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Title: North
Description: Photographic reproduction of a caricature showing a crying boy as a visual metaphor for the North, i.e. the United States. Shows the boy attired in a smock adorned with the American shield holding a map showing the United States and Confederate States divided by secession. Also shows a toy castle and a cannon behind the child., One of two companion cartes de visite titled "North" and "South." LCP holds "South." [5780.F.52e], Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.52r]

Title: Southern tombstones
Description: Photographic reproduction of an anti-Confederate political cartoon showing a dilapidated graveyard of tombstones and a mausoleum inscribed with vitriolic epitaphs for predominately prominent military figures from the Confederate States. The fictionalized deceased include Generals P.G.T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, John B. Floyd, Robert E. Lee, Leonidas Polk and Henry A. Wise in addition to Vice-President Alexander Stephens. Within the cemetery, an African American man with a bayonet peers out from behind a tombstone near a debris-strewn path marked "secession, mob rule, and nullification." Plantations burn in the background., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Publisher's imprint printed on verso., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Created postfreeze., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Brother - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.52o]

Title: Our modern infant Hercules
Description: Photographic reproduction of a caricature of Union General Ambrose Burnside. Shows the general as a baby Hercules declaring "Order 38. No nonsense allowed in my department" as he strongholds a clutch of "Copperhead" snakes, i.e. Peace Democrats and a serpent with the face of a man, probably prominent Ohio Peace Democrat, Clement Vallandingham. Order no. 38, which forbade the declaration of sympathy for the enemy, was issued in April 1863 while Burnside was Commander in the Department of Ohio., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.58e]

Title: Cartes de visite satirizing the Civil War revenue systems
Description: Series of eleven satiric pieces with verse by sketch artist George D. Brewerton critical of the revenue systems instituted during the Civil War, particularly paper money. Satires depict montages and layouts of banknotes, coinage, and revenue stamps to mock the Revenue Act of 1862, which instituted revenue stamps, the National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864, which promoted a national banking system; and the dubious value of Union and Confederate banknotes. Titles include The Almighty Dollar; A Chas[t]e Attempt; Modern Curiosities; A Public Nuisance; Our Bleeding Country's Infernal Revenue Stamps; The Southern Cross; Uncle Abe's Last Joke; and Very Hard Cash. Some montages also include portraits or caricatures of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase., Includes one unmounted carte de viste., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of materials related to Abraham Lincoln and humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: Brewerton, George Douglas, 1820-1901
Date: c1864
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons - Brewerton [P.2282.47; 5780.F. 54a & c-e; 56q & s; 5792.F.1b; 4h & i; 5795.F.97g]

Title: "The swamp angel"
Description: Reproduction of a drawing showing the marsh battery built in August 1863 at Morris Island, S.C. under the orders of General Q.A.Gillmore. The battery,comprised of 13,000 sandbags surrounding a parrott cannon on a parapet, was used to fire onto Charleston, S.C. in order to gain control of the Charleston Harbor., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze.
Creator: Lape, G.T, photographer
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.54b]

Title: "Done gone."
Description: Reproduction of an allegorical drawing depicting a tombstone inscribed "Hic Jacet Secesh" to represent the death of the South from Secession. Shows a black drape partially covering the tombstone and objects symbolizing the South, including a straw hat, hoe, corn cob, and dime novel, "the Pretty Milkmaid," laid around it., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze.
Date: c1862
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.52s]

Title: "Columbia rode safe through the storm."
Description: Reproduction of an allegorical print showing the American flag waving among storm clouds., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze.
Date: c1865
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Genre & sentimental [5780.F.52f]

Title: "The reliable gentleman"
Description: Reproduction of a Thomas Nast drawing showing an "Uncle Sam" figure providing strategy to a Civil War general and his soldiers in camp. The general sits on a crate and takes notes, surrounded by his soldiers, in front of a tent., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.53f]

Title: [ African American boy playing soldier]
Description: Reproduction of a Thomas Nast drawing showing an African American boy, portrayed as a racist caricature and attired in a striped, collared shirt, torn and worn pants, and boots. He holds a broom like a rifle and marches near a pile of hay., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from Thomas Nast drawing., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Created postfreeze., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.51c]

