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Title: [Keys to the main entrance, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Depicts two keys, one bearing the inscription "Bronze doors cast in one piece by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. N.Y. 1904-1905" and the other inscribed "State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pa., Jos. M. Huston Architect." The State Capitol key was presented by architect Joseph M. Huston and given to Governor Samuel Pennypacker by former Governor William A. Stone during the dedication ceremony on October 4, 1906., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.6]

Title: Philadelphia, von dem grossen Baume zu Kensington aus geschen, unter welchem William Penn den tractat mit den Indianern abschloss
Description: View looking toward the city from the Penn Treaty Tree and Monument in Kensington. In the foreground, two men stand between the monument marked "William Penn's Landing Place" and the elm tree across from men working at the piers and arriving by skiff at the riverbank. Laborers pile sacks on the dock, transport goods by boat, and load a wagon. In the background, tall ships are docked, vessels travel the Delaware River, and cityscape is visible. The monument was erected in 1827 by the Penn Society to commemorate the site of William Penn's Treaty with the Delaware Indians at the village of Shackamaxon (i.e. Penn Treaty Park, Kensington)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 599, Originally part of a Poulson scrapbook of illustrations of Philadelphia., Traubel assumed proprietorship of the Kuhl lithography studio at 46 1/2 Walnut Street circa 1854 under the firm name Traubel & Co.
Creator: Traubel, M. H. (Morris H.), 1820-1897, artist
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Views - P [(1)1525.F.53c]

Title: Indian Head Park Beach on Perkiomen Creek, Oaks, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of Indian Head Park Beach on Perkiomen Creek. The location was the site of W.M. Keyser's Mill, which was sold to the park in 1918. Views show several buildings of various sizes alongside the creek at the site of a small dam., Negative numbers: 6834, 6835., Text included in image: Indian Head Park Beach; "On the Perkiomen"; Oaks, Penna.; Dancing, Roller Skating, Bathing, Boating and Canoeing; Inn and Picnic Pavillion.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6834; P.8990.6835]

Title: Abrasive Company, James and Fraley Streets, Wissinoming, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the Abrasive Company industrial site in the Wissinoming neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded as the Abrasive Material Company in 1893, the company was purchased by Simonds and the name changed in 1927. The name changed again to the Simonds Abrasive Company in 1946. The Abrasive Company was known as an innovator in the grinding wheel market and abrasives industry. The factory was designed by the Philadelphia architecture firm Stearns & Castor. The images show the factory as well as the surrounding residential area and row homes., Negative numbers: 5604, 11500, 11501, 11502.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1926-1929
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5604; P.8990.11500-11502]

Title: [Vanity Fair textile mill and environs, Reading, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Aerial view of the Vanity Fair factory building showing nearby row homes and other industrial buildings. Founded as the Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company in 1899 and later known as Vanity Fair Mills, the company more recently operates as the VF Corporation. View is southeast to northwest. Vanity Fair Mills buildings are on the east side of Coventry Way and south of Buttonwood St. Buttonwood St., Schuylville Ave. and a portion of the Reading Iron Company, Oley St. mill are visible. In addition the homes on the north side of Buttonwood St. between Tulpehocken St. and Gordon St. are still in place. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative numbers: 2760., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1922
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2760]

Title: [Philadelphia and Reading Railroad facilities, Reading, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Aerial view of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company's railroad shop, yard and railroad tracks in Reading, Pennsylvania. Residential areas adjacent to the yard, farmlands and fairgrounds are visible in the distance. Seventh St. view is south to north. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative numbers: 2757., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1922
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2757]

Title: Berkshire Country Club, Reading, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial view of the Berkshire Country Club golf courses and club house. Bern Township Sports. Surrounding farmlands and the Schuylkill River are also visible. View 2712 is southwest to northeast. View 2765 is southeast to northwest with Schuylkill River visible on right side of image. View 2786 is from south to north with clubhouse visible. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative number: 2712, 2765, 2786., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1922
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2712; P.8990.2765; P.8990.2786]

Title: Aerial views of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania show a distant view of the city and surrounding farmlands as well as a closer view of residential development in the vicinity of Lansdowne Avenue and Garrett Road., Negative numbers: 5588, 6739.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1925-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5588; P.8990.6739]

Title: Moon development, Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of a large house being constructed in an area of sparse residential development in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The Delaware River, a more densely populated area of Morrisville, and Trenton, New Jersey are all visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6451, 6452.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6451; P.8990.6452]

