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- Title
- [Man on the riverbank], Browns Mills, [NJ] with Photo[graphic] Society
- Description
- Film negative from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows a man standing on an unidentified riverbank leaning over to reach something near his feet. Trees grow on either side of the river, their branches extending over the water. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 21, 1927
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.454]
- Title
- [View of the river], Browns Mills, [NJ] with Photo[graphic] Society
- Description
- Film negative from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows a bucolic view of an unidentified river. Tall, slender trees grow on a small island in the middle of the water and on the riverbank. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 21, 1927
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.455]
- Title
- [Canoe on river and man on bank], Browns Mills, [NJ] with Photo[graphic] Society
- Description
- Film negative from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows two men standing on an unidentified riverbank, one of them holding a camera. A woman sits in a canoe floating near the bank. Three houses are visible on the shore in the background. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 21, 1927
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.456]
- Title
- [Canoe on river and two men on bank], Browns Mills, [NJ] with Photo[graphic] Society
- Description
- Film negative from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows two men standing on an unidentified riverbank, one of them holding a camera. A woman sits in a canoe floating near the bank. Three houses are visible on the shore in the background. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 21, 1927
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.457]
- Title
- [Group on riverbank], Browns Mills, [NJ] with Photo[graphic] Society
- Description
- Film negative from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows a group of people gathered on an unidentified riverbank next to a narrow dirt path. Trees and other foliage grow on small islands in the middle of the river. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 21, 1927
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.458]
- Title
- [Canoe on the river], Browns Mills, [NJ], with Photo[graphic] Society
- Description
- Film negative from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows a woman and a dog in a canoe on an unidentified river. The woman paddles with an oar around a small island in the middle of the river. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 21, 1927
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.459]
- Title
- J[ane] R[hoads] M[orris] & J[anet] M[orris] in backyard 254 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelphia]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and their daughter Janet Morris standing in front of a house at 254 W. Walnut Lane. Janet Morris on the right has short hair and wears a pearl necklace. Jane Morris on the left wears a striped dress and her hair in a topknot and smiles at her daughter., Badger Album, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1922]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.91]
- Title
- McFadden Estate. Sorrel Horse Inn, Conestoga Rd., Radnor Township, 1768. Lafayette & Washington slept here several times
- Description
- Rear view of the McFadden house, also known as Barclay Farm, the residence of George H. McFadden, built circa 1769 and occupied by the Sorrel Horse Inn around the time of the Revolution. Renovated after designs by Horace Trumbauer from 1923-4., Inscribed in negative: 3614., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- 1921
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.128]
- Title
- [McFadden Estate. Sorrel Horse Inn, Conestoga Rd., Rosemont.]
- Description
- Oblique view of the front and side of the McFadden house, also known as Barclay Farm, the residence of George H. McFadden, built circa 1769 and occupied by the Sorrel Horse Inn around the time of the Revolution. Renovated after designs by Horace Trumbauer from 1923-4., Inscribed in negative: 3616., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- 1921
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.129]
- Title
- Grumblethorpe, observatory
- Description
- View of a wooden round edifice with a conical roof atop a square smokehouse in an overgrown garden area behind Grumblethorpe. Erected on top of the smokehouse in 1834 by Charles Jones Wister, an amateur scientist and clockmaker who built the observatory to obtain the correct time. He furnished the observatory with a transit instrument and an astronomical clock made with the help of Isaiah Lukens., Inscribed in negative: 3839., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe was built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- 1921
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.151]
- Title
- Grumblethorpe, back part of
- Description
- Detailied rear view of Grumblethorpe, showing a water pump and the large arbor attached to the rear ell extension to support a grape vine. Built in 1744 by Philadelphia wine merchant John Wister. His house was the first in Germantown built solely for summer residency and greatly exceeded the dimensions of the homes around it, giving it the nickname "Wister's Big House.", Inscribed in negative: 3842., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- 1921
