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Title: Elks Convention 1907 postcards
Description: Contains commemorative postcards for the Elks Convention, the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) held in Philadelphia in 1907. Includes views of Strawbridge and Clothier decorated with pennants, the Court of Honor on Broad Street looking north toward City Hall tower and a procession of Atlantic City roller chairs., Majority of postcards issued by William H. Rau, Philadelphia., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Events - [various]

Title: Sailors from North Atlantic Squadron. G.A.R. Encampment Phila'da
Description: View looking northeast along Filbert Street, showing sailors marching in uniform with rifles slung over their shoulders during the Grand Army of the Republic's National Encampment held in Philadelphia September 5-6, 1899. A man, possibly a police officer or parade participant, stands in the foreground looking at the marchers. View includes the south flank of Masonic Temple, spectators gathered on the north sidewalk, and brick row houses on the north side of Filbert Street. The Grand Army of the Republic, a society of Union veterans was organized in 1866 to promote fraternity, charity, and loyalty among its members, including camp fires, encampments, the establishment of veteran relief funds, and the preservation of civil war sites and financing of memorials., Title printed on mount below image., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Decorative printed floral pattern flanks image., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1899]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Processions [P.9047.126]

Title: The Civic Parade and Court of Honor, Peace Jubilee, Phila. Pa., Oct. 26, '98
Description: View looking north showing the Peace Jubilee procession on South Broad Street in celebration of the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Procession includes men walking with flags and a band playing instruments. Spectators stand on the sidewalk and sit in stands decorated with patriotic bunting on both sides of the street. The Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch, designed by Joseph M. Huston, is visible in the background, along with City Hall's clock tower., Copyrighted 1898 by B. L. Singley., Title printed on mount below image., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Keystone View Company - Processions [P.9047.124]

Title: The brave 3rd U.S. Cavalry. Heroes of El Caney. Peace Jubilee, Phila
Description: View looking east from City Hall showing the Third United States Volunteer Cavalry in formation on the 1300 block of Market street during the celebration commemorating the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Spectators crowd the sidewalks and flags and bunting adorn the businesses, including John Wanamaker's department store, completed in 1876 after the designs of Theophilius P. Chandler (1300-1326 Market)., Title printed on mount below image., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Printed on mount: Sold only by Berry, Kelley & Chadwick. Dallas, Tex., Chicago, Augusta, Ga., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1898]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Berry, Kelley & Chadwick - Processions [P.9047.142]

Title: President McKinley reviewing G.A.R. heroes, Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 5, '99
Description: View showing Grand Army of the Republic members marching in front of a reviewing stand where President McKinley is seated under a canopy observing the spectacle during the National Encampment held in Philadelphia September 5-6, 1899. The stands, situated in front of City Hall, are adorned in patriotic bunting. Two large decorative "welcome" columns flank the president's box and contain the names of various armies. The Grand Army of the Republic, a society of Union veterans was organized in 1866 to promote fraternity, charity, and loyalty among its members, including camp fires, encampments, the establishment of veteran relief funds, and the preservation of civil war sites and financing of memorials. A National Encampment was held every year from 1866 to 1949., Copyrighted by B.L. Singley., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Keystone View Company - Events [P.9047.37]

Title: The Liberty Bell, leaving Philadelphia for Boston, June 15th, 1903
Description: View showing the Liberty Bell on a float adorned in patriotic bunting in front of Independence Hall on Chestnut Street. Two military escorts stand nearby. The Liberty Bell traveled to Boston in 1903 for the 128th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including Chicago; London; Hamberg, Ger.; and Milan, Italy., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Distributor's imprint printed on mount., Manuscript note in pencil on verso: Mrs. E. B. Dorathy ; Sammy Taylor, Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Griffith & Griffith - Monuments and statues [P.9450.2]

Title: Unveiling of Washington statue, Phila., May 15, 1897
Description: View showing President McKinley standing and addressing a crowd of spectators during the unveiling of the equestrian Washington Statue designed by Rudolf Siemering at the Green Street entrance to Fairmount Park. Also visible in the background are crowds of spectators seated in stands on Pennsylvania Avenue across from President McKinley and the spire and west elevation of St. Francis Xavier's Roman Catholic Church (2319-2331 Green Street, built 1893, Edwin Forrest Durang, architect). Also shows a group in the street ready to march in a procession., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint on mount., Distributor's imprint on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: c1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Events [P.9077]

