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Title: [Snow covered trees and road]
Description: Depicts a snow covered path, flanked by bare trees., Unidentified photographer., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *phot. Unid. - Views [P.8983.52]

Title: [Snow scene, 100 block of Kalos Street, Manayunk]
Description: Depicts a snow-covered street near the photographer's home. Men stand on the cleared sidewalks with their shovels in hand. Includes the brick row homes along the 100 block of Kalos Street looking west., 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.8986.63]

Title: [Side yard covered with snow]
Description: View looking down at the snow covered side yard of an unidentified property. Icicles hang from the eaves of the roof of a partially visible residence., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.110]

Title: Freaks of the Frost King
Description: Winter view showing the front lawn of a residence covered in snow. Includes a snow-covered rustic bench surrounding a tree in the foreground., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Distributor's stamp on verso: From Pierce & Snyder, 122 Dearborn St., Chicago., Creme mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Melander, L. M.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Melander - Views [P.9022.54]

Title: [Redfield residence, snow scene, 211 Upland Way, Wayne, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Depicts the snow and ice covered trees and bushes in the front yard of the photographer's home in Wayne., Numbered #2722 on verso of print., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
Creator: Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
Date: [March 1902]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.17]

Title: [Snow scene in Wayne, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Depicts a young child bundled in clothing and trekking across the snow covered land toward an unidentified residence in Wayne, possibly a neighboring home on the photographer's street, Upland Way., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
Creator: Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
Date: [March 1902]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.18]

Title: "Summer scene 'mid winter's grandeur," Norway
Description: Landscape view showing a man standing on a dirt path in the mountains flanked by terrain covered with patches of snow and ice., Copyrighted by B. L. Singley., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Printed text on verso: This photograph was made in the month of July, showing the mountains of Norway where snow lies the greater portion of the year., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: c1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Keystone View Company - Views [P.9521.6]

Title: Views of Mount Washington, New Hampshire
Description: Winter views of snow-capped rocks on Mount Washington and Tuckerman's Ravine in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. One view depicts two men sitting on the rocks in the foreground., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Yellow mounts with square corners., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bierstadt Brothers were active ca. 1860-1867 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Sold their gallery to S.F. Adams in 1867.
Creator: Bierstadt Brothers, photographer
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bierstadt Brothers - Views [P.9022.2-4]

Title: Snow scene near Lancaster
Description: Winter scene showing a bench and trees covered in snow., Title from manuscript note on photographer's label pasted on verso., Photographer's printed label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Gill, W. L. (William L.), 1827-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Miscellaneous - Gill [P.9168.13]

Title: Snow on trees, looking from my window in B[arclay] H[all], [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing a snowy field seen from above and dotted with trees at Haverford College (founded 1833). A metal bench sits under the large tree to the left., Time: 10, Light: Poor, no sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.516]

Title: A homestead gate, Fisher's Lane, near Philada
Description: Winter view showing the entrance gate and snow-covered drive to an estate on Fisher's Lane in the Feltonville neighborhood of Philadelphia. Also shows a man and boy standing next to the open gate in the foreground and a man walking on the drive in the background. Drive flanked by bare trees. Dwelling visible in the distant background., Duplicate photograph, #37 entitled "Avenue leading to Mr. Dixon's Mansion," in Moran album, "Old Philadelphia Views, 1861." See albums - Moran [P.9265]., Title from label pasted on verso., Photographer's blind stamp on mount., Creme mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: 1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Residences [P.8992.23]

Title: [Stone bridge in winter]
Description: Landscape, winter view showing a stone bridge spanning a creek or stream in the distance. Snow blankets the ground and bare trees., Title supplied by cataloger., Beige mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Bridges [P.9844.38]

Title: The joys of winter on the Wissahickon Drive, Philadelphia
Description: Winter view showing a man in the foreground observing traffic on Wissahickon Drive on the opposite side of Wissahickon Creek. Traffic includes horse-drawn sleighs, horses, and pedestrians walking in the snow that blankets the drive and trees in the park., Title on printed label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
Date: c1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Rau - Parks [P.9450.1]

Title: Evergreen trees west of Founder's Hall, covered with snow, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of evergreen tress covered in snow at Haverford College. Two trees with bare branches stand on the right and the left. Haverford College was founded in 1833., Time: 12:15, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 25, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.505]