Title: Intelligent contraband. 2d ed
Description: Racist photograph showing a seated African American man, attired in a gorilla mask, a coat, striped, patterned pants, socks, and shoes, facing right. Also included in the image is a patterned, tile floor., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date inferred from content., During the Civil War, the U.S government declared African American freedom seekers as "contraband of war.", Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Created postfreeze., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.51j]

Title: Hawkins Zouaves 9th Regt
Description: Reproduction of a caricature of a Zoauve from the New York regiment. Shows the soldier with an abnormally long neck, running, with his rifle on his shoulder., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: J. Gurney & Son
Date: c1863
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Gurney - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.52j]

Title: Home on sick leave
Description: Reproduction of a caricature showing a soldier dining with a young lady attired in an absurd hat. The soldier sips from a straw and looks sheepishly at his dining partner., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze., See related print: political cartoons - 1863 Hom [5780.F.d].
Creator: J. Gurney & Son
Date: c1863
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Gurney - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.51r]

Title: New York Light Guard
Description: Reproduction of a caricature showing a Light Guard depicted as a mannequin attired in a uniform. The light-weight soldier stands in front of broadsides advertising the "roll of honor Engagements of the Light Guard" and "Academy of Music Ball.", Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Created postfreeze., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: J. Gurney & Son
Date: c1863
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Gurney - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.51q]

Title: [Order by Charles Howard, President of the Baltimore Board of Police, dated April 22, 1861, allowing passage of a party en route through the city for private business]
Description: Photographic reproduction of order issued after the state government closed the city of Baltimore to traffic following the Baltimore Riot. Order allows the passage of a party including P. H. Birkland, Mrs. [Steinbrenner?], and J. Meredith Dryden through a port, York, Pa. or "therewise as they see fit.", Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War Views, Places, and Events., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [ca. 1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - misc. - Civil War [5779.F.8x]

Title: Cabinet series - No. 5. "Bombastes furioso."
Description: Photographic reproduction of a caricature of the Civil War Commander-in-Chief Henry Wager Halleck (1862-1864) that alludes to the "Bombastes" character in the 1810 opera "Bombastes Furioso." Shows Halleck wearing boots with huge spurs and holding a sword and pointing a finger at a boot marked "Commander in Chief" hanging from a tree. The opera character threatened death to anyone who removed his boot from a tree., Manuscript note on recto: Halleck., Originally part of a McAllister, Hart, Phillips scrapbook., Trimmed., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdvs - misc. - Civil War - Caricatures and cartoons [(11)1540.F.7a]

Title: "One flag. One country. Zwei lager."
Description: Reproduction of a drawing showing a Zouave and infantryman drinking a beer together., Publisher's imprint stamped on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of humorous caricatures and photographs., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator: J. Gurney & Son
Date: c1863
Location: Library Company of Philadephia | Print Department cdv - misc. - Civil War - Gurney - Caricatures & cartoons [5780.F.53k]

Title: [African American boy carrying a serving tray]
Description: Full-length portrait of a smiling African American boy, attired in a long-sleeved white shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a white apron, standing in front of a balustrade. He holds in front of him a serving tray of dishware., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso., Title supplied by cataloger., Date based on the active working dates of the photographer and attire of the subject., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Keenan operated his studio at 526 South Second Street from around 1855 until 1867.
Creator: Keenan, John A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits – photographer – Keenan [P.9981.3]

Title: A distinguished arrival Negro soldier - "Hi dar! Show dis ole lady a room - one wid a closet to put dis yar skelle in tum in!"
Description: Cartoon satirizing the imprisonment at Fort Monroe, Va. of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, detained by Union cavalry troops on May 10, 1865, while wearing his wife's overcoat and shawl as a disguise. Shows an African American soldier escorting Davis to a cell door at the "Hotel De Monroe." In front of the door a noose hangs. Davis, attired in a bonnet, shawl, and overcoat, holds a money bag labeled "JD. CSA" (an allusion to Davis's confiscation of the remaining Confederate treasury). The soldier holds a bayonet to which a skirt hoop is attached and speaks in the vernacular "Hi dar! Show dis ole lady a room..." In the background, a smiling sun, an African American soldier, and a ship sailing the bay are visible. Davis was imprisoned at Fort Monroe between 1865 and 1867., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Ent'd according to act of Congress, in the year 1865, by J. Chapman in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, for the Southern District of New York., Purchase 2004., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - misc. - Civil War - Caricatures and cartoons [P.2004.6.2]

