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Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts a large battleship with one engine stack and a high flying American flag on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. A four-masted sailboat is docked along a Philadelphia pier. Various brick buildings are visible near the shore, along with City Hall tower in the distance., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.276]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Japanese cruiser Kasagi on the Delaware River]
Description: Photograph showing the Japanese cruiser Kasagi in the Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee on October 25, 1898. The cruiser has two engine stacks and American and Japanese flags fly on the masts. Buildings along the shore are visible in the left background. Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee celebration from October 25-28, 1898. In addition to war ships, the naval procession included yachts, steamers, tugs, barges, and rowboats. The last warship in the line was the Kasagi, recently built at William Cramp & Sons’ shipyard in Philadelphia. Captain Kashiwabara, with the Japanese officers and crew, lined the deck in full dress., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of event., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 25, 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.277]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Japanese cruiser Kasagi on the Delaware River]
Description: Photograph showing the Japanese cruiser Kasagi in the Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee on October 25, 1898. The cruiser has two engine stacks and American and Japanese flags fly on the masts. Buildings along the shore are visible in the left background. Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee celebration from October 25-28, 1898. In addition to war ships, the naval procession included yachts, steamers, tugs, barges, and rowboats. The last warship in the line was the Kasagi, recently built at William Cramp & Sons’ shipyard in Philadelphia. Captain Kashiwabara, with the Japanese officers and crew, lined the deck in full dress., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of event., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 25, 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.277]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Japanese cruiser Kasagi on the Delaware River]
Description: Photograph showing the Japanese cruiser Kasagi in the Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee on October 25, 1898. The cruiser has two engine stacks and a Japanese flag flies on a pole at the rear. Two row boats filled with men float close to the cruiser, and a steamship travels in the left. Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee celebration from October 25-28, 1898. In addition to war ships, the naval procession included yachts, steamers, tugs, barges, and rowboats. The last warship in the line was the Kasagi, recently built at William Cramp & Sons’ shipyard in Philadelphia. Captain Kashiwabara, with the Japanese officers and crew, lined the deck in full dress., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of event., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.278]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Japanese cruiser Kasagi on the Delaware River]
Description: Photograph showing the Japanese cruiser Kasagi in the Naval Parade on the Delaware River during the Peace Jubilee on October 25, 1898. The cruiser has two engine stacks and a Japanese flag flies on a pole at the rear. Two row boats filled with men float close to the cruiser, and a steamship travels in the left. Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee celebration from October 25-28, 1898. In addition to war ships, the naval procession included yachts, steamers, tugs, barges, and rowboats. The last warship in the line was the Kasagi, recently built at William Cramp & Sons’ shipyard in Philadelphia. Captain Kashiwabara, with the Japanese officers and crew, lined the deck in full dress., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of event., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.278]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. New Orleans on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts the cruiser with two engine stacks, two double gun posts and a high flying American flag on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. The U.S.S. New Orleans was purchased by the United States Navy on March 16, 1898, joined the "Flying Squadron," but was in Key West during the Battle of Santiago. Several rowboats full of men float close to the ship. Another ship is visible in the distance., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.279]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts a large battleship with one short engine stack, two gun posts and flying American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Several rowboats full of men float close to the ship., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.280]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. New Orleans on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts the cruiser with two engine stacks, two double gun posts and American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. The U.S.S. New Orleans was purchased by the United States Navy on March 16, 1898, joined the "Flying Squadron," but was in Key West during the Battle of Santiago., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.281]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts a large battleship with two engine stacks and American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Docks visible in the background, along with City Hall tower., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.282]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts a large battleship with two engine stacks on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Several rowboats float near the ship as the crew disembark., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.283]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River, looking toward Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts a large battleship with two engine stacks, two double gun posts and American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. One of several ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. A smaller boat floats nearby as the crew on the larger ship disembark. Piers and buildings along Philadelphia waterfront are visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.284]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Texas on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts the first battle of ship of the United States with one short engine stack, two gun posts and various flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day. The U.S.S. Texas, built in Norfolk, Va. and commissioned in 1895, was responsible for attacking several Spanish ships in the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish American War. Shows the ship in the naval parade on the Delaware River that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the war in 1898. Rowboats float nearby as the crew on the ship disembark., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.285]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, grand viewing stands in front of the Mercantile Club, 1422-26 North Broad Street.]
Description: Depicts people sitting and standing underneath of the wooden viewing stands erected along Broad Street for the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War held in 1898. Included a military parade that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch, along with other festivities that lasted several days in October. The word "Victory" is painted on the sides of a wooden tower that rises from the section of the stands in front of the Mercantile Club, built on North Broad Street in 1892 after designs by Baker & Dallett. Patriotic bunting and American flags decorate the stands and surrounding buildings., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.242]

