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Title: Flying Horses postcards
Description: Depicts statue of Pegasus as two winged horses flanking the drive leading up to Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park. Designed by Vincenz Bildhauer Pilz in 1863., Sheet number: 88A02., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Miscellaneous - 88]

Title: Teedyuscung Statue postcards
Description: Depicts the twelve foot limestone figure of Lenni-Lenape chief of the Wissahickon, Teedyuscung, crouching with his hand over his eyes, squinting into the distance from Indian Rock near Wissahickon Creek. Designed by John Massey Rhind in 1902 for Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Henry, a wealthy Chestnut Hill couple, to replace the original wooden figure., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 5 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 88A08, 88A09, 88B06 and 88B07., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Miscellaneous - 88]

Title: [George Washington sculpture bust]
Description: Shows front and profile views of the unattributed bust., Stereographic prints including one unmounted and one mounted on yellow paper mount with square corners., Manuscript note on recto of (3)5750.F.106b: Washington., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of collection of portraits., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Monuments & statues [(3)5750.F.104d; [(3)5750.F.106b], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photo - sitter - W [(3)5750.F.106c]

Title: [Bronze statue of General Antonio Guzman Blanco]
Description: View showing the bronze equestrian statue of General Antonio Guzman Blanco modeled by Joseph A. Bailly from 1875-1879, cast in bronze by Robert Wood & Co., and installed in Caracas, Venezuela in 1880. The statue sits on a pedestal outdoors in a park or cemetery setting across the street from rowhomes in Philadelphia. A plaster model of the statue was displayed at the Centennial Exhibition in 1876., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on verso: Bronze statue., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1879]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Monuments and statues [P.9047.77]

Title: Washington Monument postcards
Description: Depicts equestrian statue of George Washington on a pedestal surrounded by four fountains and allegorical figures that represent four rivers: the Delaware, the Hudson, the Potomac and the Mississippi Rivers. Statues on the lowest tier portray "typical" American human figures and animals. Designed by Rudolf Siemering in 1897 and unveiled at the Green Street entrance to Fairmount Park. Moved to Eakins Oval at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1928. Contains views of the monument at both locations., Contains 33 postcards printed in color and 17 in black and white., Commissioned by the Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, whose members were descendants of Washington's soldiers., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Washington Monument - 90]

Title: Anthony J. Drexel statue postcards
Description: Depicts the bronze seated figure of Anthony J. Drexel designed by Moses Jacob Ezekiel in 1904. Originally located in West Fairmount Park near Horticultural Hall, but later moved to Drexel University's campus at 32nd and Market Streets. Commissioned by Drexel's business partner, John H. Harjes of Paris., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 88A01 and 88B02., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Miscellaneous - 88]

Title: Christopher Columbus statue postcards
Description: Depicts a statue of Christopher Columbus standing on a large stone base with his hand resting on a globe. Attributed to sculptor Emanuele Caroni. Commissioned by Italian-Americans for the Centennial Exhibition in 1876. Moved to Marconi Plaza in South Philadelphia in 1982 from its original site in West Fairmount Park., Sheet number: 88B01., Undivided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Miscellaneous - 88]

Title: Washington Monument, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Depicts equestrian statue of George Washington on a pedestal above allegorical figures, along with "typical" American people. Designed by Rudolf Siemering in 1897 and unveiled at the Green Street entrance to Fairmount Park. Moved to the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1928. Depicts monument at Green Street entrance., Monument commissioned by the Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, whose members were descendants of Washington's soldiers., Sheet number: 88A10., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Miscellaneous - 88]

Title: Pennsylvania Hospital, E. wing built 1755
Description: View looking north of the center section of Pennsylvania Hospital on Pine Street between 8th and 9th Streets. The statue of William Penn, sculpted in 1774 by John Bacon, is also visible through the iron fence. East wing was built from 1755-1757 by Samuel Rhoads, west wing built 1794-1796 by David Evans, Jr., and the center section also constructed by Evans in 1794-1805. All of these sections were altered in the mid 18th century by John McArthur and John McArthur. Jr. Dr. Thomas Bond founded Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, making it the oldest hospital in the United States. The "Pine Building" as it was called, housed the country's first surgical amphitheatre., Inscribed in negative: 3176., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.84]

Title: [Statue of William Tell Altdorf-Switzerland]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of statue of William Tell leaning on a sword with one hand and the other arm upraised. A brick road crowded with people and bicycles runs in front of the statue. A clock tower and other buildings rise behind the statue., 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. 1892
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.59.8]

