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Title: Christ Church, window
Description: View of stained glass window honoring George Elkins (1786-1839) in Christ Church. Depicts the Ecumenical Council of Nice called by Constantine in 325 A.D, which resulted in the Nicene Creed. A plaque honoring vestryman Edward Coles is visible next to the window., Inscribed in transparency: 4418., Title from transparency sleeve., Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Transparencies - Hand [P.9259.175]

Title: Christ Church, window
Description: View of stained glass window honoring George Elkins (1786-1839) in Christ Church. Depicts the Ecumenical Council of Nice called by Constantine in 325 A.D, which resulted in the Nicene Creed. A plaque honoring vestryman Edward Coles is visible next to the window., Inscribed in negative: 4423., Title from negative sleeve., Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.176]

Title: Window in Christ Church. Westernmost of the stained glass windows on the South Side. Upper part "Council of Nice, A. D. 325." Lower part "Origin of the American Church in Christ Church 1785."
Description: View of stained glass window in Christ Church depicting the Conversion of Constantine, in honor of James Mifflin, Esq. (1840-1895)., Inscribed in negative: 4425., Title from negative sleeve., Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.177]

Title: Christ Church window
Description: View of stained glass window in Christ Church depicting The Trial of Saint Agnes., Inscribed in negative: 4426., Title from negative sleeve., Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.178]

Title: Christ Church window
Description: View of stained glass window in Christ Church depicting The Ordination of the Apostles, created in honor of Francis King (d. 1870), Hetty T. King (d. 1876) and Mary B. K. Wainwright (d. 1896)., Inscribed in transparency: 4437., Title from transparency sleeve., Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Transparencies - Hand [P.9259.179]

Title: Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view from balcony showing the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Includes stain glass windows. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title printed on mount., Pale 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., Duplicate of P.8662.4 and (4)1322.F.64a., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.65a]

Title: Interior of St. Stephen's Church, Philadelphia
Description: Shows the pulpit of the Episcopal church built 1822-1823 after the designs of William Strickland at 19 South 10th Street. View includes stained glass windows., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Title printed on mount., Buff mount with square corners., Location from inscription 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., 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. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Religion [(4)1322.F.96h]

Title: Interior of St. Stephen's Church, Philadelphia
Description: Shows the pulpit of the Episcopal church built 1822-1823 after the designs of William Strickland at 19 South 10th Street. View includes stained glass windows., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Title printed on mount., Buff mount with square corners., Location from inscription 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., 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. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Religion [(4)1322.F.96h]

Title: Interior of St. Stephen's Church, Philadelphia
Description: Shows the pulpit of the Episcopal church built 1822-1823 after the designs of William Strickland at 19 South 10th Street. View includes stained glass windows., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Title printed on mount., Buff mount with square corners., Location from inscription 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., 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. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Religion [(4)1322.F.96h]

Title: St. Marks Church Philadelphia
Description: Interior view of the Episcopal church built 1848-1851 after the designs of John Notman at 1607-1627 Locust Street. Shows the chancel, stained glass windows designed by J. & G. H. Gibson, pews, and arches., Title on negatve., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Crandon & Co. - Religion [P.9047.34]

Title: Church of the Redemption, north west corner of 22nd and Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view showing the altar of the Protestant Episcopal Church built 1846. View includes pews and stained glass windows., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title and date from manuscript note on mount: Church of the Redemption 1872., Paper backing pasted on verso., 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.
Date: 1872
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Religion [(4)1322.F.76c]

Title: Saint Mark's Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views of the Episcopal church built 1848-1851 after the designs of John Notman at 1607-1627 Locust Street. Shows the chancel, stained glass windows designed by J. & G. H. Gibson, pews, and arches., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains one carte de visite and three stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white paper mounts with square corners, including two with printed titles and one [(4)1322.F.91e] accompanied by a publisher's label describing the church., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1860, c 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.90b; (4)1322.F.91d & e], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.90c]

Title: Saint Michael's Church, (Protestant Episcopal,) High Street, between Main and Morton streets - Germantown, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views of the church built 1859-1860 at 222-242 High Street. Shows the triplet stained-glass window designed by Lavers & Barrand, of London, at the eastern end of the church. Also shows pews., Stereograph on white paper mount with square corners., Title from publisher's label describing the church accompanying stereograph., Stereograph accompanied by manuscript note: Saint Michaels Church Germantown, Pa. Rev. Mr. [Jme Ruter ?] formerly Rev. Mr. Hammond., Retrospective conversion record, original entry edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1860, c1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.92a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.91f & 92f]

Title: Interior of church, Old Swedes'
Description: Interior view of the Episcopalian, former Lutheran, church known as Gloria Dei Church, built 1700-1703 by master builder John Harrison I at 929 South Water Street. Shows a pastor seated near the altar, galleries, pews, and a stained glass window surmounted by the phrase "Thou God Seest Me". All of these structures date to a major renovation in 1846., Title from publisher's series list printed on verso with 101 other numbered titles (No. 356-437)., Photographer's imprint printed 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., Robert Newell's son Henry entered the business in 1872 and the name changed to "R. Newell & Son".
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Religion [P.9521.1]

