Full-length portrait of a woman wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, with a high, tight collar and ruffled sleeves. She wears a tall hat with ribbon plumage and stands in front of a room screen decorated with foliage-patterned fabric., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator
Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date
ca. 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.77]
Full length portrait of a man costumed in a multi-color striped clown suit, with a ruffled collar and cone-shaped hat. He stands outside against the stone wall of a house., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator
Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date
ca. 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.54]
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 27 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the outdoor scene. Eight men, four boys, and a woman socialize. Most of the men wear suits with plain pants, long coats, bow ties or a cravat and wear top hats and hold canes. One man wears a hunting ouffit and holds a rifle. The boys wear pants and jackets, one in a smock-like style. Most also wear or hold caps. The woman wears a riding outfit. Many of the figures are shown from the back. Lower panel shows an indoor scene. Eight men, four boys, one woman and one girl socialize. Most of the men wear suits with plain pants, long coat or a cape, bow ties or a cravat, top hats and hold canes. One man wears a bed robe and the boys wear suits. The woman wears a bonnet, a cape-like coat with trim, and a full skirt. The girl wears a cape and pantaloons. Two of the men are seated on chairs. All the men wear muttonchops and/or mustaches. Key numbered 1-13 and 14-27 printed below the panels., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 210, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 1498e (E size) Fashions 1849
Date
[c1849]
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 1498e (E size) Fashions 1849
Fashion advertisement containing two panels of 24 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. Three men in suits, two with top hats and one in a wide-brimmed hat converse near a framed painting. In the center, in front of a draped window, two young boys, one attired in a sack-style jacket, converse and stand near three men attired in suits, one with his back turned. Two of the men wear top hats. To the left, a heavy-set man in a top hat and suit converses with two other gentlemen, one leaning on a stand with a potted plant, in top hats and suits. Lower panel shows an outdoor setting at a lakeside with seven men, two boys, and a woman. Most of the men wear suits, including jackets with tails, top hats, and bow ties. One man wears a wide-brimmed hat. Another man wears a hunting outfit accessorized with a wide-brimmed hat, bag and rifle. The boys, wear suits, one also has a cap, and hold apples. The woman wears a two-piece riding outfit of a fitted jacket, full skirt, and wide-brimmed hat. Many of the men's pants contain patterns, with a number adorned with horizontal stripe designs below the knee and most wear facial hair of mustaches, and/or mutton chops. Other furnishings include carpeting. Figures numbered 1-11, upper panel and 12-24, lower panel., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 215, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 1514e (E size) Fashions Spring Summer 1853, LOC copy uncolored.
Date
c1853
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 1514e (E size) Fashions Spring Summer 1853
Fashion advertisement containing two panels of 27 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows an outdoor setting near a hitching post with eight men, four boys, and a woman. Most of the men wear long coats, top hats, and bow ties. Two men wear hunting outfits accessorized with hunting caps and rifles and one man wears a riding outfit. The boys, three playing with hoops, wear jackets and pants, caps, and hats. One wears long hair. The woman wears a two-piece riding outfit as well as a brimmed hat. Lower panel shows the parlor scene with eight men, four boys, a woman, and a girl. Most of the men, except one in a bed coat and cap, wear suits, with vests and bow ties. A number of them hold top hats. The boys wear suits, jackets and pants, as well as bow ties. The girl wears a Highlands-style dress and jacket and presents a flower to the woman, seated and attired in an evening dress with lace overlay on the bodice, a low neckline, and short sleeves. She also wears a ribbon through her hair. One of the boys and two of the gentlemen hover near her. Furnishings include framed pictures, carpeting, a large bookcase, and a stand draped with a cloth on which the man in bed attire leans. A few of the boy's and men's pants contain plaid patterns and most are tapered. All of the men wear facial hair, including mustaches, and/or mutton chops. Key numbered 1-13 and 14-27 printed below the panels., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 211, Library of Congress: PAGA 7, no. 1507e (E size) Fashions 1849
Date
c1849
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PAGA 7, no. 1507e (E size) Fashions 1849
Fashion advertisement containing a bi-level scene of 24 elegantly attired men, women, and children socializing near a stone embankment with stairs by the sea. At the lower level of the embankment nine men, three boys, and a woman stand, converse, and approach the stairs. Most of the men wear bow ties, winter coats, top hats, tapered pants, and hold canes. The boys wear caps, long pants, and jackets. The woman wears a feathered, rimmed hat, shirtwaist, and skirt. At the upper level, a couple, six men, and three boys stand as pairs, converse, and acknowledge each other. The woman, in bloomers, and a boy wear attire with an East Asian influence, including turbans. Most of the men wear winter coats (two with tails), tapered pants, and hold canes. One man wears a cape and all hold or wear a top hat. The boys wear long pants and jackets, including one with a cap. Sailing vessels are visible in the background. Figures numbered 1-13, lower level and 14-24, upper level. Also contains border with filigree cornices., Not in Wainwright., Artist's signature center left., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 212, Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1851 & 2 (D size) [P&P]
Creator
Hoffy, Alfred M., b. ca. 1790, artist
Date
c1851
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1851 & 2 (D size) [P&P]
Fashion advertisement containing a bi-level scene of 24 elegantly attired men, women, and children socializing on and below a veranda near a lake. Below the veranda, near a lawn, nine men, three boys and a woman stand, converse, and sit on a bench. The seated woman wears a riding outfit and holds a crop. The men, most attired in overcoats, vests, and bow ties, hold or wear top hats. Many also hold canes and one leans on a stone pediment. Another wears a hunting outfit and holds a rifle. The boys, one looking onto the lawn, wear jackets and long pants. On the veranda, seven men and four boys converse and stand. The men attired in overcoats, vests, and bow ties, hold or wear top hats and a number hold canes. The boys wear long pants, and jackets, with one accessorized with a cap and the other with a top hat. Trees and mountains are visible in the background. Figures numbered 1-13, lower level and 14-24, upper level. Also contains trompe l'oeil frame., Not in Wainwright., Artist's signature center left., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 213, Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1851 (D size) [P&P]
Creator
Hoffy, Alfred M., b. ca. 1790, artist
Date
c1851
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1851 (D size) [P&P]
