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- Title
- Ice scene on the Delaware, Philadelphia
- Description
- Harbor scene during the winter showing ships docked at piers on the frozen river. Also shows people ice skating in the background., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., 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. 67., Arcadia caption text: Mother Nature suspended commercial and passenger activity on the Delaware River in this c. 1860 winter image. Bare-masted schooners and small boats are docked along the snow-covered piers of Philadelphia harbor in the foreground as people ice skate on the frozen river in the background. Ice skating was a common activity on the impenetrable river before the use of steam-powered icebreakers. Organizations such as the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society provided skating instruction and rescued people who broke through the ice., 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, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13d]
- Title
- Ice scene on the Delaware, Philadelphia
- Description
- Harbor scene during the winter showing ships docked at piers on the frozen river. Also shows people ice skating in the background., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., 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. 67., Arcadia caption text: Mother Nature suspended commercial and passenger activity on the Delaware River in this c. 1860 winter image. Bare-masted schooners and small boats are docked along the snow-covered piers of Philadelphia harbor in the foreground as people ice skate on the frozen river in the background. Ice skating was a common activity on the impenetrable river before the use of steam-powered icebreakers. Organizations such as the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society provided skating instruction and rescued people who broke through the ice., 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, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13d]
- Title
- Ice scene on the Delaware, Philadelphia
- Description
- Harbor scene during the winter showing ships docked at piers on the frozen river. Also shows people ice skating in the background., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., 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. 67., Arcadia caption text: Mother Nature suspended commercial and passenger activity on the Delaware River in this c. 1860 winter image. Bare-masted schooners and small boats are docked along the snow-covered piers of Philadelphia harbor in the foreground as people ice skate on the frozen river in the background. Ice skating was a common activity on the impenetrable river before the use of steam-powered icebreakers. Organizations such as the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society provided skating instruction and rescued people who broke through the ice., 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, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13d]
- Title
- [Scottish castle, probably Eileen Donan Castle, Lochalsh, Scotland]
- Description
- View of a castle near a body of water, probably Eileen Donan Castle, built by Alexander II in the 13th century to protect the country against Viking raids., Attributed to Andrew Coates., Title supplied by cataloguer., Buff paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of different countries., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Coates, Andrew, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1859]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Coates - Residences [5754.F.30m]
- Title
- [Stereoscopic view of a portion of Market Street, Philadelphia, looking west, embracing the cupola of the Market House]
- Description
- View showing the "New Jersey" Market terminus at the corner of Market and Front streets. The terminus, designed with cupola and clock and adorned with horns of plenty, was built in 1822 and operated until the abolition of street markets in 1859. In the background, businesses line the north side of the 100 block of Market Street, including: Thomas J. Mecauley, tin hardware (105 Market); R & W.C. Biddle & Co., hardware, (131 Market); and the seed and agricultural warehouses of Philip B. Mingle & Co. (103 Market) and Rogers & Boyer (111 Market). Also includes a partial view of William D. Jones & Co., dry goods, (217 Market) in the distance., Photographer, title, and publication information from duplicate., Buff mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
- Date
- [c1859]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Markets [(8)1322.F.9d]
- Title
- [Stereoscopic view of a portion of Market Street, Philadelphia, looking west, embracing the cupola of the Market House]
- Description
- View showing the "New Jersey" Market terminus at the corner of Market and Front streets. The terminus, designed with cupola and clock and adorned with horns of plenty, was built in 1822 and operated until the abolition of street markets in 1859. In the background, businesses line the north side of the 100 block of Market Street, including: Thomas J. Mecauley, tin hardware (105 Market); R & W.C. Biddle & Co., hardware, (131 Market); and the seed and agricultural warehouses of Philip B. Mingle & Co. (103 Market) and Rogers & Boyer (111 Market). Also includes a partial view of William D. Jones & Co., dry goods, (217 Market) in the distance., Photographer, title, and publication information from duplicate., Buff mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
- Date
- [c1859]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Markets [(8)1322.F.9d]
- Title
- From Mills House, showing the Hall in which the Ordinance of Secession was passed
- Description
- View from the Mills House hotel showing Institute Hall, the site where the Ordinance of Secession was signed, at 134 Meeting Street in Charleston, S.C. Also shows adjacent buildings, including the Circular Church (also known as the Independent Church) and a soda water restaurant, as well as signage advertising J.W. Harrisson in the lower right corner of the image., Title and name of photographer from accompanying label of 5739.F.11j., Stereographs on trimmed yellow mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso of stereograph., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of American Views and Civil War Views, Places, and Events., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Graff, Frederick, 1817-1890, photographer
