Block numbered in four places: 6310., Image of a man being in front of three soldiers in a tent. The man in the center appears dressed in a ragged fashion, and is flanked by soldiers holding swords. He appears to be being taken before an officer, who is seated., ‘The Old Red House, “It can’t be John Hall, p. 235 M.S.”' -- inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in The Old flag (Philadelphia, 1864?), p. 320. In the story, the ragged man in the center (John Hall) is a deserter from the Southern army standing before Northern soldiers. This title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from Sept. 1864 to at least 1893., “N.J. Wemmer 215 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876., “A.S.S.U” -- back of block.
For voice, chorus and piano., "To the army & navy of the Union.", First line of text: When Johnny comes marching home again, Hurrah, Hurrah., Pre-cataloging record., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Gilmore, P. S.
Date
c1863
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 11669.F (Clarence Wolf) In Process 4th Floor
Cover title., At head of title: To the officers & men of the 113th Regt. Ills Vols., For voice (AATB) and piano., First line: Oh! Bury the dead where they fall! Let them sleep beneath the sod ...., Library Company copy matches copy held by Johns Hopkins University, Levy Sheet Music Collection, Box 089, Item 064. Digital surrogate available., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Frisbie, Henrie L.
Date
c1863
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Sheet Music Oh! Bury 11373.F, http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/15851
First line: Good news, good news, from Dixie's land., Refrain: O, we're marching down to Dixie's land., Place of publication and publisher based on annotations. Date based on identifiable events in the lyrics., Library Company copy has annotations: Lee & Walker paper, 1000 copies, 500 impressions, 2 tokens, C.S.O. PPL, Library Company has 2 copies on one uncut sheet, as printed., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Locke, E. W., 1818-1900
Date
[1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Sheet Music We are 5782.F.14
Not in Reilly., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Currier & Ives
Date
1861
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cartoons - 1861-50W [P.9314.1]
Commemorates the prisoner-of-war camp for German soldiers on the Isle of Man during World War I., Obverse shows a view of the prison camp with tents and huts, castle and lighthouse in background, within a wreath of barbed wire. Inscription on the reverse reads: Weltkrieg 1914-1916 Erinnerung an die Kriegshaft Douglas Isle of Man.
Depicts two men in caps talking to each other on the sidewalk. A gentleman in a bowler walks past them on the left. To the right is a partial view of a trolley-car. Both sides of the street are visible in the background. American and Cuban flags are displayed on both sides of the street., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
May 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.146]
Image: A cherub-like figure sits near a wheel, an urn, an open book, and flowers that frame the verse. The masts of a ship are visible in the background., Verse 973: "I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee.", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Caption title, date from cover copyright. Music copyright dated 1862., Song; for voice and piano; refrain set for chorus (SATB) and piano., Chromolithographic cover shows officer on horseback leading charge; signed Goes & Quensel Lith. Chicago., First line of text: An echo floats down from the mountains., First line of chorus: Glory to God in the highest., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884
Date
[1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Sheet Music Columbia's 11376.F
Rooftop view from the market house in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania showing the destruction caused by Confederate troops led by brigadier general John McCausland on July 30, 1864., Title and publisher's imprint printed on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1864]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Views [P.8709.3]
Stereoview depicting a lineup of African American soldiers in an exterior beach setting during the Spanish American War, 1898. The men, attired in the uniform of campaign hat, button down jacket, trousers, bullet belts, and leggings, stand at attention, and with their rifles held to the sandy ground. Most of the men look straight ahead with a few looking toward the viewer. In the background, an American flag at the end of the line of men and a military encampment with tents and soldiers is visible. The Spanish American War was the conflict between Spain and the United State originating with the Cuban War of Independence. Cuba gained independence and the United States acquired the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands from Spain. The regular army's four Black troops (9th and10th Cavalry and 24th and 25th Infantry) and thousands of Black men volunteers served during the war. AFrican American troop's service during the war caused controversy within the African American community which still did not have equal civil rights as citizens of the United States., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1899 by J. F. Jarvis., Distributor's imprint printed on mount: Sold by Underwood & Underwood. New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottowa-Kansas., Semi-legible maunscript note on verso: Deliver to Mr. [Heyburn?] ... with ..., J.F. Jarvis was the largest manufacturer of stereoviews in Washington D.C. during the late 19th century. He published his own trade list and numerous views of government surveys., RVCDC
Creator
Jarvis, J. F. (John Fillis), 1849-1931
Date
[1899]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - misc. photo - Jarvis [P.2023.6]
Block numbered in three places: 6301., Image of a man with a cloth or bandage around his head, holding his chest and covered by a blanket; three men attend, one in a uniform with his arm in a sling, one beside him with arms crossed, and one at the end of the bed or bench offers him a bowl of food; a book and pitcher of water are on the floor and a paned window is to the side., “N.J. Wemmer. 215 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Boxwood dealer Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876., “Am.S.S.U” – Back of block in two places., “The Old Red House ‘The poor fellows are so grateful’ p. 253 M.S.” – Inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in The old flag, p. 283., Illustration also appears in Child's world, v. 10 no. 21 (Nov. 1871), p.2.
