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Title: Main Building transept from N. Gallery
Description: Views showing rows of display cases exhibiting ceramic products created by British companies, including Bates, Walker & Co. and W. Brownfield & Son, in the transept of the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. A banner for Great Britain and Ireland is visible in the background. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negatives., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprint on versos contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., One print [P.2011.47.185] gift of Raymond Holstein.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co.
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9580.4], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.2011.47.185]

Title: Monitor Terror, Philadelphia
Description: View showing the turret of the USS Terror, originally named the USS Agmenticus. Laid down in Portsmouth Navy Yard in Maine in 1862, launched in 1863, commissioned in 1864 at Portsmouth under the command of C. H. Cushman, decommissioned at the Boston Navy Yard in 1865, the monitor's name was changed to "Terror" in 1869. After being recommissioned in 1870, Terror came to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1872. The facility, which built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships, operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Title on negative., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Military [P.9099.5]

Title: Philadelphia Navy Yard
Description: View showing a ship on the Delaware River, docked at the Philadelphia Naval Yard in Southwark. The naval yard, the first U.S. Navy Yard, established by shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys and Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1801, built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships. It operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Title printed on mount., Publisher's printed label pasted on verso., Stamped on verso: G. Pfund, 4731 N. Front St., Phila., Pa., Manuscript note in modern hand on verso: Old Ironsides. U.S.S. Constitution. Idenitifcation is likley incorrect given design of ship and U.S.S. Constitution did not dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in the 1850s, but circa 1873 for renovations for the Centennial Exhibiton of 1876., White mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim Brothers copyrighted a series of stereographs with labels inscribed: "American Stereoscopic Co., Langenheim, Loyd & Co., Philadelphia" in 1858. They continued to produce stereographs until 1865, when they withdrew from the American Stereoscopic Co.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
Date: c1858
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Military [P.9079.4]

Title: Philadelphia Navy Yard
Description: View showing a ship on the Delaware River, docked at the Philadelphia Naval Yard in Southwark. The naval yard, the first U.S. Navy Yard, established by shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys and Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1801, built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships. It operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Title printed on mount., Publisher's printed label pasted on verso., Stamped on verso: G. Pfund, 4731 N. Front St., Phila., Pa., Manuscript note in modern hand on verso: Old Ironsides. U.S.S. Constitution. Idenitifcation is likley incorrect given design of ship and U.S.S. Constitution did not dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in the 1850s, but circa 1873 for renovations for the Centennial Exhibiton of 1876., White mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim Brothers copyrighted a series of stereographs with labels inscribed: "American Stereoscopic Co., Langenheim, Loyd & Co., Philadelphia" in 1858. They continued to produce stereographs until 1865, when they withdrew from the American Stereoscopic Co.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
Date: c1858
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Military [P.9079.4]

Title: Chew House, Germantown, Apr. 25/59, Battle of Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777
Description: Faded exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title from manuscript notes on recto., Buff mount with square corners., Gift of Anna S., James H., Anthony M., Cynthia C. Maier, and Marianna M. Thomas, 2000., Description revised 2022., Description revised 2022., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: 1859
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Residences [P.9844.37]

Title: Interior of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Interior view showing the Assembly Room of the State House when used as an exhibit gallery. Shows framed portrait paintings of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, predominately from the Charles Wilson Peale collection; a framed commemorative print in honor of the Declaration of Independence; and the "Rising Sun" chair (used by George Washington as he presided over the Constitutional Convention) behind a desk on a platform. State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley., Title printed on mount., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including New York, NY; Portland, Oregon; London, Eng.; and Sydney, Aus., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Printed above image on mount: H69., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Independence Hall printed on verso., 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. 1900]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Keystone View Company - Historic buildings and sites [P.9047.152]

Title: Grant's log cabin
Description: Exterior view of the cabin used by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on the east side of Carriage Drive in Fairmount Park. Served as Grant's headquarters and the supply center for the Union armies during the seige of Richmond. Moved to Philadelphia circa 1870 from City Point, Virginia as a gift to citizens of Philadelphia for their support during the Civil War. Transfered back to Virginia and rebuilt there in 1983., Title on negative., Orange 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. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9047.53]

Title: Independence Hall
Description: View looking southeast showing the front elevation of the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Includes the clock tower and statue of George Washington in the left background., Title on negative., Explicative paragraph of text on verso surmounted by the title "Independence Hall, or "State House," Philadelphia" with a vignette of the seal of Pennsylvania., Yellow trimmed mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William L. Schaeffer.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Government Buildings [P.9113.3]

