Church, corner 4th St. & Washington Av. Morrissania, Long Island, N.Y.
Title
Church, corner 4th St. & Washington Av. Morrissania, Long Island, N.Y 55 x 80 feet
Description
Architectural view showing the Gothic-style Methodist Episcopal church for the parish established in 1850. Also shows pedestrian traffic., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.93a]
Church, corner 4th St. & Washington Av. Morrissania, Long Island, N.Y. [graphic] : 55 x 80 feet.
Title
Church, corner 4th St. & Washington Av. Morrissania, Long Island, N.Y 55 x 80 feet
Description
Architectural view showing the Gothic-style Methodist Episcopal church for the parish established in 1850. Also shows pedestrian traffic., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.93a]
Calvary Church, 4th Ave. and 22nd St.
Title
Calvary Church, 4th Ave. and 22nd St
Description
Exterior view showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built in 1846 after the designs of James Renwick Jr. on Park Avenue South (i.e. 4th Avenue) at 21st Street., Publisher's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corner., Distributor's imprint partially stamped on verso: [McAllister Optician 627 Broadway New York]., Inscribed in negative: 4626., Originally from a McAllister scrapbook of Views of New York, Thomas H. McAllister, brother of Philadelphia antiquarian, John A. McAllister, established an optician shop in New York in 1855., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Anthony firm, established in 1859, operated as a partnership from 501 Broadway between 1863 and 1871.
Creator
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Anthony - Religion [5741.F.3e]
[Rooftop view from New York University on Washington Square looking northeast toward Grace Church, New York]
Title
[Rooftop view from New York University on Washington Square looking northeast toward Grace Church, New York]
Description
Includes two men seated on rooftop in foreground and church tower in background., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers, who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Views [(8)1322.F.1d]
[Rooftop view from New York University on Washington Square looking northeast toward Grace Church, New York]
Title
[Rooftop view from New York University on Washington Square looking northeast toward Grace Church, New York]
Description
Includes two men seated on rooftop in foreground and church tower in background., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers, who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Views [(8)1322.F.1d]
[Rooftop view from New York University on Washington Square looking northeast toward Grace Church, New York] [graphic] / Langenheim.
Title
[Rooftop view from New York University on Washington Square looking northeast toward Grace Church, New York]
Description
Includes two men seated on rooftop in foreground and church tower in background., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers, who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date
ca. 1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Views [(8)1322.F.1d]
Dr. Tyng's Church, New York.
Title
Dr. Tyng's Church, New York
Description
Oblique view looking north at the front elevation and spires of St. George's Episcopal Church at 209 East 16th Street facing the west end of Stuyvesant Square in New York City. Church built 1846-48 after designs by Otto Blesch and Leopold Eiditz to accommodate congregation in Lower Manhattan. Spires completed in 1858. A fire in 1865 destroyed the roof and the spires were subsequently removed., Title printed on mount., Photographer's blind stamp on mount., Publisher's label pasted on verso., White mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim Brothers copyrighted a series of stereographs with labels inscribed: "American Stereoscopic Co., Langenheim, Loyd & Co., Philadelphia" in 1858. They continued to produce stereographs until 1865, when they withdrew from the American Stereoscopic Co.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
Date
c1858
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Religion [8335.F.2]
Dr. Tyng's Church, New York. [graphic] / Langenheim.
Title
Dr. Tyng's Church, New York
Description
Oblique view looking north at the front elevation and spires of St. George's Episcopal Church at 209 East 16th Street facing the west end of Stuyvesant Square in New York City. Church built 1846-48 after designs by Otto Blesch and Leopold Eiditz to accommodate congregation in Lower Manhattan. Spires completed in 1858. A fire in 1865 destroyed the roof and the spires were subsequently removed., Title printed on mount., Photographer's blind stamp on mount., Publisher's label pasted on verso., White mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim Brothers copyrighted a series of stereographs with labels inscribed: "American Stereoscopic Co., Langenheim, Loyd & Co., Philadelphia" in 1858. They continued to produce stereographs until 1865, when they withdrew from the American Stereoscopic Co.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
Date
c1858
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Religion [8335.F.2]
Ruins of St. George's Church, Rutherford Place, N.Y. Rector, Stephen H. Tyng.
Title
Ruins of St. George's Church, Rutherford Place, N.Y. Rector, Stephen H. Tyng
Description
Incomplete series showing five exterior and interior views of the ruins of the St. George's Episcopal Church (founded 1749) at 209 E. 16th Street at Stuyvesant Square. The Romanesque-style church built 1846-1856 after the designs of Blesch and Edlitz was damaged by fire in 1865. Images also show views of Stuyvesant Square, pedestrians, and a horse-drawn wagon. Titles include Front View from the S.E. corner of Stuyvesant Square; Front View from the Fountain, Stuyvesant Square; Front View from the East Fountain, Stuyvesant Square; S.W. View from the corner of E. 16th St. and 3rd Avenue; and Interior View from the Chancel., Series numbers: 4598; 4600-4602; 4609., Publisher's labels pasted on versos., Yellow mounts with square corners., Partial distributor's imprint stamped on versos: [McAllister Optician 627 Broadway New York]., Series numbers inscribed in negatives., Originally from a McAllister scrapbook of views of New York, The Anthony firm, established in 1859, operated as a partnership from 501 Broadway between 1863 and 1871., Thomas H. McAllister, brother of Philadelphia antiquarian, John A. McAllister, established an optician shop in New York in 1855., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Anthony - Religion [5741.F.2b; 5741.F.2d; 5741.F.3d; 5741.F.3f; 5741.F.4b]