Depicts City Hall with "Philadelphia Public Buildings 1876" underneath. On the back is stamped, "F.R. Pratt and Co., Fenton, Staffordshire" and a retailer's stamp, "R. J. Allen, Son & Co., 309/311 Market St. Philadelphia.", Gift of Walter Brenner, 1984.
Location: Chestnut and Sixth Streets, southwest corner., Originally published as plate 11 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen. Loose print lacking copyright statement., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Library Company of Philadelphia: P. 2195 and in *Am 1848 Wild 3007.Q (Poulson) and in *Am 1848 Wild 1514.F and in *Am 1848 Wild 1515.Q., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846., creator
Date
c1840, 1848.
Location
http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W352-4.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. W352.4 [P.2195]
Location: Chestnut Street, Fifth to Sixth., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc47 R815.
Creator
Rosenthal, Max, 1833-1918 lithographer., creator
Date
1856.
Location
http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W185.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. **W185 [P.2068]
Depicts the south elevation and bell tower of Independence Hall. Built 1732-1748 by Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Extensive renovations and additions completed incrementally between 1750 and 1973. Meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775-1783 and the site where the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776., Title supplied by cataloguer., Also identified as the Pennsylvania State House., 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.9453.146]
Exterior view of the Franklin Institute's first building constructed 1825-26 after designs by John Haviland. The signs of the Buffalo Wire Works Co. affixed to the building north of the museum are visible., Inscribed in negative: 2198., Title from negative sleeve., The Franklin Institute occupied the 7th Street building until 1933, when it relocated to the new building at 20th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The 7th Street building became home to the Atwater Kent Museum in 1941.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.13]
Book illustration looking southeast at Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley., Plate opposite page 172 in John F. Watson's Historic tales of olden time : concerning the early settlement and progress of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania ; for the use of families and schools ; illustrated with plates (Philadelphia : E. Littell : Thomas Holden, 1833)., William L. Breton and Kennedy & Lucas created many of the lithographic plates for Watson's Annals of Philadelphia, so it is probable that they also created the plates in Historic tales of olden time., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 719
Creator
Breton, William L., ca. 1773-1855, artist
Date
[1833]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Am 1833 Wat [Log 2794.D.opp172]
A receipt., Printed area measures 4.9 x 13.5 cm., Library Company copy completed in MS. for Wm. Whitman, Jan. 6, 1838, for a 12-month subscription, signed by C. Taylor., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Mifflin & Parry
Date
[not after 1838]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1838 Mifflin 113184.D (Roughwood)
A receipt., Printed area measures 4.9 x 13.5 cm., Library Company copy completed in MS. for Wm. Whitman, Jan. 6, 1838, for a 12-month subscription, signed by C. Taylor., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Mifflin & Parry
Date
[not after 1838]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1838 Mifflin 113184.D (Roughwood)
Depicts the original Franklin Institute building constructed in 1825 based of designs by John Haviland., Sheet number: 27A05B, Undivided back., Manuscript note on verso giving the history of the Institute., 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 [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]
View showing the rear of the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Includes pedestrian traffic in Independence Square., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Chase, a Baltimore photographer, operated as a stereograph photographer and publisher between circa 1872 to 1890.
