel Robinson, importers of Irish linens (88, i.e., 246); N. Thouron & Sons, importers of French goods, and Harden’s [sic] Express, probably A. Howard & Co. express (92, i.e., 248); and the U.S. Life Insurance Annuity & Trust Saving Fund building tenanted by Draper, Welsh & Co. Bank Note Engraving (94, i.e., 250). Includes heavy street and pedestrian traffic. Horse-drawn carriages, wagons, an omnibus, and drays travel in the street in addition to a dray situated to be loaded in front of the Jayne Building. Clusters of pedestrians walk near the Jayne and the Saving Fund buildings. In the foreground, on the opposite side of the street, families stroll, converse, and are greeted by other individuals near men, including laborers, talking near a pile of crates and a loaded dray. Also shows lettering reading "Howard" above the doorway of 92 Chestnut Street and a partial view of adjacent buildings., Not in Wainwright., pdcp00010, Philadelphia on Stone, POS 113, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Streets - Chestnut Street 2nd-3rd
Creator: Collins & Autenrieth, artist
Date: c1857
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Picture Collection. FLP FLP Philadelphiana - Streets - Chestnut Street - 2nd-3rd

Title: Jaynes' Hall, Chestnut Street below Seventh
Description: View showing Jayne's Hall, an office building built in 1856 for patent medicine manufacturer Dr. David Jayne, at 625-631 Chestnut Street. Also shows Jayne's other office building, Jayne's Marble Building (615-619 Chestnut, built 1860) and adjacent businesses, including Rockhill & Wilson, clothiers (603-605 Chestnut) and the Bulletin Building (607 Chestnut, built 1866). Jayne buildings tenanted by: Atwood, Ralston & Co., carpet manufacturers and merchants; Farrel, Herring & Co., safes; Furness, Brinley & Co., auctioneers and merchants; Keystone Collar Company; Lafourcades Bros. & Irwin, importers of cloths, cassimeres, and vestings; Lynch & Fisher, dry goods; Merchant's Express Company; M.L. Hallowell & Co., merchants; Van Deusen, Boehmer & Co., men's furnishing goods; Yard, Gilmore & Co., silk goods. Street railroad tracks run down the street., Orange mount with rounded corners., Title from label on negative., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Union View Co.
Date: [ca. 1868, printed ca. 1885]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo -Union View Company - Streets [P.9189.5]

Title: The Poulson mansion. Lately no. 106 Chestnut Street, now No. 310
Description: View looking east showing the 300 block of Chestnut Street, including the former residence of Zachariah Poulson, editor, publisher, and Library Company of Philadelphia librarian, at 310 Chestnut. Building tenanted by A. Bachmann & Co.'s confectionery, the United States Journal office, and Meadows & Co., manufacturers of silverware. Also shows the office of Peterson's Ladies National Magazine (306 Chestnut); James B. Chandler's Steam Power Printing Office, John W. Harper, watch importer, Carrow, Thibault & Co., jewelry manufacturer, and Goodyear's rubber warehouse (308 Chestnut); and F.W. Melizet & Co., commission merchants (312 Chestnut). Signage and merchandise displays adorn the storefronts and store front windows. View also includes a horse-drawn wagon and carriage., Title and photographer's imprint from Poulson inscription on mount., Date inscribed on photograph., 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 72. 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., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Select link below for a digital image.
Creator: Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date: May 1859
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Residences - P [(3)2526.F.72 (Poulson)], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/rcd/2526f72.jpg

Title: [Philadelphia] P.S. Duval & Co. lith, Phila.]
Description: Proof print containing a montage of 14 vignettes (12 captioned) separated by borders of branches and garlands. Vignettes depict the "Custom House," West Philadelphia stand pipe (Twenty-Fourth Ward Water Works), "Independence Hall," Spark's shot tower, Merchants' "Exchange," "Insane Asylum," "Naval Asylum," "Pennsylvania "Hospital," "Philadelphia" near the Naval yard on the Delaware River, "Alms House," "Fair Mount" at the water works, "Girard College," and Eastern State "Penitentiary." Vignettes also include street, maritime, and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and omnibuses; sail boats, skiffs, and steam boats; and laborers with hand carts and individuals on horseback. Also contains pictorial details showing an American eagle and shield, William Penn, and a Native American., Title and publication information from published duplicate., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 569, Library of Congress: DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen prints 23 (AA size) Philadelphia, See published copy DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen - 93 prints (AA size) Philadelphia
Creator: Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen prints 23 (AA size) Philadelphia

Title: Philadelphia
Description: Print containing a montage of 14 vignettes (12 captioned) separated by borders of branches and garlands. Vignettes depict the "Custom House," West Philadelphia stand pipe (Twenty-Fourth Ward Water Works), "Independence Hall," Spark's shot tower, Merchants' "Exchange," "Insane Asylum," "Naval Asylum," "Pennsylvania "Hospital," "Philadelphia" near the Naval yard on the Delaware River, "Alms House," "Fair Mount" at the water works, "Girard College," and Eastern State "Penitentiary." Vignettes also include street, maritime, and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and omnibuses; sail boats, skiffs, and steam boats; and laborers with hand carts and individuals on horseback. Also contains pictorial details showing an American eagle and shield, William Penn, and a Native American., Distributor's imprint printed on recto: For Sale by Drovin & Co., 38 S. 3rd Phila., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 569.1, Drovin & Co. was a Philadelphia stationery business., Library of Congress: DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen - 93 prints (AA size) Philadelphia, See proof DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen prints 23 (AA size) Philadelphia
Creator: Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC-PP-1997: 105 Queen - 93 prints (AA size) Philadelphia

Title: Philadelphia, western & southern trade journal. Illustrated supplement Devoted to the commercial and manufacturing interests of Philadelphia
Description: Advertisement supplement containing 23 titled vignettes depicting and promoting prominent landmarks and businesses within Philadelphia. Landmarks include the State House; Girard College; U.S. Mint at Chestnut and Juniper streets; Merchants' Exchange; Chamber of Commerce at Dock and Walnut streets; Custom House at 420 Chestnut Street; Carpenters' Hall; the Navy Yard at Southwark; and Fairmount Water Works. Businesses include George W. Plumly, paper box manufacturer; Harrison, Havemeyer & Co.'s Franklin Steam Sugar Refinery; R. & G.A. Wright, manufacturers of fine perfumery; F. Gutekunst, photographer; Brooke, Colket & Co., commission merchants; McKeone VanHaagen & Co. Soap Works; Henry Disston's Keystone Saw, Tool & Steel works; Seyfert, McManus & Co.'s Reading Iron Works; Charles Magarge & Co., dealers in paper; Howsons' United States & Foreign Patent Offices; Wilson, Childs & Co., Philadelphia Plantation & Road Wagon Works; Dohan & Taitt, tobacco commission merchants; Lafourcades Brothers & Irwin, importers of cloths, cassimeres & vestings; and Lockwood's Paper Collar Factory. Also contains several passages of text recounting the history of the city and describing the depicted landmarks., Title from item., Various delineators and engravers, including Van Ingen & Snyder, Matthias Reiff Longacre, and Lauderbach & Schell., Accessioned 1992., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., 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. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***Ph Pr - Government Buildings [P.9384a-w]

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