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Title: A scene in the Golden Dragon, 1526 Market Street, Philadelphia's most beautiful restaurant
Description: Interior view of the Golden Dragon restaurant located at 1526 Market Street, Philadelphia and depicting the dining room crowded with patrons. Shows the large room filled with diners sitting at white table-clothed tables and standing in a row. The men and women, finely attired in suits, dresses, hats, and jewelry, look at the viewer. Plates of food and cups and glasses are visible on the tables. In the left, a Chinese man waiter, attired in a tuxedo, stands with probably menus under his arm. In the background, musicians, attired in tuxedos, are seated with musical instruments in front of a backdrop of peacock feathers. The dining room ceiling is decorated with fabrics. Charlie Kerr (1890-1976) was a jazz drummer and orchestra leader in the 1920s to the late 1940s., Title from item., Date inferred from medium and content., Text printed on verso: Philadelphia, Pa., 19[blank], Dear [blank], Greetings from the beautiful Golden Dragon, where I dined today. "Charlie" Kerr's Orchestra is great., See related: Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Bingham through Green's - 112] - sheet number 112A05., Sheet number: 112B04., Divided backs.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Bingham through Green's - 112]

Title: Philadelphia -- The new Delaware River Bridge -- Camden. We insure anything. Try us. This is a darn good blotter. T. Yorke Smith, 507 Federal St., Camden N.J. Real estate insurance. Both phones 316
Description: Advertising blotter depicting the Delaware River Bridge (i.e., Benjamin Franklin Bridge) spanning the Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. Commissioned by the Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission of New Jersey and the Delaware River Bridge and Tunnel Commission of Pennsylvania, the bridge was built 1922-1926 and designed by architect Paul Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1926]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Smith [P.9577.19]

Title: Philadelphia. The birthplace of liberty. Official souvenir view book Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition
Description: Souvenir containing portraiture and views of exhibition sites and Philadelphia landmarks. Portraiture depicts members of the "Executive Staff-Sesqui Centennial Exhibition Association" and prominent members of the Lu Lu Temple, including Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick; Capt. Asher C. Baker, Director in Chief; R.J. Pearse, Director of Works; Axel Malm, Director of Exhibits; S. Van T. Jester, Executive Secretary; Mrs. J. Willis Martin, Chairman Women's Board; Albert H. Ladner, Jr., Past Illustrious Potentate of Lu Lu Temple; William Heim, High Priest and Prophet of Lu Lu Temple; and Walter Fancourt, Jr., Assistant Rabban of Lu Lu Temple. Exhibition views include: Main Entrance, Liberal Arts Palace; Convention Hall, auditorium; Section of Palace of Varied Industries; Vista of Fine Arts Palace; Director of Public Welfare Charles H. Grakelow's address to the Boy Scouts during opening ceremonies; Tower of Light; Illuminating Effect on the Palace of Agriculture; Franklin Trust Co., offical bank on the grounds; Taj-Mahal Palace of India; "Orient" concessions; Palace of Fine Arts; Florida Building; participants in the "Know Your City" tour of the grounds; Outlook, League Island; and "Two Million Dollar Stadium" (i.e, later John F. Kennedy Stadium)., Philadelphia landmarks include Franklin Trust Building (15th and Chestnut); University of Pennsylvania; Christ Church; Liberty Bell; Independence Hall; Carpenter's Hall; William Penn Statue (Pennsylvania Hospital); Benjamin Franklin's Grave; Horticultural Hall (Fairmount Park); Wm. Penn's Mansion (Fairmount Park); Old Tun Tavern; Benjamin Franklin, Ritz Carlton, Bellevue Statford, and Adelphia hotels; Philadelphia & Reading Terminal; Elverson Building; Wanamaker's Store (1200 block Chestnut); Penn Athletic Club; Franklin Institute; City Hall; Girard College-Main Building; Broad Street Station; League Island Navy Yard; and Great Cranes in League Island Navy Yard. Several views include exhibition visitors and street and pedestrian traffic. Also contains "Bird's Eye View of Philadelphia," including the Delaware River Bridge and reproductions of the Declaration of Independence and catalog cover for the Women's Committee exhibition "'High Street' Old Philadelphia 1776." The exhibition near the Navy Yard celebrated the 150th anniversary of independence in Philadelphia through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions, and sporting events., Paper binding embossed with illustration in gold and blue depicting the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. Also includes an ornament marked "1926.", Illustrated title page depicting views of "Tower of Light" and "Tower of City Hall at Night.", Gift of Michael Zinman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cardinell, John D.
Date: [c1926]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Souvenirs [P.2008.36.50]