Creator
Chase, William M., 1818 or 1819-1901
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Chase - Government Buildings [(8)1322.F.9c-1]
Depicts detail of panel in Common Council Chamber (i.e. City Council Chamber, Room # 400). Designed by architect John McArthur, Jr., City Hall was built 1871-1901., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Grotesque head at top of picture. Face appears to be looking upward. At bottom of picture, a knight in mailed helmet, or head of a prehistoric man. This panel is in old common council room. E pillar 4 floor City Hall., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
ca. 1923
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 34 [P.8513.34], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson34.htm
Depicts Select City Council Chamber (i.e. Office of Chief Clerk, Room # 402), including ornate desks and chairs and elaborate woodwork on wall in background. Designed by architect John McArthur, Jr., City Hall was built 1871-1901., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Present Council room. Explain the bill that done away with the common council and created a single body to preside over the city's affairs., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
ca. 1923
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 30 [P.8513.30], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson30.htm
Depicts ornate Finance Committee Room (i.e. City Council Administration, Room # 496) filled with desks and chairs. Designed by architect John McArthur, Jr., City Hall was built 1871-1901., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Finance Room 4th floor City Hall. As far as could be learned, after diligent inquiry, it seems these are the first pictures ever made of the Finance, Common Council and present Council rooms. Exposures ranged from 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour. A Sincere expression of appreciation is due Pres. Wegline of Council and Mr. McIllroy in the Sargent at Arms office for permission to make these pictures and for any assistance they gave or directed be given., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
ca. 1923
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 45 [P.8513.45], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson45.htm
View looking from a tree-lined path in Independence Square showing the rear entrance of the State House. Also shows a street lamp., Title from accompanying publisher's label containing a line of descriptive text., Grey paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator
M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.), photographer
Date
c1859
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McClees - Government buildings [(8)1322.F.9b]
Shows four men and a boy standing at the rear gate of the State House on Walnut Street. Also shows a man seated on the gate steps. State House (520 Chestnut) built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Title printed on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date
ca. 1856
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Government Buildings [(3)1322.F.9f]
View from Chestnut Street looking south at Carpenters Hall taken about 1872. First floor windows flanking central door have closed shutters and sign on pediment is missing, possibly in preparation for demolition of adjacent building completed by 1873. The Hall, built between 1770 and 1774 by the Carpenter's Company of the City and County of Philadelphia after designs by member Robert Smith, served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Imprint printed on verso., Title from manuscript note on mount., Pink mount and orange verso with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections., Gift of Jane Carson James., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Newell & Son, a partnership between Robert Newell and his son Henry, was active from around 1870 until 1897 and the death of the elder Newell.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - association [P.9299.126 (James)]
Exterior view of Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. In the foreground, shows the walkway leading towards Independence Hall lined with trees and lampposts., Title from text printed on mount., Date inferred from content., Gift of David Doret, 2011., Image is mounted on the verso of: photo - unidentified - public utilities [P.2011.45.16].
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo- unidentified - public utilities [P.2011.45.17]
Impressionistic drawing looking north from Independence Square showing the rear elevation of Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. View also includes a barren tall tree in the left, a sole pedestrian, and a tree with foliage in the right., Title inscribed on drawing., Signature of artist in lower left corner., Date from accompanying label: Built in 1731, - Independence Hall, originally called The State House, took its name from the signing of the Declaration of Independence within its walls in 1776. It contains the Liberty Bell, cracked while tolling the death of Chief Justice Marshall, and other precious relics of history. It is located on Chestnut Street, between 5th and 6th Streets, Philadelphia. An original drawing by Donald C. Taber, 1934., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell., Donald C. Taber, born in New York, was a commercial artist in Philadelphia by 1930.
Creator
Taber, Donald C., 1895-1981, artist
Date
[1934]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Drawings and Watercolors - A-Z - Taber [P.2017.8.29]
Small medal from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Obverse inscribed, "Memorial medal, 1776" with image of Independence Hall; reverse inscribed, "Struck Within the International Exhibition 1876.", Gift of Raymond Holstein, 2011.
Pictorial envelope advertising the American Hotel and containing a view of "Independence Hall, Directly Opposite the American Hotel" on the verso. Image also shows the Bailly statue of George Washington and pedestrian traffic, including couples on promenade and in conversation., Title from printed return address., Upper right corner removed., Contains ink-stamp postmark: Philadelphia Oct 3 8 AM., Addressed in manuscript to: Mr. Wm. Fulmer, Bloomsberry, New Jersey., Accompanied by illustrated letterhead completed in manuscript to Mr. Wm. Fulmer ("Dear Bro.") from A.M. Henkel, dated October 2, 1876 describing a wedding trip, including a visit to the Centennial Exhibition. Illustration duplicates illustration on corresponding envelope. [P.2011.10.69a], 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.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.69 & 69a]
Panoramic view looking toward the Delaware River showing cityscape in South Philadelphia. Includes residential buildings, storefronts, factories, warehouses, St. Peter's Church steeple, Sparks Shot tower, and the Navy Yard. Also shows trees in Independence Square in the foreground and maritime traffic on the river in the background., Series title, artist, and date information from complementary prints., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 544c, Trimmed.