- Date
- May 11, 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graff - Historic Buildings & sites [5739.F.11j], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Graff [5779.F.15d]
- Title
- Convent of the Sacred Heart, Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior view showing several nuns and female students in front of the convent and boarding school, also known as Eden Hall, built 1849-1850 after the designs of Frank Wills, at 4800 Grant Avenue in Torresdale. Several students wear white gowns, possibly habits., Title printed on mount., Photographer from embossed stamp., 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 [1322.F.69a]
- Title
- Convent of the Sacred Heart, Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior view showing several nuns and female students in front of the convent and boarding school, also known as Eden Hall, built 1849-1850 after the designs of Frank Wills, at 4800 Grant Avenue in Torresdale. Several students wear white gowns, possibly habits., Title printed on mount., Photographer from embossed stamp., 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 [1322.F.69a]
- Title
- Convent of the Sacred Heart, Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior view showing several nuns and female students in front of the convent and boarding school, also known as Eden Hall, built 1849-1850 after the designs of Frank Wills, at 4800 Grant Avenue in Torresdale. Several students wear white gowns, possibly habits., Title printed on mount., Photographer from embossed stamp., 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 [1322.F.69a]
- Title
- View on the Delaware, Philadelphia harbor
- Description
- Shows ships docked at piers with warehouse sheds near loading docks cluttered with crates and barrels., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Harbors [(8)1322.F.11n]
- Title
- View on the Delaware, Philadelphia harbor
- Description
- Shows ships docked at piers with warehouse sheds near loading docks cluttered with crates and barrels., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Harbors [(8)1322.F.11n]
- Title
- View on the Delaware, Philadelphia harbor
- Description
- Shows ships docked at piers with warehouse sheds near loading docks cluttered with crates and barrels., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Harbors [(8)1322.F.11n]
- Title
- View on the Delaware, Philadelphia harbor
- Description
- Shows ships docked at piers with warehouse sheds holding lumber. Also shows men in rowboats in the distance., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Title printed on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., 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 - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13a]
- Title
- View on the Delaware, Philadelphia harbor
- Description
- Shows ships docked at piers with warehouse sheds holding lumber. Also shows men in rowboats in the distance., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Title printed on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., 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 - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13a]
- Title
- View on the Delaware, Philadelphia harbor
- Description
- Shows ships docked at piers with warehouse sheds holding lumber. Also shows men in rowboats in the distance., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Title printed on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., 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 - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13a]
- Title
- View of Philadelphia harbor, Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Harbor scene showing a steamboat departing from a pier on the Delaware River. Includes a partial view of a docked steamboat., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., 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 - Harbors [(8)1322.F.11g]
- Title
- View of Philadelphia harbor, Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Harbor scene showing a steamboat departing from a pier on the Delaware River. Includes a partial view of a docked steamboat., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., 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 - Harbors [(8)1322.F.11g]
- Title
- View of Philadelphia harbor, Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Harbor scene showing a steamboat departing from a pier on the Delaware River. Includes a partial view of a docked steamboat., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., 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 - Harbors [(8)1322.F.11g]
- Title
- New Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane building, Pa
- Description
- View showing the progress of the construction of the Male Department, Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, built from 1856 until 1859 after designs by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan. Construction workers, including African American men, pose before and inside the partially completed building. Two well-dressed white men, possibly including the hospital superintendent Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride, are seated in the foreground. Kirkbride, an authority on asylum construction, promoted and oversaw the construction of the new building to alleviate the overcrowding and to abolish the co-educational conditions at the original asylum opened at 44th and Market in 1841., Title printed on mount., Date inferred from history of the building's construction., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of engravings relating to Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, of Philadelphia were pioneer photographers, and stereographic publishers. Between 1849 and 1865, the Langenheims produced over ninety different stereoviews of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane and its staff as well as lantern slides of various subjects to be used for patient therapy.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1857]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim [(8)1322.F.7b]