Fashion advertisement containing two panels of 24 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Lower panel shows the parlor scene. Two men in suits, top hats in hand, and one with a cane converse near a mantle lined with books across from two other men, similarly attired, with one showing his back. In the center, two young boys, one attired in a suit and the other in formal knickers, converse and stand near two men attired in suits, one of an evening style. Both men hold top hats, and one showing his back holds a cane. To the left, a man in a bed coat, sits on a chair and reads to two young men attired in suits, as another man in a heavy jacket and cravat stands over his shoulder. Upper panel evokes an outdoor setting with eight men, three boys, and a woman. Most of the men, including a portly gentleman, wear long coats, top hats, cravats, and bow ties. One man wears a hunting outfit accessorized with a bag and rifle. The boys, all shown from the back, wear suits and the woman similarly posed, wears a riding outfit. Many of the men's pants contain striped or plaid patterns and most wear facial hair of mustaches, and/or mutton chops. Other furnishings include drapery, framed pictures, carpeting, and a mantel. Figures numbered 1-11, lower panel and 12-24, upper panel., Not in Wainwright., Artist's signature center left., Copyrighted by John R. Shankland., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 214, Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1852 (D size) [P&P]
Creator
Hoffy, Alfred M., b. ca. 1790, artist
Date
c1852
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--Shankland's American fashions...1852 (D size) [P&P]
Social caricature showing a white man-woman couple in costume at a Philadelphia ball. The man, in the left, his head slightly turned to the right, wears a costume reminiscent of the 16th century. He is attired in red and blue striped ballooned knickers, a green brocade jacket with a red sash and cape, white ruffle collar, and a blue cap adorned with white ostrich feathers in the front. The woman, in the right and looking toward her left, is dressed in a pastorial attire. She wears a flat yellow head piece with red and blue bows on top, a white shirt with a low décolleté neckline and puff sleeves beneath a black corset, and a blue skirt with yellow trim underneath a white apron adorned with bows and a floral border. Scene also includes men and women attendees standing behind the couple., Title from print., Date from print., Inscribed: Plate 10., The symbol of a key is used in place of the name Clay., William Simpson was a Philadelphia "fancy store" proprietor who published the first 11 prints of the "Life in Philadelphia" series. He also marketed the series as part of his "Artists' Repository" and possibly helped finance the cost of production., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator
Clay, Edward Williams, 1799-1857, etcher
Date
1829
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Life in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Set) [P.9693]
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 21 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene with 5 men, 2 women, 2 boys and a girl socializing. The men wear suits, with light colored pants, vests, and dark bow ties, and hold hats, canes, and an overcoat. One man wears a jacket with tails. The boys wear military inspired suits, a cape, and cap and hold an overcoat. The girl wears a jacket, skirt, a petticoat and a cap. The women wear dresses with hoop skirts that are adorned with lace and bowties. One also wears a bonnet and jacket and the other wears gloves and holds a handkerchief. Furnishings include a sofa, chair, side table, patterned carpeting, and a fireplace mantle adorned with candelabras. Lower panel shows 9 men, a woman, and a boy in front of a snow-covered riverbank and residence in the background. Most of the men wear overcoats, striped or patterned trousers, and carry canes. All of the men wear top hats and one wears a scarf wrapped around his neck. The boy wears a jacket, trousers, and cap and the woman (part of a couple) is attired in a riding habit. Most of the depicted men have a mustache, sideburns, or both. Key numbered 1-10 and 11-21 printed below the figures., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 245, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 642 W 263b
Creator
Magee, John L., artist
Date
[ca. 1856]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 642 W 263b
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 21 elegantly attired men, women, and children in two outdoor settings. Scenes surrounded by a border designed as tree branches, filigree and scissors. Cherubic figures sewing and ironing flank the title at the bottom of the print. Upper panel shows 5 men, 1 woman, 4 boys and 2 girls socializing on a dirt pathway overlooking the city. At the center of the panel, the oldest boy sits on a bench telling the younger children a story. Three men converse on the left side, one with his back to the viewer, and on the right side, two men and a woman stand looking in the direction of the others. All of the men wear or hold hats and are attired in suits, including two in striped pants. The woman wears a full brown dress decorated with floral designs and alternating bands of different fabric. The boys are attired in jackets and ties, and two wear hats. The girls wear dresses, tights, boots and hats. Lower panel shows 7 men, a woman and a boy adorned in winter capes and jackets. The men and the boy wear striped or checkered pants, overcoats or capes, and sport top hats or caps. The woman wears a shirt waist and skirt with the ruching of her undershirt tied at her neck and a plumed hat secured by a strap under her chin. Behind her a man tries to reign in a horse. The boy holds a book opened to a sketch or an illustration. Many of the depicted men have mustaches and or sideburns. A steamboat is visible on the body of water in the background, not far from a factory building on the mountainous shoreline., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 73, Smithsonian Institution NMAH H&CL - Harry T. Peters America on Stone Collection [DL *60.3072]
Date
[1852]
Location
Smithsonian Institution | NMAH Home and Community Life Collection SI NMAH H&CL - Harry T. Peters America on Stone Collection [DL *60.3072]
Ambrotype stereograph in stereoscope case depicting a three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified white man, standing. Sitter has dark hair, combed and parted to the left, and a beard. He is attired in white shirt with a turned-up collar, a white waistcoat, a dark-colored bowtie, a dark-colored jacket with tails, and light-colored pants. His cheeks are tinted pink. He stands with his right hand touching the top rail of a wooden chair in the left. His left arm is bent and his hand holds the edge of his open jacket at his waist. In the right, a straw hat with a patterned scarf hanging out of it, lies on a side table. The pictorial detail of the scarf is hand tinted pink., Title supplied by cataloger., Pink tinting on cheeks and scarf., Labeled on the stereoscope: “Macher’s Improved Stereoscope. Philada. Patent, March 8th 1853.” “Stereoscopic Ambrotype. Pictures, Surpassing any thing for Depth, Clearness, and Relief, which the Art has yet produced. Also Ambrotype & Mezzograph pictures taken at the Gallery of Photography by Isaac Rehn. No. 126 Arch Street, above Sixth, South side, Philadelphia., Mat: Oval. Engraved on metal plate, ”Ambrotype by Rehn 260 Chestnut St.” “Patented July 4 & 11, 1854.”, Case: Leather., Isaac Rehn is listed as a photographer in the Philadelphia directories from 1850 to-1861. Rehn has been credited with the first ambrotype in the United States.