Title: [George Washington statue in front of Independence Hall, 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Shows the George Washington marble statue sculpted by Joseph A. Bailly enclosed in ironwork fencing in front of Independence Hall. Statue rests on pedestal inscribed "Erected by the Washington Monument Association of the First School District of Pennsylvania July 4, 1869." Also shows spectators in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., 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: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Monuments & statues [1322.F.8b]

Title: Franklin's statue, Philadelphia Library
Description: Detail of the front facade of Library and Surgeons Hall, the Library Company of Philadelphia's first building at Fifth and Library Streets, depicting the marble statue of Franklin by Francesco Lazzarini commissioned by William Bingham circa 1792 to occupy a niche on the second story of the building., Thin paper buff mount., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Oringinally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: ca. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - libraries [(6)1322.F.20c]

Title: Franklin's statue, Philadelphia Library
Description: Detail of the front facade of Library and Surgeons Hall, the Library Company of Philadelphia's first building at Fifth and Library Streets, depicting the marble statue of Franklin by Francesco Lazzarini commissioned by William Bingham circa 1792 to occupy a niche on the second story of the building., Thin paper buff mount., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Oringinally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: ca. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - libraries [(6)1322.F.20c]

Title: Franklin's statue, Philadelphia Library
Description: Detail of the front facade of Library and Surgeons Hall, the Library Company of Philadelphia's first building at Fifth and Library Streets, depicting the marble statue of Franklin by Francesco Lazzarini commissioned by William Bingham circa 1792 to occupy a niche on the second story of the building., Thin paper buff mount., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Oringinally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: ca. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - libraries [(6)1322.F.20c]

Title: [Centennial Memorial]
Description: Allegorical print showing the figure of liberty holding a laurel wreath over a bust of George Washington that is mounted on a pedestal reading “E. Pluribus Unum 1876 1776”. The image of two overlapping torches separates the dates on the pedestal and an American flag drapes the bust. The figures are surrounded by an eagle, American flags and oak leaves intertwined with a banner that reads “These United Colonies Are And Of Right Ought To Be Free And Independent States,” a quote from the Declaration of Independence., pdcp00038, Copyrighted by the "Centennial Album.", Title from duplicate in the collections of the Boston Athenauem, Boston, Massachusetts., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana – Centennial, Trimmed.
Creator: Maurer, Louis, 1832-1932, artist
Date: c1875
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Picture Collection. FLP FLP Philadelphiana – Centennial

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Exterior view of the Capitol building, showing the long path leading to the main entrance of the building. The bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft, sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899, stands in the middle of the path. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Photographer's signature on mount., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.39]

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Exterior view of the Capitol building, showing the long path leading to the main entrance of the building. The bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft, sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899, stands in the middle of the path. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Photographer's signature on mount., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.39]

Title: [Dedication officials leaving the Capitol, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: Dedication officials, including President Theodore Roosevelt, walk from the main entrance of the Capitol building and pass by the bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft, sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Dedication officials leaving the Capitol., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.94]

Title: [Distinguished visitors and officials leaving the Capitol, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: Dedication officials holding umbrellas walk from the main entrance of the Capitol building and pass by the bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft, sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Distinguished visitors and officials leaving the Capitol., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.94 for a similar view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.95]

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Exterior view of the front of the Capitol building, including the bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft, sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.1]

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, exterior detail of front entrance and center dome, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Exterior detail of the front entrance and center dome of the Capitol building, including at the top of the 272-feet high dome, the sculpted statue of Commonwealth, created by Roland Hinton Perry in 1904 and installed in May, 1905. Also visible in the lower lefthand corner, is the bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft, sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.2]

Title: Horticultural Hall, Interior.
Description: Interior view along side of the hall showing plants, trees, urns, statues, and benches on the walkway. Also shows a seated man.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial - album [P.8965.34b]

Title: Rex Avenue Bridge postcards
Description: Depicts the Rex Avenue stone bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek above the Indian Rock Hotel. Also includes the statue of Tedyuscung (1700-1763) on Indian Rock, the chief of a tribe whose lands covered the Wissahickon., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1910-1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Bridges - Rex Avenue - 63]

Title: Public Garden
Description: Rooftop view looking at the landscaped paths of the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, including the equestrian statue of George Washington designed by Thomas Ball ca. 1869 in the distance and the Ether Monument/Good Samaritan designed by John Quincy Adams Ward ca. 1868. Also includes a small fountain in the foreground. Park created in 1837 and designed by George Meacham., Title printed on mount below image., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging 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 - Non-Philadelphia - Massachusetts [P.9022.45]

