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Title: Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind postcards
Description: Contains images of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, built in 1897 after designs by Cope & Stewardson in West Philadelphia. Depicts exterior views of the front facade, main entrance and detail of entrance archway., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 138A06 and 138B14., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Organizations (By Name) - 138]

Title: Young Women's Christian Association postcards
Description: Exterior views of the front facade of the Young Women's Christian association building constructed in 1891 after designs by Benjamin D. Price. One postcard includes a partial view of the Arch Street Presbyterian Church (1726-32 Arch Street) in the foreground., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 138A08 and 138B24., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Organizations (By Name) - 138]

Title: Mary J. Drexel Home postcards
Description: Exterior views of the front facade and entrance to the Mary J. Drexel Home at South College and Corinthian Avenues. Built in 1888 on the campus of Lankenau Hospital to house the deaconesses' home, children's hospital, home for the elderly and school for girls., About half (7 out of 15) postcards issued by The Rotograph Co., New York., Sheet numbers: 138A02, 138A03, 138B03, 138B04 and 138B05., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Organizations (By Name) - 138]

Title: Christ Church postcards
Description: Exterior views of Christ Church built 1727-1744 after designs by John Kearsley. Steeple built 1751-1754 after designs by John Harrison II and Robert Smith. Also includes interior views of the nave, pulpit, sanctuary, pews, stained glass windows, bells, the coat of arms of William and Mary and the church's silver., Contains 52 postcards printed in color and 10 in black and white. Also includes 2 linen postcards., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1940
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Christ Church - 49]

Title: Bethany Church postcards
Description: Exterior views of church built 1866-1868 and 1871-1874 after designs by Sloan & Hutton and Addison Hutton at the southeast corner of Bainbridge and Twenty-second Streets with portrait vignettes of the founder John Wanamaker., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 1 in black and white., Sheet numbers: 50A01 and 50B01., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Miscellaneous - 50]

Title: Friends' Meeting House, 4th and Arch Streets postcards
Description: Exterior views of the friends' meeting house built 1803-1805 after designs by Owen Biddle. Additions and renovations were added incrementally until 1906. Also includes views of congregation members outside of the meeting house., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 50A03, 50B03 and 50B04., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Miscellaneous - 50]

Title: Holy Trinity Church postcards
Description: Exterior views of front facade of church built 1856-1859 by John Notman. George Hewitt Wattson added the tower in 1868. Includes a 1929 New Year's greeting from the church depicting an interior sketch of the nave and altar on recto and a poem by Gerald Massey on verso., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 in black and white., Sheet numbers: 50A03, 50A04 and 50B05., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Miscellaneous - 50]

Title: St. Clement Episcopal Church postcards
Description: Exterior view of church built 1855-1859 by John Notman. Horace Wells Sellers built the crypt chapel beneath the apse in 1898 and enlarged the sanctuary in 1908. Also includes interior views of the sanctuary and font., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 in black and white., Sheet numbers: 50A06 and 50B09., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Miscellaneous - 50]

Title: Baptist Temple postcards
Description: Contains exterior views of Baptist Temple at North Broad and Berks Streets built in 1889 after designs by Thomas Preston Lonsdale. Also includes an interior view of the pews and balcony looking from the pulpit to the main entrance., Contains 13 postcards printed in color and 5 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1905-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Baptist Temple - 47]

Title: Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul postcards
Description: Depicts the front facade of the cathedral built 1846-1864. Exterior designs executed by John Notman, interior designs by Napoleon LeBrun. Also includes interior views of the nave and sanctuary., Contains 22 postcards printed in color and 13 printed in black and white. Also includes 1 linen postcard., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul - 48]

Title: Windsor Hotel postcards
Description: Exterior views of the Windsor Hotel looking east and west on Filbert Street, including details of the front entrance on Filbert Street. Also depicts interior views of the dining room., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., First appears in the 1890 city directory. Alterations and additions completed by Addison Hutton in 1903 and by Savery, Scheetz & Savery in 1905., Sheet numbers: 120A01 and 120B01., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Warwick-Windsor - 120]