Creator
Rehn, Isaac, photographer
Date
[ca. 1854]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – Rehn [P.2018.52]
Half-length, forward facing portrait of an unidentified white woman seated on a chair. Sitter has long, dark hair, parted in the middle, and looped behind her ears. She is attired in a dark-colored, short-sleeved, silk dress with buttons down the bodice and a white lace collar, and black lace, fingerless gloves. A broach adorns her collar. She rests her right forearm on a table covered in a patterned cloth. The sitter’s left hand is slightly clenched and rests on her lap. Her lips and cheeks are tinted pink., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and dates of operation of the photographer., Pink tinting on lips and cheeks., Attributed to McClees & Germon., Pad: Red velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather., Contains weeping glass deterioration., Edges of daguerreotype plate are tarnished., Gift of Jane Hastings, 2011., James E. McLees (1821-1887) and Washington Lafayette Germon (1822-1877) operated as partners from 1846 to 1855 in Philadelphia.
Creator
McClees & Germon, photographer
Date
[ca. 1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – McClees & Germon [P.2011.56.3]
Half-length portrait of an unidentified white man, slightly facing right. Sitter has dark-colored hair, combed and parted to the left, and is attired in a white shirt with a turned-up collar, a broad, black bowtie, and a black jacket. His cheeks are tinted pink., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and dates of operation of the photographer., Pink tinting on cheeks., Gift of Michael Gibson, 2017., Mat: Oval. Stamped: McClees & Germon. Phila., James E. McLees (1821-1887) and Washington Lafayette Germon (1822-1877) operated as partners from 1846 to 1855 in Philadelphia.
Creator
McClees & Germon, photographer
Date
[ca. 1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – McClees & Germon [P.2017.57]
Bust-length, forward facing portrait of a seated, white man. Sitter has dark hair, parted to the side and brushed back, and wears a mustache. He is attired in a white shirt with a high collar, a wide bowtie, a patterned waistcoat, and a jacket., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and address of photographer and dates of operation., Pad: Orange velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “Chas. M. Ising Dag’ps. S.W. Cor. Of 8th & Arch Sts. Philada.” in the center and within an ornamental frame containing decorative flowers and leaves., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Cluster of grapes and other fruits, including a strawberry and pomegranate. Decorative leaves are in each corner. Same design on verso., Charles M. Ising operated from 8th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia between 1856 and 1857.
Creator
Ising, Charles M., photographer
Date
[ca. 1856]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – Ising [P.2011.33]
Three-quarter length, forward facing portrait of a young, white boy. The boy, with rosy cheeks, is attired in a brimmed hat decorated with a ribbon, as well as a long-sleeved shirt with buttons down the front, and pants. He has a slight frown to his expression. He stands with his right hand at his waist with his thumb hooked into his pants and his left hand resting on an object in front of him., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and address of photographer and dates of operation., Pink tinting on cheeks., Pad: Red velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “W & F Langenheim, 216 Chestnut St., Philadelphia” in the center and within an ornamental frame with decorative scrolls., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of various flowers surrounded by a border of vines and flowers. Wavy line design on verso., Contains weeping glass deterioration., Gift of Jane Hastings, 2011., The Langenheim firm operated from 216 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia in 1851.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date
[ca. 1851]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – Langenheim [P.2011.56.1]
Half-length portrait of two young white men seated and facing the viewer. In the left, the man has rosy cheeks and long, upswept dark colored hair and is attired in a white collared shirt, a bowtie, a waistcoat with a watch chain that has a cross, a jacket, and pants. He rests his lightly close-fisted right hand on his knee while his left arm is draped behind the other man. In the right, the man has rosy cheeks and long, brush-backed, dark colored hair and is attired in a white collared shirt, a bowtie, a waistcoat with a watch chain, a jacket, and pants. He rests his slightly curled hands on his lap., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium, attire of the sitter, and address of photographer and dates of operation., Pink tinting on cheeks., Pad: Red velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “Van Loan Gallery, 159 Chesnut St., Philada” in the center and within an ornamental frame composed of filigree scrolls., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. The design of the case is called the Bird and the Grape Vine and is plate 89 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in quantity. Geometric Celtic design on verso., Contains weeping glass deterioration., Edges of daguerreotype plate are tarnished., Gift of Jane Hastings, 2011., Samuel Van Loan operated from 159 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia between 1852 to 1853.
Creator
Van Loan, Samuel, photographer
Date
[ca. 1852]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos – photographer – Van Loan [P.2011.56.2]
Bust-length, forward facing portrait of a white man. Sitter has dark hair, parted to the left with long sideburns. He is attired in a white shirt with a high collar, a broad bowtie, and a jacket., Title supplied by the cataloger., Date inferred from manuscript note enclosed in case: The property of Hannah W. Sterling, 1515 Arch St., Phila taken in 1845., Gift of David Doret., Pad: Red velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “Root, 140 Chestnut St. Philada.” in the bottom edge of an ornamental frame composed of decorative scrolls. In the center, above photographer’s imprint, is a bouquet of flowers in a vase., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Bouquet of mixed flowers surrounded by an embossed border. Geometric design of interlocking circles with flower details in each corner and within a border of decorative scrolls on the verso., Marcus A. Root operated from 140 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia between 1845 and 1846.
