Depicts the porticoed entrance to a building on the Pastorius estate behind the Pastorius - Dunton House built by Daniel Francis Pastorius in 1796. The house was moved from its original location in 1851 to make way for the construction of High Street. Dr. William R. Dunton later occupied the house in the 1860s and the property was moved again, this time to 25 High Street for the construction of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown. A stone corner of the church is visible in the image, showing the close proximity of the building to the Methodist church., Inscribed in negative: 3371., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
October 13, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.118]
Depicts the porticoed entrance to a building on the Pastorius estate behind the Pastorius - Dunton House built by Daniel Francis Pastorius in 1796. The house was moved from its original location in 1851 to make way for the construction of High Street. Dr. William R. Dunton later occupied the house in the 1860s and the property was moved again, this time to 25 High Street for the construction of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown. A gothic window near the stone corner of the church is visible in the image, along with the west wall of the Pastorius - Dunton House, showing the close proximity of these buildings to each other., Inscribed in negative: 3372., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.119]
Exterior view of the front facade of dwelling built for Thomas Shoemaker from 1733-1739. Thomas Livezey bought the property, including a grist mill, from Shoemaker in 1747 and named it Glen Fern. The house was enlarged and raised one story in 1765, and sometime before 1853 a rear ell was constructed., Inscribed in negative: 3143., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as Glen Fern, the Thomas Shoemaker House and the Valley Green Canoe Club (1909).
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.72]
Depicts the front of the Bailey Residence, showing the portico that decorates the front doorway and the keystone lintels over the windows. Renovated by Baily & Truscott for Charles Winter Baily in 1901. Includes a partial view of 920 Clinton Street., Inscribed in negative: 3173., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.83]
Exterior view of front facade, south side and rear ell of house set behind a short stone wall. Built in 1760., Inscribed in negative: 3337., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer., Also known as the Wachsmuth-Henry House.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.100]
View of the ivy covered east front of the Howell House, built circa 1795 and later used by the Germantown Historical Society as a Costume Museum., Inscribed in negative: 3352., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.108]
View of the east front of the Endt - Hansberry House, owned by clockmaker Theobald Endt in 1766. Converted to apartments and a store in the early twentieth century. The word "Painting" is visible on the store front window directly north of the entrance stairs to 5222 Germantown Avenue., Inscribed in negative: 3353., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.109]
View of the ivy covered east front of the John Bechtel House, built in 1742. The word "Painting" is visible on the store front window of 5224 Germantown Avenue. Later occupied by the Textile Museum of the Germantown Historical Society., Inscribed in negative: 3354., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.110]
Rear view of a brick house with a porch. A wooden fence and shrubs surround the property in the foreground. Located north of Loudoun at the foot of Neglee's Hill., Inscribed in negative: 3333., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.98]
View of front facade of home built circa 1740 and owned by officer George Miller during the Battle of Germantown. Named for resident George W. Toland, a member of Congress from 1837 to 1843. A sign for Jost Brothers Engineers is posted underneath two of the first floor windows., Inscribed in negative: 3336., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
September 23, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.99]
View of the front facade of the Sproegell House built early in the 18th century and purportedly occupied by John Henry Sproegell circa 1710. Stucco covers the exterior of the house and a rounded arch resting on columns flanks the off-center entrance way. Anthony Gilbert and William Keyser were occupants of the dwelling at one time., Inscribed in negative: 2894., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.61]
View of the Harriton stone residence, showing an old pump in the foreground. The datestone is visible in the gable. The initials R.E. stand for Rowland Ellis, who constructed the residence in 1704. Richard Harrison owned the property after Ellis and named it Harriton. His daugher married Charles Thomson, a member of the General Assembly and the Secretary of Congress in 1774, and moved into Harriton after they were married., Inscribed in negative: 3136., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.69]
Oblique view of the Harriton stone residence, showing the front facade and side elevation with the datestone. Carved into the datestone are the initials R.E., for Rowland Ellis, who constructed the residence in 1704. Richard Harrison owned the property after Ellis and named it Harriton. His daugher married Charles Thomson, a member of the General Assembly and the Secretary of Congress in 1774, and moved into Harriton after they were married., Inscribed in negative: 3139., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.70]
View of the front facade of dwelling built for Thomas Shoemaker from 1733-1739. Two men stand in the front yard, one leaning on a tree stump, the other sawing wood with a bow saw. Thomas Livezey bought the property, including a grist mill, from Shoemaker in 1747 and named it Glen Fern. The house was enlarged and raised one story in 1765, and sometime before 1853 a rear ell was constructed. In 1909 became the Valley Green Canoe Club., Title supplied by cataloguer., Also known as Glen Fern, the Thomas Shoemaker House and the Valley Green Canoe Club (1909)., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
ca. 1895
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.55]
Oblique view of northeast flank of house owned by John H. Webster Sr., the photographer's father. View taken from the rear of the side lawn., The Webster family owned four neighboring residences, 4830 to 4834, on Penn Street in Frankford., Modern reference print #10 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.126]
