Views of tombs and mausoleums in the cemetery chartered in 1840 on the former estate of botanist William Hamilton in West Philadelphia. Shows the Drexel family mausoleum (completed 1863 after the designs of Collins & Autenrieth), the Edward Alexander Orme monument, the Commodore David Porter obelisk; and the tomb of optician John McAllister, Jr. and his wife Eliza Young McAllister. Views also include trees and iron work and marble fencing., Three of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Stereographic prints mounted on yellow mounts with square corners, including one [(5)1322.F.80a], hand-colored. Two also contain labels printed with titles, including the series title: Views in Philadelphia., 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. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Cemeteries [(8)1322.F.43g; (8)1322.F.47c; (5)1322.F.80a; P.9389.10]
Photograph depicting Marshal Joseph Joffre and Mayor Thomas B. Smith standing before Benjamin Franklin's grave at Christ Church during the French High Commission visit to Philadelphia on May 9, 1917. Shows Joffre, attired in uniform, gesturing with his right hand as he speaks to Mayor Smith. Several other men from the party stand around them. Partial view of other tombs in the cemetery and the crowd watching behind the fence. Joseph Joffre was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He accompanied the French High Commission's trip to the United States in 1917 and visited Washington D.C., Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Illinois, and Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, they went to Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Franklin's grave, and the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas B. Smith was the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1916 until 1920., Title from manuscript note written on verso., Date inferred from event date., See related: photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.2-9; 7066.11-16].
Date
1917
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - events - World War I [7066.Q.10]