- Title
- Lincoln Monument, foot of Lemon Hill
- Description
- View showing the Lincoln Monument at the entrance (Kelly and Lemon Hill Drives) of Fairmount Park surrounded by men who stand and look at the viewer, including white men spectators and three men guards, one possibly African American, attired in caps with insignia pinned to their lapels, and holding swords. In the right, two white men sit within a horse-drawn carriage. Sculpted by Randolph Rogers, Abraham Lincoln is depicted seated with a quill in his hand after just signing the Emancipation Proclamation. The statue rests upon a pedestal adorned with sculpted garland, bronze eagles, and the City of Philadelphia’s Coat of Arms. The granite base is adorned with four panels inscribed with a dedication to and quotes from Lincoln of which two are visible. Unveiled in September 1871, the monument was commissioned by the Lincoln Monument Association, one of the first such associations formed in the country to raise funds for a city monument in memory of Lincoln. City Park Hotel is seen in the background., Artist from duplicate print., Title from manuscript note on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Phila., 1876., P.9299.100 on pink mount with rounded corners., P.2011.47.932 on orange mount with rounded corners., Monument described in Fairmount Park Association's Sculpture of a city: Philadelphia's treasures in bronze and stone (New York: Walker Publishing Company, 1974) p. 46-52. (LCP Print Room Uy 8, 3208.F)., Monument described in Penny Balkin Bach's Public art in Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992) p. 49-50, 198. (LCP Print Room Is 4, 9379.Q)., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Jane Carson James, 1990 [P.9299.100]; gift of Raymond Holstein [P.2011.47.932].
- Creator
- R. Newell & Co., photographer
- Date
- 1876
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | PRINT. stereo - Newell - Monuments and statues [P.9299.100], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Holstein stereo - Fairmount Park - L [P.2011.47.932]
- Title
- [Picnic on the Wilson Estate]
- Description
- View showing the Wilson Estate near Germantown in Philadelphia. Depicts the white men and women family members, some standing and some seated, dining at a table under a tent near a large tree. An African American man, attired in a white chef's hat and apron, stands in the right of the table and oversees the meal. In the right, a young white woman sits astride a horse., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content and attire of the people., Photographer's label on verso: Photographed by R. Newell, 724 Arch St., Philadelphia., Purchase 1993., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [P.9439.3]
- Title
- New Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane building, Pa
- Description
- View showing the progress of the construction of the Male Department, Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, built from 1856 until 1859 after designs by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan. Construction workers, including African American men, pose before and inside the partially completed building. Two well-dressed white men, possibly including the hospital superintendent Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride, are seated in the foreground. Kirkbride, an authority on asylum construction, promoted and oversaw the construction of the new building to alleviate the overcrowding and to abolish the co-educational conditions at the original asylum opened at 44th and Market in 1841., Title printed on mount., Date inferred from history of the building's construction., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of engravings relating to Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, of Philadelphia were pioneer photographers, and stereographic publishers. Between 1849 and 1865, the Langenheims produced over ninety different stereoviews of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane and its staff as well as lantern slides of various subjects to be used for patient therapy.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1857]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim [(8)1322.F.7b]
- Title
- New Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane building, Pa
- Description
- View showing the progress of the construction of the Male Department, Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, built from 1856 until 1859 after designs by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan. Construction workers, including African American men, pose before and inside the partially completed building. Two well-dressed white men, possibly including the hospital superintendent Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride, are seated in the foreground. Kirkbride, an authority on asylum construction, promoted and oversaw the construction of the new building to alleviate the overcrowding and to abolish the co-educational conditions at the original asylum opened at 44th and Market in 1841., Title printed on mount., Date inferred from history of the building's construction., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of engravings relating to Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, of Philadelphia were pioneer photographers, and stereographic publishers. Between 1849 and 1865, the Langenheims produced over ninety different stereoviews of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane and its staff as well as lantern slides of various subjects to be used for patient therapy.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1857]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim [(8)1322.F.7b]
- Title
- Bethlehem, Pa
- Description
- View of cityscape of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from a hill., Title printed on mount., Photographer's blind stamp on mount., Publisher's label pasted on verso., Stamped on verso: G. Pfund, 4731 N. Front St., Phila., Pa., White mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim Brothers copyrighted a series of stereographs with labels inscribed: "American Stereoscopic Co., Langenheim, Loyd & Co., Philadelphia" in 1858. They continued to produce stereographs until 1865, when they withdrew from the American Stereoscopic Co.
