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Title: Bene volent institutions
Description: Depicts handicrafts and other goods for sale at a table with a "Benevolent Institutions" signboard. Patriotic bunting hangs from the rafters., Originally part of McAllister scrapbook on the Sanitary Commission., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 54., Arcadia caption text: Local businesses and benevolent institutions donated products and staffed booths at the Sanitary Fair, held in Philadelphia’s Logan Square in June of 1861 to raise money for the benefit of Union soldiers. Displays featured the latest technology and tools, along with relics, art work, and plant specimens from all over the world., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Great Central Fair [5781.F.171b]

Title: Second Street Market, Second and Pine
Description: View showing Second Street, looking south, east side, including a partial view of the "Headhouse" Market, extending from Pine to South Street. The market sheds, erected about 1745 to accommodate the growing number of South Philadelphia residents, were expanded to included a fire engine house with cupola around 1804. The market was razed in 1956 and the market with headhouse was rebuilt between 1959 and 1963. A covered wagon stands between the market and the opposite block of storefronts. The storefronts, including a barber, are adorned with awnings., Title printed on mount., Coral mount with rounder corners., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Right edge of mount tinted purple., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Squares [(8)1322.F.9e]

Title: Second Street Market, Second and Pine
Description: View showing Second Street, looking south, east side, including a partial view of the "Headhouse" Market, extending from Pine to South Street. The market sheds, erected about 1745 to accommodate the growing number of South Philadelphia residents, were expanded to included a fire engine house with cupola around 1804. The market was razed in 1956 and the market with headhouse was rebuilt between 1959 and 1963. A covered wagon stands between the market and the opposite block of storefronts. The storefronts, including a barber, are adorned with awnings., Title printed on mount., Coral mount with rounder corners., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Right edge of mount tinted purple., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Squares [(8)1322.F.9e]

Title: Continental Hotel, Philada
Description: View looking southeast from above Ninth Street showing the luxury hotel at the corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets. Completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., the hotel contained several businesses in its lower level, including "Charles Oakford & Son" hat shop and "Vansant's Manufactory of French Confections." The building was demolished in 1924. Also visible on the commercial street are a shirt manufactory and a looking glass store. A street lamp advertising the Walnut Street Theater stands on the corner of the sidewalk jammed with pedestrians. Horse-drawn carriages line the street., Title from manuscript note on accompanying label., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - Newell - Hotels [(8)1322.F.29e]

Title: [Entrance to Printers' Cemetery at Woodlands Cemetery, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia]
Description: Side-view showing a man standing in front of the Gothic Revival-style gate to the Printers' Cemetery. Woodlands Cemetery was chartered in 1840 on the former estate of botanist William Hamilton at 3900 Woodland Avenue in West Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloguer., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date: ca. 1863
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Cemeteries [(8)1322.F.45i]

Title: Arch St. Theatre, above 6th St., Phila
Description: Shows the theater built 1826-28 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland at 609-615 Arch Street. Also shows two women and a man posed in front of the building; a playbill on display; street lamps; and adjacent businesses, including Christian Bird's Billiard Hall., Title from manuscript note on mount of (8)1322.F.5d., Orange and yellow paper mounts with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., One of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Manuscript note on mount of 7992.F.1: Arch St. Theatre, Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Theaters [(8)1322.F.5d-2; 7992.F.1]

Title: Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and Hospital
Description: Series of titled views of the exterior and interior of the facilities of the Civil War volunteer relief agency near the Navy Yard at Swanson and Washington Avenues in Philadelphia. Predominately shows the patriotically adorned refreshment saloon with male and female members of the working committee, staff, and a patient in a robe posed among rows of tables set for a dining service. Also includes a view of patients posed near beds and a model ship in a ward at the hospital and a large crowd of men and boys standing in front of the hospital and saloon. Exterior also shows a parital view of the cannon, known as "Fort Brown." Situated at the transportation hub between the North and the South on land leased en gratis from the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, the agency in operation between 1861-1865 provided meals, hospital care, washing, sleeping, and writing facilities to military personnel, refugees, and freedmen., Yellow mounts with square corners., Accompanied by publisher's labels inscibed with titles., Created postfreeze., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of materials related to the Cooper and Union Shop Volunteer Saloons and Hospitals., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Added to African Americana Digital Collection through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Associations [5778.F.26b & c; 27a, ax, bx & c]