Title: A distinguished arrival Negro soldier - "Hi dar! Show dis ole lady a room - one wid a closet to put dis yar skelle in tum in!"
Description: Cartoon satirizing the imprisonment at Fort Monroe, Va. of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, detained by Union cavalry troops on May 10, 1865, while wearing his wife's overcoat and shawl as a disguise. Shows an African American soldier escorting Davis to a cell door at the "Hotel De Monroe." In front of the door a noose hangs. Davis, attired in a bonnet, shawl, and overcoat, holds a money bag labeled "JD. CSA" (an allusion to Davis's confiscation of the remaining Confederate treasury). The soldier holds a bayonet to which a skirt hoop is attached and speaks in the vernacular "Hi dar! Show dis ole lady a room..." In the background, a smiling sun, an African American soldier, and a ship sailing the bay are visible. Davis was imprisoned at Fort Monroe between 1865 and 1867., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Ent'd according to act of Congress, in the year 1865, by J. Chapman in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, for the Southern District of New York., Purchase 2004., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - misc. - Civil War - Caricatures and cartoons [P.2004.6.2]

Title: Angel of peace
Description: Caricature of New York mayor and Peace Democrat (i.e. Copperhead) Fernando Wood. Shows Wood with devil wings and horns, seated on a rock, with a snake labeled "Copperhead" wrapped around his ankle., Publisher's imprint with logo printed on verso., The Anthony firm, established in 1859, operated as a partnership from 501 Broadway between 1863 and 1871.
Creator: E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - miscellaneous - Civil War - Anthony - Caricatures & cartoons [P.9758.7]

Title: Church of the Intercessor, Philadelphia. (Protestant Episcopal.) Spring Garden Street, below Broad, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views showing the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1859-1860 after the designs of Stephen P. Rush. Altar includes ornately embellished chairs and cloth adorned with the declaration "Our Lord Our Righteousness". Also includes a clergyman at the altar and parishioners seated in the pews., White paper mount with square corners., Title from publisher's label pasted on verso describing the church building and the history of the congregation., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Image [(4)1322.75a] duplicate of (4)1322.76a., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: April 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.75e], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.72b]

Title: West Spruce Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior views of the altar of the church, also known as the Tenth Presbyterian Church, built 1855-1857 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. at 1700-1708 Spruce Street. Views include, the minister presumably Rev. William P. Breed, at the pulpit; the ornate arched ceiling; and pews. Congregation organized in 1856., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains two stereographic prints mounted on white paper mounts with square corners and manuscript titles. Also contains two one-half stereographic prints mounted on paper and one carte-de-visite., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [ca. 1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.47a-d], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.47f]

Title: Metropolitan Fair, New York 1864
Description: Series of views of the New York fair published by William Langenheim to aid the Sanitary Commission. Views predominately show the Arms and Trophies Department, including the model of Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh, N.Y., the uniform of Col. Ellsworth, the first Union fatality, and a suit of armor. Also includes views of the Firemens' Department, the "Two Swords" donated by Tiffany & Co. to be presented to the military and naval officer who received the greatest number of votes by fair visitors; the Welsh Stand; a coconut tree in the middle of several exhibits; and an unidentified exhibit displaying pottery, glassware, and boots. Also shows patriotic bunting, garlands, and flags; framed painting, prints, and photographs; weaponry; and signage. Signs include printed inspirational quotations; department banners; and business advertisements for exhibit sponsors., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook on the Sanitary Commission., Contains twelve stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white paper mounts with square corners, including six accompanied by labels and six with manuscript titles and two carte-de- visites., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Metropolitan Fair held April 4-23, 1864 on Fourteenth Street and Union Square in New York was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit, the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization. The exhibition, the largest of the fairs, raised over $1,000,000 to benefit the commission. Exhibits included an Arms and Trophies Department, Art Gallery, Book Department, Firemens' Department, and Children's Department.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: 1864
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdvs - Watson - Great Central Fair [5781.F.161g & j], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Great Central Fair [5781.F.167a-c & e-h; 169c-e; 171e; 173g]