Title: League Island postcards
Description: Contains images of the Naval Yard on League Island, an island four miles south of Philadelphia, purchased by the government in the 1870s to accommodate larger iron ship building facilities. Includes various views of acitvity in the Naval Yard including docked ships viewed from the river and men building and repairing ships on the dry dock. Specific ships include: the Mississippi, Washington, St. Louis and the Tennessee. Also depicts an exterior view of the barracks, the old sea wall and the officer's quarters., Contains 33 postcards printed in color and 11 printed in black and white. Also contains 1 linen postcard., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1935
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [League Island - 130]

Title: Hotel Walton postcards
Description: Contains images of the Hotel Walton originally built as the Hotel Metropole circa 1892 after designs by Angus S. Wade. Depicts exterior views of the hotel looking northeast and southeast. Also includes interior views of the palm room, dining room and foyer., Contains 9 postcards printed in color and 10 printed in black and white., The Hotel Metropole was incorporated into the Hotel Walton in 1895. Additions and renovations occurred in 1914 and in 1925 to accommodate a roof garden and shops on the first floor facing Broad Street., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Walton - 119]

Title: 'Tis the genuine For samples send professional card to the Antikamnia Chemical Co. (incorporated) St. Louis, Mo. U.S.A. or 46 Holbron Viaduct London, E.C
Description: Advertisement for the Antikamnia Chemical Company established around 1890. Depicts the skull-headed company icon "Funny Bones," wearing glasses, attired in a suit, and holding an "AK" tablet in his hand, and shrugging. Antikamnia (opposed to pain) was a toxic and addictive medicine often mixed with codeine and quinine. Funny Bones was designed by pharmacist and doctor Louis Crucius., Advertising text and list of "Depots" printed on verso. Text reads: A World's Tribute. Progress. Triumph. Some Copy Our "Ads," Others imitate our ideas; Some Copy Our Style, Others Imitate Our Packages; But Copy or Imitate "Antikamnia." They Can't!! The Monogram "AK" Differentiates the Genuine Tablets from All Others and Precludes Substitution. Depot locations include Calcutta, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Madrid, and Cairo., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Forms part of William H. Helfand Graphic Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date: [ca. 1900]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Graphic Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection - Advertisements [P.2010.37.63]

Title: [Main rotunda elevation, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Competition drawing depicting a detailed cross section of the main rotunda and dome of the Capitol building. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the structure, constructed between 1902 and 1906 to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee's Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.: Integra Graphics, 2006), p. 109., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.71]

Title: "Is that tooth mine?"
Description: Comic genre scene showing a man seated in a dentist's chair. A boy has just relaxed the scarf he positioned around the patient's neck, which was used to restrain the patient while his tooth was being pulled. The dentist, attired in a silk robe and pileus, shows the patient the extracted tooth. A sign reading, "S.B. Smith, dentist," hangs on the wall., Title printed on mount below image., Distributor supplied by cataloger., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., See complementary stereograph "Extracting Teeth" [stereo - unid. - Genre (P.2009.13.3)]., Gift of William Helfand., Sears Roebuck & Company issued the Metropolitan Series from 1905-1920.
Date: [photographed ca. 1870, printed ca. 1905]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Genre [P.2009.13.4]

Title: North American Building postcards
Description: Depicts the North American Building constructed in 1900 after designs by James Hamilton Windrim. The building was commissioned by John Wanamaker, who used the North American newspaper to criticize Philadelphia machine politics. Includes views of the Real Estate Title & Trust Company building in the background., Contains 13 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - North American - 28]

Title: Real Estate Trust postcards
Description: Depicts the Real Estate Title & Trust Company built 1897-1898 after designs by Edgar Viguers Seeler. Includes views of the Betz Building, Girard Trust Company and the North American building in the background., Contains 8 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Real Estate Trust - 29]

Title: Merchant's Exchange postcards
Description: Depicts the Merchant's Exchange building constructed 1832-1833 after designs by William Strickland., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 4 printed in black and white., Also known as the Philadelphia Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Stock Exchange - 30]

Title: Union League postcards
Description: Depicts the Union League built 1864-1865 by John Fraser., Contains 10 postcards printed in color and 2 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Union League - 32]

