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Title: [22nd Street, west side north of Market Street, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing an African American man laborer and two horse-drawn carts in front of the Philadelphia Gas Works building. Shows the man, attired in a cap, a coat, pants, and shoes, standing in the street with his right hand on top of the cart. Trolley tracks line the street. Includes partial view of a railroad overpass., Inscribed in negative: 215011., Inscribed in negative: 9 30 13., Title from manuscript note on negative envelope: Penna. R.R. Co. 22nd St. W. side North of Market St. September 29, 1913. Pennsylvania Railroad No. 177. 214924., Photograph commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company., Purchase 1981., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date: September 30, 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Jennings [P.9480.215811]

Title: 4825 Germantown Ave., home of Christian Ottinger, a soldier of the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolutionary War
Description: Depicts the west fronts of neighboring dwellings along Germantown Avenue, 4821 in the foreground and 4825 in the background, the latter built circa 1781 by Christopher Ottinger, a Revolutionary soldier who became a master coach maker after the war. A man stands on the steps of the Ottinger House., Inscribed in negative: 2211., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.16]

Title: 6019 Germantown Ave. Built by Daniel Pastorius. Also known as the Green Tree Inn
Description: Exterior view of west front and south flank of tavern built in 1748 by Daniel and Sarah Pastorius adjacent to the homestead of his grandfather Francis Daniel Pastorius. Also known as the Saddler's Arms, The Hornet's Nest, and Mackinett's Tavern. David Mackinett was Sarah's second husband after the death of Daniel Pastorius. Includes partial views of properties north of the old tavern, most likely demolished when the tavern moved north in 1930 for the expansion of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown. Later used as church offices., Inscribed in negative: 2753., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: October 13, 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.53]

Title: 6043 Germantown Ave. Centre of fierce skirmish during the Battle of Germantown
Description: Exterior view of west front of house built circa 1750 and purchased by Dr. William Shippen as a summer residence in 1775. Dr. Samuel Blair, Shippen's son-in-law and president of Princeton University, also lived here. Image includes a group of people standing on the corner, looking toward the camera., Inscribed in negative: 2214., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Blair House or The Laurens.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.18]

Title: 6303 [sic] Germantown Ave
Description: Exterior view of west front and south flank of house at 6205 Germantown Avenue, 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: 2215., Title from negative sleeve., Incorrectly identified as 6303 Germantown Avenue.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.19]

Title: 6306 Germantown Ave
Description: Oblique view of south flank and east front of house of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door to the three-story stone house. The first story contains windows with shutters and a shingled awning. Dwelling also includes dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the left, a picket fence and a portico over the side entrance is visible. Trees and an utility pole are in front of the property. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Inscribed in negative: 2226., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium and content., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.24]

Title: 922 Clinton St., Phila
Description: Depicts the front of the Bailey Residence, showing the portico that decorates the front doorway and the keystone lintels over the windows. Renovated by Baily & Truscott for Charles Winter Baily in 1901. Includes a partial view of 920 Clinton Street., Inscribed in negative: 3173., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.83]

Title: Barn house, Walnut Lane, Germantown
Description: Exterior view of west and north facades of dwelling, once the Wyck barn, built in 1796 by J. Frederick Thomas. Architect Mantle Fielding converted the old barn into a residence circa 1891. Recessed porches with wooden banisters are visible on both levels of the west elevation., Inscribed in negative: 2752., Title from negative sleeve., Later known as the Franklin Courtney Residence., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.52]

Title: Bartram's back door
Description: Depicts the vine-covered pillars supporting the porch roof that shelters the back door. Dwelling built 1730-1731 and altered in 1770 by botanist John Bartram. Three girls stand in the drive next to the house., Inscribed in negative: 2217., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.20]

Title: Betsy Ross House before restoration
Description: Exterior view of the Betsy Ross House, built ca. 1740 and renovated by Richardson Brognard Okie in 1936. A banner spelling out "Birthplace of Old Glory" hangs below a picture of George Washington and a replica of the first American flag designed by Betsy Ross in 1776. Also depicts adjacent businesses in much taller commercial buildings, including the United States Thread Company and Berger Bros. Co., tinplate and metals., Inscribed in negative: 2186., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the American Flag House.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.7]

