View of the central portion of the main building of the boarding school for girls and boys, established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799 in Westtown, Chester County, Pa. Building enlarged in 1847, but replaced in stages from 1885 to 1888 after designs by Addison Hutton., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members., Numbered 2.11 in manuscript note on negative sleeve.
Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.118]
View of the central portion of the main building of the boarding school for girls and boys, established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799 in Westtown, Chester County, Pa. Building enlarged in 1847, but replaced in stages from 1885 to 1888 after designs by Addison Hutton., Modern reference print #36 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.119]
Aerial views of the campus and environs of the Westtown School, located in Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Views depict campus buildings, including the Main Building designed by Addison Hutton and completed in 1888, from various altitudes and directions. The boarding school was established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799. Images probably taken 1921 [1354, 1384, 1448] and 1922 [1526, 1528, 1605, 1606]., Negative numbers: 1354, 1384, 1448, 1526, 1527, 1528, 1605, 1606., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1921-1922
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1354; P.8990.1384; P.8990.1448; P.8990.1526; P.8990.1527; P.8990.1528; P.8990.1605; P.8990.1606]
View of the main building and grounds showing female students reading, walking, and lounging on the grounds. Also shows a woman carrying a basket, accompanied by a young boy, strolling down a central path. Westtown was established in 1794 by the Society of Friends as a boarding school for boys and girls., Gift of Ken Leach., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 224, Westtown School Archives holds mutiple copies including variants with the imprint "Drawn on stone by John Collins," tinted and untinted.
Creator
Collins, John, 1814-1902, artist
Date
[ca. 1858]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Education [P.9428.5]
Exterior view after an 1840 painting by John Rubens Smith showing the main building and gardens with arbor. A dirt path with rail fence surrounds the property. In the foreground, two men lean on the fence and converse and a women with a basket strolls. In the background, men appoach a horse-drawn wagon partially obscured by a stone outbuilding. Two men work in the garden and a figure is visible in the doorway of the building. Westtown was established in 1794 by the Society of Friends' as a boarding school for girls and boys., Sinclair was located at 79 S. 3rd Street 1840-1850., Reproduction entitled "Westtown School, 1840" published in Watson W. and Sarah B. Dewees' History of Westtown Boarding School, 1799-1899 (Philadelphia: Press of Sherman & Co., 1899) opposite pg. 109., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 86, Westtown School Archives holds multiple copies.
Creator
French, John Taylor, 1822-1852, artist
Date
[ca. 1848]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Education [7710.F]
Aerial view of Westtown Lake, to the northwest of the campus of the Westtown School, located in Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Shows lake house. The boarding school was established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799., Negative number: 1447., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1921
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1447]
Genre scene showing female students gathered on the main path and grounds at the west end of the main building of the co-educational Quaker boarding school. Girls stroll, converse, read under a tree, and hold hands in a game. Also shows a man with a young boy, and another man carrying two baskets, walking on the grounds landscaped with several trees. Westtown was established in 1794 by the Society of Friends as a boarding school for boys and girls. The campus was separated into the girls' and boys' bounds, i.e., yards for recreation. Sledding, or coasting, was a favorite winter activity., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone., POSP 222, Westtown School Archives
Creator
Collins, John, 1814-1902, artist
Date
1858
Location
Westtown School Archives WSA Collins color, Westtown School Archives WSA Collins bw
Genre winter scene showing male students frolicking in the snow at the east end of the main building of the co-educational Quaker boarding school. Boys build snowmen, have snow ball fights, and sled on the snow-laden grounds covered with footsteps. Westtown was established in 1794 by the Society of Friends as a boarding school for boys and girls. The campus was separated into the girls' and boys' bounds, i.e., yards for recreation. Sledding, or coasting, was a favorite winter activity., Not in Wainwright., Mount contains printed border., Date inferred from companion prints (colored and uncolored) in the collection of Westtown School Archives, Westtown, Pa., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 221, Westtown School Archives holds multiple copies., Stamped on recto: Harold E. Gillingham Collection.
Creator
Collins, John, 1814-1902, artist
Date
[ca. 1858]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 46 W 538