Title: [Chamberlin weather strips trade cards]
Description: Series of illustrated trade cards featuring exterior views of buildings constructed with Chamberlin weather strips, including "Shriner's Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.," "Gillingham & Hynes built terraces, Philadelphia, Pa.," and "Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa." Trade cards also contain the names of the architects and contractors, including Phillip H. Johnson and Raymond A. Raff Co. (Shriner's Hospital, 1926); Gillingham & Hynes (terraces); and York & Sawyer (Pittsburgh, Pa.), E.P. Mellon (New York), and W. T. Grange Construction Co. (Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital). Views surrounded by ornate border and flanked by vignettes of Chamberlin products, including sill and side strips for sliding windows; interlocking center for in-opening casements; brass sill--outopening casements; Chamberlin at D.H. sill; interlocking equipment for outside transoms; and corrugation windows., Title supplied by cataloger., Playing card designs printed on versos., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1930]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Chamberlin [P.9450.6-8]

Title: Minstrel show. Wentworth Town Hall. March 26th - 8:15. Adults .25. Children .15. Orchestra - dancing
Description: Mixed media poster containing a clipped, bust-length, racist caricature depicting "N.D. Johnson" above manuscript text promoting a minstrel show, probably in Wentworth, N.H. Clipped image shows a man in black face, with an exaggerated broad smile, and looking to the left with his eyes. He wears a top hat, red bow, a white shirt with wide lapels and a "shiny" star-shaped pin at the chest, and a tuxedo jacket., Blackface minstrelsy is a popular entertainment form, originating in the United States in the mid-19th century and remaining in American life through the 20th century. The form is based around stereotypical and racist portrayals of African Americans, including mocking dialect, parodic lyrics, and the application of Black face paint; all designed to portray African Americans as othered subjects of humor and disrespect. Blackface was a dominant form for theatrical and musical performances for decades, both on stage and in private homes., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Contains pasted, clipped photomechanical print captioned: N.D. Johnson., C. Belyea is possibly Charles Moses Belyea (1904-1980) of Grafton, New Hampshire., RVCDC, Description of Blackface minstrelsy from Dorothy Berry, Descriptive Equity and Clarity around Blackface Minstrelsy in H(arvard) T(heater) C(ollection) Collections, 2021.
Creator: Belyea, C.
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Advertisements - Minstrel [P.2022.57.2]

Title: Diary of Janet Morris. Summer 1921. Trip West
Description: Two volumes of diaries, including clippings of photomechanical illustrations from tourist guides, as well as photographs, and ephemera documenting the Morris family trip to Western Canada and Washington state in Summer 1921. Entries dated July 2-August 5 describe the trip from Philadelphia to Western Canada and then Washington state, including travels through Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes as well as stays at “de-luxe” hotels and horseback, canoe, and hiking excursions, often to glaciers. Morris also describes sightseeing visits. She discusses a Michigan copper mine; Lake Louise, Paradise and Yoho Valley, Sulphur Mountain, and Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks (Canadian Rockies and Banff); Emerald Lake and Victoria (B.C.); and Puget Sound, Seattle, and Mt. Ranier National Park (Washington). Morris's entries also make mention of a disappointing auto tour on the Malahat Drive; vacationing with her Aunt Elizabeth Morris, including souvenir shopping; her encounters with wildlife, rainy weather, and numerous mosquitoes; travel mishaps, including trail horses running off in the Yoho Valley and an excursion train derailment near Albert Canyon (B.C.). Morris also notes her brothers (Marriott and Elliston) going separately to the Grand Canyon with “Uncle Sam” and seeing family friends Mary Vaux and Charles Doolittle Walcott, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and cousins Eli and Arthur Wood during the vacation., Prints and photos, mostly clipped photomechanical prints from tourist guides, interspersed among the pages depict Niagara Falls, including Brock’s Monument; the Canadian Rockies; Canadian lakes, including Lake Louise and Emerald Lake; Canadian wildlife; interiors and exteriors of steamers and hotels; and views of tourist activities and attractions in Canada and Washington State (Alberta, British Columbia, Seattle, and Mt. Rainier National Park ), including canoeing, horseback riding, hiking, and sightseeing by automobile., Title from page of manuscript pasted on cover of Volume 1., Map showing the “Canadian Pacific Railway” partially pasted and inserted in front of page 1 of Volume 1. Annotated in red and green crayon showing route “going out” and route “coming back,” respectively., Volume 1 includes a page of notes at the end citing “States we were in,” “Canadian Provinces we were in,” ‘Birds and Beasts we saw,” and “Lists of Cities I saw Woolworth 5 [cents] and 10 [cents] stores in.”, Pasted on inside back cover of Volume 1: Three suit case tags, one each for Glacier Park Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, and Emerald Lake Chalet. Manuscript note over tags: "My suit-case tags. Turn over.", Inserted in front of inside back cover of Volume 1: Clipping from hotel dinner menu inscribed “rings around just what Aunt E ate!! Checks opposite what I ate.”, Pasted on front cover of Volume 2: Illustrated emblems for the Glacier National Park and Canadian Rockies, as well as a clipping of a photomechanical view of an “Open Top” excursion bus., Forms part of the Marriott C. Morris Collection., Transcriptions of diaries available at repository., Janet Morris, later Butler, was the daughter of amateur photographer and philanthropist Marriott C. Morris. She attended Germantown Friends' School and Connecticut College. She married Harvey Butler in Nevada in 1961. She lived in Claremont, Ca. at the time of her death.
Creator: Morris, Janet, 1907-2010, compiler
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.1 & 2]