Title: Elk's Convention, Phila. July 15-21, 1907. "Dutch Disturbers," Kansas City display
Description: View showing a float, a horse-drawn decorated wagon, carrying a band along Broad Street in a procession for the Elks Convention, the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.), held in Philadelphia in 1907. A man sitting in the front holds a sign reading, "Kelly's original Dutch Disturbers, Kansas City". Signs on the side of the wagon include, "A Dam-Humbug and P.T. Nopaws consolidated air ship shows," "Winter Quarters, no. 26, B.P.O. Elks, Kansas City, Mo.," and "Greatest aggregation between earth and ski". The Court of Honor and parade spectators are visible in the background. Patriotic bunting covers buildings flanking Broad Street., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint stamped on mount., Distributor's imprint and logo stamped on mount., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: c1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Processions [P.9047.39]

Title: Industrial parade, Constitution Centennial, Phila., Pa. 1887
Description: View showing the civic and industrial parade on South Broad Street marching toward City Hall. The procession represented industrial progress from 1787 to 1887. Shows spectators crowding the sidewalks and sitting on bleachers lining the street. Procession includes: a group of marching men in black hats, white pants, and white shirts; floats; a marching band; and firemen. City Hall is visible in the background., Buff mount with rounded corners., Title from label on negative., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: September 15, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Processions [P.9047.93]

Title: [Founders' Week parade, Philadelphia Brewing Co. floats, Industrial Day, October 7, 1908, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing the procession of horse-drawn floats on South Broad Street between Walnut and Pine streets during the Founder's Week parade. Floats display boughs of barley and hops; stacks of crates; and a large keg. Viewing stands decorated with bunting and American flags filled with spectators line the street. Also shows several police officers, including African Americans, standing in front of the crowds on the east side of the street. The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel is visible in the left background. Founder’s Week celebrated the 225th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia, October 4-10, 1908. There were numerous parades and activities with each day having a special designation, including Religious, Military, Municipal, Industrial, Children’s and Naval, Historical, and Athletic and Knights Templar Day., Title supplied by cataloger., Purchase 1976., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: October 7, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - Processions [8191.F.1]

Title: [Founders' Week parade, procession of Keystone Phone Co. float, 300 block of South Broad Street, Industrial Day, October 7, 1908]
Description: View showing the telephone company float during the Founder's Week parade. The float is drawn by a team of horses guided by handlers, including an African American man. The handlers are attired in dust jackets and hats marked with the company logo. Spectators sit in and under a grandstand lining the street in front of the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art (i.e., University of the Arts) at 320 South Broad Street. Also shows a partial view of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel (200-216 S. Broad) in the far right background. Founder’s Week celebrated the 225th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia, October 4-10, 1908. There were numerous parades and activities with each day having a special designation, including Religious, Military, Municipal, Industrial, Children’s and Naval, Historical, and Athletic and Knights Templar Day., Title supplied by cataloger., Purchase 1976., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: October 7, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - Processions [8191.F.3]

Title: Firemen's furnishing house. Fire hats, belts, fatigue caps, shirts, &c. J.M. Migeod & Son 27 South Eighth St. Philada. Manufacturers of firemen's, military & society goods Service and parade horns, lanterns, torches, spanners, metal badges, ball badges, marshal's badges, sashes and batons for parades. Mourning draperies for hose carriages and steamers, feather plumes for horses, flags, banners and markers. Gold and silver fringe and trimmings, gloves of all kinds, woolen neck ties, coat buttons ad covers, firemen's pictures. Military & fire companies and societies fitted out with every article required
Description: Advertisement containing vignettes, and firefighting, military, and patriotic iconography. Central scene shows firefighers rushing equipment to and battling a building on fire during the evening. Other vignettes show a military parade and a masonic parade. Iconography includes an American eagle clutching a bundle of firefighting tools, American flags, men in Zouave and firefighting uniforms, a firefighter's and dress calvary helmet. The business J.M. Migeod was renamed J.M. Migeod & Son in 1866., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 254, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Society Collection - Posters & Broadsides - Advertisements - Miscellaneous Folder 2, Haehnlen operated a lithography studio until ca. 1873.
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Society Collection - Posters & Broadsides - Advertisements - Miscellaneous Folder 2