Title: Church of the Assumption, 12th & Spring Garden Sts., Philadelphia
Description: Shows the Catholic church built 1848-1849 after the designs of Patrick Keeley at 1133 Spring Garden Street. Also shows neighboring buildings including the Central Hotel (1137 Spring Garden) and partial views of a cigar store and the Spring Garden Street market between Marshall and 12th streets., Attributed to John Moran., Title printed on mounts., Stereograph on trimmed pale yellow 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.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: ca. 1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Religion [(5)1322.F.69b], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - Moran - Religion [1322.F.40e]

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

Title: [Row houses, Philadelphia]
Description: Shows a row of vernacular-style dwellings, including one with closed window shutters. Also shows a small crate on the sidewalk and basement cellar doors., Attributed to John Moran., Buff 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.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: ca. 1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Residences [(8)1322.F.1g; P.2282.45; P.2005.2.1], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - Moran - Residences [(8)1322.F.49j]

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

Title: [St. Malachy's Church, 1429 North 11th Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Interior views showing the altar during Christmas of the Roman Catholic church built 1851 after the designs of Joseph D. Koecker in North Philadelphia. Includes a large painting of the crucifixion behind the altar; other religious paintings; a garland decorated pulpit; pews; small altars adorned with several candles; and a man standing in the aisle of the church. One view also shows a service in progress., Title supplied by cataloguer., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Contains stereographic prints mounted on yellow paper mounts with square corners, including one with a manuscript title and one accompanied by a label inscribed: St. Malachi Church, 11th above Master, Christmas Day 1860. Also contains one-half stereographic print mounted on paper., 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 25, 1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(5)1322.F.40f, g & j], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(5)1322.F.40i]

Title: State House
Description: Views showing a large gathering of people around a band in Independence Square at the rear of the State House. Also shows guards near the back entrance of the State House, barren trees, and an individual seated near a handcart in front of the rear gate of the square on Walnut Street., Title from photographer's label accompanying stereograph., Stereograph on yellow 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.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Government buildings [(8)1322.F.9a-2], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Moran - I [(3)1322.F.9c], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - Moran [(8)1322.F.9e]

Title: Seventh Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior and interior views of the church built 1842 after the designs of Napoleon LeBrun on Broad Street between Penn Square and Chestnut Street. Views show the front facade of the Greek Revival-style church, the altar, and pews as well as a group portrait of the controversial General Assembly of 1861 photographed May 29th, the day before the affirmative vote of the Gardner Springs resolution that required pastors and members of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. to swear political allegiance to the Federal Government. Exterior views also include street lamps and a partial view of an adjacent building., Contains two stereographic prints mounted on pale yellow mounts with square corners and printed titles, including one accompanied by a publisher's label describing the church and the history of the congregation. Also contains two stereographic prints mounted on paper and accompanied by publisher's labels; a one-half stereographic print mounted on paper; and two cartes de visite., One of the images [(4)1322.F.43a] reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #173., Two of the images [(4)1322.F.43a & g] 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. 43., Arcadia caption text [(4)1322.F.43a]: In May 1861, at the dawn of the Civil War, the General Assembly of the Old School Presbyterian Church gathered at the Seventh Church for its annual meeting. The meeting, a venue to address common concerns, became the last of a united Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. for 122 years. As a result of the passage of the Gardner Springs resolution, which required pastors and church members to swear political allegiance to the Federal Government, the Southern congregations of the Church formed the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America., Arcadia caption text [(4)1322.F.43g]: The Seventh Presbyterian Church, the main site of public meetings in the Presbyterian community, was located on Broad Street above Chestnut Street. Built in 1842 after the designs of Philadelphia architect Napoleon Le Brun, the Classical-style church housed a congregation founded in 1804 by English Independents. In 1884, 23 years after this photo was taken, the congregation, reconstituted as the Tabernacle Church, held its last service at the site before relocating to Thirty-Seventh and Chestnut streets., 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: May 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.43b; (4)1322.F.43c, d, & g; (4)1322.F.44a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.43a & f]