Title: Marble monument of John M. Clayton at Dover Del. executed by J. Struthers & Son, Philada
Description: View showing the monument for Delaware Senator and Secretary of State John M. Clayton in the Presbyterian Church of Dover cemetery known as Old Presbyterian Cemetery. Tomb inscribed "Born July 24, 1796. Died Nov. 9, 1856." Also shows a man near a hoist, a partial view of the church steeple, and surrounding buildings in the background., Title from manuscript note on mount., Attributed to Frederick De Bourg Richards., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of American views.
Creator: Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
Date: ca. 1857
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Monuments & statues - C [5739.F.85a]

Title: First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown, N.J
Description: Exterior view showing the Presbyterian church built 1785-1787 in Elizabeth, New Jersey., Contains publisher's label pasted on verso listing the names of the church pastors and briefly describing the history of the congregation., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: December 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [8424.F.11]

Title: [Funeral procession for President Lincoln, Sixth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: View showing Lincoln's catafalque followed by crowds of mourners congesting the street and sidewalk at Sixth and Chestnut. Businesses line the route, including B. C. Worthington, wholesale domestic and foreign cigar dealer (102 South 6th). Also shows soldiers holding back the crowd; a recruitment poster, advertising enlistment salaries for "Maj. Gen. Hancock's Army Corps," adorning a storefront; spectators sitting in windows and on awning frames; and members of the crowd carrying a large broadside illustrated with an American flag, which was used as a barricade., Name of photographer supplied by variant. (P.9161.3)., Title supplied by cataloguer., Unmounted half of stereograph., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of materials related to Abraham Lincoln., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Schreiber & Glover, photographer
Date: [April 22, 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Glover - Processions [5792.F.48e]

Title: St. Clement's church, Easter 1865
Description: View showing the altar of the church adorned with black bunting in mourning of Abraham Lincoln who died Easter Sunday 1865. Protestant Episcopal church constructed between 1855 and 1859 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Notman at 2000-2030 Cherry Street., Title from manuscript note on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of materials related to Abraham Lincoln., Duplicate of (4)1322.F.81(v)c., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Religion - St. Clement's [(1)5792.F.5]

Title: Firemen's Department
Description: Unmounted stereograph show items on display, including portraits, candles, patriotic bunting, and a churn, in a Firemen's Department booth on the main thoroughfare, Union Avenue. The Great Central or Sanitary Fair held June 7-28, 1864 on Logan Circle was one of several national fairs that displayed art, craft, and historical exhibits to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a soldier relief organization., Title from printed paper label below image., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Watson, A., photographer
Date: [ca. 1864]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Watson - Fairs [5781.F.159f]

Title: Horticultural Hall
Description: Oblique view of the front and south elevations of Horticultural Hall, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's headquarters on South Broad Street. A group of men and women are gathered near the entrance of the hall. Broadside posters adorn the corners of the building. Samuel Sloan designed the hall in 1867. A fire destroyed this hall in early 1881, and it was rebuilt in 1882 after designs by Addison Hutton., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Hemple, Alfred H., fl. 1860-1879, photographer
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Hemple - Theaters and halls [P.9260.56]

Title: Galeries Francais, fontes d'art
Description: View of the cast iron display of the French iron and bronze foundry J.J. Ducel & Fils in the French Gallery at the exhibition. Display includes an ornate fountain, cherub-like and nymph statuary, and vases. Ducel produced high quality sculpture, fountains, and decorative pieces for gardens and public parks. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Photographer's imprint printed on verso: M. Leon & J. Levy Ferrier, Sucrs. de Ferrier pere et fils et Soulier, 113, Boulevard de Sebastopol, 113 Paris. Vues sterescoptique sur verre de L'Exposition Universelle de 1867 ainsi que de tour les Pays, Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.24]

Title: Beaux arts, section Francaise (No. 1)
Description: View of displays of French fine art, including sculpted nudes and framed works. The sculptures rest on pedestals and the prints are hung one on top of the other. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.25]