Sample image scanned from: Sm# Am 1862 Uni Sta (2)5777.F.59d, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "Liberty, left arm raised, holding the flag in her right hand."
Sample image scanned from: 2# Am 1861 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.8a, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "an eagle on a boat-like shield on the ocean, with the banner: Liberty and Union, now and forever."
Waist-length seated portrait of Mrs. Benjamin wearing bonnet, holding staff., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 20 (Nov., 1854), p. 101., "She was with the army all through the Revolutionary War. She was in Albany during the hard winter of 1780, and at West Point two or three years, while the army was stationed there ; and when it left under General Washington, she followed. Her business was cooking and washing for her husband and other soldiers. She speaks distinctly of riding horseback through the streets of Philadelphia on the way to Yorktown and also of embarking on board ship at the head of Elk river, and of cruising down Chesapeake Bay, and landing (I think) at James River.”--P. 101., Also known as Sarah Osborn.
Depicts the cruiser with two engine stacks, two double gun posts and American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. The U.S.S. New Orleans was purchased by the United States Navy on March 16, 1898, joined the "Flying Squadron," but was in Key West during the Battle of Santiago., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
October 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.281]
Depicts a large battleship with two engine stacks on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Several rowboats float near the ship as the crew disembark., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
October 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.283]
Depicts the crew of the Merrimac, a collier deliberately sunk by Richmond Pearson Hobson to barricade the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor during the Spanish American War of 1898. The nine crew men sit in a horse-drawn carriage as it makes its way up North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and watching the procession in front of a landscaped garden along the 1700 block of North Broad Street. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
October 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.268]
Flags and banners decorate an ice boat on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many festivities held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Wharves and factory buildings are visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
October 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.269]
Depicts the large battleship with four engine stacks, a double and a triple gun post on the Delaware River on Naval Day, leading a fleet of ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. U.S.S. Columbia was the longest vessel in the United States Navy when it was commissioned in 1894. Patroled the coast of New England under the "Flying Squadron," commanded by Commodore Winfield Scott Schley. Later helped in the landing of troops in Guanica, Puerto Rico in July of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
October 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.272]
Depicts the Triumphal Arch (i.e. Athenean Arch) and Court of Honor along South Broad Street, showing a large group of pedestrians walking north toward City Hall. Erected after designs by Joseph M. Huston for the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Included a military parade that passed through the Court of Honor, along with other fesitivities that lasted several days in October., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
October 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.144]
Depicts the Triumphal Arch (i.e. Athenean Arch) and Court of Honor along South Broad Street, showing a large group of pedestrians walking north toward City Hall. Erected after designs by Joseph M. Huston for the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Included a military parade that passed through the Court of Honor, along with other festivities that lasted several days in October. Also depicts a partial view of the Dundas-Lippincott House at the northeast corner of Broad and Walnut Streets, built 1840-41 after designs by Thomas Ustick Walter., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
October 25-28, 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.145]
Commemorative print of the Spanish-American War depicting members of the African American regiments of soldiers during the Battle of Kettle Hill, generally known as the Battle of San Juan Hill, on July 1, 1898. Shows, in the left and foreground, African American soldiers, three with head wounds, lying on the ground, on their knees, back, and side. They are portrayed with blood flowing from their wounds, and two likely portrayed to have been killed. Behind and near the men, their fellow soldiers charge, carry an American flag, aim and shoot, and/or engage in hand-to-hand combat with Spanish soldiers, many of whom lay or fall injured and/or dead. In the background, a military fort and charging Spanish soldiers under gun fire and explosions are visible. View also shows firearms, a drum, wagon wheel, and a crate laying in the grass of the battleground. The Spanish American War was the conflict between Spain and the United State originating with the Cuban War of Independence. Cuba gained independence and the United States acquired the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands from Spain. The regular army's four Black troops (9th and10th Cavalry and 24th and 25th Infantry) and thousands of Black men volunteers served during the war. African American troop's service during the war caused controversy within the African American community which still did not have equal civil rights as citizens of the United States. Nearly thirty Black soldiers from the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 24th and 25th Infantry were killed during the battle., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1907 by James Lee Co. Chicago., Printed in lower right: 3838.