- Creator
- American Stereoscopic Company
- Date
- c1858
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Views [P.9191.8]
- Title
- Church of the Epiphany.(Protestant Episcopal,) n.w. corner of Chestnut and Fifteenth streets, Philadelphia
- Description
- Interior views showing the chancel of the church built 1833-1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter at 1501-1515 Chestnut Street. Includes partial views of pews and a gallery. Also shows the pulpit adorned with the letters "IHS" and organ loft., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Includes two stereographic prints mounted on paper, including one 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
- October 1860, c1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.69a; (4)1322.F.(69b)], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.69d]
- Title
- [Academy of Natural Sciences and La Pierre House, north west corner of Broad and Sansom Streets, Philadelphia]
- Description
- View showing the second building of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum and the adjacent hotel on the west side of the 100 block of South Broad Street. The second building of the Academy, completed in 1840 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Notman, and expanded in 1855, housed the museum until 1876. The hotel, completed in 1853 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John McArthur, was expanded and renamed Lafayette Hotel in 1876. Includes a horse-drawn carriage parked in front of the hotel; a broadside pasted on the gateway to the alley between the buildings; and a neighboring building to the north., Title supplied by cataloguer, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., One of the images probably originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., One of the images originally part of a series of eleven scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson in the late 1850s entitled "Illustrations of Philadelphia" volume 5, page 41. The scrapbooks contained photographs of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city of Philadelphia collected by Poulson to document the vanishing architectural landscape., McClees 1855-13., One of the images reproduced Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #100., McClees, a prominent Philadelphia photographer and daguerrotypist, produced some of the earliest paper photographic views of Philadelphia between 1853 and 1859.
- Creator
- M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.), photographer
- Date
- ca. 1855
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McClees - Museums [(5)2526.F.4b; 8339.F.27]
- Title
- [Arch Street Presbyterian Church interiors, 1006 Arch Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Shows the altar, organ gallery, and pews of the church built in 1823. Views include a wall clock. Congregation, formerly the Fifth Presbyterian Church, organized 1813., (4)1322.F.151a is a duplicate of 1322.F.152g., 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
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.151a; (4)1322.F.152a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.F.152b]
- Title
- [Chestnut Street, rooftop view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut]
- Description
- Rooftop view showing predominately the 800 block of Chestnut Street. Includes the Continental Hotel, completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. (824-838 Chestnut). Also shows the Masonic Temple in the distance (713-721 Chestnut). American flags adorn many of the buildings. Street and pedestrian traffic is visible., Buff mount with square corners., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
- Date
- ca. 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.29f]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from the roof of Girard College
- Description
- Cityscape view from the roof of the college (1201-1211 West College Avenue) in North Philadelphia looking southeast. Shows rowhouses, warehouses near a grassy lot, and church steeples., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1980), entry #219., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1a]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from the roof of Girard College
- Description
- Cityscape view from the roof of the college (1201-1211 West College Avenue) in North Philadelphia looking southeast. Shows rowhouses, warehouses near a grassy lot, and church steeples., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1980), entry #219., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1a]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from Lapierre House
- Description
- Cityscape view looking northwest from the hotel LaPierre House (southwest corner Broad and Sansom) showing the Logan Square area. Includes a "wood mouldings steam turning mill and hydrant manufactory"; a hardware store, and the steeple of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (1708-1720 Summer Street)., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1f-1]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from Lapierre House
- Description
- Cityscape view looking northwest from the hotel LaPierre House (southwest corner Broad and Sansom) showing the Logan Square area. Includes a "wood mouldings steam turning mill and hydrant manufactory"; a hardware store, and the steeple of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (1708-1720 Summer Street)., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1f-1]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from Lapierre House
- Description
- Cityscape view looking northwest from the hotel LaPierre House (southwest corner Broad and Sansom) showing the Logan Square area. Includes a "wood mouldings steam turning mill and hydrant manufactory"; a hardware store, and the steeple of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (1708-1720 Summer Street)., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1f-1]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from the roof of Girard College
- Description
- Cityscape view from the roof of the college (1201-1211 West College Avenue) in North Philadelphia looking southeast. Shows rowhouses, warehouses near a grassy lot, and church steeples., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1980), entry #219., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1a]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from Lapierre House (Girard College.)