View of southeast front and northeast flank of house owned by John H. Webster Sr., the photographer's father. View taken from Penn Street. Includes the stable in the rear of the property. The photographer's wife, Jane L. Webster, sits in a chair on the porch., The Webster family owned four neighboring residences, 4830 to 4834, on Penn Street in Frankford., Modern reference print #8 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.127]
Exterior view of the entrance gateway to the Marsden residence in Chestnut Hill, showing the front portico of the house in the background., Numbered 797 on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Residences - A - M - [P.9105.1]
Shows dilapidated residences with closed shutters and broken windows on the 300 block of Arch Street west of Union Hote (321 Arch)., Title from manuscript note., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date
March 1859
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Streets - Arch [(6)1322.F.xx]
Exterior view of west front of house, including a partial view of the front facade of 6307 Main Street ( i.e. Germantown Avenue)., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Identified by some sources as the Dorsey House.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
January 30, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.77]
Exterior view of west front and north flank of house built in 1760 by Jacob Knorr., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Identified in some sources as the Dorsey House.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
January 30, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.78]
Exterior view of front facade and south side of home built in 1734. Named for resident George W. Toland, a member of Congress from 1837 to 1843. A woman wearing a bonnet passes by the house., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
February 14, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.3]
Exterior view of front facade and south flank of home standing on land owned by the Mehl family from 1763 to 1865. Includes a group of children passing in front of the house., Identified as 4821 Main Street in some sources., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.4]
Exterior view of front facade. Built circa 1781 by Christopher Ottinger, a Revolutionary soldier who became a master coach maker after the war., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
January 30, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.6]
Exterior view of front facade and south side. Built in 1747 by John Zachary at the southwest corner of Germantown Avenue and West Logan Street. Zachary sold the property to Samuel Mechlin and the property descended to George Mechlin Wagner. Demolished in 1915., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as the Mechlin-Wagner House.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
February 14, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.7]
Exterior view of front facade and south side set behind a short stone wall. Built in 1760., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as the Wachsmuth-Henry House.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
February 14, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.8]
Exterior view of west front of the Butler Mansion, purchased by publisher Edgar H. Butler in 1856 and enlarged to include the portico and conservatory. The property was originally owned by Peter Rose, but the old homestead was torn down and the new one (depicted in the image) was constructed by Frederick Seckel ca. 1840. Demolished in 1914 for the construction of Germantown High School., Slide number 52., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.47]
Exterior view of north flank and west front of house owned by the Morris-Littell family from 1776 until 1888. Dr. Christopher Wit (1675-1765) planted one of the first botanical gardens in North America on this site. The house was torn down for the construction of Germantown High School in 1915. A little girl on roller skates holds the hand of a toddler as they cross Germantown Avenue walking toward the camera., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
Negative April 20, 1912
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.49]
Exterior view of southeast front and west side of house originally constructed by Daniel Francis Pastorius in 1696. The house was moved in 1851 to make way for the construction of High Street. Dr. William R. Dunton later occupied the house in the 1860s and the property was moved again, this time to 25 High Street for the construction of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
February 14, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.51]
Exterior view of west fronts of dwellings constructed and occupied by the Warner (or Warmer) family since Christian Warmer the elder purchased tracts of land above and below the Pastorius homestead. Christian Warmer the younger resided here with Dr. Christopher Witt. Demolished in 1930 when the old Green Tree Tavern was moved north. Includes male pedestrians and a partial view of the property to the north., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.53]
Exterior view of front facade of dwelling owned by John Bringhurst from 1775 to 1795. Bringhurst was one of the founders of Germantown Academy and was one of the first to build "Germantown" wagons., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as Jungkurth House, after Christopher John Jungkurth who owned it during the Civil War.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
January 28, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.20]
Exterior view of front facade of dwelling occupied by Anthony Gilbert in 1809, a blacksmith who was known for his great physical strength. Original portion of house built circa 1745 as Wister's Tenant House, next to Wister's Big House., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Identified as 5267 Main St. by some sources.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
January 30, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.23]
Exterior view of Ottinger House, with a partial view of property to the north. Built circa 1781 by Christopher Ottinger, a Revolutionary soldier who became a master coach maker after the war., Undivided back. Dated 1907 in manuscript note on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Residences - N - Z - [P.9049.84]
Exterior view of east front of house looking north. Built in 1758 by Benjamin Engle. The Engle family operated a tannery in the rear of the property along Honey Run. Demolished in 1955., Slide number 50., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
Negative April 1899