Title: Carpenters' Hall
Description: Exterior view of Carpenters' Hall built between 1770 and 1774 by the Carpenter's Company of the City and County of Philadelphia after designs by member Robert Smith. Also served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774., Inscribed in negative: 2187., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.8]

Title: [Christ Church.]
Description: Oblique view of Christ Church looking northwest. Steeple not included in the image. The signboard and storefront of Mahood & Co. (16 North 2nd Street), is visible in the foreground. Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith., Inscribed in negative: 2502., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.45]

Title: Christ Church, window
Description: View of stained glass window honoring George Elkins (1786-1839) in Christ Church. Depicts the Ecumenical Council of Nice called by Constantine in 325 A.D, which resulted in the Nicene Creed. A plaque honoring vestryman Edward Coles is visible next to the window., Inscribed in negative: 4423., Title from negative sleeve., Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.176]

Title: Christ Church window
Description: View of stained glass window in Christ Church depicting The Trial of Saint Agnes., Inscribed in negative: 4426., Title from negative sleeve., Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.178]

Title: Cliveden
Description: Exterior view of west front of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows the facade of the two-story stone building with a pediment over the front door, shuttered windows, and dormers and chimneys on the roof. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Inscribed in negative: 2221., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.21]

Title: Cliveden, home of the Chew Family. Built in 1760 on Germantown Ave. Seat of the Battle of Germantown
Description: Exterior view of west front of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows the facade of the two-story stone building with a pediment over the front door and shuttered windows. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Inscribed in negative: 2222., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.22]

Title: Commemorative tablet on City Hall, Philadelphia to Swedish settlers
Description: Depicts a commemorative plaque in City Hall, dedicated to Swedish settlements along the Delaware River, 1638-1655. Erected in 1909 by The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.5]

Title: Concord School House, built 1775, Germantown Ave
Description: Shows the one-room school house completed in 1775 near the Upper Burying Ground at 6309 Germantown Avenue. View includes a gated brick fence in the foreground. The school, built from subscription funds to educate the citizens of the upper end of Germantown, was altered to include a second floor in 1818 to accommodate town meetings., Inscribed in negative: 2225., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.23]

Title: David Rittenhouse home
Description: An out building and a small stone bridge spanning a stream are visible in the foreground of this image depicting the rear elevation of the house where David Rittenhouse was born in 1732. Built circa 1770 by William Rittenhouse as part of a complex occupied by the first paper making business in the colonies., Inscribed in negative: 3644., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.132]

Title: Dr. Casper Wister house, S.W. cor. 4th & Locust Sts
Description: Exterior view of north and west elevations of dwelling from Locust Street, looking east toward 4th Street. Built circa 1765. Residence of William Shippen circa 1765-1797 and Caspar Wistar 1798-1809., Inscribed in negative: 2192., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the Shippen-Wistar House.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.9]

Title: [Dunkard Meeting House, 6613 Germantown Avenue.]
Description: Exterior view of west front of stone church, showing roundel window above the entrance door, flanked by a shallow portico. Known as the Church of the Brethren, founded by Alexander Mack in 1708 near Crefeldt in North Prussia. Persecution drove the congregation to Philadelphia in 1719 and in 1723 the first Dunkard, or German Baptist Brethren Church, was organized in Germantown. The congregation originally worshipped in a building erected by Christopher Sauer (4653 Main Street) and then in a house secured by Peter Pettikoffer, who begged for the money to erect the building. Called Beggar's Town or Bettel Hausen., Inscribed in negative: 3178., Title from negative sleeve., Incorrectly identified as the Mennonite Meeting House at 6119 Germantown Avenue in manuscript note on negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.85]