Title: [Construction of Dewey Arch, New York City]
Description: Depicts a group of people standing near an arch and columns under construction. Many large sculptures adorn the arch. In the foreground is a barrel with a sign reading in part: Dewey Week. Arch built in Madison Square in New York City to celebrate Admiral George Dewey's victory in the Battle of Manilla during the Spanish-American War., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: September 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.243]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Police Department Marching Band, in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the marching band of the Police Department performing for a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Horses pull decorated floats in the background. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.244]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Knights of Templar, in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the Knights of Templar marching in uniform in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Knights of Templar was formed as a monastic military group at the end of the First Crusade. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.245]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, marching band in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts a marching band performing in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The domes of Grace Baptist Church are visible in the distance. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.246]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Fire Deparment marching in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the long line of fire fighters marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.247]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Rough Riders in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the first United States volunteer cavalry unit in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Men of various backgrounds and talents joined the Rough Riders, led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American War. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the war, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.248]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Post Office, in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts postal workers marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Spanish American War, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.249]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, people marching in costumes in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts people dressed in costumes marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Spanish American War, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.250]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Freihofer's Bakers marching in front of Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts Freihofer's Bakers wearing white suit jackets and gloves, marching in front of a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and sitting in elevated viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. The Peace Jubilee celebrated the end of the Spanish American War, with military and naval parades that passed through a Court of Honor and Triumphal Arch., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.251]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, Concord float in front of the Keneseth Israel Temple, 1717 North Broad Street, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts men in costumes wearing fake beards and sitting around a mound surmounted by an eagle on a horse-drawn float. A "Concord" sign is posted against the mound. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands in front of Keneseth Israel Temple. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering., Keneseth Israel congregation was founded in 1847. The cornerstone of the temple at North Broad Street and Columbia Avenue was laid on October 19, 1891. Built after designs by Oscar Frotscher and Louis Caron Hickman.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.265]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, military men marching along North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing the white men members of an unidentified marching band playing instruments as they walk down Broad Street, Philadelphia during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration commemorating the end of the Spanish American War. The Tenth Cavalry Regiment, an African American regiment that served at San Juan Hill, Cuba, marches and performs behind them. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands near the Columbia Avenue Savings Fund, Safe Deposit, Title & Trust Co. Depicts the east side of Broad Street looking southeast, including the spire of the Oxford Street Presbyterian Church in the distance. Bunting and American flags decorate the buildings. In October of 1898, Philadelphia honored the end of the Spanish-American War with the Peace Jubilee. To pay tribute to the armed services, the Court of Honor was built on Broad Street with the Triumphal Arch erected at Sansom Street. The celebration included military reviews and parades, and President William McKinley attended., Title supplied by cataloger., Gift of Albert L. Doering, 1994., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.266]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, military men marching along North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts an unidentified group of military men marching along North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue, looking southeast. A large crowd stands on the sidewalk and sits in the viewing stands near the Columbia Avenue Savings Fund, Safe Deposit, Title & Trust Co. Includes the spire of the Oxford Street Presbyterian Church in the distance. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.267]