Title: The glass engine
Description: Unmounted stereographs showing the Bohemian Glass Blowers' glass steam engine, the "Monitor," on display on Union Avenue. American flags hang from the walls or ceiling in the background. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from printed paper labels below images., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.155g & 5781.F.172g]

Title: Art Gallery
Description: Unmounted stereographs show the walls of the Fine Art Gallery corridor covered in framed artwork. Benches line the corridor. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from manuscript note on mount of one item [5781.F.166b]., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.166b and 5781.F.157h]

Title: Large dining room
Description: Unmounted stereograph shows tables set and prepared for patrons in the large dining room. American flags and garland adorn the columns in the large hall. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from manuscript note on mount., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.168d]

Title: Grant's Cabin at Fairmount Park, Phila. Pa
Description: View showing the cabin used by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on the east side of Carriage Drive in Fairmount Park. A man stands in the foreground at the picket fence surrounding the cabin. Served as Grant's headquarters and the supply center for the Union armies during the seige of Richmond. Moved to Philadelphia circa 1870 from City Point, Virginia as a gift to citizens of Philadelphia for their support during the Civil War. Transfered back to Virginia and rebuilt there in 1983., Title on negative. Series number obscured., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., 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 Sandra Markham.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Union View Company - Parks [P.2007.20.1]

Title: Chew Mansion, Germantown
Description: Oblique, exterior view of the front and west elevations of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from photographic medium., Photographer's name on negative., Buff mount with square corners., Purchase 1977., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Graff, Frederick, 1817-1890, photographer
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graff - Residences [8353.F.18]

Title: [Framed relief carving, Fine Art Gallery, Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, 1864]
Description: Unmounted stereograph shows a relief carving of a profile portrait. Male or female face surrounded by long flowing hair. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.171d]

Title: The $1,000 baby house
Description: Unmounted stereograph showing the interior of an architectural model of a house designed by premier tradesmen of the city. Displayed on Union Avenue, the main thoroughfare in the fair building. Patriotic bunting hangs from the rafters in the background. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from printed text on paper label below image. Also from manuscript note on mount: $1000 baby house., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.172f]

Title: [Grant's Log Cabin, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing the cabin used by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on the east side of Carriage Drive in Fairmount Park. Men, women, and children stand and sit in the grass in the foreground. Served as Grant's headquarters and the supply center for the Union armies during the seige of Richmond. Moved to Philadelphia circa 1870 from City Point, Virginia as a gift to citizens of Philadelphia for their support during the Civil War. Transfered back to Virginia and rebuilt there in 1983., Title supplied by cataloger., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Explicative paragraph of text on verso describing history of Fairmount Park entitled "View in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa." and surrounded by decorative border., 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: J. W. and J. S. Moulton
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moulton - Parks [P.9047.47]

Title: Grant's Cabin
Description: View showing the cabin used by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on the east side of Carriage Drive in Fairmount Park. A man stands at the picket fence surrounding the cabin. Served as Grant's headquarters and the supply center for the Union armies during the seige of Richmond. Moved to Philadelphia circa 1870 from City Point, Virginia as a gift to citizens of Philadelphia for their support during the Civil War. Transfered back to Virginia and rebuilt there in 1983., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8731.6]

Title: Union Avenue
Description: Interior view of the fair's main thoroughfare showing a line of displays dividing Union Avenue in two and exhibition booths flanking the aisles. Flags and patriotic bunting cover the walls and hang from the ceiling. Also shows spectators standing on Union Avenue near the "lingerie and trimmings" display. The U.S. Sanitary Commission organized the Great Central Fair in Logan Square from June 7-28, 1864. The fair was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from publisher's label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint on label pasted on verso., Yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: James Cremer & Co.
Date: 1864
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Exhibitions [P.9189.4]

Title: Benjamin Franklin's grave, 5th and Arch St
Description: View showing the flat headstone over the grave of Benjamin Franklin in Christ Church cemetery at 420-424 Arch Street. Includes adjacent headstones, a large crowd of spectators looking at the grave from behind an iron fence, and the front facades of buildings on Arch Street behind the cemetery., Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Pink mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Cemeteries [P.9299.124]

Title: Harris'es monument in Woodland Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: View showing the large monument in the cemetery at 3900 Woodland Avenue. The monument is comprised of a stone canopy enshrining a sculpted figure kneeling at a cross atop a pedestal. The canopy is adorned by an urn and the monument is surrounded by a stone enclosure. Also shows the Woodlands Mansion, built 1742, remodeled and enlarged between 1787 and 1790 for William Hamilton, in the right background. The estate was purchased in 1840 by the Woodlands Cemetery Company., Attributed to Robert Newell., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Cemeteries [7992.F.20]