Title: E. side of Barn House, 40 [sic] W. Walnut Lane, built 1796 (J. Fredk. Thomas)
Description: Exterior view of east and north facades of dwelling, once the Wyck barn, built in 1796 by J. Frederick Thomas. Architect Mantle Fielding converted the old barn into a residence circa 1891., Inscribed in negative: 2439., Title from negative sleeve., Later known as the Franklin Courtney Residence.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.35]

Title: Edgar Allen Poe house where he is supposed to have written the Raven. #530 N. 7th St. at cor. Brandywine
Description: Depicts the south front and rear of the Edgar Allan Poe House, dwarfed by neighboring properties and partially obscured by a wooden fence. Laundry hangs from a line in the rear of the yard and a woman stands in the doorway of the house looking toward the camera. Occupied by the famous writer from 1842 to 1844., Inscribed in negative: 3200., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.86]

Title: Farland [sic] Farm, old Wetherill Estate at Audubon, Pa
Description: Depicts the large portico of the Wetherill mansion, also known as Vaux Hill and later, Fatlands Farm. Original portion of house built in 1843., Inscribed in negative: 2745., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.50]

Title: Girard Bank
Description: View looking northwest from Dock Street showing the bank originally built 1795-1797 after the designs of Samuel Blodgett. The bank, operated by Stephen Girard as Girard's Bank from 1812-1831, was chartered by the state in 1832 as Girard National Bank. View includes adjacent building tenanted by E. Roger, wood engraver, and the Saturday Evening Post newspaper office (132 South Third Street); the top floors of the Mariner & Merchant Building (300 Chestnut Street) and two commercial buildings on the north side of Dock Street near Third (129 South Third Street and 241 Dock Street)., Inscribed in negative: 3295., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.89]

Title: [Gloria Dei Church, 929 S. Water Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Exterior view, showing headstones in the cemetery of the oldest church in Pennsylvania, built 1698-1700 after designs by John I. Harrison and Reverend Andrew Rudman. The wings were added 1703-1705 and the tower circa 1733., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as Old Swedes' Church. Stands on the site of the first Swedish Lutheran Church in Philadelphia.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.26]

Title: Graeme Park, Horsham, Montgomery Co., Pa
Description: Depicts the northwest front of Graeme Park, also known as the Keith House, built in 1722 for Pennsylvania Governor, William Keith. Keith named it Fountain Low because of the abundance of natural springs in the area, but Dr. Thomas Graeme purchased the property in 1739 and renamed it Graeme Park. Graeme remodeled the interior in 1755 with fine marble and Delft tiles and entertained lavish parties in the house. The property was given to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1958 by the Strawbridge family., Inscribed in negative: 3162., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.79]

Title: Graeme Park, Horsham, Montgomery Co., Penna
Description: Distant, oblique view of the northwest front and southwest flank of Graeme Park, also known as the Keith House, built in 1722 for Pennsylvania Governor, William Keith. Keith named it Fountain Low because of the abundance of natural springs in the area, but Dr. Thomas Graeme purchased the property in 1739 and renamed it Graeme Park. Graeme remodeled the interior in 1755 with fine marble and Delft tiles and entertained lavish parties in the house. The property was given to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1958 by the Strawbridge family., Inscribed in negative: 3165., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.80]

Title: Grumblethorpe in 1744 from Mr. Wister's history
Description: Copy of book illustration depicting Grumblethorpe, taken from the beginning of Chapter IX in "Mr. Wister's history". Grumblethorpe was constructed 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: 4004., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.164]

Title: Grumblethorpe, old barns, 1744
Description: Copy of drawing depicting barns in the rear of Grumblethorpe, with cows in the foreground. "Old Barns, C.M. 1864," is inscribed below the image., Inscribed in negative: 4006., Title from negative sleeve., Grumblethorpe was constructed 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." It was here that General James Agnew died, after being badly wounded in the Battle of Germantown.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.165]

Title: Grumblethorpe, the John Wister House, 5261 Germantown Ave., built 1744. During the Battle of Germantown, the British Gen. Agnew was brought here wounded & died in the parlor
Description: Exterior view of west front and north side of Grumblethorpe, house 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: 2212., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.17]