Title: Beaux arts, section Italienne (No. 13)
Description: View of Italian fine art on display, including sculpture and framed paintings. Sculpture includes busts and the paintings depict portraiture and religious scenes. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Photographer's imprint printed on verso: M. Leon & J. Levy Ferrier, Sucrs. de Ferrier pere et fils et Soulier, 113, Boulevard de Sebastopol, 113 Paris. Vues sterescoptique sur verre de L'Exposition Universelle de 1867 ainsi que de tour les Pays., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.26]

Title: Parc Francais, terres cuites
Description: View of the terra cotta display in the park on the grounds of the exhibition. Display includes religious sculptures, monuments, vases, and objet d'arts. Also shows signage reading "Rosfleur," "Plazanet," and "Hydroplastique." The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Publication information printed on mount., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.23]

Title: Chasseurs et chevaux, Amerique du Sud
Description: Shows a diorama with a South American hunter mounted on a taxidermy horse. A female figure stands at the shoulder of the animal. Another male figure mounted on a horse is partially visible in the background. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.36]

Title: Lustres, section Belge
Description: View showing a display of chandeliers among displays of pottery, objet d'arts, and framed prints and paintings in the Belgian section. Includes the work of pottery manufacturers Boch Frere Keramis. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Photographer's imprint printed on verso: M. Leon & J. Levy Ferrier, Sucrs. de Ferrier pere et fils et Soulier, 113, Boulevard de Sebastopol, 113 Paris. Vues sterescoptique sur verre de L'Exposition Universelle de 1867 ainsi que de tour les Pays., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.37]

Title: Perspective de la galerie Suédoise
Description: View looking down the passageway through the Swedish Gallery. Shows sections of several displays, including mannequins, framed prints and photographs, scrolls, statuary, and artifacts. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.38]

Title: Le cavalier Marocain
Description: Shows a mannequin attired as a Moroccan rider surrounded by panels adorned with Moroccan decorative tile work. Two other costumed figures inhabit the space. Another exhibit with furniture is seen in the distant background. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Photographer's imprint printed on verso: M. Leon & J. Levy Ferrier, Sucrs. de Ferrier pere et fils et Soulier, 113, Boulevard de Sebastopol, 113 Paris. Vues sterescoptique sur verre de L'Exposition Universelle de 1867 ainsi que de tour les Pays, Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.41]

Title: Distribution des récompenses vue générale, no. 2
Description: Shows the ten prize displays of emblems and products for the ten exposition groups on a central aisle of the exhibition palace lined with seating. Benches for the winners rest between the displays, rows of flowers flank the prizes, and banners hang from the arched ceiling. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions. The prize giving ceremony was held on July 1, 1867., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.42]

Title: Beaux arts, section Italienne (No. 29)
Description: View lookinng through a passageway in the Italian fine art section. Sculpture fills the rooms and framed paintings line the walls. Sculpture includes busts and most are on pedestals. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Photographer's imprint printed on verso: M. Leon & J. Levy Ferrier, Sucrs. de Ferrier pere et fils et Soulier, 113, Boulevard de Sebastopol, 113 Paris. Vues sterescoptique sur verre de L'Exposition Universelle de 1867 ainsi que de tour les Pays., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.30]

Title: Jardin central. Groups de statues (No. 16)
Description: View looking through a garden toward the exterior entry of an exhibition building adorned with statuary. Other statuary lines the circular pathway in the foreground. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Photographer's imprint printed on verso: M. Leon & J. Levy Ferrier, Sucrs. de Ferrier pere et fils et Soulier, 113, Boulevard de Sebastopol, 113 Paris. Vues sterescoptique sur verre de L'Exposition Universelle de 1867 ainsi que de tour les Pays., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.31]

Title: Bronzes d'art, le Charmeur de serpents
Description: Shows the bronze cast statue depicting a male figure, in a loin cloth, holding a flute in his mouth with one hand and a twig in the other. The sculpture stands next to the statue of a bare-breasted female figure. Other brass works surround the pieces, including a clock, lamps, and objets d'art. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.32]

Title: Porcelaines de Prusse
Description: Shows an exhibit of Prussian porcelain on a cabinet-like pedestal. Includes vases, urns, and pedestal. Also shows signage for photographer "Gustav Schauer, Berlin" and framed displays of his work on the wall in the background. Other brass works surround the pieces, including a clock, lamps, and objets d'art. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.33]

