Series of illustrated trade cards depicting a toddler standing in her crib rubbing her eyes, eating from a bowl with a spoon, and playing with a bed warmer. Also shows a lady wearing an oversized coat and bonnet tied around her chin with a pink ribbon and a frog holding a flame to an exploding cannon., Title supplied by cataloger., Advertising text printed on versos promotes Sichel's millinery shop and announces his removal from 105, 107 & 109 North Eighth Street to 50, 52 and 54 North Eighth Street in Philadelphia., 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 - Sichel [1975.F.769; 1975.F.796; 1975.F.810; 1975.F.813; 1975.F.856]
Group portrait photograph depicting two nurses standing with two African American and an Asian baby at an unidentified Philadelphia hospital. Shows two women nurses, attired in white caps and white nurses' uniforms, standing and flanking a crib. In the crib are three babies, attired in footed-onesies, facing the viewer with their legs hanging through the bars. In the left, the African American child holds the bar of the crib with both hands. In the center, the Asian child holds a doll in their right hand and grabs the bar with their left hand. In the right, the African American child smiles and holds the bar in their left hand. More cribs are visible in the right. Christmas wreaths hang on three windows in the back of the room, and an image of Santa Claus hangs on the wall., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from active dates of the photographer., Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Creator
Hennigar Studio, photographer
Date
[ [ca. 1910]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *group portrait photographs – occupations - nurses [P.2025.70]