Title: Sec. Chase
Description: Full-length portrait of Salmon P. Chase, the abolitionist leader, Ohio Senator, statesman, Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Chase, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, waistcoat, jacket, pants, and shoes, sits beside a table that has with an inkwell and papers on top of it., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on presented age of sitter., Possibly by Mathew B. Brady., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Chase [(1)5750.F.80g]

Title: Rev. Mr. Cheever
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of the abolitionist preacher and author. Cheever, attired in a white collared shirt, a black tie, waistcoat, jacket, overcoat, and pants, holds a top hat in his gloved hands as he sits facing the viewer. Cheever's book, "The Guilt of Slavery and the Crime of Slaveholding: Demonstrated from the Greek and Hebrew Scriptures," argued that the Bible categorically denounces slavery., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on presented age of the sitter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Cheever [(1)5750.F.82d]

Title: Rev. Dr. Cheever
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of George Barrell Cheever, the radical abolitionist preacher and author. Cheever, attired in a white collared shirt, a black waistcoat, jacket, and pants, stands looking slightly right and holds a walking stick in his right hand. His book, "The Guilt of slavery and crime of slaveholding: demonstrated from the Greek and Hebrew scriptures," argued that the Bible categorically denounced slavery., Title from manuscript note on mount., Dated based on the presented age of the sitter., Photographer's imprint inscribed on negative., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896, photographer
Date: [ca. 1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Cheever [(1)5750.F.82e]

Title: Fanny Kemble
Description: Photographic reproduction of a portrait painting by Thomas Sully of the abolitionist, actress, dramatist, and author early in her marriage to Philadelphian Pierce Butler in 1834. In her work, "Residence of a Georgian plantation (1863)," Kemble described the degradation and inhumanities of slavery witnessed by her while living at the plantation of her husband from 1838 until 1839. Kemble, wearing her hair up and attired in a high collar, looks slightly right., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on photographic medium., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised in 2021., Access points revised in 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Kemble [2(5750.F.67e]

Title: Robt. Dale Owen
Description: Full-length portrait of the social reformer, Indiana Congressman, and Chair of the American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission. Owen, attired in a white collared shirt, a bowtie, a jacket, an overcoat, and pants, stands holding a top hat in his right hand beside a chair, near a drape. Owen's work for the commission has been credited as the impetus for the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on presented age of sitter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Owen [(2)5750.F.173d]

Title: Dr. Theo. Parker
Description: Bust-length portrait of the Unitarian clergyman and abolitionist who personally aided and housed freedom seekers as a member of several abolitionist organizations, including the New England Emancipation Aid Society. Parker, wearing spectacles and attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a black jacket, faces slightly right., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Dated based on the presented age of the sitter., Accessioned 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: J. Gurney & Son, photographer
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Parker [P.2282.116]

Title: W.H. Seward
Description: Photographic reproduction of a bust-length portrait drawing of the abolitionist politician, Secretary of State under Lincoln, and New York Senator and Governor. Seward, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, waistcoat, and jacket, is depicted in right profile., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on presented age of sitter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Seward [(3)5750.F.38b]

Title: George H. Stuart
Description: Bust-length portrait of the Philadelphia philanthropist, abolitionist, and Presbyterian educator. Stuart, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a black jacket, faces slightly left. Stuart organized the Philadelphia reception for the absolved Amistad mutineers at the First Reformed Presbyterian Church subsequent to their emancipation by the Supreme Court in 1841., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on presented age of sitter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Stuart [(3)5750.F.61c]

Title: Judge Stroude
Description: Reproduction of a half-length portrait of George M. Stroud, the Philadelphia judge and author of the abolitionist text, "A Sketch of the Laws relating to Slavery: in the Several States of the United States of America (Philadelphia: 1827, reprinted 1856)." Stroud, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, waistcoat, and jacket, sits facing left. In the background is a bookcase with books and a globe and a drape., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on presented age of sitter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Stroud [(3)5750.F.61b]