Title: Monitor Terror
Description: View showing the turret of the USS Terror, originally named the USS Agmenticus. Laid down in Portsmouth Navy Yard in Maine in 1862, launched in 1863, commissioned in 1864 at Portsmouth under the command of C. H. Cushman, decommissioned at the Boston Navy Yard in 1865, the monitor's name was changed to "Terror" in 1869. After being recommissioned in 1870, Terror came to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1872. The facility, which built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships, operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Title printed on verso in publisher's series list with fifty-three other titles (No. 1-54)., Publisher's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - H. Ropes & Co. - Military [P.9099.3]

Title: Stevenson farm O[il] Creek Penn[sylvania]
Description: View photographed during the Pennsylvania oil speculation boom of the 1860s showing a derrick, several oil tanks, and a shack on the farm of John Stevenson in Venango County. A man stands near a tree stump in the foreground. Stevenson farm was sold in 1865 and incorporated into the Ocean Oil Company., Yellow mount with square corners., Photographer's label pasted on verso., Digitized for AMD: Global Commodities., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Mather, an English emigre, operated a photo gallery in Titusville from 1860 to 1915. His views of the oil region and its residents constitute the most comprehensive and reproduced record of the Pennsylvania petroleum industry in the mid nineteenth century.
Creator: Mather, John A. (John Aked), 1829-1915
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Mather -Industry [P.9212.1]

Title: Boyd, Stevenson farm Oil Creek Penn[sylvania]
Description: View photographed during the Pennsylvania oil speculation boom of the 1860s showing the James Boyd and John Stevenson farms in the Oil Creek Valley. Includes an oil derrick, a bridge over Oil Creek, several wooden structures, and the Oil Exchange Hotel. Boyd Farm served as a hub for the Oil Creek Railroad, consequently promoting the development of the speculator town, Bennenhoff City., Yellow mount with square corners., Photographer's label pasted on verso., Digitized for AMD: Global Commodities., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Mather, an English emigre, operated a photo gallery in Titusville from 1860 to 1915. His views of the oil region and its residents constitute the most comprehensive and reproduced record of the Pennsylvania petroleum industry in the mid nineteenth century.
Creator: Mather, John A. (John Aked), 1829-1915
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Mather - Industry [P.9212.3]

Title: The Exchange
Description: Exterior view of the exchange building built between 1832 and 1833 after the designs of William Strickland at the intersection of Dock, Third, and Walnut streets. Lettering for stockbrokers "Bowen and Fox" adorns the facade. Includes partial views of adjacent streets and buildings, including Girard National Bank (formerly Bank of the United States) at 120 South Third Street, H.G. Leisenring's Printing House at 237 Dock Street, and Schmidt & Leslie Watch Case Makers at 216 Walnut Street. A trolley passes the exchange., Cream mount with square corners., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's label pasted on verso advertising: "Views in Philadelphia, Public Buildings, Streets, Interiors, &c., Manuscript note on mount: Exchange., Duplicate of (6)1322.F.137a., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Banks [8353.F.30]

Title: Exchange, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior view of the exchange building built between 1832 and 1833 after the designs of William Strickland at the intersection of Dock, Third, and Walnut streets. Lettering for stockbrokers "Bowen and Fox" adorns the facade. Includes partial views of adjacent streets and buildings, including Girard National Bank (formerly Bank of the United States) at 120 South Third Street, H.G. Leisenring's Printing House at 237 Dock Street, and Schmidt and Leslie Watch Case Makers at 216 Walnut Street. A trolley passes the exchange., Yellow mount, trimmed., Title printed on mount., Name of photographer from duplicate stereograph (8353.F.30)., Series title from duplicate stereograph (8353.F.30)., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Banks [(6)1322.F.137a]

Title: The Exchange, Philadelphia
Description: Street scene showing the intersection of Dock and Third streets including a partial view of the semi-circular portico of the exchange. The building, built between 1832 and 1833 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland, contains lettering for stockbrokers "Brown and Fox." Trolleys and pedestrians traverse Dock Street. H.G. Leisenring's Printing House at 237 Dock Street and Girard National Bank (formerly Bank of the United States) at 120 South Third Street stand in the background., Light yellow mount with square corners., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to John Moran., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Banks [P.8464.20]