Title: Founders Hall & Library fr[om] N. door of Barclay Hall, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing Founder's Hall, a three-story building with ivy climbing the walls. There is a small pond in front of the building and a path to the left. Trees line the path and there is bench sitting in front of the nearest tree. Founders Hall, built in 1833, was the first building of the Haverford School, later College. It served as the only living and learning quarters of the College until 1877 when Barclay Hall was built. Alumni Hall, later known as Magill Library, was built in 1864 as a library and assembly hall., Photographer remarks: Snow., Time: 11:10, Light: Very good., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 20, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.499]

Title: [Trees covered in ice and snow west of 69th Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Snow and ice cover the ground and trees beyond a fence, west of 69th St, Philadelphia., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: 69th St. (a few blocks beyond) within sight of City Hall (figuratively). Trees covered with ice., 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 79 [P.8513.79], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson79.htm

Title: 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a line of riders on horseback winding up an icy hill. A cluster of trees grows at the top of the hill in the distance., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v 2, p. 11-16 [P.2014.69.2]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 29, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.23]

Title: 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a line of riders on horseback traveling down a path carved in the snow on the side of an icy hill., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 11-16 [P.2014.69.2]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 29, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.24]

Title: M.F. McDonough & Co., importers, No. 117 South Front St., Philadelphia
Description: Illustrated trade card depicting a scroll with the title inscribed superimposed onto two scenes, including a rose and diagonial border of rosettes and other geometric shapes and a snow-covered dwelling surrounded by bare trees., Title printed in purple ink., Letter printed on verso marked "Philadelphia, June, 1882" notifies M.F. McDonough & Co. patrons about the sale of "Eugene Clicquot" brand of champagne from France., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - McDonough [1975.F.626]

Title: Rabbit hunt Jacob Shaffer, No. 628 N. Second St., Phila
Description: Illustrated "hidden puzzle" trade card depicting a winter scene showing a small building with a large flag inscribed "Jacob Shaffer, No. 628 N. Second St., Phila." Includes bare, broken trees and boulders in the foreground in which the figures of a hunter and at least two rabbits are "hidden." Jacob Shaffer was a propietor of a varieties and notions store during the 1860s., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Shaffer [P.9582.85]

Title: [Unidentified bridge construction]
Description: Depicts the construction of an unidentified bridge in the winter, showing materials lying in a snow-covered valley. Industrial buildings sit nearby. Probably a bridge designed by one of the civil engineers in the Webster family., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members., Modern reference print #13 available for P.9501.12 in research file.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.1-3, P.9501.12-15]

Title: Snow bound, Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia
Description: Winter view showing a snow-covered path running parallel to the Wissahickon Creek. Trees flank the creek and a wooden fence divides the creek from the trail., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including Chicago; London; Hamberg, Ger.; and Milan, Italy., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Distributor's imprint printed on mount., Manuscript note in pencil on verso: Mrs. E. B. Dorathy ; Sammy Taylor, Buff 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 Robert M. Vogel.
Date: 1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Griffith & Griffith - Parks [P.9047.118]

Title: Diamonds, mutilated coins, old gold, silver, teeth plates, jewelry, and silverware. Full value paid. J.L. Clark, refiner, 823 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Illustrated trade card depicting a vignette of a winter snow scene inset into a bouquet of flowers., Copyrighted 1882 by Frank Vernon, N.Y., Series title printed on recto in lower left corner., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: c1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Clark [P.9728.12]

Title: Old Swedes's Church Wilmington [DE]. From 6th St. Snow on ground
Description: Glass negative showing Old Swedes's Church, an old stone church with ivy climbing up the walls. The church is surrounded by bare trees, a cemetary and a metal fence. Holy Trinity Church, also known as Old Swedes, was built 1698-1699. It became an Episcopal parish in 1791., Photographer remarks: V[Varnished]. Sent One to Thomas Bates 7th & Church Sts., Time: 11:40, Light: Sun shining, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: December 26, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.206]

Title: [Chestnut Street in the snow, view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut Street]
Description: View photographed following a snowstorm showing the 900-800 blocks of Chestnut Street. Includes the Girard House hotel, built 1851-1852 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., at 823-838 Chestnut Street. Signage adorning 918 Chestnut Street and advertising "Geo. Fryer," dry goods at 916 Chestnut Street is also visible. Snow covers buildings' awnings and the street. A few pedestrians walk on the sidewalk and an individual leans from an upper window to sweep snow from a ledge., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Stereograph mounted on grey mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Stereograph duplicate of print (6)1322.F.163b and (7)1322.F.63a., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
Date: 1859-1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.27d & 51b]