Title: Wagner & McGuigan's lithographic & steam power printing establishment Athenian Building, Franklin Place
Description: Directory advertisement containing an allegorical, patriotic scene. Shows the figure of Columbia, attired in a toga, American flag, and laurel wreath, with a broken shackle under her foot as she stands on a pedestal. She holds a sword in one hand beside an American eagle perched on a shield and a laurel wreath in the other in front of a sculpted bust of George Washington. The bust rests on a pedestal adorned with a fasces. A paint palette and brushes, compass, rolls of paper, and a banner reading "Encourage American Arts" rests at the feet of Columbia. Floral details frame the sides of the image. Thomas Wagner and James M'Guigan operated a lithographic studio as partners 1846-1858., Published in McElroy's Philadelphia directory, for 1856 (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle, 1856), frontispiece., Not in Wainwright., Names of artists from variant duplicate in Poulson's scrapbooks, Illustrations of Philadelphia, vol. 1., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 114
Creator: Wagner & M'Guigan
Date: [1856]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Dir Phila 1856 (58) 10840.O.frontispiece

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, panorama of Capitol Park complex, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Photographic reproduction of a panoramic watercolor created by architect Joseph M. Huston of the Capitol building, including his preliminary design for Capitol Park. Includes two equestrian statues, one on the north end and another on the south end of the park. Monumental pillars flank the side path entrances and a large fountain is built into the center entrance ramp leading to the west entrance of the Capitol building. His rendering includes State Street traffic and people recreating on the Capitol grounds., Signature of architect Joseph M. Huston on recto., Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect
Date: ca. 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **photo - unidentified - Cities [P.8479.69]

Title: [Oneida Chief Swatane capital, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the Oneida Chief Swatane portrait head, one of many plaster figures representing the various countries that formed the Commonwealth, mounted on a pilaster in one of the first floor corridors in the Capitol building. A representative of the "Five Nations" and viceroy of Pennsylvania, his figure represents the Native Americans. These capitals decorated both the North Corridor and the South Corridor., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.13b]

Title: [Graff Memorial,] Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
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 contains a bust of Graff sculpted by Hugh Cannon, Gothic trim, an inscribed dedication, and is surrounded by an ironwork fence. View also includes two spectators, a man and a girl, and a statue of Diana near the inclined walkway to Reservoir Hill in the background. At the base of the Callowhill Street entrance to the park., Title on negative., Orange 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: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9047.136]

Title: Independence Hall, where Declaration of Independence was signed 1776, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Views look north from Independence Square at the rear elevation of the State House built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Show the statue of Commodore John Barry sculpted by Samuel Murray in 1906 and presented to the City of Philadelphia by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in 1907. Also include a temporary frame structure adorned with American shields set up behind the statue near the rear entrance and pedestrians walking through the square., Title printed on mounts., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including New York, NY; Portland, Oregon; London, Eng.; and Sydney, Aus., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Printed above image on mount: T25*, Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Independence Hall printed on versos., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., One of the images gift of Robert M. Vogel [P.9047.154]
Date: [ca. 1907]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Keystone View Company - Historic buildings and sites [P.9047.154 and P.9580.1]

Title: Philadelphia Library
Description: View looking northeast at the first permanent red-brick building of the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton. View includes the Benjamin Franklin statue sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini and installed in the niche above the building entrance in 1792. Also shows a man digging up the street near a pile of stones and dirt, a partial view of a horse traveling north on Fifth Street, and men standing near the building on the corner. The library sold the building 1880 and it was demolished in 1887., Title printed on mount below image., Yellow mount with rounded corners., 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 - unidentified - Libraries [P.9058.170]

Title: Washington statue--front of Independence Hall
Description: View showing the George Washington marble statue sculpted by Joseph A. Bailly enclosed in ironwork fencing in front of Independence Hall. Statue rests on pedestal inscribed "Erected by the Washington Monument Association of the First School District of Pennsylvania July 4, 1869." Also shows spectators in the background., Title printed on verso with eighty-one other numbered titles in the series (No. 356-437)., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Monuments and statues [P.9299.27]

Title: Washington Monument, front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Description: View of the marble statue designed by Joseph Bailly erected in front of the State House by the "Washington Monument Association of the First School District of Pennsylvania July 4, 1869." The base of the statue is adorned in patriotic bunting. In the background, shields depicting state seals hang from windows on the upper stories of the state house below flags and shields. Original statue removed to City Hall in 1908 and bronze cast erected in its place., Title and photographer's imprint on mount., Curved orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., George Barker was a prolific New York stereographer in the 1860s whose gallery catered to the tourist trade in Niagara Falls.
Creator: Barker, George, 1844-1894, photographer
Date: [photographed ca. 1869, printed ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Barker - Monuments and statues [P.9573.17]