Title: Standard tip shoes. T.M. Harris & Co
Description: Advertisement showing a parade float, surrounded by sharply-dressed children, processing down the block with the "T.M. Harris & Co". multi-storied building at 821 Cherry. The float carries a large-model size Standard Tip shoe on which a toddler is seated and holding a Harris shoe. The children accompanying the vehicle play musical instruments, hold banners, and carry ribbons marked "Stand Tip." Two older girls flank and clasp one hand of the other over the float as three woman, including one attired as a nurse who holds a banner, follow the procession. The banners are illustrated with the company trademarks that advertise "Warranted Double Toe" and "Highest Grade." Spectators cheer from the windows of the company building that contains a cupola adorned with a weather vane. The building was previously occupied by the lighting factory of Cornelius & Baker., Not in Wainwright., pdcp00050, Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 238, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Tradesmen's Cards
Date: [ca. 1885]
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Picture Collection. FLP FLP Philadelphiana - Tradesmen's Cards

Title: Founders Week parade postcards
Description: Contains photographic postcards of Founders Week, celebrating the 225th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia. Depicts scenes from parades held throughout the week including the Military Parade on October 5, 1908 showing U.S. Troops; the Industrial Parade on October 7, 1908 displaying products and advertisements from local companies on floats and Historical Day on October 9, 1908 showing people in costume recreating Philadelphia history., Divided backs. Azo stamp boxes with upward pointing triangles in corners., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Founders Week - Parade Real Photos - 96]

Title: Elks Convention 1907 postcards
Description: Contains commemorative postcards and advertisements for the Elks Convention, the 21st annual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) held in Philadelphia in 1907. Depicts elk on every postcard; City Hall tower; William Penn; clocks striking eleven o'clock in the evening; the Court of Honor showing City Hall in the distance; the Quien Sabe Club of El Paso, Texas marching in the procession and an unidentified street view showing buildings and street posts ornamented with pennants. Also includes views of specific buildings like Carpenter's Hall; Horticultural Hall; Independence Hall; City Hall; the Liberty Bell; Wanamaker's store; Strawbridge and Clothier; Lit Brothers store; the North American building and the Ladies' Reception headquarters., Contains 22 postcards printed in color and 15 printed in black and white., 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: 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Elks Convention 1907 - 59]

Title: The gold & silver artificers of Phila. In civic procession 22 Feb 1832
Description: Event lithograph showing the gold and silver artificers of Philadelphia on procession past the Second Bank of the United States (420 Chestnut) for the centennial celebration of the birth of George Washington. Government officials and prominent citizens led the parade order, followed by the tradesmen, then the volunteer fire companies, and lastly the military. Shows the craftsmen, all attired in top hats and sashes, led by a parade marshall on horse-back. He is followed by a six-horse mounted team pulling a float carrying men operating and protecting a coin press. Two other men, probably the marshall's aids, on horseback, one on a rearing horse, flank the rear of the vehicle. Several rows of marching artisans follow the float led by an artificer carrying a large banner adorned with a bust portrait of Washington. The portrait is encircled by a wreath and bordered by an eagle that clasps a banner in his beak reading "Pater Patriae" [design on distributed coin]. Along the parade route, throngs of spectators watch from the steps of the bank, along the street, and from the second floor windows of businesses adjacent to the financial institution. Signage for "Thomas Fletcher, Manufacturer of Silver Plate and Jewelry"; "Fletcher & Gardiner"; and "Browne & Robb 132" adorn the storefronts. Merchandise is displayed in the windows of Fletcher & Gardiner. Spectators along the street include well-attired men, women, and children, including several boys who run to and gather in front of the float to retrieve freshly pressed coins being thrown from the vehicle. Many raise their arms and retrieve coins from the ground. Also shows two dogs in a tug of war over something in their jaws, trees flanking the bank, and partial views of surrounding buildings in the background., Sketches of the recto and obverse of the coin "Struck & Distributed to Civic Procession Feby. 22 1832. The Centennial anniversary of the Birthday of Washington by the Gold & Silver Artificers Philada." printed below the image. One side of die cut by Albert Bird and the other by Mr. Folwell., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 318, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Creator: Brown, Mannevillette Elihu Dearing, 1810-1896
Date: 1832
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W380 [P.2212]