Title: Pupil's polka composed and dedicated to the pupils of Hlasko's Dancing Academy by A. Tatzel, senr
Description: Sheet music cover containing an interior view showing children at dance class at the physical institute operated by Miecislaw Hlasko. A mother introduces her son to the instructor as boy-girl and girl-girl couples perform different dance steps. Parents watch the children from the dance floor and other chaperones and children sit on a long cushioned bench lining a side of the hall. Two musicians play from a raised platform adorned with a balustrade in the background. Space also includes chandeliers and a skylight., Prices printed on recto: Colored 4 1/2; Plain 3., Includes the sheet music., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 629, Gift of David Doret.
Date: [c[1857]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Sheet Music Germ 11309.F (Doret)

Title: Broad Street Independant [sic] Church, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior view of the First Independent Church, later renamed Chambers Presbyterian Church, built 1831 at the northeast corner of Broad and Sansom streets. Also shows a partial view of an adjacent building and pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians include a couple with a child and two men greeting one another. Also contains amateur ink-drawn and hand-colored modifications. Retouches show fire hoses in front of the buildings leading to firefighters using a hand-pumper to fight a blaze in the background. Some pedestrian figures also altered with firefigher hats and capes. The church, altered in 1853 to include a front portico, housed the independent congregation of Rev. John Chambers. Congregation admitted to the Presbytery in 1873., Inscribed on recto: S.A. Jackson; see p. 81., Title annotated with a slash through the "a" in "Independant.", Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 64, Originally part of a series of eleven scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson in the late 1850s entitled "Illustrations of Philadelphia" volume 4, page 85. The scrapbooks contained photographs of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city of Philadelphia collected by Poulson to document the vanishing architectural landscape.
Creator: Town, E.
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Churches and meetinghouses [(4)2526.F.85]

Title: [Strawberry Mansion Music Pavilion, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia]
Description: Aerial view of the rectangular music pavilion at Strawberry Mansion in Fairmount Park designed in 1905 by Horace Trumbauer. The pavilion was razed in 1930 when replaced by Robin Hood Dell. View includes the Schuylkill River and Laurel Hill Cemetery., Title supplied by cataloger., Negative number: 12703n., Negative 12703 dated June 23, 1930.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.12703]

Title: Schuylkill River Improv. Area, December 31, 1930
Description: Aerial views of the Schylkill River at 30th and Market Streets prior to the construction of 30th Street Station. View shows the area bounded by John F. Kennedy Boulevard to the north, Walnut Street to the south, 32nd Street to the west and 23rd Street to the east including the Schuylkill River and the Walnut, Chestnut and Market Street bridges. The Pennsylvania Railroad yards are also visible., Negative numbers: P138.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P138]

Title: [United States Custom House, Chestnut and Second Streets, Old City, Philadelphia]
Description: Aerial views of the Custom House under construction at 200 Chestnut Street (at 2nd Street). Building was designed in the Art Deco style by the architecture firm Ritter and Shay. View looks northeast towards the Custom House from the vicinity of Front and Dock Streets. Much of Old City surrounding the Custom House is visible, as is some of Center City in the distance., Negative number: 16086n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: New Customs House, Phila. Pa., October 19, 1933.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1933
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.16086n]

Title: [Municipal Court Building under Construction, 1801 Vine Street, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia]
Description: Aerial views of the Municipal Court Building under construction in June, 1939. Building was designed in the classical revival style by architects John T. Windrim and Morton Keast. View looks southwest from the vicinity of 17th and Callowhill. The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is visible from Logan Circle to just beyond 22nd Street. Major features of the parkway can be seen, including the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Franklin Institute. The view to the west stretches to 30th Street Station and the Schuylkill River., Negative number: 19826s., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Municipal Court Bldg. under construction, Logan Circle - Phila., June 26, 1939.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1939
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19826s]

Title: Piers on the Delaware River south of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the piers along the Delaware River riverfront south of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (formerly the Delaware River Bridge). Various types of boats are visible on the river, as are both the Camden, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania riverfronts. Views extend as far south as Oregon and Pattison Avenues., Negative numbers: 21737s, 21739s, 21740s.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1941
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.21737s; P.8990.21739s; P.8990.21740s]