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.153]
- Title
- 5434 Germantown Ave., home of Jno. Ashmead, father of Capt.. Albert Ashmead
- Description
- Exterior view of east front of residence of William Ashmead, built in 1740 and later owned by his son John Ashmead. Image depicts the site when it was under the ownership of the Manheim Stables & Riding Academy, and contains a partial view of a banner advertising the stables and academy., Inscribed in negative: 3357., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 5, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.113]
- Title
- 5450 Germantown Ave. Supposed built in 1790, by one Morgan. Thomas Armat lived there from 1807 till his death in 1831
- Description
- View of east front of house built circa 1790. Purchased by merchant and philanthropist Thomas Armat in 1807. Armat resided here until his death in 1831. His family owned the property until 1841. The home was later occupied by Dr. William Ashmead., Inscribed in negative: 3358., Title from negative sleeve., Thomas Armat was one of the founders of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and donated the land on which the church was built. He also had Loudoun constructed for his only son, Thomas Wright Armat in 1801., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 5, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.114]
- Title
- Cedar Grove, Harrowgate Road, Kensington. Elizabeth Coates Paschall built the original portion in 1748. Newer part built in 1799. Its last occupant & owner was John T. Morris, who died about 1916
- Description
- View of house built circa 1748 and moved to Fairmount Park in 1926-7. Country seat of the Paschall-Morris family for five generations., Inscribed in negative: 3361., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Joseph Paschall House., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 8, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.115]
- Title
- Front of Wm. Wynn Wister House, 5140 Germantown Ave
- Description
- Distant view of front porch of house set back from the street and surrounded by trees. The flank of another house is visible in the foreground. Occupied by Philadelphia painter Gilbert Stuart from 1795-96. Barn in the rear of the property used as his studio., Inscribed in negative: 3367., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 13, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.116]
- Title
- 5267 [sic] Germantown Ave. I have no record of when it was built. Anthony Gilbert, a blacksmith, renowned for his strength, lived there in 1809. It is next door above "Grumblethorp."
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade of dwelling occupied by Anthony Gilbert in 1809, a blacksmith who was known for his great physical strength. Original portion of house built circa 1745 as Wister's Tenant House, immediately north of Wister's Big House. An advertisement for Kansis City Beef is visible on the butcher shop awning next to Wister's Tenant House., Inscribed in negative: 3369., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 13, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.117]
- Title
- Old farm building on the Pastorius Estate, back of the n.e. cor. of the Methodist Church at corner of Germantown Ave. & High Street
- Description
- Depicts the porticoed entrance to a building on the Pastorius estate behind the Pastorius - Dunton House built by Daniel Francis Pastorius in 1796. The house was moved from its original location in 1851 to make way for the construction of High Street. Dr. William R. Dunton later occupied the house in the 1860s and the property was moved again, this time to 25 High Street for the construction of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown. A stone corner of the church is visible in the image, showing the close proximity of the building to the Methodist church., Inscribed in negative: 3371., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 13, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.118]
- Title
- Pastorius Estate. Building on the estate
- Description
- Depicts the porticoed entrance to a building on the Pastorius estate behind the Pastorius - Dunton House built by Daniel Francis Pastorius in 1796. The house was moved from its original location in 1851 to make way for the construction of High Street. Dr. William R. Dunton later occupied the house in the 1860s and the property was moved again, this time to 25 High Street for the construction of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown. A gothic window near the stone corner of the church is visible in the image, along with the west wall of the Pastorius - Dunton House, showing the close proximity of these buildings to each other., Inscribed in negative: 3372., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.119]
- Title
- Keyser House, 6205 Germantown Ave
- Description
- Exterior view of west front of house built by Dirck Keyser, a Mennonite preacher and silk merchant who immigrated from Amsterdam in 1688. Demolished in 1950 for a supermarket., Inscribed in negative: 3375., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.120]
- Title
