Illustrated trade card depicting a dye tub and a barrel., Contains advertising text listing various uses for the company's tubs, vats, wash boxes, percolators, drainers, generators, and receivers and provides directions to the Cedar Tank Factory and downtown office., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1885]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Burkhardt [P.2006.20.4]
Racist, trade card specimen depicting an African American boy holding a jar. Shows the half-length portrait of the African American boy attired in a wide-brimmed straw hat, a white shirt with an oversized collar, a yellow overall shirt, and green pants. He places his left hand to his mouth and in his right hand carries a container with a lid. In the right are pink roses, and in the top left is a blue bird flying. Psalm 134:2 is printed underneath the portrait., Title from item., Date deduced from the visual content., Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Greeting Cards, etc. - Lift [P.2017.95.248]
Interior view of Horticultural Hall showing two staircases and a center passage. Also shows ornate arches, plants on display, and containers, possibly for storage.
View down Fountain Avenue of the Horticultural Grounds and Horticultural Hall with trees in the background. People on the walkways and the promenade of the building. In the foreground are flowers, shrubs, planters, and urns. To the right is a gazebo. Image is identical to P.9137.3.
View down Fountain Avenue of the Horticultural Grounds and Horticultural Hall with trees in the background. People on the walkways and the promenade of the building. In the foreground are flowers, shrubs, planters, and urns. To the right is a gazebo. Image is identical to P.9037.6.
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 Gloucester, Massachusetts Fishery Exhibit in the Agricultural Building. The exhibit displays fishing gear, along with other objects pertaining to the fishing industry including ropes, knives, bottles, and general equipment.