Creator
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer
Date
[ca. 1845]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Photos [P.2021.34.1]
Half-length, forward facing portrait of a white man. Sitter has dark hair, parted to the right, and pink tinting on his lips and cheeks. He is attired in a white shirt, a bowtie, a waistcoat, and a jacket. His slightly curled right hand rests on his leg. His left arm and hand rest on a side table in the right., Title supplied by the cataloger., Date inferred from dates of operation of photographer at address in photographer’s imprint., Pink tinting on lips and cheeks., Gift of David Doret., Pad: Brown velvet embossed with photographer’s imprint “Willard, No. 1628 Market St.” in the center., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Mother of pearl inlay in a geometric design in the center. Some pieces of inlay lacking. No design on verso., Oliver H. Willard operated from No. 1628 Market Street, Philadelphia between 1858 and 1860.
Creator
Willard, Oliver H., -1875, photographer
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Photos [P.2021.34.2]
Bust-length portrait of an unidentified young African American woman slightly facing right. Her hair is parted in the center and pulled back, and she is attired in a high collared shirt with shoulder flounces with lace trim and a stick pin at her neck., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from dates of operation of the photographer and attire of the sitter., Photographer's imprint with insignia stamped on mount., Purchase 2000., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Gilbert, Conrad M., photographer
Date
[ca. 1893]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Gilbert [P.9853.2]
Three-quarter length portrait of an African American man standing with his hands behind his back facing slightly left. He is attired in a white collared shirt, a bowtie, a waistcoat, a jacket, and pants. His jacket is adorned with a ribbon on his lapel, and there is a watch chain on his waistcoat, both decorated with metal stars, possibly signifying his membership within a fraternal lodge., Title supplied by cataloger., Mount contains gold border., Gift of Mrs. Barbara Jacobsen, 1988., Image slightly out of focus., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Graeff, photographer
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Graeff [P.9216]
Three-quarter length portrait of a young African American woman standing and facing the viewer. She wears her hair tied back and is attired in a brimmed, straw hat adorned with ribbons and flowers, a high-collared shirtwaist with narrow sleeves puffed at the shoulders, a belt with a decorative clasp at the center, and several rings on her left hand. She holds flowers in her hands which she rests on top of an upholstered chair that is in front of her. In the right is a side table covered in a patterned tablecloth with two books and a basket of flowers on top of it., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from operation of the photography studio and attire of the sitter., Purchase 1998., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Parlor Gallery, operated by Lewis Horning, was in business at 525 South 9th Street from circa 1886 until circa 1894.
Creator
Parlor Gallery (Firm), photographer
Date
[ca. 1891]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Parlor [P.9573.1]
Three-quarter length portrait of an unidentified young African American woman standing and slightly facing right. She wears he hair tied back with bangs of curls on her forehead and is attired in a dark velvet basque shirt jacket with buttons down the bodice, a floral printed skirt, earrings, bracelets on both wrists, and a pin. She is posed beside a plaster tree stump, which she rests her hands on. In the background is a painted backdrop with trees., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Date inferred from dates of operation of photographer and attire of the sitter., Purchase 2000., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Snyder & Walton, photographer
Date
[ca. 1893]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Snyder [P.9853.4]
Racist caricature depicting an African American man dandy, in his bedroom, grooming himself in front of a full-length mirror adorned with a candle holder and lit candle. He holds a brush up with his right hand to the top of his head of hair which is in a pompadour style. He holds a comb in his left hand that rests on his hip. He stands with his legs apart. He is attired in a blue waistcoat with tails, a white shirt, vest, and cravat, black pants, and black shoes. A handkerchief hangs out of the back pocket of his jacket. He ponders Miss Carolina's "unfair reflection" about the "paleness" of his complexion. Scene also includes a pitcher and towel rest, a partial view of a bed with a canopy next to a bedside table on which a straightening iron rests beside a candle stick. Also shows a full-length rug on the floor. The man is depicted with oversize and exaggerated features. His skin tone is depicted with black hand coloring., Title from image., Date inferred from content and name of publisher., Contains one bubble of dialogue in the vernacular within image: It was Bery unfair of Miss Carolina to Reflect on Paleness ob my Complexion. I consider dat I hab got a bery Good Color., Charles Hunt was a respected 19th-century London engraver and etcher known mostly for his prints of sporting subjects., RVCDC, Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator
Summers, William, artist
Date
[ca. 1833]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Life in Philadelphia (London Set) [P.9710.2]
Racist caricature depicting an African American man dandy, in his bedroom, grooming himself in front of a full-length mirror adorned with a candle holder and lit candle. He holds a brush up with his right hand to the top of his head of hair which is in a pompadour style. He holds a comb in his left hand that rests on his hip. He stands with his legs apart. He is attired in a green waistcoat with tails, a white shirt and cravat, yellow vest, black pants, and black shoes. A handkerchief hangs out of the back pocket of his jacket. He ponders Miss Carolina's "unfair reflection" about the "paleness" of his complexion. Scene also includes a pitcher and towel rest, a partial view of a bed with a canopy next to a bedside table on which a straightening iron rests beside a candle stick. Also shows a full-length rug on the floor. The man is depicted with oversize and exaggerated features. His skin tone is depicted with black hand coloring., Title from item., Date inferred from content and name of publisher., Contains one bubble of dialogue in the vernacular within image: It was Bery unfair of Miss Carolina to Reflect on Paleness ob my Complexion. I consider dat I hab got a bery Good Color., Charles Hunt was a respected 19th-century London engraver and etcher known mostly for his prints of sporting subjects., RVCDC, Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator
Summers, William, artist
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Life in Philadelphia (London Set) [P.9713.1]
Collection of cased photographs of sitters related to cabinet maker Frederick Gutekunst, his son and photographer Frederick Gutekunst, and his son-in-law and photographer Jacob Haldt. Majority of the sitters (men, women, and children) are unidentified. Identified sitters include Frederick L. Gutekunst, and Katherine (Katie) Gutekunst, son and daughter of photographer Gutekunst, photographer Jacob Haldt, and Tomas Hernandes, “the friend who was with Mr. Peale since he came to Pto [ Puerto] Rico until the last moment.” Includes bust, half, three-quarter, and full-length portraits with sitters mostly posed seated. Many of the women sitters wear long-sleeved dresses with collars. Some images also include a scenic backdrop (P.2020.12.13) or depict props, including side tables and a book on which an unidentified girl leans as she sits on a table (P.2020.12.11). Also includes a daguerreotype depicting a woman holding a baby inscribed “Isaac, Mary Jane & Charles Burr” on verso of the plate., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and age and attire of sitters., Photographers include Frederick Gutekunst, Gutekunst & Bro., and Lemuel H. Purnell., Various-shaped mats, including oval, elliptical, double elliptical, square, and quarterfoil., Various colored pads, including red, purple, black, green, and maroon velvet, some with embossing. Embossings include photographer’s imprints and/or imagery. Imagery includes floral and ornament designs and scroll work., Leather and thermoplastic cases. Case designs vary, and include floral, ornament, emblem, geometric, and scroll designs. Designs also include a double-sided bookcase format as well as Seated woman holding child and pets, plate 30 and Berry motif, plate 99 in American miniature case art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969)., P.2020.12.2-3 and P.2020.12.6-9 contains daguerrean's imprint on pad., Several of the images contain weeping glass deterioration, tarnished plates, or other damage., Basic inventory of collection available at repository.
