Certificate of Honorary Membership of the Weccacoe Fire Company. Philadelphia.
Title
Certificate of Honorary Membership of the Weccacoe Fire Company. Philadelphia
Description
Honorary membership certificate containing vignettes of Weccacoe Fire Company engine houses and firefighting equipment between 1840 and 1860 within a decorative border adorned with filigree, bugles, and axes. American flags, laurel wreaths, and an eagle with a shield surmounts the text in the central portion of the certificate, below which is an 1860 view of the fire company’s engine house on the 100 block of Queen Street in Southwark. Fire fighters and wagons loaded with equipment congest the street in the foreground. A large American flag flies atop the roof of the engine house. Left and right panels contain smaller views of the 1840 firehouse and its hand-pumper fire engine and the three-story, enlarged engine house and a steam fire engine from 1850. All scenes include fire fighters dressed in the red and blue Weccacoe uniform., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 98, Library of Congress: PGA - Duval - - Certificate of honorary membership (C size), Atwater Kent Museum: 88.98.685. AKM copy issued to William Schlag. Signed by the [illegible] president and Wm. B. Landon, Secretary.
Creator
Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886, artist
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division PGA - Duval - - Certificate of honorary membership (C size)
Harrison's Columbian perfumery
Title
Harrison's Columbian perfumery Apollos W. Harrison No. 10 South 7th Street Philadelphia
Description
Advertisement for the Philadelphia perfumer and ink manufacturer containing a wreath of multiple types of flowers encased by a border of geometric shapes listing dozens of Harrison's products. Products include flavoring extracts, scented soaps, toiletries, skin creams, oils, and perfumes. Also contains miniature jewel-like ornamental details and an outer frame-like border. Harrison began operating his perfumery circa 1853 and by the late 1850s employed over 80 employees, including 25 traveling agents., Copyrighted by A. W. Harrison., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 106, Library of Congress: PGA - Bigot, Alphonse--Harrison's Columbian perfumery (D size) [P&P]
Creator
Bigot, Alphonse, ca. 1828-1872 or 3, artist
Date
c1854
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC PGA - Bigot, Alphonse--Harrison's Columbian perfumery (D size) [P&P]
W.W. Knight Son & Co. 509, Commerce St. between 5th. & 6th & Market and Arch Sts. Formerly 619, Market St. Philadelphia.
Title
W.W. Knight Son & Co. 509, Commerce St. between 5th. & 6th & Market and Arch Sts. Formerly 619, Market St. Philadelphia Skates of all kinds for sale here. Also in cases of 50 & 100 pairs, assd. from 25 c. to 1.50 & 50 c. to $2.50. Skate straps of all kinds constantly on hand. Fine cast steel skates. Maleable iron do. American skates, German & English skates. Also a full assortment of American, English & German hardware
Description
Display card containing a skating scene, possibly on the Schuylkill River. Shows dozens of persons in winter attire skating, as well as men pushing women in chairs with blades, and a man pulling a boy on a sled. Also shows a female peddler with her basket, a man fallen on the ice, and another adjusting his skates in the foreground across from a skating boy. In the background, a single span bridge spans the river near hill sides from which the top of an observation tower rises., Copyrighted by W.W. Knight & Son, & Co., Philadelphia on Stone, Library of Congress: DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen - 9 prints/10 drawings/1 photo (A size) W.W. Knight
Date
c1860
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC/PP-1997:105 Queen - 9 prints/10 drawings/1 photo (A size) W.W. Knight
An evening at Oakland, romance, composed & respectfully dedicated to the senior class of 1860, of Oakland Female Institute by Thomas O'Neill.
Title
An evening at Oakland, romance, composed & respectfully dedicated to the senior class of 1860, of Oakland Female Institute by Thomas O’Neill
Description
Sheet music cover containing an exterior view of the institute building and grounds. Students walk on the lawn and pedestrians stroll on the sidewalk in front of the fenced tree-lined property. The institute was established in 1845 and underwent major renovation and enlargement 1852-1855., Not in Wainwright., Price printed on recto: 6., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 66, Library of Congress: DLC/PP-1997: 105 Queen - 93 prints (AA size) Oakland
Creator
Whatley, M., artist
Date
c1860
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photographs Division LOC DLC/PP-1997: 105 Queen - 93 prints (AA size) Oakland