Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Proprietors, Allmond & Stem. The hotel's address changed to 227 North Third Street in 1857.
Date
ca. 1855.
Location
http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W102.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *W102 [P.2040]
Exterior view of front and flank of hotel looking southwest., Divided back. Post marked 1945. Hotel amenities listed on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1945
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Hotels - [P.9048.35.1]
Exterior view of hotel with a horse and carriage standing in the front and a sign bearing the name S.C. Rotzell in the rear., 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 - Hotels - [P.9933.12]
Exterior view looking southeast at the Broad Street front. Built in 1912 and expanded in 1914. Commissioned by the Widener family., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Hotels - [P.9490.12]
Exterior view of north and east fronts looking southeast. Originally built as the Hotel Metropole circa 1892 after designs by Angus S. Wade., The Hotel Metropole was incorporated into the Hotel Walton in 1895. Additions and renovations occurred in 1914 and in 1925 to accommodate a roof garden and shops on the first floor facing Broad Street., Divided back. Text on verso., 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 - Hotels - [P.9490.14]
Exterior view of The St. James Hotel built circa 1904 after designs by Horace Trumbauer., Numbered M18098 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 - Hotels - [P.9490.13]
Exterior view of hotel looking southeast. Built 1923-1924 after designs by Horace Trumbauer., Numbered M18098 on verso., Divided back. Text on verso. Post marked 1953., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1953
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Hotels - [P.9049.12]
Exterior view of front facade of hotel built between 1780 and 1785. Building enlarged and gambrel roof installed in 1866. John B. Maxwell proprietor of hotel when this photograph was taken., 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.9731.10]
Exterior view. Possibly the Falls Hotel along the 4100 block of Ridge Avenue., 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 December 10, 1881
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.167]
Exterior views of front facade looking southwest. Hotel built originally as ten rowhomes by Isaac Lloyd in 1826. Its location near the new City Hall made it popular, but rising real estate values contributed to its demolition in 1926., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 115A03 and 115B01., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Huylers through Keystone - 115]
Exterior views looking northwest of hotel building constructed in 1893 after designs by Angus S. Wade. Note St. James Protestant Episcopal Church in the background., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 117A05 and 117B02B., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]
Contains images of the Ritz Carlton Hotel commissioned by the Widener family. Built in 1912 and expanded in 1914. Depicts exterior views of the hotel looking east and southeast. Also includes interior views of the French restaurant, palm court and writing room in the hotel., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 5 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 117A06, 117B03A and 117B03B., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1915-1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]
Exterior view of The St. James Hotel built circa 1904 after designs by Horace Trumbauer., Numbered 14948 on recto., Sheet number: 117A07., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]
Exterior view of front and flank of hotel looking southwest., Sheet number: 112B03., Divided back. Hotel amenities listed on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Bingham through Green's - 112]
Exterior view of front and flank of hotel at the southeast corner of South 10th and Ludlow Streets., Hotel building renovated after designs by Edwin Forrest Durang in 1894., Sheet number: 112B03., Undivided back. Post marked 1908., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1908
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Bingham through Green's - 112]
Contains images of Hotel Hanover, built after designs by Angus S. Wade in 1893 at the northwest corner of 12th and Arch Streets. Depicts exterior views of the front facade and flank looking northwest. Also includes interior views of the hotel lobby and dining room in the cafe., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Hanover - 113]
Exterior view of The Whittier at the northwest corner of 15th and Cherry Streets. Built in 1912 after designs by Morgan Bunting. Owned and operated by the Philadelphia Young Friends Association., Sheet number: 138B22., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Organizations (By Name) - 138]
Exterior views of the Windsor Hotel looking east and west on Filbert Street, including details of the front entrance on Filbert Street. Also depicts interior views of the dining room., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., First appears in the 1890 city directory. Alterations and additions completed by Addison Hutton in 1903 and by Savery, Scheetz & Savery in 1905., Sheet numbers: 120A01 and 120B01., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Warwick-Windsor - 120]
Exterior views looking northeast of hotel opened in 1893 by Joseph and Hannah Fox. The hotel closed in 1927 and was demolished in 1929., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 117A08 and 117B05., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1905-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]
Panoramic view showing several city blocks west from the State House(520 Chestnut Street). Shows the north side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street, including Orleans Hotel in the foreground., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date
ca. 1869
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Views [1322.F.4e]
Panoramic view showing several city blocks west from the State House(520 Chestnut Street). Shows the north side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street, including Orleans Hotel in the foreground., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date
ca. 1869
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Views [1322.F.4e]
Location: Fourth St. above Market St., LCP copy lacking title., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Built 1837 based on designs by William Strickland. Burned 1966.
Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846 lithographer., creator
Date
1838.
Location
http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W234.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. W234 [P.2104]
Exterior views of the Indian Rock Hotel, named after the statue of Tedyuscung that stands on Indian Rock overlooking Wissahickon Creek. Located at Monastery Avenue and Wissahickon Drive, near Wissahickon Creek. Depicts the second hotel, built in the early 1870s following the purchase of the original building by the Fairmount Park Commission, procured by Charles Weingartner in 1894. The building was razed prior to 1916., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 86A15 and 86B05., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1905-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Miscellaneous - 86]
Contains images of Chestnut Hill Academy, originally built as the Wissahickon Inn in 1883-1884 after designs by G. W. & W. D. Hewitt. Includes a landscape view of the school and an interior view of the swimming pool., Opened as a summer resort by Henry H. Houston. Chestnut Hill Academy occupied the building in 1898., Sheet number: 153B01., Undivided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Schools - Miscellaneous - 153]
Montage of images depicting the hotel's dining room surrounded by advertising rates, amenities and attractions. Includes an inset portrait of the hotel's manager, Howard I. Robinson., Undivided back. Post marked 1907., 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 - Hotels - [P.9622]
Interior view of restaurant in Green's Hotel., Numbered R-70949 on verso., Thomas H. Green opened a restaurant on the site of the former Edwards residence at 731 Chestnut Street in 1866. The former site of the Edward Shippen house, Philemon Dickenson house and the Union Building (735 Chestnut Street) were incorporated into Green's Hotel in 1883. The property was sold in 1923 and demolished soon after., Divided back. Text on verso., 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 - Hotels - [P.9490.11]
Exterior view of hotel built in 1912 after designs by Horace Trumbauer. Consisted of 21 stories and 400 guest rooms., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Hotels - [P.9048.255]
Depicts Bustleton Avenue north of Welsh Road, showing the side of the Union Hotel and other residences nearby., Divided back. AZO stamp box with upward pointing triangles in corner., 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 - Streets - [P.9933.5]
Exterior view of the Branchtown Hotel built by Joseph Spencer in 1790, opposite the dwelling built by him in 1748., 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.9731.109]
Exterior view of building constructed in 1680. Demolished circa 1912., Also identified as the Old Jolly Post Inn and the Jolly Post Boy Tavern. Located on Frankford Road, which formed part of the main passage that connected New York and Philadelphia. John Worrell purchased the property in 1698. His son Isaiah may have been the first to operate the inn from this location., Sheet number: 115A02., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Huylers through Keystone - 115]
Contains images of the Hotel Pennsylvania, built in 1922 after designs by Clarence Edmond Wunder. Depicts exterior views of the hotel looking southwest at the 39th Street front. Also includes interior views of the lobby, lounge, men's club and the gentlemen's smoking room., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 5 printed in black and white. Also includes 2 linen postcards., Also identified as the Chestnut Hall Apartments, the Penn Sherwood and Hotel Philadelphian., Sheet numbers: 117A04, 117B01C and 117B01D., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1922-1950
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]
Contains images of Green's Hotel at the northeast corner of 8th and Chestnut Streets. Depicts an exterior view looking northeast and interior views of the writing and smoking room, dining room, tea room, the lobby and writing room. Also includes an advertisement for the hotel, with an inset of the exterior of the hotel building. Places of interest in Philadelphia printed on verso of advertisement., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Thomas H. Green opened a restaurant on the site of the former Edwards residence at 731 Chestnut Street in 1866. The former site of the Edward Shippen house, Philemon Dickenson house and the Union Building (735 Chestnut Street) were incorporated into Green's Hotel in 1883. The property was sold in 1923 and demolished soon after., Sheet numbers: 112A05, 112A06 and 112B05., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1910-1925
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Bingham through Green's - 112]
Exterior views of hotel built in 1912 after designs by Horace Trumbauer. Consisted of 21 stories and 400 guest rooms., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1910-1925
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Adelphia - 109]
Exterior view of front of hotel, believed to have been constructed in 1734. Demolished in 1913 to make way for Winston Road., Sheet number: 117B01B., Undivided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1905
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton - 117]
Letterhead containing a vignette showing the exterior of the five-story hotel at 407-415 North Third Street. Building also includes a veranda., Completed in manuscript on August 23, 1896 and addressed to Mr. [Byevley?] Grant, signed James Norford. Norford requests an extension in the payment of his rent., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Creator
Levytype Co.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Receipts [P.2011.10.138]