Title: Old Penn Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: View photographed during the 1860s showing the William Penn Hotel at 10 Letitia Street between Market and Chestnut streets. View also includes the adjacent building incorrectly identified by 19th-century historians as the Letitia Penn House. Signs for V. Rundnagel's German saloon and Jacob Sinn, importer of liquor, (operating at the address in 1868) adorn the Penn house. The residence was incorrectly recorded as built in 1682 by William Penn and given to his daughter in 1701., Publisher's imprint including illustration printed on verso., Orange mount with rounded corners., Title printed on mount., The prolific Anthony firm, established in 1859, operated from 591 Broadway between 1871 and 1881., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Anthony - Hotels [P.9462.12]

Title: Custom House
Description: View looking west on Chestnut Street showing the United States Custom House at 420 Chestnut Street. Originally built as the Second Bank of the United States in 1824 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland, the building served as the U.S. Custom House from 1845 to 1935. Includes two vendor stands and several individuals sitting and standing on the steps of the customhouse., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Government Buildings [P.9573.12]

Title: [North entrance, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia]
Description: Promotional stereograph depicting the Roman Doric two-story stone building gateway near Ridge Road designed by Philadelphia architect John Notman., Title supplied by cataloguer., Buff mount with rounded corners., Contains label pasted on verso advertising Young's Favorite Blue Grass Pure Rye and Wheat Whiskies distributed by New York wine shop Acker, Merrall & Condit and distilled by Philadelphia distiller Alexander Young & Co., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Cemeteries [P.9774.1]

Title: [Norristown Railroad Bridge across the Wissahickon Creek]
Description: View showing the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown Railroad temporary trestle-work bridge over the mouth of the creek. The temporary bridge replaced the second permanent bridge (completed in 1845 and razed by the Robeson Mill fire of August 1862). Construction of the new permanent bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was begun in 1874 by the new owners, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Due to budgetary constraints, construction was halted and later completed from 1881-1882. Also shows the mill ruins, the Ridge Avenue Bridge, and two men, including possibly Edward Moran, sitting on the bank of the creek., Manuscript note on verso: Norristown R.R. Bridge across the Wissahickon., Yellow mount with square corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Bridges [P.8992.25]

Title: Girard College with statue of Stephen Girard
Description: View showing the front foyer of Founder's Hall, constructed 1833-1847 in the Greek Revival style after the designs of Philadelphia architect Thomas Ustick Walter, at 1201-1211 West College Avenue. View includes the statue installed in front of the sarcophagus holding Girard's remains located in the foyer. Girard College was established through a bequest from Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist, for the creation of a school for "poor white orphans.", Yellow mount with square corners., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's label on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: ca. 1863
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Education [P.8464.14]

Title: [Laurel Hill Cemetery, Maria Miles Heyward monument, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia]
Description: Shows the tomb for the wife of U.S. Representative William Drayton. Reads "Maria Miles Heyward of South Carolina. Widow of William Drayton. Born October XX MDCCLXXXIV (i.e. October 20, 1784), Died January XVII MDCCCLXII (i.e. January 17, 1863)." Also shows surrounding plots. Laurel Hill Cemetery was built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman., Title supplied by cataloguer., Trimmed yellow paper mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Cemeteries [(3)1322.F.50g]

Title: Laurel Hill Cemetery
Description: View showing a man leaning on fencing surrounding a plot in the rural cemetery built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue. Also shows several surrounding monuments and headstones in fenced plots including headstones in the foreground dedicated to Joseph Cake and Margaret Bishop., Title from label on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Attributed to Bartlett & French., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1868.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Cemeteries [P.8484.14]

Title: Fred'k Graeff's monument at Fairmount
Description: Shows the monument dedicated to Fairmount Water Works engineer Frederick Graff commissioned by the city and installed June 1, 1848 in the garden near the Fairmount Dam. Monument, adorned with Gothic trim, contains a bust of Graff sculpted by Hugh Cannon and is surrounded by an ironwork fence and benches. View also includes two spectators, including a man leaning on a bench; the statue of Diana near the inclined walkway to Reservoir Hill; partial views of a pavilion and the standpipe arch of the water works; and snow on the ground., Attributed to Bartlett & French., Title from label on verso of P.9212.17., Yellow mount with square corners., Distributor's label on verso of P.9212.17: From James Cremer's Stereoscopic Emporium, 18 South Eighth St. Philadelphia., One of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1868.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo -Bartlett & French - Monuments & statues [(3)1322.F.106b; P.9212.17]]