Title: Porcelaines de Prusse
Description: Shows a display of porcelain on a cabinet-like pedestal in front of the passageway adorned with the sign "Prusse et Etats L'Allemagne Nord, Gallerie III - Mobilier." Display includes a large urn surrounded by framed pieces, tea sets, vases, and busts. Cabinets, paintings, and partial views of other exhibits are visible in the background. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Photographer's imprint printed on verso: M. Leon & J. Levy Ferrier, Sucrs. de Ferrier pere et fils et Soulier, 113, Boulevard de Sebastopol, 113 Paris. Vues sterescoptique sur verre de L'Exposition Universelle de 1867 ainsi que de tour les Pays, Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.34]

Title: Parc Français. Artillerie
Description: Shows a line of cannons near a creek in the park at the exposition. A dome roofed structure is visible in the background. Trees line the creek. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.35]

Title: Parc Francais, la galvanoplastic
Description: View of a display of galvanoplastic, i.e., electroformed architectural and ornamental sculpture. Shows a house-like structure adorned with a bas-relief frieze and horse statuary. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Photographer's imprint printed on verso: M. Leon & J. Levy Ferrier, Sucrs. de Ferrier pere et fils et Soulier, 113, Boulevard de Sebastopol, 113 Paris. Vues sterescoptique sur verre de L'Exposition Universelle de 1867 ainsi que de tour les Pays., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.27]

Title: Jardin d'horticulture, le Ruisseau G[illegible] serre
Description: View showing greenhouses in the park laid out by French horticultural architects. A creek flows in the foreground. Trees and a pavilion line the creek. The exposition held April 1-November 3, 1867 celebrated the technological and economic progress of the Second Empire, as well as originated the classification system followed by proceeding international exhibitions., Title printed on mount., Blindstamped on mount: Concession Unique., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M. Leon & J. Levy
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Stereographs [P.2008.36.28]

Title: View at Germantown
Description: View of two men near a small stream in the foreground and a large house in the distant background. One man stands near one bank of the stream as the other reclines in the grass on the other., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Views [P.9212.12]

Title: Broad St. east side bel. Oxford St. Phila
Description: View looking southeast at the fronts of residences on the 1500 block of North Broad Street below Oxford Street. Trees planted at evenly-spaced intervals partially obscure the houses., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's label pasted on verso., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Streets [P.9191.3]

Title: [Chestnut Street from the Custom House, Philadelphia]
Description: View looking east from the U.S. Custom House at 420 Chestnut Street. Shows the tobacco store of M.B. Dean (413 Chestnut) and partial views of the Philadelphia National Bank building (419 Chestnut) and the Philadelphia Bank Building (400-408 Chestnut Street, built 1836). Also shows adjacent businesses; horse-drawn carts and carriages traveling and lining the street; and flags adorning several of the buildings., Photographer, title, and publication information from duplicate. (8)1322.F.23d or b., Manuscript note on verso: Chestnut St. Philadelphia, Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [April 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Streets [7992.F.18]

Title: St. Aulyn's mansion, Chelten Hills, Pa
Description: Exterior views of the front facade of a stone mansion with a large, wraparound porch., Yellow mounts with square corners., Photographer's imprint blind stamped on mount of P.2002.21.1. Manuscript note on verso of 7992.F.3: Aulin's mansion, near Philadelphia, Pa. Manuscript note on verso of P.2001.21.1: St. Auylin's, Chelten Hills., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [7992.F.3 and P.2002.21.1]

Title: Lemon Hill mansion park
Description: View of the south elevation, divided into five bays, showing the oval pavilion of the mansion built 1799-1800 for businessman Henry Pratt in East Fairmount Park. In 1844, several years after Pratt’s death, Lemon Hill became the first mansion acquired by the city of Philadelphia to establish a public park, i.e., Fairmount Park. The residence was used as a lager beer garden following the establishment of the park in 1855., Title from manuscript note on photographer's label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint on label pasted on verso., Photographer's blind stamp on mount: Newell, 724 Arch St., Philadelphia., Mint green mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [P.9047.111]

