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Title: Monument to Commodore Hull
Description: View of the tomb of Isaac Hull, Commodore in the United States Navy. Hull's tomb was constructed and designed similarly to the tomb of Roman consul Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, except for the eagle that rests on the decorative scroll work of the lid. The rural cemetery was built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue., Plate opposite p. 30 in Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia: with numerous illustrations (Philadelphia: For sale at the Cemetery, and by the Treasurer; C. Sherman, printer, 1844)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 480
Creator: Notman, John, 1810-1865, artist
Date: 1844
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(1)11129.O.30a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(2)11129.O.30a]

Title: Monument to J.S. Lewis, Esq
Description: View showing two men working with a slab of stone in front of the tomb of Joseph S. Lewis, president of the Schuylkill Navigation Company and chairman of the Watering Committee of the Philadelphia Councils. A carving on the side of the tomb shows the Fairmount Waterworks and dam. The rural cemetery was built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue., Plate opposite p. 33 in Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia: with numerous illustrations (Philadelphia: For sale at the Cemetery, and by the Treasurer; C. Sherman, printer, 1844)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 482
Creator: Notman, John, 1810-1865, artist
Date: 1844
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(1)11129.O.33a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(2)11129.O.33a]

Title: Family monuments of J.A. Brown Esqr
Description: View of the Gothic monument adorned by shafted pillars, arches with cinque and trefoiled interarches, rosettes, and buttresses surmounted by pinacles, built in honor of John A. Brown's three daughters in Laurel Hill Cemetery. The rural cemetery was built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue., Plate opposite p. 35 in Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia: with numerous illustrations (Philadelphia: For sale at the Cemetery, and by the Treasurer; C. Sherman, printer, 1844)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 242
Creator: Notman, John, 1810-1865, artist
Date: 1844
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(1)11129.O.35a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(2)11129.O.35a]

Title: General view of Laurel Hill Cemetery
Description: Bird's eye view showing part of the grounds of the rural cemetery built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue. In the foreground, horse-drawn carriages approach the main gate (visible in the left) of the cemetery that contains tombs, monuments, and a Gothic-style chapel., Frontispiece to Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia, Philadelphia (Philadelphia: For sale at the cemetery, and by the treasurer, 1847) and alter editions., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 294.2, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.9830.7 and in Am 1847 Phi Lau 10497.D., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Date: [ca. 1847]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W148.2 [P.9830.7]

Title: Views of a cemetery
Description: Shows funeral processions passing a man reclining on a hilltop adorned with mausoleums, possibly in Laurel Hill Cemetery, and arriving at a plot enclosed by a circular fence at an unidentified cemetery. Views include a minister; an open grave; grave diggers; mourners; horse-drawn carriages; and a distant view of a body of water. One view also contains an ornate border including a crucifix, sepulchral monuments, and vaults. Vaults inscribed "Anderson"; "Sylancliff"; and "Holmes.", Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 264, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Date: [ca. 1855]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Cemeteries [(7)1322.F.458b; P.2277.27]

Title: Monument to Genl. Mercer. ; Monument to W.Y. Birch
Description: View of two monuments in Laurel Hill Cemetery designed by architect J.M. Hamilton. The square pillar surmounted by an urn (left) is for General Hugh Mercer, a physician, and brigadier general in the Continental Army. The column and urn on the right is for William Young Birch, a native of Manchester, England, who moved to the states in 1793 and established himself as a bookseller and stationer in Philadelphia. The rural cemetery was built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue., Plate opposite p. 25 in Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia: with numerous illustrations (Philadelphia: For sale at the Cemetery, and by the Treasurer; C. Sherman, printer, 1844)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 481
Creator: Notman, John, 1810-1865, artist
Date: 1844
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(1)11129.O.25a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(2)11129.O.25a]

Title: Monument to Oscar Douglass ; Mausoleum E.W. Robinson Esq
Description: View of two monuments in Laurel Hill Cemetery including a square pillar monument designed by J.M. Hamilton for Oscar Douglass, a Philadelphia fireman. The mausoleum on the right, adorned by Doric columns, pilasters, and a memorial wreath in the entablature, is for Edward William Robinson. The rural cemetery was built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue., Plate opposite p. 27 in Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia: with numerous illustrations (Philadelphia: For sale at the Cemetery, and by the Treasurer; C. Sherman, printer, 1844)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 484
Creator: Notman, John, 1810-1865, artist
Date: 1844
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(1)11129.O.27a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(2)11129.O.27a]