Title: City Hall and Penn Square, Broad and Market Streets, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of Philadelphia's City Hall, originally known as the New Public Buildings, and Penn Square at Broad and Market Streets in Philadelphia. Built from 1871-1901 after the designs of architect John MacArthur, Jr. with Thomas U. Walter as a consultant on the project. Views show City Hall from the north in its entirety as well as a vertical perspective that looks into the interior courtyard., Negative number: 14412n, 15887n.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1931-1933
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14412n; P.8990.15887n]

Title: [Detail from circular of views of the interior of a concert hall and saloon, probably F. & L. Ladner's Military Hall, 528-532 North Third St. Philadelphia]
Description: Clipped out detail of two views showing several male patrons gathered at tables in the central hall with a baby grand piano in the rear, and a side room decorated with a fountain adorned with a sculpture and fence. Most of the men look toward the viewer as they sit with their drinks, read newspapers, or are attended by waiters with trays of refreshments. One man has his hat and coat lying on his table. Other decorations include hanging plants, caged trees, lamps, and molding. The saloon and concert hall built 1857, was operated by the Ladners 1857-1881., Not in Wainwright., Artist's initials in lower right corner of one of the views., Attributed to Stein & Jones., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 180, See related advertisement print **BW - Hotels, Inns & Taverns [P.9008]
Creator: Rosenthal, Max, 1833-1918, artist
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.153j]

Title: Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg
Description: Aerial views of the Pennsylvania State Capitol building located at 3rd and State Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by architect Joseph M. Huston of Philadelphia. Includes views of the capitol from several angles so that much of Harrisburg is visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1472, 1483, 5772.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1472; P.8990.1483; P.8990.5772]

Title: Odd Fellows' Cemetery, Islington Lane Philadelphia
Description: View showing the gatehouse, designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, to the cemetery chartered 1849 near Diamond and Twenty-Fourth streets. Street and pedestrian traffic is visible in the foreground. Men, women, and children walk and stand on the sidewalk to and in front of the gatehouse. In the street, a carriage and wagon pass as several individuals ride on horseback, including a man fending off a barking dog raised on his hind legs. Also shows trees, a chapel, and a monument on the cemetery grounds. Cemetery removed 1951. Per contemporary published accounts, architects Hoxie & Button designed the gatehouse constructed., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 518, See Ballou's Dollar Monthly Magazine (April 1860), p. 316.
Creator: Hoffy, Alfred M., b. ca. 1790, artist
Date: c1849
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Cemeteries [P.8613]

Title: Masonic Temple. New Masonic Hall, Chestnut St. Philadelphia To the right worshipped grand lodge of Pennsylvania (A.Y.M.) and the masonic fraternity in general this print is respectfully dedicated by Wm. F. Spieler, no. 212 Chestnut St. Phila
Description: Exterior view showing the Gothic-style hall built 1853-1855 after the designs of Sloan & Stewart at 713-721 Chestnut Street. Also shows adjacent businesses, including Washington House hotel, and those tenanting the lower level of the hall. On the sidewalk, pedestrians (men, women, and children) greet one another, converse, stroll, and admire storefront displays. Displays include textiles, books, framed prints, and men's clothing. In the street, a man and woman ride on horseback in the path of a crossing couple. Image surrounded by border designed as an archway comprised of gothic elements. Pictorial elements include gargoyles, masonic iconography, and the figure of a crusader. Also contains the names of the 8 members of the building committee printed below the image. Building sold circa 1873 following the completion of the new Masonic Temple on North Broad Street., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 461, Spieler was a Philadelphia photographer who operated a studio at 720 Chestnut Street 1859-1861.
Creator: Haugg, Louis, 1827-1903, artist
Date: c1855
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Associations [P.8610]