Title: [Chestnut Street in the snow, view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut Street]
Description: View photographed following a snowstorm showing the 900-800 blocks of Chestnut Street. Includes the Girard House hotel, built 1851-1852 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., at 823-838 Chestnut Street. Signage adorning 918 Chestnut Street and advertising "Geo. Fryer," dry goods at 916 Chestnut Street is also visible. Snow covers buildings' awnings and the street. A few pedestrians walk on the sidewalk and an individual leans from an upper window to sweep snow from a ledge., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Stereograph mounted on grey mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Stereograph duplicate of print (6)1322.F.163b and (7)1322.F.63a., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
Date: 1859-1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.27d & 51b]

Title: A group of young hill climbers of Manyunk [sic] with a background of overlapping roofs, to say nothing of a weekly wash
Description: Depicts seven children standing in the snow in front of a wooden fence. Background of image includes the backs of houses built on a hill, backyards separated by fences, and wash hanging on clotheslines., 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 95 [P.8513.95], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson95.htm

Title: [Cobbs Creek, near the Cobbs Creek Golf Course, Philadelphia]
Description: View of rocky creek bordered by snow-covered ground and trees., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Near Public Golf Course. 69 St. Terminal of El. Trees encased in ice. Water was cold. I know. I slid in - both feet., 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 60 [P.8513.60], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson60.htm

Title: Mt. Rainier, WA
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a line of people each carrying a walking stick, climbing a snowy hillside at Mount Rainier National Park. Snow-capped mountains rise in the distances and trees grow in the foothills below the peaks. The national park Mount Rainier was established in 1899 around the Mount Rainier volcano., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 30-35 [P.2014.69.2]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 5, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.29]

Title: Mt. Rainier, WA
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group, each carrying walking sticks climbing up a snowy hillside seen from below at Mount Rainier National Park. A snow capped peak rises in the distance. The national park Mount Rainier was established in 1899 around the Mount Rainier volcano., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 30-35 [P.2014.69.2]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 5, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.30]

Title: Mt. Rainier, WA
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group, each carrying walking sticks climbing up a snowy hill at Mount Rainier. A snow covered peak rises in the distance. The national park Mount Rainier was established in 1899 around the Mount Rainier volcano., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 30-35 [P.2014.69.2]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 5, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.33]

Title: Mt. Rainier, WA
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a person standing below a snow-capped Mount Rainier. The person wears a hat and carries a walking stick as they look up at the summit. The national park Mount Rainier was established in 1899 around the Mount Rainier volcano., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 30-35 [P.2014.69.2]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 5, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.26]

Title: 6704 & 6706 Cresheim Road, Pelham
Description: Photograph showing the twin two-story houses (6704 and 6706 Cresheim Road), including Marriott C. Morris' (right) at 6706. The house has two porches and timber framing covered in snow. A man walks along a path in front of the house between snow drifts., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: ca. 1900-ca. 1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2101]

Title: Reed's, for clothing, furnishings, hats, shoes, 918-920-922 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Best quality, lowest prices
Description: Trade card for Jacob Reed's Sons and depicting African American children, portrayed in racist caricature, sledding. Shows ten African American children, attired in short-sleeved pajamas, in a toboggan sledding down a snow-covered slope. One child plays a horn. The child at the back holds on with their leg outside the toboggan. White spectators watch from the side of the incline, and other toboggans are seen in the distance at the top of the slope. Jacob Reeds Sons was established in 1825 by Jacob Reed and operated as a premier men's clothing store until 1983. The business, assumed by Reed's sons in 1877, relocated to 920-22 Chestnut Street by 1883. By the early twentieth century, the firm sold men's and young men's clothing, as well as specialty, chauffeur’s, military, and uniform clothing., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1887 by The Bufford's Sons Lith. Co., Printed lower right corner: 794., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Purchased with funds from the Walter J. Miller Trust for the Visual Culture Program., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Duplicate image of: trade cards - P [113418.O], 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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - R [P.2011.42.1]

Title: Girard Street & 12th St. & Friends' meeting house in the distance, Philada
Description: Winter, snow scene looking west from Girard Street at the front facade of the brick Twelfth Street Friends' meeting house on the west side of the block, below Market Street. Snow-covered trees on both streets partially obscure the building. Built 1812-1813 using parts of the Greater Meeting House. In use until 1972, when it was dismantled and re-erected at the George School in Newtown, Pa., Title from manuscript note on verso., Creme mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Religion [P.9047.2]