Creator
Whitefield, Edwin, 1816-1892, artist
Date
[c1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Views [P.2121]
Panoramic view showing cityscape in Center City and Northern Philadelphia. Includes residential buildings, storefronts, and factories. Particularly depicts the American Hotel and other storefronts on the 500 block, north side of Chestnut Street and the Artisan Building (4th and Chestnut). Patron and pedestrian traffic is visible in the foreground. Also shows maritime traffic on the Delaware River in the upper right of the image., Copyrighted by E. Whitefield., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 544b, Left edge torn.
Creator
Whitefield, Edwin, 1816-1892, artist
Date
[c1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Views [P.2118]
View representing the colonial era showing Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Also shows light street and pedestrian traffic, including a conestoga wagon., Attributed to Louis Aubrun., Published in Thompson Westcott's Centennial portfolio: a souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia; comprising lithographic views of fifty of its principal buildings (Philadelphia: T. Hunter, 1876), p. 51., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 376, Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Aubrun, Louis, lithographer
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Centennial [P.2006.31.16]
View representing the colonial era showing Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Also shows minor pedestrian traffic., Printed below the image: "Centennial Album" registered at the U. S. Patent Office July 20th, 1875, Published in Centennial Pocket Album (New York: Heppenheimer & Maurer, 1875), POS 378, Gift of David Doret., Philadelphia on Stone
Creator
Heppenheimer & Maurer
Date
[1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Centennial [P.2006.31.15]
View looking southeast at the front of Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Shows a partial view of Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut) and the Prothonotary Office and Court of Common Pleas. Also includes a group of men standing on the sidewalk and piles of stones lining the street in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
McAllister, W. Y. (William Young), 1812-1896
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister, W.Y. - Government buildings [P.8457]
Top half of the commemorative print depicting a monument that contains vignettes; allegorical, patriotic, and historical figures; state seals; and references to the Declaration of Independence to symbolize "A Free Nations Progress." Includes a central arch containing a view showing "Philadelphia Public Buildings. 1776. Independence Hall." View includes street and pedestrian traffic. Arch comprised of the seals of the original 13 states bordered by abutments containing angels trumpeting "Liberty" and "Independence." Flanking the central view are columns labeled with the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Above the arch figures of Liberty, American eagles, Christopher Columbus, William Penn, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln adorn a panel representing a time line of the nation's history. Also includes views of a stagecoach; a sailing vessel, and the U. S. Capitol. Also contains the patriotic mottoes "United We Stand Divided We Fall" and "In Union There is Strength." The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition, the Centennial Exhibition, of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by Frank H. Leonholdt., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 368a, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 47 Z 992
Creator
Leonholdt, Frank H.
Date
[c1875]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 47 Z 992
Gift of Tim Long, 2016., Seal for the Woodlands Cemetery. Reads: Woodlands Cemetery Company of Philaa. Depicted is a cemetery urn with a lyre and a large tree on the right. A garden folly is in the far left background with the sun’s rays filling the sky. The Woodlands, the former country seat of William Hamilton (1745-1813), was established as the Woodlands Cemetery Company of Philadelphia in 1840. Located in West Philadelphia on the banks of the Schuylkill River, it has over 54 acres of land with over 30,000 people buried wherein.
Printed in sepia with dark blue border/background. Reads, "Centennial International" at the top and "Exhibition, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 1776-1876" at the bottom. Depicts scenes of the exhibition buildings with "Memorial Hall, Art Gallery" in the center, "Main Exhibition Building" and "the Machinery Hall" at the top, and "The Agricultural Hall" and "The Horticultural Hall" at the bottom. At the top center there is an eagle with a shield and an "E-Pluribus Unum" banner., Gift of Michael Zinman, 2008. (Part of the Michael Zinman World's Fair Collection.)
Bird’s eye view looking toward East Fairmount Park showing the entire expanse of the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Shows the English Commissioners Building, U.S. Government Building, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, Ladies’ Pavilion, Judge’s Hall, Horticultural Hall, offices, Photographic Hall, Art Gallery, and the Main Building. Also shows fountains, hotels, and the Columbia, Girard and New York-Connecting Railroad bridges spanning the Schuylkill River. Cityscape is visible in the background. Many of the buildings were designed by Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit, and Joseph M. Wilson., Not in Wainwright., Printed with red tint stone: The Only Complete View of the Centennial Exhibition officially recognized., Signatures of the Director General, Architects, and Engineers printed below the image., Philadelphia on Stone, American Antiquarian Society: Graphic Arts Lithff Pran Smir Grou Copy 3, AAS Graphic Arts Lithff Pran Smir Grou Copy 2, untinted.