Title: Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description: Views of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Predominately interior views showing the altar, a clergyman, galleries, communion table, stain glass windows, and organ gallery of the church. Exterior views show the steeple (completed 1754 after the designs of John Harrison and Robert Smith) and a side of the church building. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter. Also includes a reproduction of a drawing of the "Interior of Christ Church, Philada in 1795" showing the altar., Four images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains six stereographic prints, including five mounted on paper and one with a publisher's label listing the rectors and describing the history of the church and congregation. Also contains six one-half stereographic prints mounted on paper and two cartes-de-visite., One of images [1322.F.64a] reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #120., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1860, c1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.62d; 64a; 64a(v); 64e; P.8662.3 & 4], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.63a; 64,64b(v)-d(v); 65e; P.8687.3], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.64c & 66c]

Title: Interior views of unidentified churches, including an Episcopal and Moravian church
Description: Views include altars, pews, clergy, stained glass windows, and arched ceilings., Label accompanying (8)1322.F: With the compliments of Maurice C. Jones June 29, 1868., Manuscript note on verso of 1322.F.152c: Interior of Dr. Chapin's Church., Publisher's blind stamp on mount of 1322.F.152c: The London Stereoscopic Compy., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains five stereographic prints mounted on yellow mounts with square corners and three one-half stereographic prints, Jones was a Moravian historian and resident of Bethlehem, Pa., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1860-1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentifed - Religion [1322.F.151c & d, f-h; 1322.F.152c & f; (8)1322.F.b]

Title: Christ Church
Description: Exterior and interior views showing the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Interior view includes the altar, pews, galleries, and stain glass windows. Exterior view includes a street vendor. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Series numbers include: No. 152, No. 156., Yellow paper mounts with rounded corners., Titles printed on mounts., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., One of the images [(4)1322.F.64d] reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 35., Arcadia caption text: Known as the “Nation’s Church,” Christ Church, established in 1695, served as a place of worship for such historically prominent figures as John Penn, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin. Built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North Second Street, this c. 1870 interior view of the Episcopal church, which has become so closely associated with the founding of the country, shows the chancel adorned with some of the most treasured relics of the sanctuary. Visible are the wineglass pulpit built in 1769 by cabinetmaker John Folwell, the twenty-four branch chandelier imported from England in 1744, and the Palladian windows, some of the earliest installed in an American structure., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Religion [(4)1322.F.61d; (4)1322.F.64d]

Title: Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view showing a minister in his robes near the communion table in front of the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church. Church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Includes stain glass windows. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title printed on mount., Pale 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., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.65b]

Title: Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view showing a minister in his robes near the communion table in front of the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church. Church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Includes stain glass windows. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title printed on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.65c]

Title: Old Swedes' Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior and exterior views of the Episcopalian, former Lutheran, church known as Gloria Dei Church, built 1700-1703 by master builder John Harrison I at 929 South Water Street. Views include the church burial ground, neighboring buildings, and a fence adorned with a broadside advertising a clothing business. Images also include interior views showing the altar, galleries, pews, and a stained glass window in the church., Contains two stereographic images mounted on pale yellow mounts with square corners, printed titles, and copyright statements; two stereographic images mounted on paper; three half stereographic images mounted on paper; and one carte de visite., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: c1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion - G [(4)1322.F.57e-g;(4)1322.F.54a(v), b(v) & d(v)], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. - G [(5)1322.F.43c], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - G [(4)1322.F.57h & i]

Title: West Arch Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views of the church also known as Arch Street Presbyterian Church built by Joseph DeNegre in 1855 after the designs of Joseph C. Hoxie at 1726-1732 Arch Street. Shows the Corinthian tetrastyle portico chancel, the organ gallery on the north wall, the stained glass window on the east wall, and pews. Also includes views of lit gas lights near the altar., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains seven stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white paper mounts with square corners, including two with printed titles, one [(4)1322.F.44b] hand-colored, and one accompanied by a publisher's label listing the church officials and describing the church and history of the congregation. Also contains a stereographic print mounted on paper with a publisher's label pasted on the verso; one-half stereographic print; and one carte-de-visite., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: May 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.44a(v);(4)1322.F.44b; (4)1322.F.44b(v); (4)1322.F.45d; (4)1322.F.45x; (4)1322.F.46a,d & e], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.46b], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.46c]

