Depicts two stones, one with an "M" carved into it and another roughhewn stone next to it. Planted as markers in 1764 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to determine the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Guided by the position of the stars, Mason and Dixon placed two stones every mile, one carved with an "M" facing south and the other marked with a "P" facing north. At five mile increments William Penn's coat of arms faced the Pennsylvania side and Leonard Calvert's coat of arms faced Maryland. This system was used for the entire 233 mile-long boundary line., Inscribed in negative: 3672., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
May 15, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.137]
Depicts a small stone in a field, with William Penn's coat of arms carved into it. Stones similar to this one were planted as markers in 1764 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to determine the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Guided by the position of the stars, Mason and Dixon placed two stones every mile, one carved with an "M" facing south and the other marked with a "P" facing north. At five mile increments William Penn's coat of arms faced the Pennsylvania side and Leonard Calvert's coat of arms faced Maryland. This system was used for the entire 233 mile-long boundary line., Inscribed in negative: 3673., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
May 15, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.138]
Depicts a small stone in a field, with Lord Baltimore's (Leonard Calvert's) coat of arms carved into it. Stones similar to this one were planted as markers in 1764 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to determine the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Guided by the position of the stars, Mason and Dixon placed two stones every mile, one carved with an "M" facing south and the other marked with a "P" facing north. At five mile increments William Penn's coat of arms faced the Pennsylvania side and Leonard Calvert's coat of arms faced Maryland. This system was used for the entire 233 mile-long boundary line., Inscribed in negative: 3675., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
May 15, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.139]
View showing the inn built by Thomas Livezey circa 1850 near the Wissahickon Creek. The inn, managed by several proprietors under the Livezey family, was purchased by the city in 1872 and given over to the supervision of a patriotic women's society circa 1900. Shows signage adorning the building advertising a tea room. Lettering spelling "Valley Green" is visible on the side of the inn. Also shows a stone fence and two horses stopped near a stable adjacent to the building. A car is parked in front of the inn., Inscribed in negative: 3682., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.140]
Exterior view of meeting house constructed in 1834 on Buck Lane. Meetings were held for several years at Samuel Garrigues' farm beginning in 1827, but the space became insufficient, especially after the opening of Haverford College in 1833. The current meeting house was enlarged in 1894 and a school wing was added in 1904., Inscribed in negative: 3707., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.143]
Oblique view of pediment over the entrance to the meeting house constructed in 1834 on Buck Lane. Meetings were held for several years at Samuel Garrigues' farm beginning in 1827, but the space became insufficient, especially after the opening of Haverford College in 1833. The current meeting house was enlarged in 1894 and a school wing was added in 1904., Inscribed in negative: 3709., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.144]
Depicts a Cigar Indian chief standing outside of the Central Hat Cleaning Company at 1032 West Girard Avenue. Written on the base of the carved figure are the words "Pocket Billiards". Bottled beverages sit nearby in crates outside of the shop. "Central Hal Cleaning Company, Gents Hats Remodeled and Blocked In Any Style," is visible across the front window, along with various hats on display., Inscribed in negative: 3714., Title from negative sleeve., Incorrectly identified as the Cigar Indian chief near the southeast corner of Fourth and Race Streets., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.145]
View of three-and-a-half story stone tavern built in 1766. Served as the southern gateway to Philadelphia., Inscribed in negative: 3860., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.160]
Exterior view of front facade and flank of the old Rose Tree Inn. The original log structure on this site was constructed in 1739, and later replaced in 1809 and 1836 by a stone building. The old tavern building was relocated 200 feet east of the original site in 2004., Inscribed in negative: 3824., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.148]
Exterior view of Germantown Academy, built in 1760 by Jacob Knor on land purchased from John and George Bringhurst. Known as the Union School House when it opened in 1761. Instruction was in both English and German. The building was used as a hospital after the Battle of Germantown in 1777 and again in 1798 during the Yellow Fever epidemic., Inscribed in negative: 3836., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.149]
Depicts the plaque describing the history of Germantown Academy, erected by the Trustees of the Academy and the Site and Relic Society of Germantown in 1918. Germantown Academy is visible in the background. Built in 1760 by Jacob Knor on land purchased from John and George Bringhurst. Known as the Union School House when it opened in 1761. Instruction was in both English and German. The building was used as a hospital after the Battle of Germantown in 1777 and again in 1798 during the Yellow Fever epidemic., Inscribed in negative: 3837., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.150]