Title: Wetherill & Brothers white lead manufactory & chemical works, corner of 12th & Cherry streets, Philadelphia
Description: View predominately showing the yard of the complex built circa 1812-1813 for the earliest American white lead manufactory founded by Samuel Wetherill Jr. in the 1780s. Factory workers labor between a horse-drawn cart, and rows and stacks of crates, barrels, and vats, which cover the yard that is surrounded by buildings. Several smoke stacks adorn the roofs of the shops. Following the circa 1812 fire of the Wetherill white lead manufactory at Broad and Chestnut streets, the new factory was built at the northeast corner of 12th & Cherry streets, including the addition of a chemical manufactory. In 1847, the factory enlarged and relocated to West Philadelphia at 30th Street below Chestnut., Name of artist and printer attributed by Wainwright., Published in James Mease and Thomas Porter's Picture of Philadelphia from 1811 to 1831: Giving an account of its origin, increase and improvements in arts, sciences, manufactures, commerce and revenue. (Philadelphia: Published by Robert DeSilver, No. 110. Walnut Street, 1831), vol. II, opposite page 122 and in Thomas Porter's Picture of Philadelphia 1811 to 1831: Giving an account of the improvements of the city, during that period (Philadelphia: Published by Robert DeSilver, No. 110 Walnut Street, 1831), vol. II, opposite page 122., Manuscript note on verso: Est 1809 by Saml Wetherwill & Son. N.W. cor. Chestnut & Broad des. by fire abt 1813 then [illegible], Philadelphia on Stone, POS 832, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.9830.4 and in Am 1831 Mease 68582.D and in Am 1831 Mease Log 4072.D and Am 1831 Mease 20876., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Creator: Breton, William L., ca. 1773-1855, artist
Date: [1831]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W451 [P.9830.4]

Title: Luckenbach Lines steamship on the Delaware River, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of a Luckenbach Lines ship sailing and docked in the Delaware River. Piers and industrial facilities are visible along the riverfront at Delaware Avenue between Snyder and Oregon Avenues. Various types of boats and watercraft sail on the river. The Philadelphia skyline can be seen in the distance., Negative numbers: 5177, 5178, 5183.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5177; P.8990.5178; P.8990.5183]

Title: Delaware River waterfront at Washington Avenue, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the piers at Washington and Delaware Avenues in South Philadelphia. Ships are docked at the piers. Cars and a trolley can be seen traveling on the city streets. The area to the north and west of the river and the city skyline are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: P279, P280.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P279; P.8990.P280]

Title: Delaware River waterfront at Spring Garden Street, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the piers and industrial buildings along the Delaware riverfront in Northern Liberties. Views face north and west from the vicinity of Spring Garden Street and Delaware Avenue., Negative numbers: 2834, 4860.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2834; P.8990.4860]

Title: [North Philadelphia waterfront looking south along the Delaware River, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial views of the Delaware River looking south from the Camden, New Jersey side of the river from a low altitude. Ships and industrial facilities are visible and the Philadelphia city skyline can be seen in the distance., Negative numbers: 14734n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: N. Phila Waterfront & Delaware River, Phila, Pa., July 12, 1931 (city in background).
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14734n]

Title: [Vertical view of Philadelphia.]
Description: Vertical view of Philadelphia of the area roughly bounded by the Poplar Street to the north, Pine Street to the south, the Delaware River to the east, and Logan Square to the west. The approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the bridge itself, Washington and Rittenhouse Squares, Logan Square, City Hall and piers along the river are visible in this high-altitude view of the city., Negative numbers: 12428n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Waterfront, Phila. Pa., May 5, 1930.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.12428n]

Title: [Delaware River looking north from Dock Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial views of the Delaware River and Benjamin Franklin Bridge (formerly the Delaware River Bridge) from a vantage point just south and west of Dock Street. Taken on a clear day, the view extends well past North Philadelphia and includes Petty Island, New Jersey and a portion of Camden, New Jersey., Negative numbers: 21990s, Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Philadelphia, Penna., Delaware River, Dock St. & N.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1941
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.21990s]

Title: [Ships on the Delaware River, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial views of ships on the Delaware River with piers and industrial buildings along the riverfront in the vicinity of Oregon and Delaware Avenues visible behind. The city skyline is visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 25663n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Waterfront, Phila, Pa.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1941
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.25663n]

Title: [Warner Company, Berk Street Wharf, Berk and Beach Streets, Fishtown, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial views of Warner Company industrial piers on the Delaware waterfront at Berk Street and Beach Street in Fishtown. Facility is shown in its entirety. Piers are marked number 66 and 67. Ships are docked at the pier and what look like construction materials float on barges. A portion of the area just beyond Delaware Avenue to the northwest of the facility is also visible., Negative numbers: 20672n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Warner Co., Berk St. Wharf, Phila, Pa., Oct. 18, 1939.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1939
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.20672n]

Title: [Delaware River waterfront north, vicinity of Port Richmond, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial view of the riverfront from the vicinity of Columbia Avenue looking north. The Reading Railroad Company railroad terminus and Port Richmond are visible in the distance, as are industrial buildings and piers along the riverfront. Ships sail on the river., Negative numbers: 4873., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Philadelphia, Pa, N.E. Waterfront, 1925.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4873]