Title: Steamboat A. Johnson, [St. Louis Keokuk Packet Co.]
Description: View of the sidewheel steamboat Andy Johnson docked at a pier on the Mississippi River. A sign following the curvature on the side wheel reads, "St. Louis & Keokuk Packet Co." Another sign displayed over the entrance to a small building on the dock advertises, "Chicago & Keokuk Railroad Packet. Daily for Quincy." Lumber is piled near the dock in the foreground. The Andy Johnson purportedly carried President Andrew Johnson on his famous speech-making trip from Alton to St. Louis on his "swing around the circle" tour in September of 1866., Title from manuscript note on verso., Mint green mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Non-Philadelphia - Missouri [P.8709.6]

Title: Street cars, Philadelphia
Description: View shows a horse-drawn railway car ready to pull away from the Ridge Avenue passenger depot or car barn. "Girard College" and "Ridge Avenue" flank the number "15" on the side of the car. A string of text running the length of the car above the windows reads, "Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel Hill, Falls of Schuylkill & Wissahickon". Other signboards read, "Through by railway" and "Girard College and Manayunk". A group of men, one holding the reins of the hitched horses, stand on or near the car. A woman disembarks from the front., Title printed on mount below image., Explicative paragraph of text about street cars in Philadelphia printed on verso below series title and surmounted by eagle clutching "United States of America" banner in its talons. Text and vignette enclosed within decorative border., Distributor's blindstamp on mount., Creme mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Transportation [P.8464.32]

Title: Fulton Ferry [Brooklyn, N.Y.]
Description: View showing pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles traveling near the Fulton Ferry terminus in Brooklyn, New York. The bare masts of docked ships on the East River are visible in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Buff mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Mr. Saul Koltnow.
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Transportation [P.9022.42]

Title: North side of Green St. east of 22nd, Philadelphia
Description: Exterior view of the front elevations of two brick row houses on the north side of the 2100 block of Green Street. Shows round arch doorways and shutters obscuring all the windows. Ornate iron railings separate the front lawns from the sidewalk., Title from manuscript note on verso., Initials and date from manuscript note on verso: J.B. 9/10/61., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: September 10, 1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Streets [P.9751.2]

Title: Bronson's block after the fire
Description: View of a commercial block in Toledo, Ohio showing storefronts of several businesses including C. Bronson, tobacco; Babbitt & Herrman, furs and fancy goods; and R. & J. Cummings, wholesale boots and shoes. Foreground contains debris in an undeveloped lot. Calvin Bronson established the Bronson Tobacco Works in Toledo in 1851., Title from manuscript caption attached to bottom of stereograph., Discolored black and orange mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of American Views., Companion piece to stereoview entitled "Bronson's block after the fire" (5739.F.47a)., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Non-Philadelphia - Ohio [5739.F.47d]

Title: Public Garden
Description: Rooftop view looking at the landscaped paths of the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, including the equestrian statue of George Washington designed by Thomas Ball ca. 1869 in the distance and the Ether Monument/Good Samaritan designed by John Quincy Adams Ward ca. 1868. Also includes a small fountain in the foreground. Park created in 1837 and designed by George Meacham., Title printed on mount below image., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Non-Philadelphia - Massachusetts [P.9022.45]

Title: Residence of Lt. General Grant as it appeared April 15, 1865
Description: Shows the New York residence of the Union general adorned with black bunting and American flags. Also shows a passing horse-drawn carriage, construction materials in the street, and scaffolding attached to a nearby residence., Title from manuscript note on label accompanying 5779.F.19., Yellow mounts with square corners., Created postfreeze., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of materials related to Abraham Lincoln and views of the Civil War., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - non - Phila. - New York [5792.F.4c; 5779.F.19g]

Title: Views of a U.S. Army Hospital Department No. 9 ambulance in a lumber yard, probably in Washington, D.C
Description: Series of views showing the two-wheeled Finley ambulance wagon displayed in front of a draped pile of lumber; while attended by an ambulance driver and occupied by men posed as casualties; and parked with closed flaps near medics carrying a stretcher between one of the "causalities" on a flat gurney and a second one on a folded bed. Also shows piles of exposed lumber and nearby buildings in the background., One of images [ 5779.F.17c] accompanied by label with manuscript note: U.S. Army Ambulance., Created postfreeze., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of materials related to the Cooper Shop and Union Volunteer Saloons and Hospitals and Civil War views., Contains four stereographic prints on yellow mounts with square corners, 3 unmounted halves of stereographic prints and one half of a stereographic print on a white mount., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereos - unidentified - non-Phila. - Washington, D.C. [5778.F.27b; 5779.F.6x;10a & l; 17c & e; 24a]