Date
[ca. 1850-ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cased photos - Gutekunst and Haldt Family [P.2020.12.1-22]
Sexist caricature satirizing middle-class mores and depicting a white man dandy sexually harassing a well-to-do white woman as she traverses a Philadelphia street. The man stands next to her, in the right, and the woman has an aghast expression. She has a bouffant hairstyle adorned with flowers and ribbons. She wears a long hooded cape over her hourglass shape and large hair. The dandy is dressed in a corset, a top hat, coat with tails, vest, gloves, and large bow tie. He holds a walking stick toward the ground in his right hand. A handkerchief hangs out of his right coat pocket. Cityscape and two men pedestrians are seen on the street in the background., Title from item., Date from item., Inscribed: Plate 8., The symbol of a key is used in place of the name Clay., Contains five lines of dialogue above the image: “Good evening Miss, shall I have the pleasure of walking with you?” _ Me sir!! for whom do you take me, sir? __”Come, come that’s a good one!__ for whom do I take you? Why for myself to be sure!”__, William Simpson was a Philadelphia "fancy store" proprietor who published the first 11 prints of the "Life in Philadelphia" series. He also marketed the series as part of his "Artists' Repository.", Bottom corners mended., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator
Clay, Edward Williams, 1799-1857, etcher
Date
1828
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Life in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Set) [P.9692]
Sexist caricature satirizing middle-class mores and depicting a white man dandy sexually harassing a well-to-do white woman as she traverses a Philadelphia street. The man stands next to her, in the right, and the woman has an aghast expression. She has a bouffant hairstyle adorned with yellow flowers and ribbons. She wears a long pink cape with a blue hood over her hourglass shape and large hair. The dandy is dressed in a corset, a black top hat, blue coat with tails, pink vest, gloves, and large pink bow tie. He holds a walking stick toward the ground in his right hand. A white handkerchief hangs out of his right coat pocket. Cityscape and two men pedestrians are seen on the street in the background., Title from item., Date from item., Inscribed: Plate 8., The symbol of a key is used in place of the name Clay., Contains five lines of dialogue above the image: “Good evening Miss, shall I have the pleasure of walking with you?” _ Me sir!! for whom do you take me, sir? __”Come, come that’s a good one!__ for whom do I take you? Why for myself to be sure!”__, Sarah Hart was a Jewish Philadelphia stationer who with her son, Abraham Hart, a future eminent Philadelphia publisher, assumed publication of the "Life in Philadelphia" series in 1829. She, alone, reprinted the entire series of 14 prints in 1830., Reaccessioned as P.9701.2., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator
Clay, Edward Williams, 1799-1857, etcher
Date
[1830]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Life in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Set) [P.9701.2]
Caricature depicting a modishly dressed white couple (man and woman) strolling through Philadelphia's Washington Square near the Society Hill section of the city. The woman wears a bright yellow dress with extremely puffed leg o'mutton sleeves and a dramatically large yellow hat with a massively wide brim. Blue and yellow striped ribbons are attached to the hat and hang down from the brim. A kerchief and necklace adorn her neck. She carries a purple purse and a pink umbrella in her left hand and a pink monocle in her right. She holds the monocle close to the side of her chin. The man wears a blue waistcoat with massively puffed leg o'mutton sleeves, a plaid cravat, brown trousers, and top hat. He holds a walking cane in his left hand to the side of his waist. Both figures are depicted with corseted waists. Two fashionably dressed women, a fashionably dressed couple (man and woman) with a child, and multi-story buildings and trees are seen in the background. In the early 1800s Washington Square evolved from a pasture ground and a burial ground for the city’s African American community, indigent community, and Revolutionary War soldiers in the 18th century to a park at the request of the wealthy residents in the neighborhood., Title from item., Date inferred from dates of later plates in the series., Probably published by William Simpson., Inscribed: Plate 1., Nancy Reynolds Davison's E.W. Clay: American political caricaturist of the Jacksonian era. (PhD. diss., The University of Michigan, 1980), p. 86. (LCP Print Room Uz, A423.O)., Part of the digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Accessioned in 1999.