Title: Views of Tuckerman's Ravine and Mount Washington, White Mountains, New Hampshire, 1861-1862
Description: Series of titled views documenting the landscape of the White Mountains in New Hampshire include, "Pillar of snow, Tuckerman's Ravine, August 28, 1861," "Mt. Washington Carriage Road, at ledge--looking down," and "Interior of snow arch--Tuckerman's Ravine, August 14, 1862". The mountains, spilt by the Crawford Notch, comprise two ranges named Presidential (east) and Franconia (west). The scenic mountains inspired the 19th-century "White Mountain School" of painting and the publication of several series of stereographic views in the mid to late nineteenth century., Views show Mount Washington, part of the Presidential Range, and Tuckerman's Ravine, located on the east side of Mount Washington. They include three men surveying a large block of ice in the ravine; a horse-drawn carriage pulling a man up an inclined dirt-road; and an expedition party sitting and standing with walking sticks from the interior of a cave filled with rocks., Title supplied by cataloger., Titles of individual stereographs printed on mounts., Photographer's imprint printed on versos., Pale yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Soule maintained photographic studios on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts ca. 1861 to 1882 before relocating to Seattle, Washington.
Creator: Soule, John P., 1828-1904
Date: [ca. 1861-1862]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Soule - Views [P.9022.12-14]

Title: Snow-scene. Up garden from Little Parlor window on porch, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing the Deshler-Morris House garden at 5442 Germantown Avenue covered in snow. A large tree stands on the right and the rest of the garden is bordered by other trees and shrubs. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Time: 8:50, Light: Bright sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 21, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1082]

Title: Snow scene in our garden, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Ave]. Ridge back of kitchen
Description: Glass negative showing the Deshler-Morris House garden at 5442 Germantown Avenue covered in snow. Footprints on the right lead toward a group of shrubs and trees. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Time: 9:50, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: January 6, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1075]

Title: Snow scene. Hemlock trees, top of yard, from big elm of [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing the Deshler-Morris House garden at 5442 Germantown Avenue covered in snow. A group of large hemlock trees dominates the scene, with smaller shrubs and trees surrounding. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Time: 8:40, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: January 10, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1078]

Title: Snow scene, our garden looking up from elm tree, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing the snow-covered garden at the Deshler-Morris house at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The garden is surrounded by trees and shrubs. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Ghost in centre. Perhaps the reflection from the snow caused it. V[Varnished], Time: 12:15 PM, Light: Strong, No sun., View is partially obscured by damage to the emulsion in the lower left corner., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: January 7, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.57]

Title: Snow scene. Our garden looking west from stable, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a winter scene in the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. Trees covered in snow surround the lawn. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Slight ghost in centre. Not so effective a picture as No. 57. V[Varnished], Time: 12:15 PM, Light: Strong, No sun., Damage in the center of the plate partially obscures the view., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: January 7, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.58]

Title: Fred'k Graeff's monument at Fairmount
Description: Shows the monument dedicated to Fairmount Water Works engineer Frederick Graff commissioned by the city and installed June 1, 1848 in the garden near the Fairmount Dam. Monument, adorned with Gothic trim, contains a bust of Graff sculpted by Hugh Cannon and is surrounded by an ironwork fence and benches. View also includes two spectators, including a man leaning on a bench; the statue of Diana near the inclined walkway to Reservoir Hill; partial views of a pavilion and the standpipe arch of the water works; and snow on the ground., Attributed to Bartlett & French., Title from label on verso of P.9212.17., Yellow mount with square corners., Distributor's label on verso of P.9212.17: From James Cremer's Stereoscopic Emporium, 18 South Eighth St. Philadelphia., One of images 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., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1868.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo -Bartlett & French - Monuments & statues [(3)1322.F.106b; P.9212.17]]

Title: Church of the Covenant.(Protestant Episcopal) Filbert Street, above Seventeenth Street, Philadelphia
Description: Interior and exterior views of the church built 1861 after the designs of Sidney & Merry. Interior views show several men, possibly church elders, standing near the chancel. Also shows pews and the stone tablet dedicated to the founder of the congregation, Rev. Dudley A. Tyng, above the altar. Exterior view shows two men in front of the church, adjacent buildings, and a snow covered mound of dirt beside the church., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains two albumen mounted on paper or cardboard with manuscript notes on mount: Rev. D.A. Tyng D.D. from Jno A. McAllister. Also contains a carte de visite and a stereographic print mounted on a pale yellow mount with square corners and accompanied by a publisher's label describing the church building and the history of the congregation., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: March 1862, c1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.68a-[b]; (4)1322.F.67e], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.67b]