- Andalusia, Bensalem Township, Bucks Co., Pa. John Craig, a merchant, bought the tract of land in 1794 & his wife designed the house. Nicholas Biddle married their daughter & Andalusia became his residence. Charles Biddle now occupies it
- Description
- Exterior view of rear hexastyle doric portico of mansion facing a broad lawn. The Bucks County estate on the Delaware River was originally purchased in 1795 by Philadelphia merchant John Craig, procured around 1814 by his son-in-law Nicholas Biddle. Originally named Craig's Hall, the federal-style mansion was renovated and altered from 1797-1798; 1806-1808 (by Benjamin Henry Latrobe); and 1836-1838 (by Thomas U. Walter). Walter added the portico and other prominent Greek Revival elements to the house., Inscribed in negative: 3377, Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 15, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.121]
- Title
- Andalusia, back door [sic]
- Description
- Exterior view of entrance portico on the north front of mansion. The Bucks County estate on the Delaware River was originally purchased in 1795 by Philadelphia merchant John Craig, procured around 1814 by his son-in-law Nicholas Biddle. Originally named Craig's Hall, the federal-style mansion was renovated and altered from 1797-1798; 1806-1808 (by Benjamin Henry Latrobe); and 1836-1838 (by Thomas U. Walter). Walter added the portico and other prominent Greek Revival elements to the house., Inscribed in negative: 3380, Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.122]
- Title
- N. W. cor. Germantown Ave. & Logan St. Probably the Wachsmuth-Henry House, built 1760
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade, south side and rear ell of house set behind a short stone wall. Built in 1760., Inscribed in negative: 3337., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer., Also known as the Wachsmuth-Henry House.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.100]
- Title
- Church of the Advocate, (South Memorial), 18th & Diamond Sts
- Description
- Interior view of the nave, chancel, sanctuary and altar of the Protestant Episcopal church built in 1890 after designs by Charles Marquedent Burns., Inscribed in negative: 3339., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the George W. South Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church of the Advocate., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.101]
- Title
- Church of the Advocate. Interior, showing pulpit
- Description
- Interior view of the pulpit and chairs of the Protestant Episcopal church built in 1890 after designs by Charles Marquedent Burns., Inscribed in negative: 3340., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the George W. South Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church of the Advocate., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.102]
- Title
- Church of the Advocate. Interior, N. transept, Phila
- Description
- Interior view of the north transept, showing rows of empty chairs facing the stained glass windows that line the north wall of the transept. The Protestant Episcopal church was built in 1890 after designs by Charles Marquedent Burns., Inscribed in negative: 3341., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the George W. South Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church of the Advocate., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.103]
- Title
- The Ivy, Old York Road at Church Road, Ogontz. Oldest part built by Richard Wall in 1682. He came from Cheltenham, England in that year. It was one of the very earliest meeting houses in Philada. County & the only one now standing
- Description
- Oblique view of ivy covered dwelling built by Richard Wall in 1682 on Church Road, immediately west of Old York Road., Inscribed in negative: 3343., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.104]
- Title
- The Ivy, pump and fireplace (now occupied by Mrs. Joseph Bosler)
- Description
- Depicts a large fireplace, a water pump and trough in the shed of the dwelling built by Richard Wall in 1682 on Church Road, immediately west of Old York Road., Inscribed in negative: 3345., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.105]
- Title
- 5140 Germantown Ave. The "Cory" or Crows' Nest. Wm. Wynn Wister's Place. Gilbert Stewart lived there from 1796 to 1800. He painted Washington's portrait in the barn, which is not now standing
- Description
- Exterior view of front porch of house set back from the street and surrounded by trees., Inscribed in negative: 3350., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 5, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.106]
- Title
- 5214 Germantown Ave. The Hacker House. Site of the British encampment during the Battle of Germantown
- Description
- View of east front of house built circa 1755 and known successively as the Conyngham, Wister and Hacker House. Also served as the headquarters of the Germantown Historical Society., Inscribed in negative: 3351., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Old Fisher House., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.107]
- Title
- 5218 Germantown Ave
- Description
- View of the ivy covered east front of the Howell House, built circa 1795 and later used by the Germantown Historical Society as a Costume Museum., Inscribed in negative: 3352., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.108]
- Title
- 5222 Germantown Ave., Endt-Hansberry House. Theobald Endt, clockmaker owned it in 1766
- Description