Title: Washington Monument and Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: View of the marble statue designed by Joseph Bailly erected in front of the State House by the "Washington Monument Association of the First School District of Pennsylvania July 4, 1869." The base of the statue is adorned in patriotic bunting. In the background, shields depicting state seals hang from windows on the upper stories of the state house below flags and shields. Original statue removed to City Hall in 1908 and bronze cast erected in its place., Additional places of publication printed on mount. Includes Liverpool, Toronto-Canada and Ottowa-Kansas., Title, photographer's, publisher's and distributor's imprint on mount. Mount includes two small circular stamps on the left-hand side: "Grand diamond badge prize" and "Eleven first prize medals.", Title printed in six languages on verso., Curved cream 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., George Barker was a prolific New York stereographer in the 1860s whose gallery catered to the tourist trade in Niagara Falls.
Creator: Barker, George, 1844-1894, photographer
Date: [photographed ca. 1869, printed ca. 1895]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Barker - Monuments and statues [P.9047.120]

Title: ["Diana" statue at Fairmount Water Works]
Description: View showing the statue commissioned by the Water Commission and installed circa 1830-1831 at the foot of the walkway to Reservoir Hill. The statue, adorned with a cache of arrows on her back, stands on a platform and misses her left hand. Inclined walkways are visible in the background., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title supplied by cataloguer., Green mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Public Utilities [P.9058.160]

Title: ["Diana" statue at Fairmount Water Works]
Description: View showing the statue commissioned by the Water Commission and installed circa 1830-1831 at the foot of the walkway to Reservoir Hill. The statue, adorned with a cache of arrows on her back, stands on a platform and misses her left hand. Inclined walkways are visible in the background., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title supplied by cataloguer., Green mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Public Utilities [P.9058.160]

Title: The statue of Wm. Penn crowned by Fred'k Coombs
Description: Shows Coombs, the popular scientist, phrenologist, and photographer dressed as William Penn and embracing the Penn statue. Statue, attributed to John Cheere or John Bacon, was installed in the Pine Street Garden at the Pennsylvania Hospital (801-849 Pine Street ). Penn holds the Charter of Pennsylvania and the statue rests on a based inscribed "Presented by John Penn A.D. 1804.", Title printed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of a collection of portraits., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Coombs, F. (Frederick), 1803-1874
Date: c1866
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Coombs - Monuments & statues [(1)5750.F.103d]

Title: The bust of George Washington crowned by Fred'k Coombs
Description: Shows Coombs, the popular scientist, phrenologist, and photographer dressed as Washington and seated next to and touching a bust of the first U.S. president. Bust wears a sculpted wreath and is propped up on a desk., Title printed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of a collection of portraits., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Coombs, F. (Frederick), 1803-1874
Date: c1866
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Coombs - Monuments & statues [(1)5750.F.103c]

Title: Interior of Independence Hall
Description: View showing William Rush's wood statue of George Washington (carved 1815, installed 1824) in the Assembly Room of the State House. Also shows framed portrait paintings, predominately from the Charles Wilson Peale collection; a framed commemorative print in honor of the Declaration of Independence; a bronze eagle; a clock; and partial views of Thomas Sully's portrait painting of Lafayette and chairs adorning the room., Title printed on mount., Manuscript note on mount: 1859 - Rush's statue of Washington., White paper mount with square corners., Attributed to James E. McClees., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator: M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.), photographer
Date: 1859
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McClees - Government buildings [(8)1322.F.8f]

Title: [Library Company of Philadelphia, southeast corner Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia]
Description: Shows the first permanent building of the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton. View includes the Benjamin Franklin statue sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini and installed in the niche above the building entrance in 1792., Half-stereographic prints including one on white paper mount with square corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., 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: [ca. 1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Libraries [(6)1322.F.20b; P.2282.41]

Title: J. Paul Jones, from a bust in the Atheneum. Boston
Description: Shows the bust sculpted by Jean Antoine Houdon exhibited at the library in 1852-1855 and 1864-1867., Title printed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of collection of portraits., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Monuments & statues [(2)5750.F.62b]