Creator
Smirke, Sydney, 1798-1877, artist
Date
c1876
Location
American Antiquarian Society AAS Graphic Arts Lithff Pran Smir Grou Copy 3
View looking from the east bank of the Schuylkill River showing the Fairmount Water Works originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff. Shows the engine house; mill house; pavilion on the mound dam, stand pipe (built 1852) and Reservoir Hill. View also includes two men with a canvas and easle on the river bank across from a steam boat traveling on the water in the foregound and the Wire Bridge at Fairmount (built 1841-1842) in the background., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 22, Library of Congress: PR 13 CN 2001: 033
Date
[ca. 1852]
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PR 13 CN 2001: 033
View looking north through a pavilion of the old mill house showing the new mill house (built 1862) at the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River. The waterworks, originally built after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, were altered and remodeled after the designs of Philadelphia engineers, Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr., until 1872., Attributed to Robert Newell., Title from accompanying label., Yellow mount with square 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
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer
Date
ca. 1870
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Public Utilities [(3)1322.F.122c]
Depicts tall tower and lower surrounding buildings from beyond yard, iron fence, and street. Also known as the Sparks Shot Tower, it was built in 1808., Title from photographer's manuscript note on verso., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
ca. 1923
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 150 [P.8513.150], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson150.htm
Panoramic view showing cityscape in Center City Philadelphia. Includes residential buildings, storefronts, factories, Chestnut Street Theatre (603-609 Chestnut), the flag-adorned roof of "Barnum Museum" (628-632 Chestnut) and the top of Alfred M. Herkness Philadelphia Horse & Carriage Bazaar (800 block Sansom). Also shows partial view of the Philadelphia Arcade (615-619 Chestnut), trees in Independence Square, and pedestrian and street traffic in the foreground. Traffic includes a horse-drawn carriage and man on horseback., Copyrighted by E. Whitefield., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 544d, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Whitefield, Edwin, 1816-1892, artist
Date
c1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Views [P.2120]
Bird’s eye view looking toward East Fairmount Park showing the entire expanse of the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Shows the English Commissioners Building, U.S. Government Building, Agricultural Hall, Machinery Hall, Ladies’ Pavilion, Judge’s Hall, Horticultural Hall, offices, Photographic Hall, Art Gallery, and the Main Building. Also shows fountains, hotels, and the Columbia, Girard and New York-Connecting Railroad bridges spanning the Schuylkill River. Cityscape is visible in the background. Many of the buildings were designed by Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit, and Joseph M. Wilson., Not in Wainwright., Signatures of the Director General, Architects, and Engineers printed below the image.., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 334, American Antiquarian Society: Graphic Arts Lithff Pran Smir Grou Copy 1, AAS Graphic Arts Lithff Pran Smir Grou Copy 2, untinted.
Creator
Smirke, Sydney, 1798-1877, artist
Date
c1876
Location
American Antiquarian Society AAS Graphic Arts Lithff Pran Smir Grou Copy 1
Series of 12 collecting cards depicting bucolic views of the park. Includes two different views, including one with a fountain, of a "Rustic Arbor" with a park pavilion; "Spring" showing a water fountain; "The "Dam" and "The Arch" and a "Fountain" near the race at the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River; "Entrance to Lemon Hill" and the "Mansion House"; an ornate foot bridge over "The Brook"; the "Keeper's House"; the "Band House"; and "Iron Spring" pavilion. Many of the views include park visitors, gardens, and walkways and all include trees. Water work views also show the stand pipe and roof of the new mill house., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 811a-l. POS 811a: Rustic Arbor (fountain). 811b: Rustic Arbor. 811c: Spring. 811d: Spring. 811e: Dam. 811f: Mansion House. 811g: The Brok. 811h: The Arch. 811i: Entrance to Lemon hill. 811j: Fountain.811k: Keeper's house. 811k: Band House. 811l: Iron Spring., Library of Congress: LOT 11050 (F)
Date
c1879
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Title, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Rustic Arbor Willows, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Rustic Arbor Gazebo, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Spring, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) The Dam, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Mansion House, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) The Brook, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) The Arch, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Iron Spring, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Entrance to Lemon Hill, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Fountain, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Keeper's House, Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC LOT 11050 (F) Band House
Collection of over 100 graphic materials documenting world's fairs of the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, predominantly the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 (Philadelphia) and Exposition Universelle de 1867 à Paris. Includes stereographs, trade cards, collecting cards, lantern slides, and souvenirs.