Title: Mt. Rainier, WA
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group of climbers standing in a line at the base of the snowy peak of Mount Rainier. The climbers hold walking sticks and are connected to each other by a rope tied around their waists. The national park Mount Rainier was established in 1899 around the Mount Rainier volcano., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 30-35 [P.2014.69.2]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 5, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.31]

Title: [Albert Lindsay and Karl Doering shoveling snow near 1837 N. Bouvier Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts brothers Albert Lindsay and Karl Doering (sons of the photographer) bundled and shoveling snow outside of the Doering family residence at 1837 North Bouvier Street. The awning for S.H. Newman's Fancy Groceries at 1851 North Bouvier Street is visible at the corner of the tree lined street, along with row homes on the north side of Berks Street., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.152]

Title: [Albert Lindsay and Karl Doering playing with friends in the snow, 1837 N. Bouvier Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts brothers Albert Lindsay and Karl Doering (sons of the photographer) bundled and playing in the snow with friends in the middle of the street near the Doering family residence at 1837 North Bouvier Street. Four of the children sit on two sleds and two older boys stand in the foreground. The awning for S.H. Newman's Fancy Groceries at 1851 North Bouvier Street is visible at the corner of the tree lined street (right), along with row homes on the north side of Berks Street., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.153]

Title: [Chestnut Street in the snow, view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut Street]
Description: View photographed following a snowstorm showing the 900-800 blocks of Chestnut Street. Includes the Girard House hotel, built 1851-1852 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., at 823-838 Chestnut Street. Also shows signage adorning Besson & Son, mourning store (918 Chestnut) and Geo. Fryer, dry goods store (916 Chestnut) in the foreground. Snow covers buildings' awnings and the street. A few pedestrians walk on the sidewalk, a man sits on an awning, and an individual leans from an upper window to sweep snow from a ledge., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator: Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
Date: 1859-1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Odiorne - C [(6)1322.F.163b; (7)1322.F.63a]

Title: [St. George Pharmacy trade cards]
Description: Series of illustrated trade cards for J.F. Hayes' St. George Pharmacy at the southwest corner of Broad and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia. Products advertised include soda water, Saint George Cologne, and soda mint tablets. Illustrations depict monkeys, flowers, flowers in vases, paddle fans, and a clown. Also shows a group of people speeding down a snowy slope on a large wooden sled. Turkeys dodge the oncoming sled in the foreground and a dog chases it in the background., Title supplied by cataloger., One print [1975.F.350] copyrighted 1877 by J.H. Bufford's Sons (Boston)., Printers and engravers include J.H. Bufford's Sons (Boston)., Two prints contain advertising text printed on versos., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Saint George [1975.F.350 & 351; 1975.F.359; 1975.F.414; 1975.F.416-419; 1975.F.441]

Title: The Wissahickon Drive crowded with one-horse sleighs, Philadelphia, Penna
Description: Winter view looking north along Wissahickon Drive (i.e., Lincoln Drive) showing horse-drawn sleighs transporting people through the snow in both directions. Wissahickon Hall, erected below Gypsy Lane circa 1849 by Harry Lippen, is visible in the background., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; and London, Eng., Title printed on mount., Attributed to William H. Rau., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Gray 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 Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: [ca. 1905]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Rau - Recreation [P.9047.146]

Title: L. S. Plaut & Co., 715, 717, 719 Broad St., Newark, N. J
Description: Trade card for L. S. Plaut & Co.'s boys' clothing department depicting African American children, portrayed in racist caricature, sledding. Shows ten African American children, attired in short-sleeved pajamas, in a toboggan sledding down a snow-covered slope. One child plays a horn. The child at the back holds on with their leg outside the toboggan. White spectators watch from the side of the incline, and other toboggans are seen in the distance at the top of the slope. L. S. Plaut & Co., established as "The Bee Hive" in 1870 by Leopold Fox and L. Simon Plaut, was a premier department store in Newark, N.J. The firm tenanted 715-719 Broad Street by the 1880s., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1887 by The Bufford's Sons Lith. Co., Printed lower right corner: 794., Stamped on recto: Harvey Cooley., Advertising text on verso: The Largest in the State. The Bee Hive Boy's Clothing Department. See our values in Short Pant Suits, at $2.48, $3.48 and $4.98. See our values in Short Pants, at 49c., 62c., and 98c. See our values in Overcoats, at $2.23, $3.48, and $4.98. Men's Shoes, Fine-Make Goods, all at Very Low Prices. Text accompanied by illustration showing a white boy attired in a cap, overcoat, pants, and boots., Duplicate image of: trade cards - R [P.2011.42.1], RVCDC, Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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 the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Plaut [113418.D]

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