- View of the east front of the Endt - Hansberry House, owned by clockmaker Theobald Endt in 1766. Converted to apartments and a store in the early twentieth century. The word "Painting" is visible on the store front window directly north of the entrance stairs to 5222 Germantown Avenue., Inscribed in negative: 3353., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.109]
- Title
- John Bechtel House, 5226 Germantown Ave
- Description
- View of the ivy covered east front of the John Bechtel House, built in 1742. The word "Painting" is visible on the store front window of 5224 Germantown Avenue. Later occupied by the Textile Museum of the Germantown Historical Society., Inscribed in negative: 3354., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.110]
- Title
- 5300 Germantown Ave., N.W. cor. Queen Lane
- Description
- View of the south flank and east front of the Sower House, built in three stages: the rear ell circa 1723, the front section circa 1755 and the union of these two sections circa 1795. Owned by the Sower (Sauer) family, who purportedly created the first type cast in America in the basement of this house in 1772-73. Owned by the Trinity Lutheran Church since 1836 and used as a church house since 1950., Inscribed in negative: 3355., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.111]
- Title
- 5430 Germantown Ave. Home of Captain Albert Ashmead of the American Army
- Description
- Exterior view of east front of dwelling of Captain Albert Ashmead, built before 1796. Albert's grandfather, William Ashmead, manufactured Germantown wagons in the rear of the property. Main house was used as a show room and was later turned into residence after Albert Ashmead's marriage. Includes a banner hanging in between 5430 and 5434 Main Street ( i.e. Germantown Avenue), advertising John A. Foley's Manheim Stables & Riding Academy at 5434 Main Street., Inscribed in negative: 3356., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- October 5, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.112]
- Title
- [Stamper - Bingham - Blackwell House, 224 Pine Street.]
- Description
- View of the Stamper - Bingham - Blackwell House, once the home of Reverend Dr. Robert Blackwell, minister of St. Peter's Church and Christ Church. Built in 1773 at 224 Pine Street. A signboard spelling "Reply Cigar Factory" is mounted on the front facade between the first and second floors. The former residence of Governor John Penn is visible next door (222 Pine Street), along with a sign projecting over the front doorway for the Carriage House on the property. Two women sit on the front steps of 226 Pine Street., Inscribed in negative: 3305., Title from negative sleeve., Incorrectly identified as the Revered Robert Blackwell House at 313 Pine Street., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.91]
- Title
- [St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church, S.W. corner of 3rd & Pine Streets, Philadelphia.]
- Description
- View looking northwest at the large Palladian window on the east elevation of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church. Built 1758-1761 after the designs of Robert Smith at 300-340 Pine Street., Inscribed in negative: 3310., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.92]
- Title
- Shoemaker or Rock Hill, 347 E. Penn St., possibly the oldest house in Germantown
- Description
- Shows the first farm of Isaac Shoemaker, known as the Rock House, built in the late 17th century on East Penn Street, east of the Reading Railroad Bridge. Farm also served as a location from which William Penn preached and as a station on the underground railroad., Inscribed in negative: 3316., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.93]
- Title
- Carlton, in lower part of Germantown. Built by Henry Hill. Year not known. Burned in the Revolutionary War in 1777. Rebuilt by Hill, it is said, in 1780. Now occupied by Mrs. Newhall, cor. Stokley St. & Midvale Ave
- Description
- View of the center portion of the north front of the Carlton Mansion. Purportedly named after an English castle inhabited by Queen Elizabeth I. The original house was destroyed by the British in 1777 but rebuilt in 1780 by Isaac Tustin. Served as Washington's Headquarters for a few weeks before and after the Battle of Brandywine. Purchased by Cornelius S. Smith in May of 1840 and later bequeathed to his children., Inscribed in negative: 3322., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Carlton-Smith Mansion., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- September 20, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.94]
- Title
- 4518 & 4520 Germantown Ave. Neglee House. When built, uncertain, but Jas. Logan lived in it while Stenton was being built, 1727-1734
- Description
- View of front facade, with a one story shop in the foreground. Residence built circa 1727. John Naglee owned the house from 1727 to 1752., Inscribed in negative: 3328., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.95]
- Title
- Loudoun, 4650 Germantown Ave., built by Thos. Armat. occupied in 1920 by Mr. Albanus Chas. Logan & Miss Maria D. Logan
- Description
- Exterior view of porticoed front facade. Original portion (i.e. east end) of house constructed in 1801 for Philadelphia merchant Thomas Armat by builders Peter L. Berry and John Ardis. Armat had the house built for his only son, Thomas Wright Armat. The west end was built in 1810 and the Greek portico in 1830. Named after Loudoun County, Virginia where Armat first settled in America., Inscribed in negative: 3329., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.96]