Title: The gold & silver artificers of Phila. In civic procession 22 Feb 1832. [graphic] / M.E.D. Brown's Lith. No. 5 Library St.
Description: Location: Second Bank, Chestnut Street, Fourth to Fifth., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Creator: Brown, Mannevillette Elihu Dearing, 1810-1896 lithographer., creator
Date: 1832.
Location: http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W380.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *W380 [P.2212]

Title: Masonic Temple dedication parade, September 26, 1873
Description: Views looking north on Broad Street showing parade participants and spectators on the day of the temple's dedication including partial views of the west front of the temple built 1868-1873 after the designs of Freemason and Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim to accommodate the local lodge's increasing membership. Also shows other buildings and businesses north of the temple on Broad Street, including Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church built 1869-1870 after designs by Addison Hutton. One rooftop view from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts shows a sign on the west side of the block reading "Carriage" (McLear & Kendall's carriage factory) and one for "Convery's Coal Yard" (Alexander Convery & Co.) on the east side of Broad street near Cherry Street., Labels on versos contain printed description and history of Masonic Temple in paragraph form surmounted by a vignette of the state seal of Pennsylvania., Yellow mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., P.9047.68 and P.9047.70 gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: September 26, 1873
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Processions [P.9047.68; P.9047.70; P.9168.19; P.9260.39-41]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, women marchers near Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts women holding bayonets and marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk near Keneseth Israel Temple. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Spanish American War, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.252]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, portraits trimmed with loaves of bread on Freihofer's Bakery float, in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts four large portraits framed by loaves of bread on Freihofer's Bakery float, which is pulled by six white horses wearing Freihofer's signs. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Spanish American War, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.253]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, log cabin float pulled by horses in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts a log cabin on a float pulled by six white horses wearing Freihofer's Bakery signs. Behind the log cabin is the float carrying four large portraits framed by loaves of bread, also a Freihofer's Bakey float. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.254]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, huntsmen's float pulled by horses in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts deer heads and a bull's-eye on a huntsmen's float pulled by six horses. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.255]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Yunger Maennerchor float in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts women sitting on a Yunger Maennerchor float pulled by four horses. Yunger Maennerchor was a German singing society, the first of which was founded by Philip Wolsieffer in Philadelphia. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.256]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, a statue of liberty float in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts a small horse-drawn statue of liberty float adorned with patriotic bunting, riding next to a float full of children waving small American flags. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.257]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the horse-drawn float of Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein, one of the first German-American organization founded in Philadelphia in 1873. Two men dressed as women stand in front of the festooned backdrop. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.258]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, square float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts a square horse-drawn float decorated with flags and star banners. Two men lead the way on horses in the foreground. A marching band follows the float in the background. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.259]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, women in boat-shaped float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts three women sitting in a horse-drawn boat-shaped float decorated with flower garland. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.260]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Harmony & Prosperity float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts young girls sitting on a horse-drawn Harmony & Prosperity float in front of a "Peace" backdrop. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.261]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Battle of Tivoli float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts several children on a float, dressed in royal costumes. One sits on a throne dressed as a king and three others are dressed as court jesters and a trumpeter. A "Battle of Tivoli" blanket is draped over a horse in the foreground. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.262]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, carriage pulled by goats in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts several men and young boys guiding a small goat-drawn carriage in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.263]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, brick school building on a float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts a model brick schoolhouse on a horse-drawn float. Children stand in front of the model building, near an American flag attached to a flag pole. A banner advertising "Education and National Liberty" is posted along the side of the float. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.264]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Police Department Marching Band, in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the marching band of the Police Department performing for a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Horses pull decorated floats in the background. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.244]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Knights of Templar, in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the Knights of Templar marching in uniform in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Knights of Templar was formed as a monastic military group at the end of the First Crusade. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.245]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, marching band in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts a marching band performing in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The domes of Grace Baptist Church are visible in the distance. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.246]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Fire Deparment marching in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the long line of fire fighters marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.247]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Rough Riders in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the first United States volunteer cavalry unit in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Men of various backgrounds and talents joined the Rough Riders, led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American War. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the war, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.248]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Post Office, in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts postal workers marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Spanish American War, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.249]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, people marching in costumes in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts people dressed in costumes marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Spanish American War, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.250]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Freihofer's Bakers marching in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts Freihofer's Bakers wearing white suit jackets and gloves, marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Spanish American War, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.251]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Concord float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts men in costumes wearing fake beards and sitting around a mound surmounted by an eagle on a horse-drawn float. A "Concord" sign is posted against the mound. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.265]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, military men marching along North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing the white men members of an unidentified marching band playing instruments as they walk down Broad Street, Philadelphia during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration commemorating the end of the Spanish American War. The Tenth Cavalry Regiment, an African American regiment that served at San Juan Hill, Cuba, marches and performs behind them. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands near the Columbia Avenue Savings Fund, Safe Deposit, Title & Trust Co. Depicts the east side of Broad Street looking southeast, including the spire of the Oxford Street Presbyterian Church in the distance. Bunting and American flags decorate the buildings. In October of 1898, Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee. To pay tribute to the armed services, the Court of Honor was built on Broad Street with the Triumphal Arch erected at Sansom Street. The celebration included military reviews and parades, and President William McKinley attended., Title supplied by cataloger., Gift of Albert L. Doering, 1994., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.266]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, military men marching along North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts an unidentified group of military men marching along North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue, looking southeast. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands near the Columbia Avenue Savings Fund, Safe Deposit, Title & Trust Co. Includes the spire of the Oxford Street Presbyterian Church in the distance. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.267]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, crew of the Merrimac in a horse-drawn carriage, North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the crew of the Merrimac, a collier deliberately sunk by Richmond Pearson Hobson to barricade the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor during the Spanish American War of 1898. The nine crew men sit in a horse-drawn carriage as it makes its way up North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and watching the procession in front of a landscaped garden along the 1700 block of North Broad Street. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.268]