View showing the section of the hotel expanded from the neighboring La Pierre House hotel originally built in 1853 after the designs of John McArthur Jr. A horse-drawn carriage passes on Sansom Street, individuals walk on the sidewalk in front of and enter the hotel, and a man on horseback is haulted at the intersection. Also shows the entrance to the "ladies restaurant", a neighboring building on Sansom Street, and a partial view of the original La Pierre House. An American flag adorns the roof of the building. Hotel was later altered throughout the 1890s after the designs of Cope and Stewardson., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 365, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date
1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Hotels, Inns & Taverns [P.9001.7]
View of a man sitting on a fence running along a winding dirt road flanked by trees below Gypsy Lane near Wissahickon Creek. The stables for Wissahickon Hall, the hostelry erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen, are also visible in the distance., Photographer's imprint on label partially visible on verso., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., See Bartlett & French P.8953.1 for similar view., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator
Bartlett & French, photographer
Date
[ca. 1868]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9466.6]
View of a man leaning against the fence of a winding dirt road flanked by trees below Gypsy Lane near Wissahickon Creek. The stables for Wissahickon Hall, the hostelry erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen, are also visible in the distance., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., See Bartlett & French P.9466.6 for similar view., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator
Bartlett & French
Date
[ca. 1868]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.8953.1]
View showing the prominent hotel, erected in 1868, at the southwest corner of 15th and Chestnut streets. The hotel, named after "Colonnade Row" (early nineteenth-century pillared, porched townhouses previously on the site), was demolished in 1925 for the erection of the Franklin Trust Company building., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Title inscribed on negative., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - De Young's - Hotels [P.9191.1]
View showing the hostelry erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen at Wissahickon Drive (i.e., Lincoln Drive) below Gypsy Lane near the Wissahickon Creek. Also shows an upside-down canoe laying near one of the hotel stables., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Hotels [P.9047.30]
Stark advertisement showing the front facade of the hotel at 625-631 Chestnut Street. A couple walks toward the entrance. Edmund Badger, a former proprietor of The City Hotel, operated the Marshall House at 207 Chestnut Street 1837-1841. Hotel was later renamed the Columbia House and razed in 1856., Title and date from Poulson inscription on recto: Feb. 1, 1837. E. Badger, Proprietor. Chestnut St. near Seventh St., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 458, LCP copy trimmed and lacking title and imprint., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Date
[February 1, 1837]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W228 [P.2102]
View showing the luxury hotel completed in 1868 at 1500-1506 Fifteenth Street (southwest corner of Fifteenth and Chestnut streets). The hotel was named after the "Colonnade Row" of early nineteenth-century pillared, porched townhouses previously on the site. The hotel was demolished in 1925 for the erection of the Franklin Trust Company Building., Yellow mount with round corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Purviance, W. T. (William T.)
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Purviance - Hotels [P.9047.62]
Built 1837 based on designs by William Strickland. Burned 1966., Depicts businesses along the west side of north Fourth Street looking south toward Market Street including the Merchants' Hotel (40-50 North Fourth Street); J. W. Gibbs & Co., merchant (32 North Fourth Street); Hogan & Thompson, booksellers and stationers (30 North Fourth Street); Trotter Co., dry goods store (28 North Fourth Street) and H. During, unidentified business (22 North Fourth Street). Also includes busy pedestrian traffic with horse drawn carriages., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections., LCP AR (Annual Report) 1975, p. 6-11.
Creator
Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), 1834-1891, artist
Date
ca. 1880
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Evans watercolors [P.2298.39], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/plc039.html
Rooftop view showing predominately the 800 block of Chestnut Street. Includes the Continental Hotel, completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. (824-838 Chestnut). Also shows the Masonic Temple in the distance (713-721 Chestnut). American flags adorn many of the buildings. Street and pedestrian traffic is visible., Buff mount with square corners., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
Date
ca. 1859
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.29f]
Rooftop view showing predominately the 800 block of Chestnut Street. Includes the Continental Hotel, completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. (824-838 Chestnut). Also shows the Masonic Temple in the distance (713-721 Chestnut). American flags adorn many of the buildings. Street and pedestrian traffic is visible., Buff mount with square corners., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
Date
ca. 1859
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.29f]
View showing Wissahickon Creek near the Wissahickon Hall erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen at Wissahickon Drive (i.e., Lincoln Drive) below Gypsy Lane. Hotel only partially visible., Title supplied by cataloguer., Photographer's imprint embossed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Bartlett & Smith, photographer
Date
ca. 1869
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & Smith - Hotels [(3)1322.F.137f]