Title: [River scene, with boats, industrial facilities, and a bridge in background]
Description: View of a river scene, probably the Schuylkill River, showing boats floating in the river, industries along its banks, and a bridge in the distance., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator: Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date: ca. 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.73]

Title: Repetition of volunteer concert
Description: Printed area, including ornamental border, measures 24.2 x 11.8 cm., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Zane Street Grammar School (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date: [1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1861 Zane (25)5761.F.16b (McAllister)

Title: Grand concert in aid of the Germantown Field-Hospital Association, and the School Lane Sewing Circle at Langstroth's Hall, Germantown, on Monday evening, December 12th, 1864. Carl Wolfsohn, accompanist. M.F. Aledo, leader of instrumental septette. ... Music will commence at 7 1/2 o'clock. The grand piano used at this concert, is from the celebrated factory of Steinway and Son, and furnished by Blasius Bros. No. 1006 Chestnut Street
Description: Printed in blue; printed area, including ornamental border, measures 16.0 x 10.2 cm., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB 1864 Grand (26)5761.F.69b (McAllister)

Title: USS Constitution sailing on the Delaware River, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the USS Constitution sailing on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The frigate is surrounded by tugboats and the waterfronts of South Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey can also be seen., Negative numbers: P291, P292, P293, P297, P298.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P291; P.8990.P292; P.8990.P293; P.8990.P297; P.8990.P298]

Title: Hog Island shipyard, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the shipyard at Hog Island in Philadelphia. Industrial buildings and sheds, railroad tracks and shipbuilding equipment can be seen from several angles and many boats and ships are docked in the harbor., Negative numbers: 1211, 1216, 1387, 1388, 2851.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1211; P.8990.1216; P.8990.1387; P.8990.1388; P.8990.2851]

Title: Sanford's new Opera House! Race St., between Second and Third Sts. Card to the public Mr. Sanford begs leave to call attention to the above place of amusement, (late Mr. J.E. M'Donough's Olympic.) Having secured a lease on liberal terms, he most respectfully announces that he will open as above, on Monday evening, Nov. 14th, 1864. Being persuaded by many influential families, and the solicitation of many friends, to locate again in this city (having searched in vain for a site on Chestnut Street.) has at last decided on Race Street, that being the only available situation already constructed--having undergone a thorough renovation. The advantage of the city railway cars makes it as central as any other place of amusement, and more adapted for the performance of minstrelsy! It possesses more stage room and scenery than his late Eleventh Street Opera House, thus enabling him, together with the cheap rent, to produce a superior performance ... Our motto will be nightly--fun, without vulgarity
Description: Parentheses substituted for square brackets around "having searched in vain ..." in title transcription., "N.B.--Having had several applications for benefits, I beg to notify the various companies, institutions, organizations and others, that terms can be made to meet their wishes ... Capt T.G. Funston, treasurer, Sanford's Opera House.", Printed area, including double-rule border, measures 55.6 x 19.5 cm., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Sanford's Opera House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare PB Phi Sanford 1864 (26)5761.F.53a (McAllister)

Title: [ South wing bronze doors, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Colorful, but unfinished, design drawing of the bronze, south wing doors to the new Capitol building, designed by Joseph M. Huston, and constructed between 1902 and 1906. Shows two Pennsylvania Coat of Arms medallions in the panels and a stained glass lunette window with a keystone above the door., Title supplied by cataloguer., Architect's signature on recto: J.M. Huston, The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect
Date: ca. 1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Architectural Drawings - Huston [P.8479.65]

Title: [ North corridor, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Colorful architectural rendering of the North Corridor in the new Capitol building, designed by Joseph M. Huston, and constructed between 1902 and 1906. Shows rib vaulting in the ceiling, bays divided by pilasters with gilded capitals and portrait heads representing the various nationalities that make up the Commonwealth., Title supplied by cataloguer., Architect's signature on recto: J.M. Huston, The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee's Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.: Integra Graphics, 2006), pp. vi, 101., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect
Date: 1902
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Architectural Drawings - Huston [P.8479.66]

Title: [Entrance hall, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Colorful architetural rendering of entrance hall, showing details of sculptures over doorway, arches, and floor design with horses and state seal., Title supplied by cataloguer., Signature and seal of Joseph M. Huston, architect, on recto., Huston was commissioned to design the Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906 to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.106 for photographic reproduction of drawing., Reproduced in The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee's Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.: Integra Graphics, 2006), p. 100., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect
Date: ca. 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Architectural Drawings - Huston [P.8479.67]