Title: Monuments at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia
Description: Views showing the monument for Stephen H. Tyng, reverend of the Church of Epiphany and an elaborate sculpture monument, including a reclining female figure, inscribed "Hobson." Views also include iron work fencing and surrounding gravesites., Yellow paper mounts with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Cemeteries [(8)1322.F.45f-g]

Title: Monuments at Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia
Description: Views showing the monument for Stephen H. Tyng, reverend of the Church of Epiphany and an elaborate sculpture monument, including a reclining female figure, inscribed "Hobson." Views also include iron work fencing and surrounding gravesites., Yellow paper mounts with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Cemeteries [(8)1322.F.45f-g]

Title: Warerooms of Baird's monumental works
Description: Interior view of warehouse on Spring Garden Street above Ridge Road [i.e. Avenue] showing carved marble monuments including ornate gravestones, a fountain, and statues. The marble works, founded by John Baird in 1841 specialized in monumental art, principally of Italian marble. The firm was the first marble works of the city to use a steam powered mill., Pale yellow mount with square corners., Published in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-Century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1980), plate 117., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Businesses [P.8464.26]

Title: Philad[elphi]a - from State House steeple
Description: Panoramic view looking northwest from the State House at 520 Chestnut Street. Includes: Rockhill & Wilson, clothiers (605 Chestnut); the Bulletin Building newspaper office (607 Chestnut, built 1866); Jayne's Hall (625-631 Chestnut, constructed 1856); the Public Ledger Building newspaper office (600-606 Chestnut), built 1866-67 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr.; and the Masonic Hall (713-721 Chestnut), built 1853-1855 after the designs of Sloan & Stewart., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title from manuscript note on verso., Distributors' imprints printed on verso: For Sale By James S. Earle & Sons, 816 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Wilson, Hood, & Co., 822 Arch St., Philadelphia. James Cremer, 18 S. Eighth St., Philadelphia., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Purviance, W. T. (William T.)
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Purviance - Views [P.9047.108]

Title: House, (tree in front,) where the first U.S. flag was made
Description: View showing the Betsy Ross House at 239 (formerly 89) Arch Street. House tenanted by tailor Gustavus Franke. View also includes the buildings tenanted by fur dealer Rudolph Reisky (237 Arch) and brass cock manufacturers J. & H. Jones (243 Arch). A horse-drawn carriage stands idle in front of J. & H. Jones's building., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Text explicating the historical significance of the house on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title printed on mount., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's and Susan Oyama's Philadelphia then and now (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1988), p. 108., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: May 1871
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Historic Sites and Bldgs [P.8451.1]

Title: Boat houses, Lemon Hill
Description: View looking from the west bank of the Schuylkill River showing two boathouses on the east bank of the river in Fairmount Park, including the two-story stone boathouse built 1872 by the Vesper (org. 1865) and Malta (org. 1860) boat clubs (left) and the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871 (right). The woods of Fairmount Park are visible behind the boathouses., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1873]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9644.14]

Title: [Chestnut Street above Eighth Street, south side, looking west]
Description: View looking west from above Eighth Street showing the south side of the 800-900 blocks of Chestnut Street. Includes the Continental Hotel and the Burd Mansion at the adjacent corners of Ninth and Chestnut streets. The luxury hotel, tenanted by several businesses, was built in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. and razed in 1924. The Burd Mansion, built for Joseph Sims in 1807 and later owned by his nephew-in-law, prominent Philadelphia lawyer, Edward Shippen Burd, was razed in 1862 to be replaced by storefronts. Also includes partial view of the building tenanted by jewelers and silversmiths, James E. Caldwell & Co. (822 Chestnut). Lampposts line the sidewalk and a horse-drawn carriage travels the street., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Date from manuscript note on mount., Manuscript note on mount: Chestnut St., Grey mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
Date: 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.29i]

Title: [Woodlands Cemetery, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia]
Description: Shows the mansion built for botanist William Hamilton in the 1780s on the West Philadelphia estate converted to a cemetery in 1840. Mansion was used as the residence of the cemetery superintendent., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Title supplied by cataloguer., Manuscript note on mount of stereograph: Woodland Cemetery., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains one stereographic print on pale yellow paper mount with square corners, one unmounted stereographic print; and one unmounted half-stereographic print., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: ca. 1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Cemeteries [(8)1322.F.39d & 43f; P.2005.2.4]