Title: [Peace Jubilee parade, crew of the Merrimac in a horse-drawn carriage, North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the crew of the Merrimac, a collier deliberately sunk by Richmond Pearson Hobson to barricade the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor during the Spanish American War of 1898. The nine crew men sit in a horse-drawn carriage as it makes its way up North Broad Street near Columbia Avenue. Includes a large crowd standing on the sidewalk and watching the procession in front of a landscaped garden along the 1700 block of North Broad Street. Military and naval parades were held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.268]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, ice boat on the Delaware River.]
Description: Flags and banners decorate an ice boat on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many festivities held during the Peace Jubilee to celebrate the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Wharves and factory buildings are visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.269]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Winslow on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts the torpedo boat on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. The U.S.S. Winslow was built in Baltimore, commissioned in December of 1897 and damaged in Cardenas on May 11, 1898. A steamboat closely follows the torpedo boat., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.270]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Columbia on the Delaware River, looking toward Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the large battleship with four engine stacks, a double and a triple gun post on the Delaware River on Naval Day, leading a fleet of ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. U.S.S. Columbia was the longest vessel in the United States Navy when it was commissioned in 1894. Patroled the coast of New England under the "Flying Squadron," commanded by Commodore Winfield Scott Schley. Later helped in the landing of troops in Guanica, Puerto Rico in July of 1898., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.272]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Brooklyn on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts the large battleship with three engine stacks, a double and a triple gun post on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. The ship was part of the "Flying Squadron" under the command of Commodore Winfield Scott Schley and was involved in the Battle of Santiago. Several row boats float next to the ship., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.271]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River, looking toward Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts a large battleship with two engine stacks on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Men are climbing down ropes to board small rowboats from the ship (left). A smaller boat with one engine stack travels near piers lining the Philadelphia shore. City Hall tower is visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.273]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, U.S.S. Gloucester on the Delaware River, looking toward Philadelphia.]
Description: Depicts the large gunboat with one engine stack and high flying American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Formerly named Corsair and owned by J. Pierpont Morgan, the ship was purchased by the Navy at the outbreak of the Spanish American War. The Gloucester helped to blockade the Spanish fleet in Santiago Harbor and later captured Guanico in Puerto Rico. A much smaller boat is about to pass the battleship in the foreground. City Hall tower is visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.274]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, large battleship on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts a large battleship with three engine stacks and high flying American flags on the Delaware River on Naval Day, one of many ships in the naval parade that opened the Peace Jubilee celebration of the end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Men board rowboats that are about to be lowered from the deck of the ship onto the river. Two rowboats are already rowing to the Philadelphia shore in the foreground., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.275]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, detail of boat on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts people standing on the deck of a large boat with one engine stack on the Delaware River on Naval Day during the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. A man stands on a rowboat nearby. A similar boat with one engine stack is visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.286]

Title: [Peace Jubilee, Naval Day, Old Iron Sides on the Delaware River.]
Description: Depicts Old Iron Sides, also known as the Constitution, a three-masted sailing vessel on the Delaware River on Naval Day during the Peace Jubilee celebration of end of the Spanish American War of 1898. Built 1794-97 in Edmund Hartt's Boston shipyard., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.287]

Title: [Sailboat towing a row boat, Chesapeake Bay.]
Description: Depicts three people standing on the deck of a two-masted sailing ship, which is towing a small rowboat in the Chesapeake Bay., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.288]

Title: [Sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay.]
Description: Depicts the open sails of a two-masted sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: October 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.289]

Title: [William Harvey Doering taking a photograph from the Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Philadelphia.]
Description: Profile view of photographer William Harvey Doering leaning and steadying his camera on top of the iron side of the Strawberry Mansion Bridge in Fairmount Park., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1898
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.290]

Title: Main St. abv. Washington Lane, S.W. side of Main St
Description: Exterior view of south flank and west front of adjoined shops at the southwest corner of Germantown Avenue and Pomona Street. A stone and wooden fence lines the street and a dilapitated brick and stone building sits at the rear of the property. John W. Mangan's carpentry shop occupies 6330 Germantown Avenue and Millard Jacobs' tin wares are displayed on the sidewalk in front of his shop at 6332 Germantown Avenue., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative April 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.82]