Title: Wilmot
Description: Reproduction of a bust-length portrait of the Pennsylvania legislator, David Wilmot, most known as the author of the "Wilmot Proviso." The unpassed 1846 bill would have prohibited the extension of slavery into the annexed territory of Mexico. Wilmot, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a black jacket, looks slightly left., Title from manuscript note on mount., Dated based on the presented age of the sitter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1862]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Wilmot [(3)5750.F.154f]

Title: [Unidentified African American man]
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a bearded Black man attired in a white collared shirt, a bowtie, a sack coat, and light-colored pants. He sits on a wooden chair facing slightly left with his right hand tucked into his coat., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of unidentified portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Schreiber & Son(s), a Philadelphia partnership of George Schreiber, and his several sons, specialists in portraiture and animal portraiture, were in business from 1857 until 1900, operating at 818 Arch Street from 1867 until 1879.
Creator: Schreiber & Sons, photographer
Date: [ca. 1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - photographer - Schreiber & Sons [8313.F.10b]

Title: Dan Bryant
Description: Full-length portrait of the popular New York minstrel performer and manager in Blackface and costumed as a disheveled 18th-century gentleman. Bryant stands posed with his right hand on his hip and his left hand holding a sword to the ground while looking up to the left. Known for his versatility as a comedian, actor, dancer, and musician, Bryant was most famous for his rendition of the dance, "Essence of Old Virginny," and for popularizing the songs "Dixie," "Turkey in the Straw," and "Shoo Fly." He performed in Philadelphia in September 1856. "Blackface minstrelsy is a popular entertainment form, originating in the United States in the mid-19th century and remaining in American life through the 20th century. The form is based around stereotypical and racist portrayals of African Americans, including mocking dialect, parodic lyrics, and the application of Black face paint; all designed to portray African Americans as othered subjects of humor and disrespect. Blackface was a dominant form for theatrical and musical performances for decades, both on stage and in private homes.", Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on presented age of the sitter., Description of Blackface minstrelsy from Dorothy Berry, Descriptive Equity and Clarity around Blackface Minstrelsy in H(arvard) T(heater) C(ollection) Collections, 2021., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait cdvs - sitter - Bryant [(1)5750.F.60f]

Title: [Lucretia Mott]
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of the Quaker abolitionist and reformer. Mott, attired in a white cap, a dark-colored, long-sleeved dress, and a white shawl, sits on a carved wooden chair with her left elbow on a side table covered in a patterned cloth., Photographer's imprint and advertisement stamped on verso., Title supplied by cataloger., Gift of Manuel Kean, 1982., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Henszey & Co., photographer
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Mott [P.8752.6a]

Title: Sawnee The wonderful musical contraband known as the "Human Organ."
Description: Full-length portrait of the formerly enslaved African American performer, attired in a Union uniform. He stands facing the viewer, holding his cap in his left hand and with his right hand tucked inside his sack coat. Found homeless in 1862 in Chambersburg, Pa. by promoter Robert Criswell, the "Human Organ" imitated the organ, any sound, and sang plantation songs during exhibitions in the North, including New York City and Philadelphia., Article about Sawnee published in Franklin repository, January 27, 1864 (Chambersburg, Pa.), p. 5., Accessioned 1982., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Sawnee [P.8925.2]

Title: Sawnee The wonderful musical contraband known as the "Human Organ."
Description: Full-length portrait of the formerly enslaved African American performer, attired in a Union uniform. He holds his hat with his left hand and tucks his right hand into his sack coat while leaning against a chair. Found homeless in 1862 in Chambersburg, Pa. by promoter Robert Criswell, the "Human Organ" imitated the organ, any sound, and sang plantation songs during exhibitions in the North, including New York City and Philadelphia., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Unmounted carte-de-visite., Article about Sawnee published in Franklin repository, January 27, 1864 (Chambersburg, Pa.), p. 5., Accessioned 1982., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Sawnee [P.8925.3]