Title: [Woodlands Cemetery, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia]
Description: Shows the mansion built for botanist William Hamilton in the 1780s on the West Philadelphia estate converted to a cemetery in 1840. Mansion was used as the residence of the cemetery superintendent., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Title supplied by cataloguer., Manuscript note on mount of stereograph: Woodland Cemetery., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains one stereographic print on pale yellow paper mount with square corners, one unmounted stereographic print; and one unmounted half-stereographic print., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: ca. 1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Cemeteries [(8)1322.F.39d & 43f; P.2005.2.4]

Title: [Woodlands Cemetery, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia]
Description: Shows the mansion built for botanist William Hamilton in the 1780s on the West Philadelphia estate converted to a cemetery in 1840. Mansion was used as the residence of the cemetery superintendent., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Title supplied by cataloguer., Manuscript note on mount of stereograph: Woodland Cemetery., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains one stereographic print on pale yellow paper mount with square corners, one unmounted stereographic print; and one unmounted half-stereographic print., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: ca. 1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Cemeteries [(8)1322.F.39d & 43f; P.2005.2.4]

Title: Philadelphia, north from State House
Description: Panoramic view showing several city blocks northwest from the State House (520 Chestnut Street). Includes the Public Ledger building, built 1866-1867 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., (600-606 Chestnut) and the newspaper office of John W. Forney's The Press, "Forney's Press Building," (corner, Chestnut and Seventh). In the right background, the Masonic Hall is visible (713-721 Chestnut)., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Mount discolored., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: ca. 1869
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Views [1322.F.4c-2]

Title: Custom House Philada
Description: View looking west on Chestnut Street showing the United States Custom House at 420 Chestnut Street. Originally built as the Second Bank of the United States in 1824 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland, the building served as the U.S. Custom House from 1845 to 1935. Includes two vendor stands and several individuals sitting and standing on the steps of the customhouse., Title and date from manuscript note on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 100., Arcadia caption text: This impressive marble-faced building, constructed between 1821 and 1824 as the Second Bank of the United States after designs by William Strickland, served as the United States Custom House from 1845 to 1935. The entire building from the space under the exterior stairs to the ceiling was constructed with arches “in a bomb-proof manner” intended to discourage attacks on the building by “incendiaries.” This 1867 view of the structure showing the Chestnut Street façade includes two street vendors selling produce., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: 1867
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Government Buildings [(8)1322.F.23a]

Title: Custom House Philada
Description: Exterior view showing the United States Custom House at 420 Chestnut Street, formerly the Second Bank of the United States (1816-1836), built in 1824 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland. U.S. Custom House occupied the site from 1845 to 1935. Includes pedestrian traffic and a partial view of a street vendor's stand near a gate., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint embossed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett & Smith, photographer
Date: ca. 1869
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo -Bartlett & Smith - Government Buildings [(8)1322.F.21d]

Title: Belmont - Fairmount Park
Description: View showing the exterior of the house built for William Peters from a rustic foot bridge. Also shows benches surrounding the property. Construction of the main block of the house began in 1743 but was not completed until circa 1751. The property became part of Fairmount Park in 1869., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint on mount., Green mount with rounded corners., William Peters was a landowner and attorney from Liverpool, England. He held several offices in Philadelphia including Clerk of the Admiralty Court, Notary Public, and Prothonotary of the Superior Court. Belmont Mansion was one of several properties owned by Peters in Philadelphia. He gave the property to his son, Judge Richard Peters, when he returned to England in 1768., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9260.25]

Title: Custom House, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: View looking east on Chestnut Street, south side, showing the government building at 420 Chestnut Street. Originally built as the Second Bank of the United States in 1824 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland, the building served as the U.S. Custom House from 1845 to 1935. Also shows adjacent buildings including the Philadelphia Bank Building (400-408 Chestnut, built 1836) and Healy & Co., glove manufacturers (4th and Chestnut). Several individuals sit and stand on the steps of the customhouse., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer
Date: ca. 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Newell - Government Buildings [7992.F.9]

Title: [James S. Earle & Son, looking glasses, 816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Interior view of the first floor of Earle's shop. Walls are lined with elaborately framed mirrors and works of art, and several statues. Includes staff and customers, and the stairway to the upper gallery. British-born James S. Earle (nephew of glazier and gallery owner James Earle) established his looking glass, frame making, and picture dealing business in 1832 on the 100 block of South Fifth Street. Earle relocated to the 800 block of Chestnut Street by 1840 and the business was renamed James S. Earle & Son by 1858 and James S. Earle & Sons by 1860., Buff paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: [ca. 1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - business [(8)1322.F.35b]

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