Graphics also depict the Great Exhibition of 1851; New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853-1854); the Exposition Universelle de 1867 a Paris; the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878; the Chicago World's Fair of 1893; the Pan American Exposition of 1901 (Buffalo, N.Y.); the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 (St. Louis, Mo.); and the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition of 1926 (Philadelphia).
View looking east showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Includes the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut) and Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). View also shows street and pedestrian traffic, including a conestoga wagon and the adjacent street corner., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 876, Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1855]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Government Buildings - S [P.2011.51.8]
View looking east showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Includes the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut) and Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). View also shows several large broadsides propped up against Congress Hall and pedestrian traffic., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 375, Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War Views, Places & Events., Created postfreeze.
Date
[ca. 1863]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Government Buildings - S [5779.F.111a]
View looking southwest showing the south side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street, including the front of the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows a partial view in the left foreground of old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut), Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut), and the commercial building at the southwest corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets where John McArthur would consruct the Public Ledger building 1866-1867 (600 Chestnut Street) in the distant right background., One of 107 titles printed in series list on verso (No. 139-245)., Publisher's imprint on verso., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret.
Creator
R. Newell & Son
Date
[photographed ca. 1865, printed ca. 1872]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Government buildings [P.2010.6.13]
View looking southwest showing the south side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street, including the front of the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows a partial view in the left foreground of old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut), Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut), and the commercial building at the southwest corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets where John McArthur would consruct the Public Ledger building 1866-1867 (600 Chestnut Street) in the distant right background., Title from manuscript note on label accompanying stereograph., Publisher's imprint on label accompanying stereograph., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Robert Newell's son Henry entered the business in 1872 and the name changed to "R. Newell & Son".
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Government buildings [1322.F.8a]
View looking southwest showing the south side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street, including the front of the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows a partial view in the left foreground of old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut), Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut), and the commercial building at the southwest corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets where John McArthur would consruct the Public Ledger building 1866-1867 (600 Chestnut Street) in the distant right background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Government buildings [7992.F.7]
Panoramic view looking south toward the Delaware River predominately showing the area between Independence Square, the river, and about 8th Street. Includes the Navy Yard at Southwark (1); Shot Tower, 2nd and Carpenter streets (2); Philadepha. C. Prison, i.e., Moyamensing Prison, 1000 block of Reed Street; Albert Barnes Church, i.e., First Presbyterian Church, 626-630 Locust Street (4); Penna. Hospital, 801-849 Pine Street (5); Washington Square, between Sixth, Eighth, Walnut and Spruce streets (6); and Independence Square (7). Also shows visitors on the grounds of Independence Square, the 500 block of the south side of Walnut Street, including a horse-drawn dray, and the rooftops of several city blocks., Plate 4 of four panoramas originally issued as Panorama of Philadelphia. Views taken from the State House steeple (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, 1838). These panoramas also accompanied bound editions of Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). Views of Philadelphia was a series of twenty lithographs originally published as five numbers of four prints each. The four panoramas essentially constituted a sixth number in the series, and were published in bound editions with the twenty views under the title Panorama and Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity, published by J.B. Chevalier in 1838 and reissued by J.T. Bowen the same year., First state., Key to 7 landmarks printed below the image., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 542.c.1, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: *P.2154 and in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Poulson), Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder’s "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date
c1838
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W266.1 [P.2154]
Panoramic view looking south toward the Delaware River predominately showing the area between Independence Square, the river, and about 8th Street. Includes the Navy Yard at Southwark (1); Shot Tower, 2nd and Carpenter streets (2); Philadepha. C. Prison, i.e., Moyamensing Prison, 1000 block of Reed Street; Albert Barnes Church, i.e., First Presbyterian Church, 626-630 Locust Street (4); Penna. Hospital, 801-849 Pine Street (5); Washington Square, between Sixth, Eighth, Walnut and Spruce streets (6); and Independence Square (7). Also shows visitors on the grounds of Independence Square, the 500 block of the south side of Walnut Street, including a horse-drawn dray, and the rooftops of several city blocks., Plate 4 of four panoramas originally issued as Panorama of Philadelphia. Views taken from the State House steeple (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, 1838). These panoramas also accompanied bound editions of Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). Views of Philadelphia was a series of twenty lithographs originally published as five numbers of four prints each. The four panoramas essentially constituted a sixth number in the series, and were published in bound editions with the twenty views under the title Panorama and Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity, published by J.B. Chevalier in 1838 and reissued by J.T. Bowen the same year., Second state., Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen. LCP copies lacking copyright statement., Key to 7 landmarks printed below the image., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 542.c.2, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: *8236.F.3 and in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Rush), Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder’s "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53., Gift of Mrs. A. Douglas Oliver.
Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date
c1838
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W266.2 [8236.F.3]
View looking southeast showing Congress Hall, built 1787-1789 at 540-558 Chestnut to house the Pennsylvania district and county courts. Also served as the first quarters of the U.S. Congress 1790 - 1800. Includes the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley (520 Chestnut Street) and the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut). Also shows a vendor stand near Congress Hall., Title and photographer from duplicate in Poulson scrapbook "A collection of Miscellaneous Scraps: Illuminating the history of the city of Philadelphia in the 'olden time,'" volume 5, page 50., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date
ca. 1859
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Government Buildings - C [(3)1322.F.7a]
Rooftop view looking southwest showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. adorned with lettering reading "Mayors Office" (500 Chestnut) and a partial view of Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). Includes minor pedestrian traffic and a partial view of a horse-drawn carriage., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint embossed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of 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 stereos - Bartlett & Smith - Government Buildings [1322.F.7d]
Rooftop view looking southwest showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. adorned with lettering reading "Mayors Office" (500 Chestnut) and a partial view of Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). View includes pedestrian traffic., Title from accompanying label., Photographer's imprint partially embossed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of 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 - Government Buildings [(3)1322.F.7c]
Elaborate Centennial Exhibition commemorative print depicting an arched monument containing central views of the "Philadelphia Public Buildings," Independence Hall (1776) and the new City Hall (1876), surrounded by vignettes; allegorical, patriotic, and historical figures; state seals; and references to prominent historical, national and local personages. The public building views include pedestrian and street traffic, the name of City Hall architect John McArthur Jr., and the motto "A Free Nation's Progress." City Hall image also contains misrepresentative views of other municipal- style buildings in the background. Arch comprised of the seals of the original 13 states bordered by abutments containing angels trumpeting "Liberty" and "Independence." Above the arch figures of Liberty, American eagles, Christopher Columbus, William Penn, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Abraham Lincoln adorn a panel representing a time line of the nation's history. Flanking the central views are columns labeled with the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; the states; the U.S. Presidents and Vice-Presidents; prominent citizens, including Alexander Hamilton, William Wirt, Thomas Sullly and Thomas U. Walter; and the Philadelphia Commissioners for Public Buildings. Also includes vignette views symbolizing industry, arts, politics, and technological advancement. Includes sailing vessels, bridges, locomotives, railroads, a factory, a turbine, and the U. S. Capitol. Also contains the patriotic mottoes "United We Stand Divided We Fall" and "In Union There is Strength" in addition to plaques with the names of the Mayor of Philadelphia, William S. Stokley, and the Governor of Pennsylvania, John F. Hartranft. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia., Not in Wainwright., Copyrighted by Frank H. Leonholdt., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 368, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 47 Z 992
Creator
Leonholdt, Frank H.
Date
c1875
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 47 Z 992
View looking east showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Includes the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut) and Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). View also shows street and pedestrian traffic, including a conestoga wagon, as well as the adjacent street corner., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 876, Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1855]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Government Buildings - S [P.2011.51.8]