- Description
- Cityscape view looking northwest from the hotel LaPierre House (southwest corner Broad and Sansom) showing Girard College (1201-1211 West College Avenue) in the distant background. Also shows the rear of residences in the foreground, partial view of South Penn Square, and surrounding buildings., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1e-2]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from Lapierre House (Girard College.)
- Description
- Cityscape view looking northwest from the hotel LaPierre House (southwest corner Broad and Sansom) showing Girard College (1201-1211 West College Avenue) in the distant background. Also shows the rear of residences in the foreground, partial view of South Penn Square, and surrounding buildings., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1e-2]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from Lapierre House (Girard College.)
- Description
- Cityscape view looking northwest from the hotel LaPierre House (southwest corner Broad and Sansom) showing Girard College (1201-1211 West College Avenue) in the distant background. Also shows the rear of residences in the foreground, partial view of South Penn Square, and surrounding buildings., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1e-2]
- Title
- [Chestnut Street, rooftop view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut]
- Description
- Rooftop view showing predominately the 800 block of Chestnut Street. Includes the Continental Hotel, completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. (824-838 Chestnut). Also shows the Masonic Temple in the distance (713-721 Chestnut). American flags adorn many of the buildings. Street and pedestrian traffic is visible., Buff mount with square corners., Attributed to Henry B. Odiorne., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860
- Date
- ca. 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.29f]
- Title
- Warner Miskey & Merrill's show room, 718 Chestnut St. Phil
- Description
- Interior view of the gas fixture store. Gas light fixtures and chandeliers line the walls and ceilings above shelves lined with merchandise wrapped in paper. A store catalog is displayed in front of banister surrounding an opening in the floor. Also includes a stairwell in the background., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., White paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Accompanied by advertising label titled "Philadelphia Gas Fixture works. " Promotes the Philadelphia and New York branch (Warner, Peck & Co.) of the fixture manufactory and the company's line of products of "gas fixtures, lamps, girandoles, Bronzes, &c." designed by French artists. Also contains a one-line promotion for the photographic firm Langenheim, Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Published in Kenneth Finkel’s Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #109., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.33e]
- Title
- Warner Miskey & Merrill's show room, 718 Chestnut St. Phil
- Description
- Interior view of the gas fixture store. Gas light fixtures and chandeliers line the walls and ceilings above shelves lined with merchandise wrapped in paper. A store catalog is displayed in front of banister surrounding an opening in the floor. Also includes a stairwell in the background., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., White paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Accompanied by advertising label titled "Philadelphia Gas Fixture works. " Promotes the Philadelphia and New York branch (Warner, Peck & Co.) of the fixture manufactory and the company's line of products of "gas fixtures, lamps, girandoles, Bronzes, &c." designed by French artists. Also contains a one-line promotion for the photographic firm Langenheim, Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Published in Kenneth Finkel’s Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #109., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.33e]
- Title
- Warner Miskey & Merrill's show room, 718 Chestnut St. Phil
- Description
- Interior view of the gas fixture store. Gas light fixtures and chandeliers line the walls and ceilings above shelves lined with merchandise wrapped in paper. A store catalog is displayed in front of banister surrounding an opening in the floor. Also includes a stairwell in the background., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., White paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., Accompanied by advertising label titled "Philadelphia Gas Fixture works. " Promotes the Philadelphia and New York branch (Warner, Peck & Co.) of the fixture manufactory and the company's line of products of "gas fixtures, lamps, girandoles, Bronzes, &c." designed by French artists. Also contains a one-line promotion for the photographic firm Langenheim, Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Published in Kenneth Finkel’s Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #109., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- W. & F. Langenheim (Firm)
- Date
- [ca. 1860]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.33e]
- Title
- [Chestnut Street, rooftop view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut]
- Description
- Rooftop view looking east from Odiorne's Studio at 920 Chestnut showing the 800 and 900 blocks, north side, of the commercial street. Businesses include a boys clothing store and the Girard House hotel, built from 1851-1852 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr,.(823-835 Chestnut). Includes partial view of the south side of the street., Title supplied by cataloguer., Date from manuscript note on mount., Manuscript note on mount: Chestnut St. E. from 9th., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Buff mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Image faded., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Odiorne operated from Philadelphia photographer Isaac Rehn's Gallery at 920 Chestnut Street between 1859 and 1860.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
- Date
- 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.27e]
- Title
- [Chestnut Street, rooftop view east from Odiorne's studio at 920 Chestnut]
- Description
- Rooftop view looking east from Odiorne's Studio at 920 Chestnut showing the 800 and 900 blocks, north side, of the commercial street. Businesses include a boys clothing store and the Girard House hotel, built from 1851-1852 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr,.(823-835 Chestnut). Includes partial view of the south side of the street., Title supplied by cataloguer., Date from manuscript note on mount., Manuscript note on mount: Chestnut St. E. from 9th., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Buff mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Image faded., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Odiorne operated from Philadelphia photographer Isaac Rehn's Gallery at 920 Chestnut Street between 1859 and 1860.
