Depicts potted plants and hanging plants lining the perimeter of a porch, which is shaded by a striped awning. Dense foliage surrounds the porch of the unidentified residence., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator
Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date
ca. 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.83]
View of a tree stump covered with brush on the bank of the Frankford Creek in Philadelphia, Pa. The stump, with an overgrowth of plants on top of it, rests on the edge of the bank as the creek flows around it. Trees and shrubs are visible growing in the background., Attributed to John Moran., Half of stereograph., Yellow mount with square corners., Title stamped on mount., Retrospective conversion record, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany., See duplicate copy: Doret Collection – Photos [P.2019.64.51]., 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 - Views - Frankford [5759.F.19]
View of a tree stump covered with brush on the bank of the Frankford Creek in Philadelphia, Pa. The stump, with an overgrowth of plants on top of it, rests on the edge of the bank as the creek flows around it. Trees and shrubs are visible growing in the background., Title from item., Date from manuscript note written on verso: Nov. 14, 62, -- 25 [?], Attributed to John Moran., Yellow mount with square corners., Distributor's name embossed on mount on recto: Paul & Curtis, New York., Manuscript note written on verso: Frankford Creek, near Phila. Penn., Gift of David Doret., See duplicate, trimmed copy: stereo - Moran - Views - Frankford [5759.F.19].
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date
Nov. 14, 1862
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Photos [P.2019.64.51]
Advertisement for the Philadelphia Flower Show depicting a floral exhibit. Shows a trail in a forest with trees, shrubs, and pink azalea bushes. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society organized the first flower show in 1829, although the official Philadelphia Flower Show began in 1925 at the Commercial Museum. The show relocated to the 23rd Armory in 1965, to the Philadelphia Civic Center in 1966, and to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 1996. The Commercial Museum opened in 1897 at 34th and South Streets, Philadelphia., Title and date from item., Gift of David Doret, 2019.
Date
1932
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.23]