Title: Engle House, Main St. abv. Town Hall. Built 1758 by Benj. Engle. Stone in N. Gable B. E. 1758
Description: Exterior view of east front of house looking north. Built in 1758 by Benjamin Engle. The Engle family operated a tannery in the rear of the property along Honey Run. Demolished in 1955., Slide number 50., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative April 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.45]

Title: Engle House, Germantown. Built 1758
Description: Exterior view of east front of house looking south. Built in 1758 by Benjamin Engle. The Engle family operated a tannery in the rear of the property along Honey Run. Demolished in 1955., Slide number 51., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: ca. 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.46]

Title: Main St. above Upsal, S.W. side
Description: Depicts businesses and dwellings looking north along the 6500 block of Germantown, above Weaver Street, showing (from south to north) the small building occupied by public notary, John B Crowson; the south flank and east front of two attached dwellings and a row of commercial buildings., Slide number 101., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative April 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.96]

Title: Dunkard Meeting House, Germantown. Main St. abv. Sharpnack, N.E. side, 1770, mother church of Dunkards or German Baptists
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., Slide number 102., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative April 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.97]

Title: Old House, Main St. & Mermaid Lane
Description: Depicts a boy sitting on a fire hydrant near the log home proportedly built in 1743 for Christopher Yeakel, a cooper, at the northeast corner of Mermaid Lane and Germantown Avenue. Property surrounded by a wooden fence. Demolished circa 1905., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., The street names on the sign post in the image are backward, which means that the orientation of the slide is incorrect.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative June 1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.101]

Title: Mermaid Tavern, Main St., Chestnut Hill
Description: Exterior view of west front of hotel, purportedly constructed in 1734. Several men and women stand or sit on the porch and are looking curiously toward the camera. Two large trees and a trough are visible in the foreground. Demolished in 1913 to make way for Winston Road., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative June 1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.102]

Title: [Upsala, Johnson House. Main St. near Upsal St.]
Description: Oblique view of front elevation of Upsala built 1798 by John Johnson III. The house was occupied by members of the Johnson family until 1941., Title supplied by cataloger., Slide number 95., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount. Title misidentifies the residence as Johnson House, 1798, Main St. abv. Johnson St.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.91]

Title: N. W. Upsal & Main St. from Upsal St
Description: Depicts the south flank of the ivy-covered Bardsley House from Upsal Street, obscured by trees in the rear yard. Built circa 1770 and occupied in the 1870s by English painter, John Bardsley, who brought the English sparrow to Germantown to fight the caterpillars that were infesting local trees., Slide number 97., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as the Sparrow Jack House.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.92]

Title: Billmyer House, 1727, N.E. Main & Upsal Sts
Description: Exterior view of south side and front elevation of house built in 1727 for the Deshler family. In 1788 German printer, Michael Billmyer, bought the property and continued his printing trade from the dwelling., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: January 28, 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.93]

Title: Cope House, Main abv. Johnson St. [sic]
Description: Exterior view of dwelling north of Upsal Street on the west side of Germantown Avenue. Built circa 1730, purchased by Michael Billmeyer in 1793, inherited by his son Daniel Billmeyer in 1831 and descended through the Billmeyer family until 1913., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Incorrectly identified as the Cope House on Germantown Avenue, north of Johnson Street.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative April 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.94]

Title: Main St. abv. Upsal
Description: Exterior view of south flank and east front of home, showing a partial view of the rear dining room, added circa 1880. Includes two men standing in front of the house looking north along Germantown Avenue. A bicycle is propped against the front of the house near the entrance stairs. The main portion of the house was built in 1798 on land owned by Christopher Mason, but the earliest part is believed to be the kitchen, probably built circa 1765., Slide number 100., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: Negative 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.95]

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