Title: Carpenters' Hall. Rear of 322 Chestnut Street
Description: View of the interior of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Room includes chairs, a long table, and a plaque on the wall reading "Within these Walls Henry, Hancock, & Adams inspired the Delegates of the Colonies with Nerve & Sinew for the Toils of War Resulting in Our National Independence." Building served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need., Name of photographer, title, and date from duplicate in the collections of George Eastman House, Rochester, N.Y., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893, photographer
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Associations [(8)1322.F.7j]

Title: Interior of Carpenters Hall
Description: View of the interior of the hall built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows a table with chairs in the middle of the room below a chandelier surrounded by chairs crafted by William Sanderson and benches lining the wall. Also shows framed items on the wall, including the flag of the Carpenters Company, a print, likely the 1848 Henry Sadd engraving "First Prayer in Congress," and documents. Building served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members families in need., Orange mount with rounded corners., Title from manuscript note on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: McAllister, W. Y. (William Young), 1812-1896
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister, W. Y. - Associations [(8)1322.F.9a-1]

Title: Fountain - Franklin Square, Phila
Description: View showing the working central marble fountain in the public square, originally known as the Northeast Square, laid out between Race, Vine, North Sixth, and North Franklin streets. Built in 1837, the fountain was one of several improvements to the square following the relinquishment of the grounds by the German Reformed Church circa 1836. Also shows buildings lining the plaza in the distant background. Square renamed in 1825., Title from label on negative., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Gift of Diane M. Gorham., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 117., Arcadia caption text: ... The square also contained a noted central marble fountain built in 1837 that can be seen in the c. 1870 photograph below. The fountain was one of several improvements to the square following the relinquishment of the grounds by the German Reformed Church c. 1836., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks & squares [P.2005.29]

Title: Birth place of Benj. West, Springfield, Delaware Co. Pa
Description: View showing the birthplace of the prominent historical painter Benajmin West in Springfield, i.e., Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Tall grass is visible in the foreground. The residence, built in 1724, was purchased by Swarthmore College in 1874 and serves as the college's visitors center. West was a founder and later president of the Royal Academy in London., Photographer's imprint and title printed on mount., Green mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Residences - W [P.9058.164]

Title: Post Office, Philadelphia
Description: View showing the U.S. Post Office (1863 to 1884) at 426-428 Chestnut Street. Also shows the adjacent businesses on the south side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street. Businesses include W. F. Warbuton and Son's hat manufactory (430 Chestnut) and Moss & Co., blank books and stationery (432 Chestnut). Moss displays signage advertising revenue stamps. A person displays printed materials on the steps of the customhouse in the left of the image. Also shows a peddler pushing a handcart and a horse-drawn carriage and wagon in the street., Purple mount with rounded corners., Title and photographer's imprint printed on mount., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Government Buildings [P.8497.2]

Title: Post Office, Philadelphia
Description: View showing the U.S. Post Office (1863 to 1884) at 426-428 Chestnut Street. Also shows the adjacent businesses on the south side of the 500 block of Chestnut Street. Businesses include W. F. Warbuton and Son's hat manufactory (430 Chestnut) and Moss & Co., blank books and stationery (432 Chestnut). Moss displays signage advertising revenue stamps. A person displays printed materials on the steps of the customhouse in the left of the image. Also shows a peddler pushing a handcart and a horse-drawn carriage and wagon in the street., Purple mount with rounded corners., Title and photographer's imprint printed on mount., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Government Buildings [P.8497.2]

Title: Fairmount and vicinity
Description: View showing a dilapidated building, possibly a residence for mill workers, on a hillside. A large lot of overturned ground is visible in the foreground and laundry dries on a clothesline., Photographer's imprint and title printed on mount., Green mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Parks - F [P.9058.162]

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