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Title: [First Independent Church, northeast corner of Broad and Sansom streets, Philadelphia]
Description: Interior view looking toward the altar of the church built 1831 for the independent congregation of Rev. John Chambers at the northeast corner of Broad and Sansom streets. Shows Rev. Chambers at the pulpit, three men seated in front of the pulpit, and several male and female parishioners in and near the pews. Church renamed Chambers Presbyterian Church and congregation admitted to the Presbytery in 1873., Title supplied by cataloguer., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Pale yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [ca. 1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister - Religion [1322.F.152d]

Title: Tabernacle Baptist Church, Philadelphia
Description: Shows parishioners posed among the pews of the church built 1853 after the designs of William Boyington on the 1800 block of Chestnut Street. Includes the minister, presumably Rev. William T. Brantly, at his pulpit in the background and three women standing in the center aisle in the foreground., Stereograph on yellow paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount of stereograph., Accompanied by publisher's label describing the church and history of the congregation., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., See clipping describing church in Poulson's scrapbook, vol. 7, p. 75., One of the images [1322.F.5g] 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. 40., Arcadia caption text: From the early 18th century, Philadelphia served as a religious center for the American Baptist Church. This 1861 view shows the congregation of the Tabernacle Baptist Church that was constituted in 1848. The posed parishioners were just a few of the 1000 persons able to worship at the church, built in 1853 after the designs of New England architect William Boyington. Also visible is the Reverend William T. Brantly, standing at his pulpit in the background. When built, the church, located on the 1800 block of Chestnut Street, was the only Baptist church situated west of Broad Street., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: May 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.5e & g], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.5f]

Title: First United Presbyterian Church, southwest corner of Broad and Lombard streets, Philadelphia
Description: Primarily interior views showing the altar and pews of the church erected in 1855 on the 500 block of South Broad Street. Views include a man, presumably Rev. Francis Church, at the pulpit in front of a recess heavily adorned with ornamentation. Also includes an exterior view of the church., Contains four stereographic prints mounted on paper with two accompanied by publisher's labels describing the church building and history of the congregation and one [(4)1322.F.41b] with manuscript note on mount: First United Presbyterian Church S.W. corner Broad & Lombard Sts. Also contains one stereographic image mounted on yellow paper mount with square corners, hand-colored, printed title, and accompanied by publisher's label., (4)1322.F.42a and (4)1322.F.42ax are duplicates., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1860, c1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.42a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.41b; (4)1322.F.42ax; (4)1322.F.42b & c]

Title: Saint John's Lutheran Church, Philadelphia
Description: Views showing the exterior and interior of the church built 1809 partially after the designs of Frederick Graff at 511-523 Race Street. Depicts the front elevation of the building; the pulpit designed by Frederick Graff and sculpted by William Rush; pews; and partial views of galleries. Views also include a clergymen, presumably Rev. Joseph A. Seiss, in his clerical robes standing at the pulpit and a man, possibly a church elder, seated near the altar. Also contains reproductions of a drawing of the "Interior of St. John's Church, North View." Interior of the church altered 1847-1848 after the designs of William Johnston., Nine of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains five stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white paper mounts with square corners, including two with printed titles, one [1322.F.22c], hand-colored, and one accompanied by a publisher's label describing the building and history of the congregation. Also contains an unmounted carte de visite print, a carte de visite, an unmounted stereographic print, and two albumens mounted on cardboard, hand-colored, including one inscribed: From John A. McAllister., (4)1322.F.23b and P.8910.12 are duplicates., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: March 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.22a-d;(4)1322.F.23a; (4)1322.F.92e], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.23b; P.8910.12], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.22bx & 23bx]

Title: Saint Paul's Church. (Protestant Episcopal.) Third Street, between Walnut and Spruce sts. Philadelphia
Description: Interior views showing a service at the church built 1760-1761 by Robert Smith after the designs of John Palmer at 221-231 South 3rd Street. Includes Rev. Richard Newton, in his clerical robes, at his pulpit in front of parishioners, including a man standing and reading the Bible, in the pews. Church interior altered in 1830 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains a stereographic print on white paper mount with square corners accompanied by a publisher's label describing the church and listing the rectors. Also contains an unmounted stereographic print and unmounted carte de visite., Faded manuscript note on stereograph mount., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: April 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.92d], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.93a(v)]