Title: New Masonic Temple, Phila. Parade of Knights Templar, Sept. 30, 1873
Description: View showing the Knights Templar marching in uniform in front of a large crowd of spectators standing on the sidewalk on South Broad Street on September 30, 1873 in connection with closing ceremonies of the Masonic Temple dedication. Includes the front facade of Chambers Presbyterian Church, originally known as the First Presbyterian Church, built in 1831 at the northeast corner of Broad and Sansom Streets., Title printed on mount., Copyrighted in 1873 by F. Gutekunst in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C., Distributor's imprint printed on mount and on verso: James Cremer, sole agent, 18 S. 8th St., Phila., Printed description and history of Masonic Temple in paragraph form printed on verso with distributor's imprint., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917
Date: c1873
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Gutekunst - Processions [P.9047.71]

Title: White's great cattle show, and grand procession of the victuallers of Philadelphia
Description: Lithograph after genre painter John Lewis Krimmel's 1821 watercolor, "Parade of Victuallers." Depicts a view from publisher M. Carey & Son's Bookshop at the southeast corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets of the March 15, 1821 trade union parade organized by butcher William White to celebrate, promote, and sell the city's high quality meat stock. The streets, balconies, doorways, and open windows teem with spectators, including an African American man oyster peddler sitting upon his cart and a small white boy displaying an illustrated banner inscribed, "Fed by William White." Image includes: the crowd watching white smocked victuallers on horseback turn on to Fourth Street pass the grocery of William Whelan; a two-tier horse-drawn platform with a band and a handler with a live ox and banner inscribed, "Fed by Lewis Clapier"; carts of meat; floats, including a replica of the ship, "Louis Clapier"; and a hot air balloon inscribed, "Fed by White," floats in the sky. Contains text from detailed local newspaper accounts of the event below the image. Also contains a seal of butchers with the motto: "We Feed the Hungry.", Title from item., Fate inferred from content., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 837, See Anneliese Harding's John Lewis Krimmel: Genre artist of the early Republic (Winterthur, Delaware: The Henry Francis Dupont Winterthur Museum, 1997), p. 215-218. (LCP Print Room Reference)., See Milo Naeve's John Lewis Krimmel: An artist in Federal America (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1987), p. 116-118., See Philadelphia: Three centuries of American art (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1976) #211., See LCP exhibition catalogue: Made in America #33., See LCP exhibition catalogue: Noteworthy Philadelphia, p. 27., Free Library of Philadelphia holds version printed circa 1850 by George Dubois. [Oversize Philadelphiana - Processions]., Accessioned 1983., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator: Haugg, Louis, 1827-1903, artist
Date: [ca. 1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW-Processions [P.8970.29]