Title: [Wall elevation in House Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Colorful architectural rendering of a wall in the House of Representatives chamber in the Capitol building. Includes pairs of Corinthian columns spaced between each tall window, capped by the entablature and ocular stained glass windows near the ceiling., Title supplied by cataloguer., Huston was commissioned to design the Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906 to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect
Date: ca. 1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Architectural Drawings - Huston [P.8479.64]

Title: Capitol of Pennsylvania, Joseph M. Huston, architect
Description: Artist's proof of a sketch depicting the Pennsylvania Capitol building from State Street showing a treeless Capitol Park, monumental pillars flanking the side path entrances and the large fountain built into the center entrance ramp leading to the main, west entrance of the Capitol building. His rendering includes street traffic and people recreating on the Capitol grounds., Title from manuscript note on recto., Signature and stamp of the artist on recto., Note on recto: Artist's Proof, 1 Full Print, August 22, 1905; Huston, Mat WD#1, LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pgs. 42, 47-48., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Bacher, Otto H. (Otto Henry), 1856-1909, artist
Date: August 22, 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **GC - Government buildings [P.8479.114a]

Title: [Capitol of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Detailed, oblique view of the Pennsylvania Capitol building from State Street showing Capitol Park, monumental pillars flanking the side path entrances and the large fountain built into the center entrance ramp leading to the main, west entrance of the Capitol building. Also depicts detailed views of exterior sculpture, such as the north and south statuary groups flanking the front entrance, the unexecuted Triumphant Quadriga above the central portico, and the Capitol tympana above the pediments of the north and south wings. The rendering includes street traffic and people recreating on the Capitol grounds., Manuscript signature of architect in pencil on recto: Compliments of Joseph M. Huston., Inscribed in lithograph: Hudson and Hawley, 1904., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pgs. 42, 47-48., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1904
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **GC - Government buildings [P.8479.115a]

Title: [Oneida Chief Swatane capital, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the Oneida Chief Swatane portrait head, one of many plaster figures representing the various countries that formed the Commonwealth, mounted on a pilaster in one of the first floor corridors in the Capitol building. A representative of the "Five Nations" and viceroy of Pennsylvania, his figure represents the Native Americans. These capitals decorated both the North Corridor and the South Corridor., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.13b]

Title: [Governor's Reception Room chandelier, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Detailed view of a bronze chandelier in the Governor's reception room, furnished by the Pennsylvania Bronze Company., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.20c]

Title: [House of Representatives, looking toward visitors' gallery, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Interior view looking north in the House Chamber, showing the desks arranged in tiers and the floor gradually ascending to the back of the room, where the second floor entrances are located. This image shows the visitors' gallery over the entrances, supported by double Corinthian columns. Includes the cove and ceiling and elaborate, hanging candelabra., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 51, with a detailed description of the House Chambers pp. 50-55. See also article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook" pg. 198., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.23]

Title: [House of Representatives, looking toward podium, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Interior view looking south in the House Chamber, showing the desks arranged in tiers and the floor gradually descending to the front of the room, where the podium is located. Includes the front wall behind the podium, temporarily decorated with a fleur-de-lis pattern until the 1911-installation of Edwin Austin Abbey's The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania. Also shows the hanging, ornate candelabra and the Corinthian columns, which support the main beams in the cove ceiling., Copyrighed by S.C. Huston., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook" pg. 199., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: c1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.24]

Title: [Senate Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Interior view looking northeast at the front of the Senate Chamber, showing the president's seat and two arches on the wall behind the speaker's platform, not yet filled with Edwin Austin Abbey's mural paintings representing historic episodes in the development of the Commonwealth. Rows of desks are visible, along with the heavy candelabra hanging from the gilded ceiling., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.26]

Title: [Senate Chamber ceiling, from visitor's gallery, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Interior view looking north from the visitor's gallery in the Senate Chamber, showing a detailed view of the cove, ceiling and the outlines of the ocular stained glass windows designed by William Brantley Van Ingen., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906), pg. 46., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.28]

Title: [ Senate caucus room, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Depicts rows of chairs separated from the podium by balustrades in the Senate caucus room, which is situated in the North Corridor of the Capitol building. Panels of mahogany line the walls and light fixtures hang from the guilloche-patterned ceiling., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 39, with a detailed description of the Senate Caucus Room, pp. 39-40., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.30]

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