- Title
- Loudoun, 4650 Germantown Ave
- Description
- Distant view of porticoed front facade, with a partial view of an outbuilding. Original portion (i.e. east end) of house constructed in 1801 for Philadelphia merchant Thomas Armat by builders Peter L. Berry and John Ardis. Armat had the house built for his only son, Thomas Wright Armat. The west end was built in 1810 and the Greek portico in 1830. Named after Loudoun County, Virginia where Armat first settled in America., Inscribed in negative: 3330., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.97]
- Title
- House at foot of Neglee Hill just north of Loudoun
- Description
- Rear view of a brick house with a porch. A wooden fence and shrubs surround the property in the foreground. Located north of Loudoun at the foot of Neglee's Hill., Inscribed in negative: 3333., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.98]
- Title
- Toland House, 4810 Germantown Ave., built in 1734. At time of Battle of Germantown was home of Geo. Miller, an officer in the American Army, whose wife was forced to bake bread for British. Hotchkin says interior very interesting. Open stairway. Franklin Stove & harpsichord in parlor
- Description
- View of front facade of home built circa 1740 and owned by officer George Miller during the Battle of Germantown. Named for resident George W. Toland, a member of Congress from 1837 to 1843. A sign for Jost Brothers Engineers is posted underneath two of the first floor windows., Inscribed in negative: 3336., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- September 23, 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.99]
- Title
- Upsala doorway
- Description
- Exterior detail of porticoed front doorway of the house. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2897., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.62]
- Title
- [Upsala, 6430 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
- Description
- Depicts the front facade and the porticoed front doorway of Upsala from a paved walk lined with trees. Built 1798 by John Johnson III, the house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Inscribed in negative: 2898., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.63]
- Title
- Merion Meeting House, blt 1682 [sic], attended by Wm. Penn
- Description
- View of the meeting house from the west, showing one of the corner privies. Also depicts a pedimented hood over the side door and closed window shutters. Built in 1695 and identified as the oldest house of worship in Pennsylvania. William Penn preached in this meeting house., Inscribed in negative: 2925., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.64]
- Title
- Merion Meeting House
- Description
- Depicts the front of the meeting house, including the pedimented hood over the west side door. Most window shutters are closed, except for the solitary window over the main entrance door. Built in 1695 and identified as the oldest house of worship in Pennsylvania. William Penn preached in this meeting house., Inscribed in negative: 2926., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference prints available., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.65]
- Title
- Genl. Wayne Tavern, Montgomery Pike
- Description
- View of the front facade of the two and a half story inn, showing porches running the width of the inn on both levels. Furniture is scattered across the first level porch. The inn was built circa 1704 by Robert Jones on land purchased by Edward Rees. Anthony Tunis purchased the tavern in 1747 after the death of Jones and operated a popular tavern for stagecoaches traveling west. The inn passed into the ownership of Anthony Streeper in 1776. General Anthony Wayne stayed at Streeper's Inn on September 13th, 1777, after the Battle of Brandywine. George Washington was a guest at the inn the following night. The British occupied the inn shortly after. The tavern was named in honor of General Wayne after his return visit in 1795., Inscribed in negative: 2931., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the General Anthony Wayne Inn, The Wayside Inn, The Tunis Ordinary and Streeper's Inn., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.66]
- Title
- Merchants' Exchange
- Description
- View of the east front of the Merchants' Exchange, showing the rotunda and cupola of the building constructed between 1832 and 1833 after designs by William Strickland for the Philadelphia Exchange Company. Photograph taken from the the intersection of Dock, Third, and Walnut Streets. A cart loaded with boxes sits in the foreground and a sign for H. M. Hillman Metals is visible in a window on the ground level., Inscribed in negative: 3291., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.88]
- Title
- Rose Tree Inn, near Media, Pa
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade and flank of the old Rose Tree Inn. The original log structure on this site was constructed in 1739, and later replaced in 1809 and 1836 by a stone building. The old tavern building was relocated 200 feet east of the original site in 2004., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
- Creator
- Hand, Alfred, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.4]