Title: Thomas Hargrave ornamental carver and sculptor s.w. corner of Ridge Road & 13th St
Description: Advertisement showing the three-story business facade, adorned with signage, and the adjacent marble yard at N. 13th Street and Ridge Avenue (east of North Broad and north of Spring Garden streets). A female patron enters the doorway of the establishment in which a monument adorned with a figure in recline is visible within the window. Below the window, signage for "Union Refectory. Oysters Terrapins & Game in Season by Charles Epley" hangs. A male patron descends the stairs to the oyster cellar. A man and boy admire the sepulchral monuments and headstones, many ornamented, which crowd the adjacent fenced, marble yard. Ornamentations include eagles, urns, a female figure at recline, and the inscription "Mother." In the street, a horse-drawn cart is positioned to receive goods across from a stopped "Girard College & Green Hill Chesnut [sic] and Thirteenth" omnibus. A couple exits the rear of the horse-drawn vehicle that is filled with passengers. A landscape view decorates the cab. In the background, neighboring buildings, one with smoking chimneys, are visible. Hargrave established his business at the address in 1844 and operated from the location until the later 1860s., Date supplied by Wainwright., Poulson inscription on recto: Dec. 28, 1858, Philadelphia on Stone, POS 751, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Reynolds worked from Gaskill Street 1844-1852.
Creator: Reynolds, Robert F., artist
Date: [ca. 1848]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W402 [P.2217]

Title: H.S. Tarr monument, &c. marble mantle manufacturer
Description: Advertisement containing an exterior view of the factory (adorned in signage) and fenced marble yard located at Green Street above 7th Street. In the yard, a couple reviews one of several cemetery monuments displayed in front of the factory in which marble workers are visible. The men toil near the open entry and windows. Several of the monuments, many obelisks, contain sculpted adornments. In the street, passengers arrive from an omnibus for the "Exchange & Norristown R.R. Depot. Peters Sixth Street Line" near laborers loading marble works onto a horse-drawn cart. Also shows a woman and boy peering into the yard from the fence and a slight view of the neighboring residential building marked "Green St." Tarr was one of the four major marble manufactories in the city during the mid nineteenth century., Not in Wainwright., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: 1848. Green Street above Seventh Street., Philadelphia on Stone., POS 339, Originally part of a Poulson scrapbook of illustrations of Philadelphia.
Creator: Reynolds, R. F., artist
Date: 1848
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Industries [(7)2521.F.190(v)]

Title: General view of Laurel Hill Cemetery
Description: Bird's eye showing the grounds of the rural cemetery built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue. Horse-drawn carriages and a hearse approach and horse-drawn wagons are parked in front of the main gate. Tombs, monuments, and a Gothic-style chapel line the landscaped grounds of the cemetery. Also shows residences on hillsides rising in the background., Frontispiece to Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia (Philadelphia: For sale at the cemetery, and by the treasurer, etc.; C. Sherman, printer, 1844)., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 294.1, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.9830.6 and in *Am 1844 Phi Lau 11129.O., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Athenaeum of Philadelphia: General Prints Collection - PR318
Creator: Pinkerton, E. J., artist
Date: [1844]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W148.1 [P.9830.6]

Title: H. S. Tarr's marble yard, no. 274 Green St. above Seventh Philadelphia Pa
Description: Advertisement showing a view of the marble yard fronted by a triple arch adorned with plaques, the adjoining three-story office building, and rear factory of the establishment at Green Street above 7th Street. From the sidewalk, decorated as black and white tile, a lady, holding a parasol, and a gentleman admire several ornate obelisks and monuments within the fenced, arched yard. Several of the pieces are adorned with patriotic details, urns, and statuary. Plaques on the arches include the name of the business in addition to text reading "Every Description of Monumental Works Executed" and "Plain & Carved Mantels of Every Description." Under the third arch and entrance to the yard, a clerk and patron talk near slabs of marble propped against the wall of the office building. Behind the men, a laborer hauls a large monument by a dolly into the factory yard. More monuments, including animal sculpture and statuary, are displayed in the fenced court, upper balcony, and Gothic-style windows of the adjacent office building. A female patron walks between the marble pieces down a pathway toward a clerk standing at the entrance. An American eagle sculpture adorns the arches and an American flag adorns the office. Tarr was one of the four major marble manufactories in the city during the mid nineteenth century., Names of "References" printed below the image including Thos. U. Walter, John E. Carver, Charles Le Brun, architects; Frederick Brown; Caleb, Cope & Co.; Levi & James Dickson; H.N. Burroughs; Cooper & Co. New Orleans, Louisiana; H.W. Peronneau Charleston, S.C.; and Rev. Henry A. Boardman, D.D., Phila., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 340.1, LCP exhibit catalogue: Made in America #83., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Creator: Rease, W. H.
Date: [ca. 1858]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W166.1 [P.2073]

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