Title: Grumblethorpe, Wister property
Description: Copy of drawing depicting the west front and south side of Grumblethorpe, 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: 3997., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.163]

Title: Harriton, built in 1704 by Rowland Ellis
Description: Oblique view of the Harriton stone residence, showing the front facade and side elevation with the datestone. Carved into the datestone are the initials R.E., for Rowland Ellis, who constructed the residence in 1704. Richard Harrison owned the property after Ellis and named it Harriton. His daugher married Charles Thomson, a member of the General Assembly and the Secretary of Congress in 1774, and moved into Harriton after they were married., Inscribed in negative: 3139., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.70]

Title: Harriton, showing old pump
Description: View of the Harriton stone residence, showing an old pump in the foreground. The datestone is visible in the gable. The initials R.E. stand for Rowland Ellis, who constructed the residence in 1704. Richard Harrison owned the property after Ellis and named it Harriton. His daugher married Charles Thomson, a member of the General Assembly and the Secretary of Congress in 1774, and moved into Harriton after they were married., Inscribed in negative: 3136., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.69]

Title: [Historical Pageant, Belmont Plateau, Fairmount Park, October 1912]
Description: Depicts a crowd sitting in stands overlooking a field at Belmont Plateau, where people are dressed in costume for Philadelphia's Historical Pageant. Some of the participants hold a rope that is attached to a tall, wooden observation tower in the field., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator: Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date: October 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.35]

Title: House at N.E. corner Germantown Ave. & Upsal St., in front of which Washington stood during the Battle of Germantown, Oct. 4, 1777
Description: Exterior view of north flank and front elevation of house built in 1727 as one house for the Deshler family. In 1788 German printer, Michael Billmyer, bought the property and continued his printing trade from the dwelling., Inscribed in negative: 2264., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.33]

Title: House on Main St., Germantown
Description: View of the front facade of the Sproegell House built early in the 18th century and purportedly occupied by John Henry Sproegell circa 1710. Stucco covers the exterior of the house and a rounded arch resting on columns flanks the off-center entrance way. Anthony Gilbert and William Keyser were occupants of the dwelling at one time., Inscribed in negative: 2894., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.61]

Title: House where Sally Wister wrote her journal
Description: Reproduction of etching depicting the Foulke residence in North Wales, Pa., built circa 1698-1706 and occupied by Daniel Wister's family during British occupation of Philadelphia from 1777-8. It was here that Sally Wister began a journal addressed to Deborah Norris, a friend and schoolmate. Considered a valuable historical document for its insight into social conditions during the Revolutionary War. The name Edward Foulke is etched in the lower left hand corner; he was most likely the owner of the house and the patron of the etching completed by Philadelphia artist Blanche Dillaye., Inscribed in negative: 3992., Title from negative sleeve., Text underneath original drawing: House at North Wales, Montgomery Co., Pa., in which Miss Sally Wister Wrote her Journal, addressed to Debby Norris, in 1777-8.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.161]

Title: Independence Hall
Description: Depicts the south elevation and bell tower of Independence Hall. Built 1732-1748 by Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Extensive renovations and additions completed incrementally between 1750 and 1973. Meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775-1783 and the site where the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776., Inscribed in negative: 2247., Title from negative sleeve., Also identified as the Pennsylvania State House.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.28]

Title: Independence Hall
Description: Oblique view of the south elevation and bell tower of Independence Hall from Fifth Street, showing the stone wall that surrounds the square. Built 1732-1748 by Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Extensive renovations and additions completed incrementally between 1750 and 1973. Meeting place of the Second Continental Congress from 1775-1783 and the site where the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776., Inscribed in negative: 2248., Title from negative sleeve., Also identified as the Pennsylvania State House.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.29]

Title: John & Mildred Keen house cor. of Chestnut & Mansion Sts. on site of present Drexel Institute
Description: Copy photograph depicting the south and west elevations of the Keen residence at the northeast corner of 32nd and Chestnut Streets. Two people stand in a doorway facing 32nd Street. Demolished and occupied by the Drexel Institute building in 1891., Inscribed in negative: 1874., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.6]