Creator
Clay, Edward Williams, 1799-1857, etcher
Date
[1828]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Life in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Set) [P.9688]
Bust-length portrait of a young African American woman, possibly Ella Townsend, looking slightly right. She wears her hair parted in the center and tied back and is attired in a calico shirt with puff sleeves and a bib-like neckerchief adorned with a pin., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from dates of operation of photographer and attire of the sitter., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Ella Townsend. Grinaye?-Webster-Gleves., Purchase 2000., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Withers, William C., photographer
Date
[ca. 1898]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Withers [P.9853.5]
Sexist caricature satirizing middle-class mores and depicting a white man dandy sexually harassing a well-to-do white woman as she traverses a Philadelphia street. The man stands next to her, in the right, and the woman has an aghast expression. She has a bouffant hairstyle adorned with yellow flowers and ribbons. She wears a long red cape with a blue hood over her hourglass shape and large hair. The dandy is dressed in a corset, a black top hat, blue coat with tails, pink vest, yellow gloves, and large yellow bow tie. He holds a walking stick toward the ground in his right hand. A yellow handkerchief hangs out of his right coat pocket. Cityscape, a lamp post, and two men pedestrians are seen on the street in the background., Title from item., Date inferred from content and name of publisher., Inscribed: Plate 8., Contains five lines of dialogue above the image: “Good evening Miss, shall I have the pleasure of walking with you?” _ Me sir!! for whom do you take me, sir? __”Come, come that’s a good one!__ for whom do I take you? Why for myself to be sure!”__, Charles Hunt was a respected 19th-century London engraver who was most known for his aquatints of sporting subjects., LCP copy has left side mended., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Purchase 1968.
Creator
Summers, William, artist
Date
[ca. 1831]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Life in Philadelphia (London Set) [7706.F]
Three-quarter length portrait of a young African American woman standing with her left hand resting on a side table covered in a patterned tablecloth. She wears her hair tied back with curls at the top of her head and is attired in a patterned shirtwaist with a high-neckline, a ruffled collar, and lace cuffs, and a matching skirt. The background is a painted backdrop of a parlor., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from operation of the photography studio and attire of the sitter., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Parlor Gallery, operated by Lewis Horning, was in business at 525 South 9th Street from around 1886 until around 1894.
Creator
Parlor Gallery (Firm), photographer
Date
[ca. 1891]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Parlor [P.9957.8]
Full-length portrait of an African American man, attired in a white collared shirt, a pin-striped waistcoat with a watch chain and jacket, lighter-colored pin-striped pants, and shoes. He stands and holds a bowler hat in his right hand and rests his left hand on a chair draped with an animal fur. He is posed in front of a painted backdrop and looks at the viewer., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on verso: 6420., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Grier, Andrew A., photographer
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Grier [P.9930.4]
Racist caricature depicting an African American man reading a comic valentine in his bedroom as he prepares for bed. Shows the bearded man, beside a bed with a pink canopy, holding the back of a tilted chair (his waistcoat on it) with his left hand and holding up the valentine illustrated with a picture of the devil in his right hand. The man is portrayed with an angry expression and standing with his feet far apart. He wears a night cap, a blue-striped shirt, a black neck tie, brown pantaloons from which a watch fob hangs, white stockings and one red slipper. A water pitcher and boots lie near his feet. In the left, an African American woman, smiles, and stands behind the ajar bedroom door. She wears a night bonnet, neckerchief, short-sleeved shirt, blue skirt, and black slippers. A stairwell is seen behind her. Figures are portrayed with oversized and exaggerated features and their skin tone is depicted in black hand coloring., Title from item,, Date inferred from content and name of publisher., Contains one bubble of dialogue in the vernacular within the image: Holl’a! What’s all dis about_. “De rose is Red de Violets blue” De Debils Black and so are You. Well dat’s bery Fair indeed., Inscribed: No. 6., Charles Hunt was a respected 19th-century London engraver and etcher known mostly for his prints of sporting subjects., RVCDC, Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator
Summers, William, artist
Date
[ca. 1833]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Life in Philadelphia (London Set) [P.9710.6]
View showing two outlandishly-attired members of the Philadelphia gang known as the "Killers" carousing on the street. One sits on a fire hydrant and the other leans against a lamp pole (posted with a "Sale" notice") at a street tenanted by a "Grocery" and adorned with broadsides. The men wear patterned pants, jackets with tails, oversized neck ties, and top hats. One also wears a pin adorned "K." They each have their hands in their pockets and smoke cigarettes. The grocery displays a barrel of brooms in addition to signs reading "Coffee Sugar Tea" and "Teas Coffee 5." The broadsides adorning the opposite building advertise "Auction this Evening" and "Circus The Old Man of the Mountain..... Dan Rice Clown." The playbill is illustrated with a scene of an equestrian trick. The "Killers," organized circa 1846, were a band of young men who menaced the Moyamensing neighborhood and were associated with the Moyamensing Hose Company and the Democratic Keystone Club., Date from Poulson inscription on recto: 1848., Wainwright suggests date of circa 1855., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 761, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Reproduced in Edwin Wolf's Philadelphia: Portrait of American city (Published by Camino Books in cooperation the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1990), page 199.
Date
[1848]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W408 [P.2219]
Copy photograph of a bust-length portrait of a young, unidentified African American man facing forward. The man has rosy-colored cheek, wears a mustache, and is attired in a white collared shirt, a waistcoat, and a jacket., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from dates of operation of the photographer and attire of the sitter., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Gift of David Long, 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Shaw, Jeremiah H., photographer
Date
[ca. 1891]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Shaw [P.9969.2]
Bust-length studio portrait of an unidentified young African American man. The man, wearing a mustache and attired in a white collared shirt, a striped tie, a waistcoat, and a jacket, faces slightly right., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from operation dates of the photographer and attire of the sitter., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Hurst, Jonathan A., photographer
Date
[ca. 1892]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - misc - unidentified male [P.9967.1]
Bust-length portrait of a young African American girl facing slightly right. She wears her curly hair in bangs at her forehead, with half of her long hair tied up and the rest draped behind her back. She is attired in small hoop earrings and a dress with a crocheted lace collar with a pin at the neck., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from the photographer and attire of the sitter., Gift of David Long, 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Parlor Gallery, operated by Lewis Horning, was in business at 525 South 9th Street from around 1886 until around 1894.
Creator
Parlor Gallery (Firm), photographer
Date
[ca. 1891]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Parlor [P.9981.11]
Full-length portrait of an African American man, wearing a mustache and attired in a white collared shirt, a waistcoat, a jacket, a riding coat, and pants, standing in front of a backdrop adorned with ornate decorative columns. He holds a walking stick, crosses his right leg over his left, and leans on a balustrade on which a top hat rests. A white and brown spaniel dog lies in the foreground., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Title supplied by cataloger., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Parlor Gallery, operated by Lewis Horning, was in business at 523 South 9th Street from around 1876 until 1885.