Title: The army of Sir Knight Templars, Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A
Description: View showing the Knights Templar of Pennsylvania marching in uniform in front of a large crowd of spectators standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands on North Broad Street on May 23, 1892 in connection with the fraternal organization's thirty-ninth annual conclave. Includes partial views of the Masonic Temple (built 1868-1873, James H. Windrim, architect) and Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (built 1869, Addison Hutton, architect). The procession began near Thompson Street, moved south on Broad Street, and disbanded at the Academy of Music., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909
Date: c1892
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Kilburn - Processions [P.9047.127]

Title: [225th aniversary of Germantown parade, Germantown, Pa.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men holding flags lining up to march in the parade for the 225th anniversary of the founding of Germantown. The men wear hats and sashes. The original Bicentennial anniversary parade celebrated the first German immigrants to America and the first thirteen Quaker families who founded Germantown. A smaller annual holiday, German Day, began to be held in subsequent years in German-American communities., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on original envelope: 10-6-1908. Historical parade, being 225th aniv of Germantown Friends Meeting. On Germantown Ave., Gift of David M. Morris., 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 6, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2017.38.6]

Title: [225th aniversary of Germantown parade, Germantown, Pa.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men dressed as Revolutionary-era soldiers marching down Germantown Avenue in the parade for the 225th anniversary of the founding of Germantown. The men carry rifles over their shoulders. Spectators line both sides of the road. Patriotic bunting hangs from a building in the background. The original Bicentennial anniversary parade celebrated the first German immigrants to America and the first thirteen Quaker families who founded Germantown. A smaller annual holiday, German Day, began to be held in subsequent years in German-American communities., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on original envelope: 10-6-1908. Historical parade, being 225th aniv of Germantown Friends Meeting. On Germantown Ave., Gift of David M. Morris., 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 6, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2017.38.7]

Title: [225th aniversary of Germantown parade, Germantown, Pa.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men dressed in uniforms marching down Germantown Avenue in the parade for the 225th anniversary of the founding of Germantown. Some of the men carry rifles over their shoulders. Spectators line both sides of the road. Patriotic bunting hangs from a building in the background. The original Bicentennial anniversary parade celebrated the first German immigrants to America and the first thirteen Quaker families who founded Germantown. A smaller annual holiday, German Day, began to be held in subsequent years in German-American communities., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on original envelope: 10-6-1908. Historical parade, being 225th aniv of Germantown Friends Meeting. On Germantown Ave., Gift of David M. Morris., 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 6, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2017.38.8]

Title: [225th aniversary of Germantown parade, Germantown, Pa.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of boys walking in front of a float down Germantown Avenue in the parade for the 225th anniversary of the founding of Germantown. The float carries a man and the Shag Rag, Germantown's first fire engine. A sign on the side of the float reads "The Oldest Fire Engine And The Oldest Fireman." Spectators line both sides of the road. Patriotic bunting hangs from a building in the background. The original Bicentennial anniversary parade celebrated the first German immigrants to America and the first thirteen Quaker families who founded Germantown. A smaller annual holiday, German Day, began to be held in subsequent years in German-American communities. The Shag Rag was the oldest fire engine in America. Built by Newsham & Rag in England, it was brought to the United States in 1764 for the Middle Ward Fire Company of Germantown. The engine worked by both gathering water from wells and propeling water onto fires. It was in use up until 1822, when the Fellowship Fire Company deemed it too antiquated for use. In 1871, it was sold to William H. Emhardt, the president of the Germantown Mutual Fire Insurance Company., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on original envelope: 10-6-1908. Historical parade, being 225th aniv of Germantown Friends Meeting. On Germantown Ave., Gift of David M. Morris., 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 6, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2017.38.9]

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