Title: John Bartram's house
Description: Rear view of ivy-covered two story stone residence with pilasters and dormer windows. Botanist and farmer John Bartram built residence in 1730-1731. Altered in 1770, the residence and garden deteriorated throughout the 19th century, but was restored in the 1920s by the John Bartram Association., Inscribed in negative: 2956., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.68]

Title: John Bartram's house
Description: Rear view of ivy-covered two story stone residence with dormer windows. Botanist and farmer John Bartram built residence in 1730-1731. Altered in 1770, the residence and garden deteriorated throughout the 19th century, but was restored in the 1920s by the John Bartram Association., Inscribed in negative: 2237., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.27]

Title: John Bartram's House, side view
Description: Exterior view of vine covered flank of dwelling built 1730-1731 and altered in 1770 by botanist John Bartram. Three girls stand in the drive next to the house., Inscribed in negative: 433., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.3]

Title: [Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.]
Description: Oblique view of east front and south elevation of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door to the three-story stone house. The first story contains windows with shutters and a shingled awning. Dwelling also includes dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the left, a picket fence and a portico over the side entrance is visible. Trees and an utility pole are in front of the property. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Inscribed in negative: 2890., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium and content., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.58]

Title: Johnson House door
Description: Exterior views of the front façade of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the front door with a shingled awning flanked by shuttered windows. A broom is propped against the doorframe. Two trees grow in the sidewalk in front of the house. Partial view of the picket fence in the left. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Inscribed in negative: 2893., Title from negative sleeve., Date inferred from photographic medium and content., Purchase 1988., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.60]

Title: Krider's gun store, N.E. cor. 2nd & Walnut Sts
Description: Depicts Krider's gun store at the northeast corner of 2nd and Walnut Streets, looking east at the south front and west flank. Includes a partial view of the sign for St. Alban's Hotel in the foreground, along with a sign advertising Shore Dinners at Bookbinder's Restaurant (125 Walnut Street). A cigar shop and Bookbinder's are visible in the background. A plaque is posted near the Second Street doorway of the gun shop, marking the site as the birthplace of John Drinker, the first white child born in Philadelphia. The brick building was constructed by John Drinker as a residence in 1751 and altered to a gun shop in 1826. John Krider purchased the shop in 1856. Building demolished in 1955., Inscribed in negative: 2193., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.10]

Title: Lafayette's headquarters at Chadd's Ford
Description: Depicts the front elevation of the Joseph Gilpin House, occupied by the Marquis de Lafayette during the Battle of Brandywine. The original portion of the house was constructed circa 1695. Wings were added to the north of the original frame house in 1745 and to the west in 1782. Gideon Gilpin occupied the house when it was used by Lafayette. The house was reconstructed by George Edwin Brumbaugh and purchased by the State of Pennsylvania in 1949., Inscribed in negative: 3150., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.76]

Title: Lafayette's headquarters at Chadd's Ford
Description: Oblique view of the front elevation of the Joseph Gilpin House, obscured by a large tree in the foreground. Owned by Gideon Gilpin when the Marquis de Lafayette occupied the house during the Battle of Brandywine. The original portion of the house was constructed circa 1695. Wings were added to the north of the original frame house in 1745 and to the west in 1782. The house was reconstructed by George Edwin Brumbaugh and purchased by the State of Pennsylvania in 1949., Inscribed in negative: 3151., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.77]

Title: Lafayette's headquarters at Chadd's Ford, Pa
Description: Laundry hangs from a line near the side elevation of the Joseph Gilpin House, occupied by the Marquis de Lafayette during the Battle of Brandywine. The original portion of the house was constructed circa 1695. Wings were added to the north of the original frame house in 1745 and to the west in 1782. Gideon Gilpin occupied the house when it was used by Lafayette. The house was reconstructed by George Edwin Brumbaugh and purchased by the State of Pennsylvania in 1949., Inscribed in negative: 3149., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.75]

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