Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View of Weirs Run in Black Lick, Pa. A house sits at the water's edge in the distance.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Landscape view of the Kiskiminetas River near North-west station, a stop on the old Western Pennsylvania Railroad line, which was leased to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1865.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a single railroad track running next to the Youghiogheny River. Depicts people walking on the tracks in the distance.
View looking south from the rural cemetery established near the Schuylkill River valley in 1869 at 227 Belmont Avenue in Bala Cynwd. Shows a couple seated at a path. Behind them stand a small cluster of monuments in a meadow surrounded by trees that overlooks the river. The Girard Avenue and New York Connecting Railway bridges are visible in the distant background., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 783, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 631 La 373, The Kellogg firm, founded by Daniel Wright Kellogg in 1830, was reorganized as Kellogg & Bulkeley in 1871 when General William Henry Bulkeley joined the company.
Date
[ca. 1871]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 631 La 373
Advertisement containing examples of vignette views and genre scenes executed by the Philadelphia lithograph firm. Views include "Palo Alto Iron Company's Works" in Pottsvile (est. in 1854); a tropical farm; small and industrial towns; and a hill-side village. Genre scenes show two young girls on promenade, and a mother with her child seated on her lap. Decorative elements adorn the upper corners. Leonhardt & Son was a partnership established circa 1874 between Theodore Leonhardt and his son Arno. The firm continued to operate into the early 20th century., Gift of David Doret., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 88
Creator
Theo. Leonhardt & Son
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Advertisements - L [P.2002.27]
Landscape view looking from the west bank of the Schuylkill River showing the Fairmount Water Works. Shows the old engine house; old mill house; new mill house (completed 1862); and the observatory tower arch (built 1860), stand pipe (built 1852), and pavilion on Reservoir Hill. Also includes the Schuylkill Canal lock, the Wire Suspension Bridge at Fairmount, and the dome of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. The waterworks, originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded after the designs of Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 228, Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Bovell, Thomas W.
Date
c1871
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Views - Philadelphia [P.2006.31.14]
View looking southeast from Belmont Mansion in West Fairmount Park showing the Columbia Railroad Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River in the distant left background. Also shows benches and chairs near the mansion in the foreground. One of the oldest railroad bridges in the United States, the bridge was completed in 1834 after the designs of John C. Trautwine for the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad. The Reading Railroad purchased the bridge in the 1850s., Written on negative: 42, Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9299.89]
View looking east from a dirt path near Belmont Mansion in West Fairmount Park showing the Columbia Railroad Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River in the distant background. One of the oldest railroad bridges in the United States, the bridge was completed in 1834 after the designs of John C. Trautwine for the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad. The Reading Railroad purchased the bridge in the 1850s., Written on negative: 47, Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9299.91]
View of tree-lined path leading to a rustic foot bridge in Fairmount Park. A man stands near the bridge looking toward the photographer., Written on negative: 1013, Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on mount: View of mineral spring and flower bed., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9299.95]