Creator
Parlor Gallery (Firm), photographer
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cabinet card portraits - photographer - Parlor [P.9981.7]
Fashion advertisement containing two paneled scenes of 16 elegantly attired men, women, and children in outdoor settings. Upper panel shows six men, two women, and two boys socializing on a verandah. The men and boys wear patterned, light, and dark pants and jackets, bow ties or a cravat, and wear and hold top hats and canes. The women wear plain and ruffled hoop skirts, with one also attired in a bonnet and holding a parasol. Lower panel shows five men and a woman standing near a river lined by a stone gate monument, farmhouse, and mansion house. Includes a woman in a riding habit (part of a couple) standing next to a horse across from a man in a coat and tails. Four of the men wear patterned pants, long coats, and hold or wear hats. One also wears a plaid vest. Many of the depicted men wear mustaches. Key numbered 1-10 and 11-16 printed below the figures., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 77, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 642 W 263c 1854
Date
[ca. 1853]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 642 W 263c 1854
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 18 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene with 7 men, 2 boys and a woman socializing. Most of the men wear suits with striped pants, long coats, bow ties or a cravat and hold top hats and canes. The boys who cozy up to their seated father, wear a military style suit or a dress and pants. The woman, seated on a chaise lounge, wears a bonnet and holds a riding crop. Furnishings include a fireplace, mosaic carpeting, sofa, and a piano. Lower panel shows 7 men and a woman at an outdoor scene along the banks of the Schuylkill River across from the Blockley Almshouse and Schuylkill Permanent Bridge. The men wear fur-trimmed overcoats, a cloak with patterned lining, patterned pants, top hats, and a cap. Many hold canes or a riding crop and one man leans on a hitching post. The woman, turned to her side and her face obscured by a bonnet, wears a cloak and holds a muff. Most of the depicted men have some facial hair. Key numbered 1-10 and 11-18 printed below the figures., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 175, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 642 W 263d
Creator
French, John Taylor, 1822-1852, artist
Date
[ca. 1845]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 642 W 263d
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 21 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Scenes surrounded by a border designed as tree branches rising from tree stumps on which axes lay. Upper panel shows the parlor scene with 7 men, 2 women, a boy and a girl socializing. Most of the men wear suits, including two attired in striped pants, and the host wears an evening suit with white bow tie and tails. Four of the men wear or hold a top hat and a couple, arriving from the door, is attired in a suit and riding habit. The other woman, the hostess, at the center of the scene, flanked by her children, wears an evening dress with plunging neckline. Her two sons are attired in a hat, cape, tunic, and stockings and in a cap, jacket, and striped pants. Furnishings include a large display mirror, sofas, and drapery. Lower panel shows 10 men in front of a militia campsite near the coastline. Most of the men wear striped or checkered pants and overcoats or capes. All of the men wear top hats or caps and four of the men wear militia uniforms. Background includes a cannon, tents, and sailing ships. Many of the depicted men have mustaches and or sideburns. Key numbered 1-11 and 12-21 printed below the figures., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 72, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 642 W 263
Date
[ca. 1851]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 642 W 263
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 19 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene with 7 men, 1 women, a boy and a girl socializing. To the left, two men attired in suits with striped pants, stand near a piano and cushioned chair. One holds a top hat and cane. In the center, a man wearing a patterned vest, and with a woman and a young girl in riding habits, stands near a cushioned arm chair. To the right, two men in suits with garishly printed pants, accessorized by top hats and canes stand. One talks to a man in an evening jacket with tails and a white tie. The man in evening attire leans again a table with his hand on the shoulder of a young boy attired in a long coat and pants who holds a ball in his hand. Lower panel shows 9 men and a woman in front of a riverbank and temple-style building in the background. Most of the men wear plaid and patterned pants, overcoats, cloaks, caps or top hats. One man holds an umbrella and a cigar. Also includes two men in hunting attire accompanied by a dog. The men carry gun powder pouches and one wears knee-high boots and the other holds a dead bird. The woman, in the center of the image, wears a riding habit and is seated side-saddle on a horse. Many of the depicted men have mustache, sideburns, or a beard. Key numbered 1-9 and 10-19 printed below the figures., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 75, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 642 W 263a
Date
[ca. 1853]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 642 W 263a
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 11 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. Four men and three women socialize. Three of the men wear suits and one, dressed in evening attire, sits in a chair. Two of the men hold top hats and all have chin beards. One woman wears an evening dress and the other two women are attired in day dresses and bonnets. One of the latter pair wears a shawl and the other holds a handkerchief. Also includes framed pictures, mosaic carpeting, a window with drapery, and a pedestal displaying a vase of flowers. Lower panel shows the outdoor scene. In the center, "Genl. David R. Porter, Govr. Of Penna. Copied by permission of Huddy & Duval" wears his uniform and is mounted on his horse. To the left, two men in overcoats stand near a hitching post. To the right, two men attired in top hats (one white), vests, jackets, pants, and holding canes, stand. In the background, a militia troop drills, including two separated members on horseback. All the men are clean shaven. Key numbered 1-7 and 8-11 printed above and below the image., Not in Wainwright., Title supplied by HSP., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 68, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 642 W 363d, Trimmed.