Title: West Spruce Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views of the altar of the church, also known as the Tenth Presbyterian Church, built 1855-1857 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. at 1700-1708 Spruce Street. Views include, the minister presumably Rev. William P. Breed, at the pulpit; the ornate arched ceiling; and pews. Congregation organized in 1856., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains two stereographic prints mounted on white paper mounts with square corners and manuscript titles. Also contains two one-half stereographic prints mounted on paper and one carte-de-visite., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [ca. 1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.47a-d], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.47f]

Title: Saint John's Church, Elizabethtown, N.J
Description: Views showing the interior and exterior of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1859 after the designs of John Welch at 61 Broad Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Views include the church altar, stained-glass windows, a cleric in his robes, pews, and the church burial ground., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views of Philadelphia and views of New Jersey., Contains three stereographic prints mounted on pale yellow mounts with square corners, including two with printed titles and publisher's labels pasted on versos listing the rectors and history of the congregation and church. Also contains two half stereographic images mounted on paper and one albumen mounted on cardboard. Two of images attributed to photographer John Moran., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.151b, 151c &156d; 5742.F.5h; 5742.F.8c], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [1322.F.154c]

Title: Trinity Church. (Protestant Episcopal.) Catherine Street, between Second and Third streets. Philadelphia
Description: Interior views showing the altar and the organ gallery of the church built 1821-1822 on the 200 block of Catharine Street. Views include the minister, presumably the Rev. Thomas M. Martin, in his clerical robes; garland and wreath decorations adorning the galleries and recess of the altar; the church organist; and parishioners seated in the pews and posed near the organ. Also shows lettering above the altar reading "Glory To God In The Highest." Church exterior and interior remodeled in the 1840s after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains four stereographic images on white or yellow paper mounts with square corners, including three with manuscript titles, and one [1322.F.22b], hand-colored and accompanied by a publisher's label describing the history of the congregation and the church. Also contains two one-half stereographic prints mounted on paper., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: February 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.22b, c & e; 1322.F.23a & b; (4)1322.F.70b(v)]

Title: Saint Luke's Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1839-1840 after the designs of Thomas S. Stewart at 330 South 13th Street. Shows the semi-circular chancel adorned with a stained-glass skylight and inscribed plaques, the baptismal fount, the organ gallery, and pews. Also includes a clergyman, presumably Rev. M.A. DeWolfe Howe, in his clerical robes standing near the pulpit., Four of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains stereographic prints mounted on white paper or yellow mounts with square corners, including one with a printed title, two accompanied by publisher's labels describing the church, and two with manuscript titles. Also contains a carte-de-visite., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1860, c1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.87c-1; (4)1322.F.88a & b; P.9047.101], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [P.2282.50]

Title: Saint Stephen's Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1822-1823 after the designs of William Strickland at 19 South 10th Street. Shows minister, presumably Rev. Henry William Ducachet, in his clerical robes at the ornate church altar, the communion table, stained-glass windows, plaques adorned with scripture, the baptismal fount sculpture, and partial views of galleries and pews. Also includes views of the ornate tomb of Philadelphia lawyer Edward Shippen Burd designed by architect Frank Wills and the Burd Family Monument designed by Carl Steinhauser in memory of Burd's children. Family monument, composed of figures representing the three deceased Burd children and the Angel of Resurrection near a large cross, was erected in 1853 in the chapel on the north side of the church., Seven of the images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains six stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white paper mounts with square corners, including three with printed titles, one accompanied by a publisher's label describing the church, one [(4)1322.G.96g], hand-colored, and two accompanied by descriptive labels. Also contain a one-half stereographic print mounted on paper and a carte-de-visite., One of the images [P.9047.102] 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. 39., Arcadia caption text: St. Stephen’s Church represents another magnificent church structure added to the cityscape of Philadelphia during the 19th century. Built 1822-1823 at 19 South Tenth Street after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland, the Gothic-style Episcopal church houses two monuments bequeathed by devout parishioner and lawyer Edward Shippen Burd. The lower view shows one of the monuments, Burd’s tomb, designed by architect Frank Wills and installed after his death in 1848. The exterior view shows the construction site opposite the church for the Franklin Market, begun in 1859., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: October 1860, c1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.34a; (4)1322.F.96a, d, dx, f & g; (4)1322.F.97a & b; P.9047.102], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.96c]

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