Title: Diary of Janet Morris. Summer 1921. Trip West
Description: Two volumes of diaries, including clippings of photomechanical illustrations from tourist guides, as well as photographs, and ephemera documenting the Morris family trip to Western Canada and Washington state in Summer 1921. Entries dated July 2-August 5 describe the trip from Philadelphia to Western Canada and then Washington state, including travels through Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes as well as stays at “de-luxe” hotels and horseback, canoe, and hiking excursions, often to glaciers. Morris also describes sightseeing visits. She discusses a Michigan copper mine; Lake Louise, Paradise and Yoho Valley, Sulphur Mountain, and Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks (Canadian Rockies and Banff); Emerald Lake and Victoria (B.C.); and Puget Sound, Seattle, and Mt. Ranier National Park (Washington). Morris's entries also make mention of a disappointing auto tour on the Malahat Drive; vacationing with her Aunt Elizabeth Morris, including souvenir shopping; her encounters with wildlife, rainy weather, and numerous mosquitoes; travel mishaps, including trail horses running off in the Yoho Valley and an excursion train derailment near Albert Canyon (B.C.). Morris also notes her brothers (Marriott and Elliston) going separately to the Grand Canyon with “Uncle Sam” and seeing family friends Mary Vaux and Charles Doolittle Walcott, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and cousins Eli and Arthur Wood during the vacation., Prints and photos, mostly clipped photomechanical prints from tourist guides, interspersed among the pages depict Niagara Falls, including Brock’s Monument; the Canadian Rockies; Canadian lakes, including Lake Louise and Emerald Lake; Canadian wildlife; interiors and exteriors of steamers and hotels; and views of tourist activities and attractions in Canada and Washington State (Alberta, British Columbia, Seattle, and Mt. Rainier National Park ), including canoeing, horseback riding, hiking, and sightseeing by automobile., Title from page of manuscript pasted on cover of Volume 1., Map showing the “Canadian Pacific Railway” partially pasted and inserted in front of page 1 of Volume 1. Annotated in red and green crayon showing route “going out” and route “coming back,” respectively., Volume 1 includes a page of notes at the end citing “States we were in,” “Canadian Provinces we were in,” ‘Birds and Beasts we saw,” and “Lists of Cities I saw Woolworth 5 [cents] and 10 [cents] stores in.”, Pasted on inside back cover of Volume 1: Three suit case tags, one each for Glacier Park Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, and Emerald Lake Chalet. Manuscript note over tags: "My suit-case tags. Turn over.", Inserted in front of inside back cover of Volume 1: Clipping from hotel dinner menu inscribed “rings around just what Aunt E ate!! Checks opposite what I ate.”, Pasted on front cover of Volume 2: Illustrated emblems for the Glacier National Park and Canadian Rockies, as well as a clipping of a photomechanical view of an “Open Top” excursion bus., Forms part of the Marriott C. Morris Collection., Transcriptions of diaries available at repository., Janet Morris, later Butler, was the daughter of amateur photographer and philanthropist Marriott C. Morris. She attended Germantown Friends' School and Connecticut College. She married Harvey Butler in Nevada in 1961. She lived in Claremont, Ca. at the time of her death.
Creator: Morris, Janet, 1907-2010, compiler
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.1 & 2]

Title: Europe - 1925
Description: Whimsical scrapbook comprised of clipped periodical illustrations, souvenirs and keepsakes, newspaper clippings, and manuscript and inscriptions describing the European travels of Janet Morris during the summer of 1925. Contents document Morris’s sea voyages between New York and England; air travel from London to Paris; her social life in Paris; visits to Southern France, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Turkey, Italy; romantic adventures in Italy; life on board the Cunard Line. R. M. S. “Mauretania"; and sightseeing in England and France. Scrapbook also contains mementoes from a 1926 trip to England with relatives, including Lydia Rhoads. Keepsakes, souvenirs, and mementoes include sugar and chocolate wrappers, tickets, stickers, and pressed flowers. Sites mentioned include Hotel Luserne-Paris; The Worcester Royal Porcelain Works; Stratford-Upon-Avon; Warwick Hotel; Gorges de Trient; and Chateau Chillon., Title from manuscript note on cover., Illustrated printed farewell card signed “Jack” and “Mac” and clipping reading “Free: this travel book!” pasted on front cover. Farewell card contains artist's initials: MMS., Forms part of the Marriott C. Morris Collection., Janet Morris, later Butler, was the daughter of amateur photographer and philanthropist Marriott C. Morris. She attended Germantown Friends' School and Connecticut College. She married Harvey Butler in Nevada in 1961. She lived in Claremont, Ca. at the time of her death.
Creator: Morris, Janet, 1907-2010, compiler
Date: 1925-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.35]

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