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.45]
Exterior view of east front of house looking south. Built in 1758 by Benjamin Engle. The Engle family operated a tannery in the rear of the property along Honey Run. Demolished in 1955., Slide number 51., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1899
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.46]
Exterior view of west front and south side of dwelling built by the Reverend Samuel Blair for his son Samuel Blair, Jr. in 1806. John Button, manufacturer of hosiery and owner of the Germantown Hosiery Mills, owned the property from 1835 until his death in 1882. His grandson Priestly owned the house until 1912, when Dr. Richard Deaver purchased it. Demolished in 1935., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also identified as the Blair-Button-Deaver House.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
February 18, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.64]
Exterior view of southeast front of dwelling built circa 1795 for Thomas and Sarah Fisher. Thomas Fisher founded the Westtown School and managed Pennsylvania Hospital. His son, William Logan Fisher established the Wakefield Mills not far from the house., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.103]
Exterior view of a row of four, two-story dwellings behind a picket fence along Fisher's Lane, immediately west of Wingohocking Creek. Most likely the dwellings of workers employed by Wakefield Mills., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.106]
Exterior view of south flank and west front of dwelling built in 1792 by Joseph Miller. His daughter married James Gowen and the house descended through several generations of Gowens, including their son Franklin B. Gowen, Franklin E. Gowen and then his brother James E. Gowen. Later acquired by the Lutheran Theological Seminary., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.100]
Distant view of the house from the west bank of Wissahickon Creek. Built for Thomas Shoemaker from 1733-1739. Thomas Livezey bought the property, including a grist mill, from Shoemaker in 1747 and named it Glen Fern. The house was enlarged and raised one story in 1765, and sometime before 1853 a rear ell was constructed., Slide number 127., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Also known as Glen Fern, the Thomas Shoemaker House and the Valley Green Canoe Club (1909).
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.120]
Exterior view of the front facade of dwelling built for Thomas Shoemaker from 1733-1739. Thomas Livezey bought the property, including a grist mill, from Shoemaker in 1747 and named it Glen Fern. The house was enlarged and raised one story in 1765, and sometime before 1853 a rear ell was constructed., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as Glen Fern, the Thomas Shoemaker House and the Valley Green Canoe Club (1909).
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
February 15, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.121]
Exterior view of dilapidated dwelling, surrounded by weeds at the northeast corner of Old York Road and Church Lane. Built in 1746 by Joseph Spencer, purchased by Dr. Benneville in 1758 and named "Silver Pine Farm" by Benneville's son., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
Negative February 21, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.108]
Depicts a run down house behind a white picket fence atop a stone wall. Other dwellings are visible in the background. Located along Ridge Avenue on the property of Powers & Weightman, near the chemical plant that spanned several blocks immediately south of Wissahickon Drive., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Browne, John C. (John Coates), 1838-1918, photographer
Date
Negative 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.170]
Exterior view of front facade of dwelling built circa 1764 for Samuel Rhoads and torn down to make way for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks. Located near Reed Street between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Streets. Occupied by the Harmar family before it was demolished., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as Rhoads' Place and Harmar's Retreat.
Creator
Browne, John C. (John Coates), 1838-1918, photographer
Date
Negative November 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.169]
Exterior detail of west front of dwelling, showing Flemish bond construction, pilasters flanking the front doorway and windows surmounted by keystone lintels. Built 1786-87 by John Reynolds and sold to Luke Wistar Morris in 1817., Inscribed in negative: 2207., Title from negative sleeve., Also identified as the Reynolds-Morris House, Israel Wistar Morris House and Luke Wistar Morris House.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.14]
Exterior view of west front of dwelling built 1786-87 by John Reynolds and sold to Luke Wistar Morris in 1817., Inscribed in negative: 2210., Title from negative sleeve., Also identified as the Reynolds-Morris House, Israel Wistar Morris House and Luke Wistar Morris House.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.15]
Depicts the west fronts of neighboring dwellings along Germantown Avenue, 4821 in the foreground and 4825 in the background, the latter built circa 1781 by Christopher Ottinger, a Revolutionary soldier who became a master coach maker after the war. A man stands on the steps of the Ottinger House., Inscribed in negative: 2211., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.16]
Copy photograph depicting the south and west elevations of the Keen residence at the northeast corner of 32nd and Chestnut Streets. Two people stand in a doorway facing 32nd Street. Demolished and occupied by the Drexel Institute building in 1891., Inscribed in negative: 1874., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.6]
Copy of a sketch depicting the dwelling above Schuylkill Falls along Ridge Avenue as it looked in 1789. Several carriages and horses pass by on the road in front of the house., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Andrew Robeson purchased Shoomac Park in 1690 and operated a flour mill on the land. Andrew Robeson, Jr., the nephew of the original owner, purchased the property in 1702, managed operations until circa 1750 and sold the land. Shoomac Park did not return to the Robeson family until December of 1789, when Peter and Jonathan Robeson bought the park and mill from the Vandereen estate. Peter and his family lived here until his death in 1838. The Fairmount Park Commission purchased Shoomac Park in 1872.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.131]
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