Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2018., Textile shot bag. On the front of the bag in red letters: “Standard Drop Shot, T.W. Sparks, Philadelphia. 7.” An eagle in red is in the center. Inside the bag is a newspaper clipping, “A Brief History, Sparks Shot Tower.”, Opened in 1808 by Thomas Sparks and John Bishop, the 142 foot tall brick tower revolutionized the manufacture of ammunition. Gun shot was made by pouring lead from the top of the tower. The lead developed a round shape through falling and solidified in cold water at the bottom. Four generations of Sparks operated the tower until 1903 when it was sold to the United Lead Company. The City of Philadelphia bought the site in 1913.
Series of illustrated trade cards for Strawbridge & Clothier's dry goods store at Eighth and Market Streets in Philadelphia. Illustrations depict men riding in a horse-drawn carriage past a sign reading "The largest retail stock of dry goods. Strawbridge & Clothier, Eighth & Market Sts., Philada."; an old man seated with his cane watching a woman harvest wheat; a chef wearing an apron and chef's hat pulling on the neck of a duck; and a porter rushing off of a train to help a man carrying Strawbridge & Clothier packages. In 1861, Justus Strawbridge opened a dry goods store at the northwest corner of Market and Eighth streets. In 1868 another young Quaker, Isaac Clothier joined him and together they prospered selling good quality domestic and imported dry goods., Title supplied by cataloger., One print [1975.F.816] copyrighted 1878 by Strawbridge & Clothier., One print [1975.F.806] contains advertising text printed on verso: Philadelphia, Dec. 1880. With the compliments of the season we present this little Calendar for the coming year. Respectfully, Strawbridge & Clothier. Eighth and Market Sts., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Strawbridge [1975.F.763; 1975.F.806; 1975.F.816; 1975.F.851]
View of "Plante Merveilleuse"--Marvelous Plant--in the Agricultural Hall. Depicts a rope-like tapestry that is actually natural roots. Also shown is an ornate glass display chest, along with a table topped with glass bottles, a model ship, and cloth sacks.
Interior view of Agricultural Hall. Shows the Old Time Wind-Mill, lined by barrels and cloth sacks along the exterior. Also depicted are stacks of boxes containing crackers, as well as cabinets filled with bottles of wine and champagne.
Interior view of the Agricultural Building. Depicts the Brazilian Cotton Exhibit. The cotton is displayed attached to a temporary decorative wall, with flags extending at the top. At the base of the wall are bags of cotton.