Title: Saint Peter's Church, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior and interior views of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1758-1761 after the designs of Robert Smith at 300-340 Pine Street. Interior views show the chancel adorned with stained glass and plaques inscribed with Bible scripture, the organ loft, the antique pulpit, galleries, and pews. Exterior views include the church tower and spire built in 1842 after the designs of William Strickland and the church burial ground., Six of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains eight stereographic prints mounted on white or yellow mounts, including four accompanied by publisher's labels describing the church building and the history of the congregation, one with a printed title, and one [(4)1322.F.93f], hand-colored. Also contains a one-half stereographic print mounted on paper, one stereographic print mounted on paper accompanied by a publisher's label, and one carte-de-visite., One of the images ((4)1322.F.94ax) reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 35., Arcadia caption text: This 1860 view of the organ loft and altar, without a pulpit, at the east end of St. Peter’s Church exemplifies the Episcopal church’s unique design. With the placement of the pulpit at the west end, parishioners would need to alternately face each side of the church during services. Built 1758-1761 after the designs of Philadelphia architect Robert Smith, the church, at 300-340 Pine Street, was formed from an overflow of congregants who worshiped at Christ Church. The third organ loft constructed for the space, and installed in 1855, obscures the stained glass windows, installed in the 1840s., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1860, c1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.93a, c, e & f; (4)1322.F.93c(v); (4)1322.F.94ax; 8424.F.7-8; 8424.F.12; P.8662.5], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion[(4)1322.F.93g]

Title: Church of the Holy Trinity, (Protestant Episcopal,) southwest corner of Walnut and Nineteenth Streets, Philadelphia
Description: Interior and exterior views of the Norman-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1856-1859 at 200 South 19th Street after the designs of John Notman. Views show the altar, baptismal fount, organ gallery, pews, and a stain-glass window. Images include rays of light beaming into the church; views of the northwest corner of Rittenhouse Square; idle drays in the street; neighboring buildings on the north side of the 1900 block of Walnut Street; and a partial view of the adjacent residence of photographer and engineer Fairman Rogers (later residence of Alexander J. Cassatt) built circa 1856 (202 S. 19th)., Contains four stereographic images mounted on paper, including four accompanied by publisher's labels describing church building and with manuscript titles on mount. Also contains two stereographic images, including one [(4)1322.F.73b] hand-colored, mounted on white paper mounts with square corners, one unmounted half stereographic print, and one carte-de-visite. Stereographic images accompanied by publisher's label. One image [1322.F.71c] attributed to John Moran., Seven of the images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., One of the images ((4)1322.F.72a) reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 40., Arcadia caption text: With the migration of upper middle-class Philadelphians west of Broad Street during the mid-19th century came the development of the Rittenhouse Square area. Built 1856-1859 at 200 South Nineteenth Street, Holy Trinity Church, photographed here in December 1860, housed the wealthiest congregation in the city. The northwest corner of Rittenhouse Square is visible in front of the Norman-style Episcopal church completed after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Notman.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1860, c1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.72(v);(4)1322.F.73b, P.9047.100], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.71c; 72a; 73c-d], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.73dx]

Title: Saint Luke's Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1839-1840 after the designs of Thomas S. Stewart at 330 South 13th Street. Shows the semi-circular chancel adorned with a stained-glass skylight and inscribed plaques, the baptismal fount, the organ gallery, and pews. Also includes a clergyman, presumably Rev. M.A. DeWolfe Howe, in his clerical robes standing near the pulpit., Four of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains stereographic prints mounted on white paper or yellow mounts with square corners, including one with a printed title, two accompanied by publisher's labels describing the church, and two with manuscript titles. Also contains a carte-de-visite., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1860, c1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.87c-1; (4)1322.F.88a & b; P.9047.101], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [P.2282.50]

Title: Saint Stephen's Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1822-1823 after the designs of William Strickland at 19 South 10th Street. Shows minister, presumably Rev. Henry William Ducachet, in his clerical robes at the ornate church altar, the communion table, stained-glass windows, plaques adorned with scripture, the baptismal fount sculpture, and partial views of galleries and pews. Also includes views of the ornate tomb of Philadelphia lawyer Edward Shippen Burd designed by architect Frank Wills and the Burd Family Monument designed by Carl Steinhauser in memory of Burd's children. Family monument, composed of figures representing the three deceased Burd children and the Angel of Resurrection near a large cross, was erected in 1853 in the chapel on the north side of the church., Seven of the images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains six stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white paper mounts with square corners, including three with printed titles, one accompanied by a publisher's label describing the church, one [(4)1322.G.96g], hand-colored, and two accompanied by descriptive labels. Also contain a one-half stereographic print mounted on paper and a carte-de-visite., One of the images [P.9047.102] reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 39., Arcadia caption text: St. Stephen’s Church represents another magnificent church structure added to the cityscape of Philadelphia during the 19th century. Built 1822-1823 at 19 South Tenth Street after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland, the Gothic-style Episcopal church houses two monuments bequeathed by devout parishioner and lawyer Edward Shippen Burd. The lower view shows one of the monuments, Burd’s tomb, designed by architect Frank Wills and installed after his death in 1848. The exterior view shows the construction site opposite the church for the Franklin Market, begun in 1859., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: October 1860, c1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.34a; (4)1322.F.96a, d, dx, f & g; (4)1322.F.97a & b; P.9047.102], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.96c]

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