Title: Bartram's house and garden postcards
Description: Contains views of the Bartram house and garden, built 1730-1731 by botanist John Bartram. Primarily contains exterior views of the house showing the west side and the east front. Views of the garden include cypress tree, "Lady Petre Pear-tree," and watering trough. Also includes view of the sitting room and a reproduction of a painting of John Bartram., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 16 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Bartram House and Garden - 21]

Title: Betz Building postcards
Description: Contains exterior views of the Betz Building constructed 1891-1892 after designs by William H. Decker and demolished in 1926. Also includes views of adjoining office buildings, the Girard Trust Company building and the Real Estate Title & Trust Company building., Contains 3 postcards printed in color and 4 in black and white., Also known as the Lincoln Building., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Betz - 22]

Title: Land Title Building postcards
Description: Exterior views looking northwest at the twenty-two story addition of the Land Title Building constructed in 1902 after designs by Daniel H. Burnham & Company. Built next to the original tower, the first skyscraper with an all-steel structural frame built in 1897 after designs by Daniel H. Burnham & Company. Includes partial views of the Union League in the foreground., Contains 8 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Also known as the Land Title Bank & Trust Company., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1906-1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Land Title - 24]

Title: Lulu Temple postcards
Description: Exterior views of the Lulu Temple (built in 1903) with the Spring Garden Institute (built 1851-1852 by Hoxie & Button) at the northeast corner of North Broad and Spring Garden Streets., Contains 6 postcards printed in color and 5 in black and white., Sheet number: 153A05., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1905-1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Lulu Temple - 25] and [Schools - Miscellaneous - 153]

Title: Masonic Temple postcards
Description: Contains views of the Masonic Temple built 1868-1873 after designs by James Hamilton Windrim. Images depict the temple looking northeast from City Hall. Includes one interior view of Norman Hall., Contains 22 postcards printed in color and 9 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Masonic Temple - 26]

Title: Commercial Museum postcards
Description: Exterior views of the Commercial Museum built 1897-1899 after designs by G. W. & W. D. Hewitt. Served as the exhibition building for the National Export Exposition in 1901., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 27A04 and 27B03A., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1905-1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]

Title: Widener Building postcards
Description: Contains three views of the north front of the Widener Building closest to City Hall. Constructed in 1914 after designs by Horace Trumbauer., Sheet numbers: 27A10 and 27A11, Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]

Title: Walnut Lane Bridge postcards
Description: Contains views of the Walnut Lane Bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park, the largest concrete arch bridge when it was finished in 1908 by George S. Webster and Henry H. Quimby. Includes various views of the bridge, including an aerial view, side views, views from the driveway and from the Wissahickon Creek., Contains 16 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Bridges - Walnut Lane - 15]

Title: North Broad Street postcards
Description: Contains views of North Broad Street from City Hall and views looking south toward City Hall from North Broad Street. Includes the Masonic Temple (1-33 North Broad Street); the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (55-65 North Broad Street); the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Building (112-116 North Broad Street); the Mercantile Club (1422-26 North Broad Street), the Parkway Building and the Sweeten Auto Company Building (117-121 North Broad Street). Also includes an aerial view of North Broad Street from City Hall., Contains 14 postcards printed in color and 3 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Broad Street - North - 16]

Title: South Broad Street postcards
Description: Contains views mostly of South Broad Street looking north, with City Hall in the distance. Very few of the images depict South Broad Street looking south from City Hall. Several images document buildings on Broad Street north of Spruce Street including the Stenton Hotel; the Hotel Walton (233-247 South Broad Street); the Ritz Carlton Hotel (201 South Broad Street); the Bellevue Stratford Hotel (200-216 South Broad Street) and the Academy of Music (232-246 South Broad Street). Also includes buildings on South Broad Street closer to City Hall, including the West End Trust Company (1400 South Penn Square); the Girard Trust (34-36 South Broad Street), the Land Title Building (100-118 South Broad Street) and the Real Estate Trust Company (101-113 South Broad Street)., Contains 43 postcards printed in color and 23 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Broad Street - South - 17]