The Union recruit carries a musket, rucksack, canteen, powder horn, and bayonet. He appears too small to carry them all., Text: "On to Richmond!" now's the call: / Rally, rally, great and small: / Oh! by golly, how they'll scoot, / When they see you, raw recruit., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
The artillery soldier sits on a large bird with a cannon for its head. He holds his swab in his hand and wears a Union uniform. The sender criticizes the recipient for having killed many people and compares his interest in the cannon to his interest in his pipe., Text: Mister Artillery, how quickly you fly, / How many poor mortals this day have to die; / With your swab in your fist, and your cannon well rammed, / And your pipe with tobacco profusedly crammed. / Just fly from my presence, and that very quickly, / The sight of your face makes a person feel sickly., "526", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
For piano., Caption title; imprint from cover., Cover title: Our generals quick step., Color lithograph on cover of generals on horseback; identifying names printed below. "Lith. by Thomas & Eno, 37, Park Row, N.Y.", "Engvd. at Clayton's"--P. 7., Advertising matter on final p., Pre-cataloging record., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Grafulla, C. S.
Date
c1861
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 11663.F (Clarence Wolf) In Process 4th Floor
Sample image scanned from: 2# Am 1861 Uni Sta (2)5777.F.35b, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "a Union soldier in Zouave uniform, saber drawn, attacking a Confederate soldier."
Block numbered in two places: 7028, also 1798 on small label on back of block., Image of an older man holding a cane, waving or gesturing to a boy who waves with one hand and carries a small pack in his other hand; behind the boy is a carriage or coach, with two men sitting in the driver’s box and another person entering; a man wearing a kepi stands at the side of the coach, holding a bugle at his side; likely a Civil War scene., “N.J. Wemmer & Son [Phila.] 215 Pear St.” – Back of block in two places. I.e. Nelson J. Wemmer.
Full-length studio portrait showing Showell, seated in a chair, and attired in a suit, tie, and spats. His legs are crossed, with one hand resting on his knee, and the other hand resting on the arm of the chair. A studio backdrop is visible in the background. Showell, a resident of South Philadelphia, worked as a laborer with the Adams Express Co. He also served in World War I in the 368th Infantry, part of the African American 92nd Infantry Division known as the "Buffalo Soldiers.", Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Brice C. Showell., Fragile condition.
Date
[ca. 1923]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - misc. - sitter - Showell [P.2015.1.1]
Sample image scanned from: # Am 1861 Southwark (1)5777.F.24c, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "an officer standing, left arm raised, telescope in right hand."
Sample image scanned from: 2# Am 1863 Uni Sta (2)5777.F.45c, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "an encampment, a cannon, and the digging of trenches."
Sample image scanned from: # Am 1861 Uni Sta (2)5777.F.24g, Recruiting poster illustration depicting an "eagle holding a small shield upright in his talons."
Sample image scanned from: 3# Am 1862 Uni Sta (4)5777.F.7, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "a regimental parade, with Sargeant major leading, left arm raised, four drummer boys, and one mounted officer."
Sample image scanned from: 2# Am 1862 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.24a, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "the U.S. flag, surmounting the globe, with the legend: Our country."
Sample image scanned from: 2# Am 1864 Uni Sta (3)5777.F.24, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "a mounted, Union cavalry soldier, saber drawn, attacking a mounted confederate cavalry soldier."
Sample image scanned from: 2# Am 1861 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.36d, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "a Union soldier with rifle in hand, bayonet fixed, charging past a fallen Confederate soldier in battle."
Creator
Bonfield, George Robert, 1805-1898, engineer., creator
Sample image scanned from: # Am 1861 Uni Sta (1)5777.F.62b, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "[x] soldiers, in groups of three, standing at attention (left or right facing)."
Sample image scanned from: # Am 1861 Southwark (1)5777.F.24c, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "three people, one holding a U.S. flag, with the banner: mottos vary." In this poster the banner reads: "the Union and the Constitution!" Banner text varies. Other examples include, "Attention!" and "Hurra for Houtton & Brother."
Sample image scanned from: 2# Am 1862 Uni Sta (2)5777.F.32, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "four horses, two with riders, pulling a cannon with three soldiers seated."
Creator
Rogers, E. (Edward), b. 1831 or 2, engraver., creator
Sample image scanned from: 2# Am 1861 Uni Sta (4)5777.F.57c, Recruiting poster illustration depicting "George Washington holding the U.S. flag, beneath the legend: My country." Various date ranges included in some posters.
Creator
Hinckley, Cornelius T., b. ca. 1820, engraver., creator