Title: Robert Small, pilot of the steamer Planter, Charleston, S.C
Description: Bust-length portrait of the formerly enslaved and later South Carolina congressman who commandeered and harbored fifteen enslaved people on the Confederate steamer, "Planter," consequently escaping to freedom across the Charleston Bay in May 1862. Smalls, a "Planter" crew member who impersonated the Confederate Captain, surrendered the vessel to a flotilla of the Union Blockade after navigating passed several Confederate fortifications. The nationally publicized escape sparked a military campaign to recruit African American volunteers in South Carolina. Small, attired in a white shirt and a dark-colored jacket, looks at the viewer., Title from item., Date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia., See account of escape with illustrations in Harper's Weekly, June 14, 1862, p. 372. (LCP **Per H, 1863)., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: 1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits -sitter-Small [(3)5750.F.44b]

Title: Third Reformed Dutch Church, n.e. corner of Tenth and Filbert streets, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior view showing the Doric-style church built 1835-1840 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter on the 900 block of Filbert Street. View also includes a horse-drawn dray., Stereograph on pale yellow paper mount with square corners. Paper backing pasted on verso., Title from accompanying publisher's label describing the church and listing the pastors., Manuscript note on mount: 3rd Reformed Dutch Church., Possibly by Philadelphia photographer John Moran., 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., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: c1863
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(5)1322.F.46a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.29b]

Title: Third Reformed Dutch Church, n.e. corner of Tenth and Filbert streets, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior view showing the Doric-style church built 1835-1840 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter on the 900 block of Filbert Street. View also includes a horse-drawn dray., Stereograph on pale yellow paper mount with square corners. Paper backing pasted on verso., Title from accompanying publisher's label describing the church and listing the pastors., Manuscript note on mount: 3rd Reformed Dutch Church., Possibly by Philadelphia photographer John Moran., 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., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: c1863
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(5)1322.F.46a], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [1322.F.29b]

Title: I sell the shadow to support the substance. Sojourner Truth
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of the African American itinerant preacher, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate born into slavery and originally known as Isabella Baumfree. Shows Truth, seated, and attired in a dark-colored, long sleeved dress with white collar, white shawl with fringe, and a white cap. She wears wire-rimmed glasses and faces front and is turned slightly to her left. She holds knitting in her left hand which rests on a small table that has a decorative table cloth. A notebook and vase of flowers adorn the table. A string of yarn runs across her lap. Truth escaped to freedom in 1826. During the period of the Civil War, Truth captioned, marketed, copyrighted, and sold at least eleven different carte-de-visite portraits of herself at her lectures and through the mail to earn personal funds and advocate for the abolition of slavery. Her knitting probably alludes to her promotion of the handcraft as an industry for advancement for former enslaved persons., Title from item., Publication information from copyright statement on verso: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864, by Sojourner Truth, in the Clerk's Office, of the U. S. District Court, for the Eastern District of Mich., Lib. Company. Annual report, 2016, p. 66-67., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Date: 1864
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Truth [P.2017.27]

Title: [Full-length group portrait of Imperial Japanese Troupe members Denkichi, Sentarō, Yonekichi, and Rinzō Hamaikari]
Description: Full-length group portrait depicting the Hamaikari family, who were members of the Imperial Japanese Troupe. From left to right, shows brothers Denkichi, Sentarō, Yonekichi, and their father Rinzō Hamaikari. Denkichi and Rinzō wear chonmage hairstyles, which are shaved in the front with a top knot. They are attired in kimonos and sandals and carry swords in scabbards at their waist. Sentarō and Yonekichi wear their hair in top knots and are attired in long-sleeved shirts, striped pants, and sandals. Denkichi and Rinzō sit in wooden chairs, while Yonekichi stands with his right arm on Sentarō’s shoulder, who is seated on a small wooden stool and looks down. In the background is a backdrop with a column and a two-handled urn. Richard Risley Carlisle (1814-1874), known as Professor Risley, assembled and managed a group of eighteen Japanese acrobats and musicians from Yokohama, Japan called the Imperial Japanese Troupe. They toured America in 1867, performing in Philadelphia in March. They then travelled to Europe, including Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain. Rinzō Hamaikari played the flute and his sons were acrobats., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content and active dates of photographer at address in his imprint., Photographer's imprint printed on verso.
Creator: Keeler, F. S. (Francis S.), photographer
Date: [ca. 1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - photographer - Keeler [P.9573.36]

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