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- Title
- [Hay harvesting.]
- Description
- Depicts three men pitching hay onto a cart pulled by two horses. One man hoists the hay onto the pile, while another man stands on the pile, packing it onto the cart. Another man sits on a horse-drawn plow nearby., Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.9106.2]
- Title
- John Milton Hay, 1838-1905
- Description
- Poet, journalist, historian., American Celebrities Album., Retrospective conversion record: original entry.
- Date
- ca. 1870
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department American Celebrities Album [(I)P.9100.45f]
- Title
- George Hay Stuart, 1816-1890
- Description
- Philanthropist., American Celebrities Album., Retrospective conversion record: original entry.
- Date
- ca. 1870
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department American Celebrities Album [(II)P.9100.49a]
- Title
- Hay, William
- Creator
- Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
- Date
- May 6, 1817
- Title
- Hay, John
- Creator
- Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
- Date
- June 17, 1808
- Title
- My country residence
- Description
- Puzzle showing farm life, including livestock grazing and sitting in an enclosed pasture, a horse-drawn cart hauling hay toward the barn, and a horse-drawn coach traveling toward the main house. A man and woman work in the enclosure as children play nearby., One of four puzzles housed in clamshell box., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Date
- [ca. 1858]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *albums (flat) - Four Lithographic Puzzles [8418.F.4]
- Title
- George H. Stuart
- Description
- Bust-length portrait of the Philadelphia philanthropist, abolitionist, and Presbyterian educator. Stuart, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a black jacket, faces slightly left. Stuart organized the Philadelphia reception for the absolved Amistad mutineers at the First Reformed Presbyterian Church subsequent to their emancipation by the Supreme Court in 1841., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on presented age of sitter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., 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.
- Date
- [ca. 1865]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Stuart [(3)5750.F.61c]
- Title
- Christian Commission! Geo. H. Stuart, Esq. president of the United States Christian Commission, and Ex-Gov. Jas. Pollock have engaged to deliver addresses in the Marple Presbyterian Church on Sabbath evening, Aug. 30, 1863, at half-past 7 o'clock. Much interesting information may be expected respecting the work of the commission in behalf of the temporal and spiritual wants of suffering soldiers on all parts of the great field occupied by our armies. All are invited to attend
- Description
- Printed on yellow paper., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- United States Christian Commission
- Date
- [1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1863 Uni Sta (6)5777.F.89b (McAllister)
- Title
- [Men harvesting hay on the Stouton farm, Philadelphia, Pa.]
- Description
- Depicts a group of men harvesting hay in the field behind Stouton. Three African American men stand on and near a horse-drawn cart overloaded with hay, while a white man and two boys stand near a horse-drawn plow, operated by a man neatly attired in a long shirt and tie. Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, was inhabited by the Webster family beginning in 1805., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
- Creator
- Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1890
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.24]
- Title
- [Men harvesting hay on the Stouton farm, with row homes in the distance, Philadelphia, Pa.]
- Description
- Hay bales are piled in the foreground, and in the background a group of men are harvesting hay in the field behind Stouton. A horse-drawn cart is overloaded with hay, and nearby a man and two boys stand near a horse-drawn plow, operated by a man neatly attired in a long shirt and tie. Row homes and neighboring businesses near the homestead are visible in the distance. Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, was inhabited by the Webster family beginning in 1805., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
- Creator
- Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1890
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.25]
- Title
- [Men harvesting hay on the Stouton farm, Philadelphia, Pa.]
- Description
- Depicts a group of men harvesting hay in the field behind Stouton. Three African American men stand on and near a horse-drawn cart overloaded with hay, while a white man and two boys stand near a horse-drawn plow, operated by a man neatly attired in a long shirt and tie. Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, was inhabited by the Webster family beginning in 1805., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
- Creator
- Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1890
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.24]
- Title
- [Springbrook, garden estate of George H. Stuart, Frankford Road]
- Description
- Views of the garden and greenhouses on the forty acre estate of Stuart, a Philadelphia philanthropist. Shows a gravel path in the garden near the rear of a building; the interior of a greenhouse filled with potted plants; and the exterior of a greenhouse. Exterior views include a man possibly, Stuart; African American gardeners, including one with a wheelbarrow; and potted plants lining the edge of a lawn. Stuart bought the estate from Caleb Cope, a collector of botany, in 1857 and sold the property in 1866., Attributed to John Moran., Title supplied by cataloger., Pale yellow or cream paper mounts with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., For a description of the estate, see clipping in Poulson's scrapbook, vol 1, p. 73., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903
- Date
- [ca. 1862]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Residences [(8)1322.F.39a, f, & h]
- Title
- [Collection of billheads of pharmaceutical firms and related businesses, United States, 1852-1879]
- Description
- Collection of billheads, dated between 1852 and 1879, containing decorative and ornate lettering, ornamented type, vignette illustrations, and pictorial details. Illustrations depict exteriors of storefronts and factories (some adorned in signage); pharmaceutical apparatus and goods, including "patent shaving mug," mortar and pestles, scales, and rates, barrels, and jugs of medicinals; and a medieval scene of an apothecary in his laboratory. Some of the exterior views include patrons entering buildings, street and pedestrian traffic, as well as laborers at work. Pictorial details include a key; a druggist and also a lion using a mortar and pestle; banners; flourishes; and frames. Firms represented include Earl P. Mason & Co. (Providence, R.I.); E. Hartshorn & Sons (Boston); F. M. Keeler & Co. (Boston); D. H. Fonda (Albany, N.Y.); Frambes & Wright (Absecon, N.J.); Frederick Klett & Co. (Philadelphia); Gauntlett & Brooks (Ithaca, N.Y.); Geo. E. Greene (Brattleboro, Vt.); G. & S. Crawford & Co. (N.Y.); Geo. W. Norton & Fitch (Lexington, Ky.); Jos. B. Gorrell (Culpeper, Va.); H. H. Hay (Portland, Me.); Henry C. Willard & Co. (Brattleboro, Vt.); H. O. D. Banks & Co. (Philadelphia); William Hadde (New York); J. S. Ingraham (Bangor, Me.); I. N. Thorn & Co., partnership between Thorn and George E. Greene (Brattleboro, Vt.); J. M. & W. W. Cubbison (New Castle, PA); John F. Henry, Curran & Co. (N.Y.); Klein & Fleet (N.Y.); Kenyon, Potter & Co. (Syracuse, N.Y.); Lanman & Sevin (Norwich, Conn.); A. J. McKean (Mercer, Pa.); McMonagle & Rogers (Middletown, N.Y.); and Martin Kalbfleisch's Sons (N.Y.)., Billed patrons include H. Warner; F. A. Richards; A. H. Dailey, Fall River; W. H. Barnes, Chartam Village; Ebenezar Somer; C. Schrack; Gauntlett & Brooks, Ithaca; Julius J. Estey; C. S. Clark, Center Brook, Conn.; D. J. Ayers; D. W. A. Hill; T. A. Pewdexter; Frederick Ehrhardt; Mr. Leverich; J. M. Daniels; A. McKinney; F. L. Norton; McKiney Bros; C. W. Philips; and New York Eyelet Co., P.2011.46.324 title annotated: Gauntlett & Brooks, crossed out., Engravers include Redman-Kenny, N.Y.; J. Spittall; Richardson; and Gibson & Co., Cincinnatti., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
- Date
- [1852-1879]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads, -1879 (E-M) [P.2011.46.318-342]