Title: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art postcards
Description: Primarily contains exterior views of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, built 1872-1876 after designs by Furness & Hewitt. Also contains reproductions of paintings, mostly portraits, from the Academy's collections. Includes 3 cent stamps commemorating the Academy's 150 anniversary., Identified publishers include a variety of New York and Philadelphia companies including the Souvenir Post Card Co. of New York and the Philadelphia Postcard Co. of Philadelphia., Contains 14 postcards printed in color and 33 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1902-1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Academy of Fine Arts - 18]

Title: Pennsylvania Building postcards
Description: Depicts views of the Pennsylvania Building constructed in 1903 by Henry L. A. Jekel Co. on the site where the Epiphany Church once stood., Postcards issued by the Post Card Distributing Co., Philadelphia and Curt Teich and Company, Chicago., Contains 2 postcards printed in color., Also known as the Robinson Building and the Penn Building., Sheet number: 27A07, Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]

Title: Gilbert Stuart's studio postcards
Description: Depicts Gilbert Stuart's studio located in the rear of the property at 5140 Germantown Avenue. The studio was partially destroyed by fire in 1854 and was demolished in 1900., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 2 in black and white., Postcard images copied from earlier photograph taken circa 1870 by Robert Newell., Sheet numbers: 27A08, 27A09 and 27B10., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1905-1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]

Title: Girard Avenue Bridge postcards
Description: Contains views of the Girard Avenue bridge, built 1872-1874 by Henry Augustus Sims and James Peacock Sims. Images document the railroad bridge spanning the Schuylkill River at Girard Avenue from the banks of the river, the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, West Drive and Fairmount Park., Contains 35 postcards printed in color and 9 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Bridges - Girard Avenue - 12]

Title: Strawberry Mansion Bridge postcards
Description: Contains views of the Strawberry Mansion Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River, built 1894-1896 by Russell M. Thayer and Theodore Cooper. Depicts the bridge in Fairmount Park from Strawberry Mansion and a view of the bridge with the boathouse in the background., Contains 6 postcards printed in color and 5 in black and white., Also known as the Fairmount Park Trolley Bridge., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Bridges - Strawberry Mansion - 14]

Title: Willow Grove Park postcards
Description: Contains views of Willow Grove Park, a trolley amusement park located in the Philadelphia suburb of Willow Grove in Montgomery County. Images document buildings, grounds and attractions at the park including night and day time views of the lighted or "electric rainbow" fountain; the music pavilion, a open air theater which served as performance space for summer concert series featuring John Philip Sousa and others; the artificial lakes which were used for boating; popular rides including the Mountain Scenic Railway, the Airships (also known as the Captive Flying Machine), the Coal Mine (a roller coaster), and Venice (a gondola ride); the midway; the lake side pavilion which also served as a soda fountain; the casino; and boat landing. Also contains bird's eye views; views of the grounds and picnic areas; the entranceway; the cafe; a natural spring; and the Women's Building. Two postcards contain group portraits of Sousa's band and Victor Herbert's Orchestra., Postcards issued by a variety of different publishers with the greatest number (over thirty cards each) issued by J.M. Canfield and W.N. Jennings, a Philadelphia photographer. Includes part of two series Philadelphia Post Card Company, no. 1001-1012 and Illustrated Post Card Company, no. P-22 to P-30., Contains 134 postcards printed in color and 22 in black and white. Also includes 4 linen postcards., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: bulk 1902-1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Willow Grove - 168]

Title: United Gas Improvement postcards
Description: Depicts the United Gas Improvement building looking north on Broad Street. Building constructed circa 1898., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 4 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - United Gas Improvement - 33]

Title: U.S. Custom House postcards
Description: Depicts the U.S. Custom House built 1819-1824 after designs by William Strickland as the Second Bank of the United States. From 1844 to 1932 the building housed the Philadelphia Custom House., Contains 7 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - U.S. Custom House - 34]

Title: Cramp's Shipyard postcards
Description: Depicts Cramp's Shipyard from the Delaware River, with small boats and docked ships. Cramp's built warships for the Navy and yachts for wealthy clients beginning circa 1830., Postcards issued mainly by the Philadelphia Post Card Company and the Souvenir Post Card Company of New York., Contains 14 postcards printed in color and 7 printed in black and white., Also known as William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company Shipyard., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Cramp's - 36]

