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- 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
- Washington Inn, Washtn. Lane & Main St., known as Washington Tavern, 1793
- Description
- Exterior view of west front and south flank of tavern known as Washington Tavern since 1793. Also used as a market house in the 19th century. Includes a partial view of the entrance and storefront of the store located south of the tavern on Germantown Avenue., Slide number 74., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- 1911
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.69]
- Title
- Old Johnson House, N. W. Main & Washington Lane
- 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 the side entrance are visible. Trees and an utility pole are in front of the property. A white man pedestrian stands in the street in the right. 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., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- February 18, 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.70]
- Title
- Rear of Johnson House, Main St. & Washington Lane
- Description
- Exterior view of north flank of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the house taken from the rear of the property looking toward Germantown Avenue. The three-story stone house has dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. In the foreground is the lawn and trees, which partially obscure the house. 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., Slide number 76., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title from manuscript written on mount., Date inferred from content., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points 2022.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1913]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.71]
- Title
- Building in rear of the Johnson house, Washington Lane
- Description
- Exterior view of the stone outbuilding in the rear of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the staircase leading to the doorway of the ivy-covered outbuilding. The Johnson property is divided by a stone wall. In the background, behind the wall, depicts two four-story, brick apartment buildings. 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., Slide number 77., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Date inferred from content., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.72]
- Title
- Battle of Germantown Monument, Vernon Park
- Description
- Depicts the monument commemorating the Battle of Germantown in Vernon Park, flanked by benches and an old willow in the background, looking toward Germantown Avenue. Horse-carts, automobiles and pedestrians line the street., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.73]
- Title
- The Johnson House, Main & Washington Lane, built in 1768 by John Johnson. The doors & hall show marks of bullets in battle of Germantown
- Description
- Exterior view of north flank and east front of the former residence of John Johnson built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Shows the facade of the three-story stone house with the front door and a shingled awning, which is flanked by shuttered windows. The property has dormer windows and chimneys on the roof. Ivy covers the side of the residence. A wrought iron fence is visible in the right. Trees line the sidewalk in front of the house. 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., Slide number 78., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Date inferred from content., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1913]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.74]
- Title
- Doorway to Johnson House, Main & Washington Ln
- Description
- Exterior detail of the front doorway 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 “6306” at the top and flanked by shuttered windows. A shingled awning covers the entrance. 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., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Accessioned 1999., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- 1916
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.75]
- Title
- Keyser House, 6316 Main St., subsequently owned by Elwood Johnson
- Description
- Exterior view of east front of house on land purchased by Dirck Keyser from Adam Simon Kuhn in 1756. Keyser operated a tannery in the rear of the property, which was willed to his son Peter Keyser in 1810. Cedar fence pierced by bullets during the Battle of Germantown. Occupied by Mr. Ellwood Johnson circa 1902. Portions of the tannery buildings in the rear of the property were demolished in 1952., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- February 18, 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.76]
- Title
- 6305 Main St
- Description
- Exterior view of west front of house, including a partial view of the front facade of 6307 Main Street ( i.e. Germantown Avenue)., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Identified by some sources as the Dorsey House.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- January 30, 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.77]
- Title
- Jacob Knorr House, 1760, 6307 Main St
- Description
- Exterior view of west front and north flank of house built in 1760 by Jacob Knorr., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Identified in some sources as the Dorsey House.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- January 30, 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.78]
- Title
- "Ship" House, Main St., G'tn. 6338 Main St. Built 1760. At one time an inn. First public hall in Gt'n. was in rear. One of first three hand fire engines kept here
- Description
- Exterior view of north flank of house known for the plaster-of-Paris model of a ship on the lower gable of the house. Includes three women standing in front of the house, with two baby carriages. Original portion of house built circa 1760. In the rear of the property was the first public hall in Germantown. The Germantown Fire Company housed a small engine known as the "Bull Dog" on the property. Kept as a hotel until 1836, when James Ford purchased the property and opened a boarding school for girls. Demolished circa 1906., Slide number 85., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Also known as Bockius House, for the family that resided here circa 1902.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.81]
- 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
- Johnson House, Main & Johnson Sts. Oldest house in Germantown. Built in 1698 by Heivert Papen. Passed into Johnson family early in the 18th century. Demolished in 1883
- Description
- Exterior view of south flank and west front of first stone dwelling built in Germantown, at the northwest corner of Germantown Avenue and Johnson Street. Built in 1698 by Heivert Papen, a Mennonite who immigrated from Germany to Germantown in 1689. Datestone marked 1698 in upper portion of gambrel roof. Occupied by the Johnson family in the 18th century and demolished in 1883., Slide number 87., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.83]
- Title
- Neglee House, 4518-20 Main St., built before 1750
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade. Residence built circa 1727. John Naglee owned the house from 1727 to 1752., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- February 14, 1903
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.1]
- Title
- Loudoun, built 1801 by Thos. Armat for his son
- Description
- Exterior view of 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., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.2]
- Title
- Toland House, 4810 Main St., built abt. 1740. Home of Geo. Miller, an officer of Continental army
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade and south side of home built in 1734. Named for resident George W. Toland, a member of Congress from 1837 to 1843. A woman wearing a bonnet passes by the house., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- February 14, 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.3]
- Title
- Mehl House, 4817 Main St
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade and south flank of home standing on land owned by the Mehl family from 1763 to 1865. Includes a group of children passing in front of the house., Identified as 4821 Main Street in some sources., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.4]
- Title
- 4821 Main St
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade and south side., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- January 1, 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.5]
- Title
- Ottinger House. Built 1781. 4825 Main St. Christopher Ottinger was a soldier in the Penna. line
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade. Built circa 1781 by Christopher Ottinger, a Revolutionary soldier who became a master coach maker after the war., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- January 30, 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.6]
- Title
- Wagner House, 4840 Main St., built 1747, hospital in Battle of Germantown
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade and south side. Built in 1747 by John Zachary at the southwest corner of Germantown Avenue and West Logan Street. Zachary sold the property to Samuel Mechlin and the property descended to George Mechlin Wagner. Demolished in 1915., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as the Mechlin-Wagner House.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- February 14, 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.7]
- Title
- Henry House, 1760. 4908 Main St. In 1828 bought by John S. Henry father of Alex Henry thrice mayor of Phila
- Description
- Exterior view of front facade and south side set behind a short stone wall. Built in 1760., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as the Wachsmuth-Henry House.
- Creator
- Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
- Date
- February 14, 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.8]