Creator
Weaver, Matthias S., 1815 or 16-1847, artist
Date
[ca. 1842]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 642 W 363d
Full-length indoor portrait of the photographer's daughter, Elizabeth Berry, standing in front of a drop cloth with her arms clasped behind her back, attired in a coat and hat. She also wears a leg brace on her left leg., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator
Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.5]
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 16 elegantly attired men, women, and boys in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. A couple in bed coats sits on a chaise lounge. The man accompanied by a boy, attired in a military-style suit, talks to another man, wearing a suit with patterned pants. The woman talks with another lady attired in a bonnet, shawl, and full skirt. A third gentleman stands near two columns to the left. He wears a suit with a lavishly patterned vest and striped pants. On the opposite side of the columns, two women in evening dresses sit at a piano. One wears a feather in her hair and the other wears an elaborate up do with ringlettes on the side. Two men in evening suits join them. Furnishings also includes a framed painting and mosaic carpeting. Lower panel shows the outdoor scene. At the banks of a river, possibly the Schuylkill, 5 men, one woman, and a boy are gathered. The woman, at the center of the scene, wears a riding habit and sits side saddle on her horse. Her male companion, in a riding suit, stands next to her, dismounted from his horse. To the left, a man in a hunting outfit and with a dog stands between two men in suits and top hats. To the right, a man attired in an overcoat stands with a boy, attired in a suit. Each wears a top hat. All the men wear pants of various patterns and different styles of neckwear. Most carry a cane and the hunter holds a rifle. Most of the depicted men have some facial hair. Key numbered 1-9 and 10-15 printed above and below the image., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 179
Date
[ca. 1845]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Fashion [P.2007.28.28]
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 15 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and an outdoor setting. Scenes surrounded by a border designed as tree branches and tools of the design trade, including rulers, scissors and protractors. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. At the center of the panel, two men stand showing their backs as they peer at the countryside from the curtained window. They are flanked by two groups conversing in the parlor. On the left side, a woman attired in a bonnet, long pleated shirtwaist, and white gloves stands in the middle of two men attired in long jackets, vests, and neck ties. The men on the right side wear the same style, while the woman wears a dress with a low cut neckline, gloves, and a small hat. Many of the depicted men have mustaches and or sideburns. Furniture in the parlor includes a high back chair, wing chair and an ottoman. Lower panel shows a beach scene and a hunting scene. Dividing the two are a man and a woman mounted on horses. The woman sits sidesaddle in a long skirt, shirtwaist, and hat. Her male companion, and the men gathered in front of their horses, are attired in vests, jackets, cravats and top hats. A casually-dressed, barefoot man, wearing loose trousers and an unbuttoned white shirt, observes the scene from a distance. On the opposite side of the horses, two men gather their prey from a recent hunting expedition. One man stands with a rifle in his right hand and points at the dead hare and fowl at his feet as another man, more casually dressed, puts the kill in a sack. A dog is curled up, asleep at their feet., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 69, Smithsonian Institution NMAH H&CL - Harry T. Peters America on Stone Collection [DL *60.3070]
Date
[1850]
Location
Smithsonian Institution | NMAH Home and Community Life Collection SI NMAH H&CL - Harry T. Peters America on Stone Collection [DL *60.3070]
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 20 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. Eight men, a woman, and a boy socialize in clusters of three and four. The men and boy wear suits, many with paisley-patterned pants, and the woman wears a patterned dress with full skirt and tassels as well as a bonnet. A large mirror on a stand, several chairs, and chaise lounges furnish the room decorated with carpet, drapery, and wallpaper. Lower panel shows the outdoor scene set before "The New Masonic Temple, Chestnut St., Phila." Six men, including clothing store proprietor Francis Mahan, two girls , a boy, and a woman stand on the street block. Four of the men wear suits, including one with an overcoat. Another man, with a girl in a skirt and bloomers standing at his side, wears a hunting oufit and holds a rifle. The woman comprises part of a couple attired in riding outfits who are flanked by a boy dressed in a suit, a girl wearing a skirt and bloomers, and the man with the overcoat. Most of the men wear mutton chops, including three with mustaches., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 546, LOC copy uncolored., Library of Congress: PGA - Duval--Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions (D size) [P&P] Fashions Spring Summer 1854
Date
c1854
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Duval--Paris, New York & Philadelphia fashions (D size) [P&P] Fashions Spring Summer 1854
Fashion advertisement containing two paneled scenes of 22 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. Eight men, a woman, and two boys socialize in clusters of three and four. The men and boys predominately wear suits, and the woman wears a ruffled layered dress with full skirt and as well as a bonnet. The other male figures wear a bed jacket and cap (man) and a dress with sash over bloomers (boy). A large vanity and two chairs furnish the room decorated with framed paintings, carpet, drapery, and wallpaper. Lower panel shows the outdoor scene set before an oceanside. Eight men, including "His Excellency A. Johnson" and "L. Hyneman Proprietor of Masonic Mirror," two boys, and a woman descend upon and stand on the stone pier. Six of the men wear suits, including overcoats. The two other men wear a riding outfit and a hunting outfit, including a rifle. The boys, one in pantaloons playing with a hoop and the other in pants, also were jackets. The woman wears a riding outfit. Most of the men are clean-shaven and all the men in the outdoor scene wear or hold hats., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 162, Library of Congress: LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Fashions Spring Summer 1855
Date
c1855
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen prints and drawings (C size) - 55 prints Fashions Spring Summer 1855
Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 17 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and an outdoor, country setting. Scenes surrounded by a border designed as foliage and filigree. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. Three men attired in suits, top hats and canes converse. One man leans against a writing desk, one shows his back, and the other man is seated in a wingback chair . At the center of the panel, a woman wearing a full dress with wide sleeves stands with a boy, a girl, and a puppy. A man wrapped in a lavish robe and fez hat sits on chaise lounge, looking right in the direction of two men who stand and converse. Lower panel shows a country scene. At the center of the scene two women attired in long-sleeve dresses and plumed hats are seated sidesaddle on horses. The men flanking the two women are attired in vests, jackets, cravats and top hats and some hold canes. One of the men rests his right hand on a rifle. A boy dressed in a vest, pants, boots and cap plays with a hoop and watches the horses. Many of the depicted men have mustaches and or sideburns. Key numbered 1-17 printed below the figures., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 71, Smithsonian Institution NMAH H&CL - Harry T. Peters America on Stone Collection [DL *60.3067]
Date
1852
Location
Smithsonian Institution | NMAH Home and Community Life Collection SI NMAH H&CL - Harry T. Peters America on Stone Collection [DL *60.3067]