Title: Evening Bulletin postcards
Description: Contains exterior views of the office building of the Philadelphia newspaper, the Evening Bulletin, built 1906-1908 after designs by Edgar Viguers Seeler., Sheet number: 40A02B, Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Miscellaneous - 40]

Title: Springfield Water Supply Co. of Philadelphia advertisement postcards
Description: Advertisements depicting horse drawn Springfield Water Supply Company wagons. Springfield Water Supply Company established in 1897., Contains 2 postcards printed in color., Number 2524 printed on recto of one card., Sheet number: 40A09B, Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Divided backs., Postcards issued by the Springfield Water Supply Company, Philadelphia.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Business and Industry - Miscellaneous - 40]

Title: Civil War scrapbook of envelopes and portraits
Description: Scrapbook containing portraiture, predominately patriotic envelopes, of Civil War military and political figures. Majority of the envelopes issued by prolific New York publisher Charles Magnus, with several from his series "Generals of the Potomac Army" and "Heroes of Successful Expeditions." Also contains portrait prints, stationery, and non-portrait and ephemera materials, including newspaper clippings, manuscript letters, autographs, playbills, an illustrated songsheet, and a performance program. Several of the portrait prints were originally published in the 1861-1863 volumes of "The Rebellion Record" edited by Frank Moore., Majority of clippings detail the controversial death and funeral of Col. Edward D. Baker. Manuscript letters include correspondence from 28th PA Regt. Beck Band musician, Samuel A. Murray to John McAllister, Jr. about collecting Southern Civil War relics and letters. Also includes W.S. Hancock correspondence denying a citizen's pass to cross military lines. Songsheet, performance program, and majority of playbills relate to special performances, including an 1862 Washington birthday commemorative program, at the 28th Pennsylvania Regiment military camp. Ephemera materials include a facsimile of the correspondence from General Grant to General Buckner for unconditional surrender following the Battle of Fort Donelson, February 16, 1862 and plain envelope covers inscribed by Col. Frank P. Blair and General Henry Halleck (General-in-Chief). Other materials include a print and newspaper clipping showing the Merrimac and Monitor; a cartoon satirizing supporters of defeated 1860 Constitutional Unionist presidential nominee John Bell; a Ulysses S. Grant family portrait photomechanical reproduction from the Photo History of the Civil War (1910); and the autographs of generals John W. Geary, Samuel P. Heintzelman, and William S. Rosencrans. Also contains a small number of non-Civil War era items, including an A. & J.B. Bartholomew trade card promoting Grant for president and an invitation to an 1879 Philadelphia City Council reception for former President Grant., Portraiture predominately depicts Edward Dickinson Baker; Nathaniel Prentiss Banks; John Bell; Louis Blenker, John C. Breckinridge; Ambrose Everett Burnside; Michael Corcoran; Samuel Ryan Curtis; Stephen Douglas; Samuel Du Pont; David Glasgow Farragut; Andrew H. Foote; John Geary; Ulysses S. Grant; Henry W. Halleck; Winfield Scott Hancock; Samuel P. Heintzelman; David Hunter; Nathaniel Lyon; Peter Lyle, Irvin McDowell; James A. Mulligan; Joshua Thomas Owen; Robert Patterson; John Pope; Benjamin M. Prentiss; Jesse Lee Reno; William S. Rosecrans; Richard Rush; Thomas W. Sherman; William T. Sherman; James Shields; Silas H. Stringham; Edwin V. Sumner; and James S. Wadsworth., Various artists and photographers including Edward Anthony, Mathew Brady, John Henry Bufford, John Chester Buttre, Alonzo Chappel, Washington Lafayette Germon, Herline & Hensel, James Magee, Charles Magnus, and George E. Perine., Various publishers and distributors including John Dainty, James Gates, Harbach & Brother, Oscar H. Harpel, Franklin Hedge, Johnson & Fry, and Wm. S. & A. Martien., Disbound and trimmed scrapbook pages re-housed in folders., Oversize 1893 color lithograph "General Grant's Farewell Address to the Union Army in the Field 1865" removed to flat storage, see *GC-Grant [5758.F.69a]., Select link below for complete inventory of sitters., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: ca. 1860-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Print Room Annex - McAllister [(7)5785.F], http://www.librarycompany.org/FindingAids/McAllister(7)5785.F.pdf

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