- Creator
- Odiorne, Henry B., 1805-1860, photographer
- Date
- 1860
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Odiorne - Streets [(8)1322.F.27e]
- Title
- Bailey & Co.'s jewelry store, 918 [sic] Chestnut St., Philad'a
- Description
- Interior view of the silverware and jewelry manufacturer established in 1832 as Bailey, Kitchen & Co. Shows displays cases and stands adorned with silver and glass wares including tea and coffee sets, pitchers, vases, urns, and candelabras. Also includes empty display cases in the foreground, skylights, and ornate architectural elements of columns, crown molding, and frescoed ceilings. Firm operated from 819 Chestnut circa 1858 to circa 1869., Photographer's imprint blindstamped on mount., White paper mount with square corners., Accompanied by advertising label: Bailey & Co. (Late Bailey & Kitchen.) 819 Chestnut Street, nearly opposite Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, Manufacturers of British Sterling Silverware. Watches: Constantly on hand a splendid stock of Superior Watches, of all the celebrated makers. Diamonds, Necklaces, Bracelets, Brooches, Ear Rings, Finger Rings, etc., etc. Rich Gold Jewelry. Also contains a one-line promotion for the photographic firm Langenheim, Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Published in Kenneth Finkel’s Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #111., 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 stereos - Langenheim - Businesses [(8)1322.F.31g]
- Title
- First United Presbyterian Church, southwest corner of Broad and Lombard streets, Philadelphia
- Description
- Primarily interior views showing the altar and pews of the church erected in 1855 on the 500 block of South Broad Street. Views include a man, presumably Rev. Francis Church, at the pulpit in front of a recess heavily adorned with ornamentation. Also includes an exterior view of the church., Contains four stereographic prints mounted on paper with two accompanied by publisher's labels describing the church building and history of the congregation and one [(4)1322.F.41b] with manuscript note on mount: First United Presbyterian Church S.W. corner Broad & Lombard Sts. Also contains one stereographic image mounted on yellow paper mount with square corners, hand-colored, printed title, and accompanied by publisher's label., (4)1322.F.42a and (4)1322.F.42ax are duplicates., 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 [1322.F.42a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.41b; (4)1322.F.42ax; (4)1322.F.42b & c]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from the roof of Girard College
- Description
- Cityscape view from the roof of the college (1201-1211 West College Avenue) in North Philadelphia looking east. Shows a partial view of the college, rowhouses,and a grassy lot., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1b]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from the roof of Girard College
- Description
- Cityscape view from the roof of the college (1201-1211 West College Avenue) in North Philadelphia looking east. Shows a partial view of the college, rowhouses,and a grassy lot., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1b]
- Title
- Philadelphia, from the roof of Girard College
- Description
- Cityscape view from the roof of the college (1201-1211 West College Avenue) in North Philadelphia looking east. Shows a partial view of the college, rowhouses,and a grassy lot., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Buff paper mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1b]
- Title
- [Rooftop view from New York University on Washington Square looking northeast toward Grace Church, New York]
- Description
- Includes two men seated on rooftop in foreground and church tower in background., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., 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 - Views [(8)1322.F.1d]