Title: Views of Pennsylvania Hospital, 801-849 Pine Street, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior views showing the hospital built 1755-1805. East wing built 1755-1757 after the designs of Samuel Rhoads. West wing built 1794-1796 and the center house built 1794-1805 after the designs of David Evans, Sr. and David Evans, Jr. Building altered between 1846-1853 after the designs of John McArthur and John McArthur, Jr. Views include the William Penn statue attributed to British sculptor John Cheere or John Bacon., Yellow paper mounts with square corners and manuscript titles., 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: ca. 1863
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Hospitals [(8)1322.F.5g-2 & h; (8)1322.F.7a]

Title: Crawford's statue of Washington, Capitol Square, Richmond, Va
Description: Views showing the equestrian statue sculpted by Thomas Crawford erected in the western portion of the square in 1858. Shows the sculpture on an elaborate stone pedestal and base designed by architect Robert Mills and adorned by bronze figures of prominent Virginians. Views also show neighboring buildings and posed pedestrians, including elegantly attired ladies with parasols and a gentleman with a cane., Titles from accompanying labels., Pale yellow paper mounts with square corners., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Virginia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: ca. 1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Monuments & statues [5737.F.17b & d]

Title: [George Washington statue in front of Independence Hall, 520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing the George Washington marble statue sculpted by Joseph A. Bailly enclosed in ironwork fencing in front of Independence Hall. Statue rests on pedestal inscribed "Erected by the Washington Monument Association of the First School District of Pennsylvania July 4, 1869." Also shows spectators in the background., Titled supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Printed text in paragraph form on verso describes history of Independence Hall and is surmounted by vignette of the seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by a decorative border., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Monuments and statues [P.9260.31]

Title: [Anthony Wayne monument, Valley Forge, PA]
Description: Film negative showing a statue of Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) on horseback mounted on a stone pedestal at Valley Forge. Wayne wears a tricorn hat and cape. The pedestal is situated on a grassy hill surrounded by a path. From December 1777 to June 1778, the Continental Army camped at Valley Forge. The area became Pennsylvania’s first state park in 1893. Wayne was a general for the Continental army and fought at the battle of Germantown. The statue is a duplicate of the Stony Brook monument designed by sculptor Henry Kirke Bush-Brown. It was dedicated in 1908., Title supplied by cataloger., Badger Album, 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: 1917
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.86]

Title: ASSU Illustration 7796
Description: Block numbered in three places: 7796., Image of interior of Independence Hall, Philadelphia; male and female visitors include one black woman. Two decorative rondelles in corners depict a statue of George Washington and the Liberty Bell, flanking an eagle., Signed: Lauderbach, sc.; S [i.e., Seymour?]., Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 33, no. 3 (Feb., 1876?), p. 1.
Date: [1876?]
Location: Boxed with **Per C51.7 11590.F (Teitelman)

Title: The Wolves
Description: Frontal view of statue of wolves atop boulder. Surrounding scenery is composed of trees and shrubbery.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial - album [P.8965.15d]

Title: Statue--"Columbus"
Description: Frontal view of the statue of Columbus. Located in a park lined with pathways and trees. Depicted in the background is a building, in front of which is a cannon.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial - album [P.8965.15e]

Title: Horticultural Hall - East Front.
Description: Exterior view of building showing Mott Fountain, a cast iron fountain decorated with various figures by J.L. Mott Iron Works.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial album [P.8965.30e]

Title: Franklin Institute of Science postcards
Description: Exterior views of the Franklin Institute building constructed 1929-1931 after designs by John Torrey Windrim. Includes the Benjamin Franklin Memorial in the foreground, designed by James Earle Fraser in 1938., Divided backs. Text on verso., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1940
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Museums - [P.9441.22 - 23]

Title: Thos. S. Wagner formerly Wagner & McGuigan lithographers Philadelphia. Franklin Place no. 38. Lithography in all its branches Portraits, landscapes, illustrations, factories, stores &c. Printing in colors. Maps, charts, town lots, checks, labels, transferring of the finest steel & copper plates
Description: City directory advertisement containing an allegorical scene within an arch-shaped frame. Scene shows the figure of Liberty, attired in a liberty cap, and American flag cape, holding a sword and driving a three horse-team drawn chariot. She travels past a bust of George Washington displayed on a pedestal. In the background, a steam locomotive and steam boat are visible under rays of light emanating from the vista. Also shows an American eagle with an olive branch in its claws flying above Liberty and floral details adorning the bottom edge of the frame. Wagner operated a lithography studio solely 1858 until his death in 1863., Not in Wainwright., Published in McElroy's Philadelphia city directory for 1859... (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle. Printed by Henry B. Ashmead., 1859), frontispiece., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 104
Creator: Wagner, T. S. (Thomas S.)
Date: [1859]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Dir Phila 1859 (65) 10840.O.frontispiece

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