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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: 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: 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: 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]

Title: Fairmount and vicinity
Description: View showing a circular fountain at the base of a hill in Fairmount Park. Fountain contains five spouts, including one with ornamentation, spraying water into the air. The hill is adorned with a walkway and pavilion., 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.9058.161]

Title: Fairmount Park
Description: View showing several park visitors seated within a rustric pavilion in Fairmount Park. A park guard stands in front of the pavilion. Also shows benches lining the path to the building and tents in the distant background., 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.9058.158]

Title: [Harmer's Cornucopia, 3 Vine Street, Philadelphia]
Description: View looking east showing Vine Street between New Market and Front Streets including J.J. Harmer & Son's produce or commercial merchants at 3 Vine. Includes streetcar tracks on Vine Street., Pale green mount with square corners., 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.), photographer
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - businesses [(8)1322.F.29d]

Title: Custom house and post office - Chestnut above 4th
Description: View showing the U.S. Customhouse (1845 to 1935) at 420 Chestnut Street and the U.S. Post Office (1863 to 1884) at 426-428 Chestnut Street. Customhouse building built in 1824 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland. View includes the adjacent Philadelphia Bank Building also designed by Strickland in 1836 at 400-408 Chestnut. Building tenanted by Aetna Life Insurance Company; Commonwealth Bank; Wood and Garrett, cotton good manufacturers; Edward Borhek, optician (storefront adorned with large spectacles); and Alfred J. Reach, cigar dealer. Also shows vendor stands near the customhouse and a partial view of advertisements for businesses on the north side of the street. Advertisements include a large showpiece rifle promoting gun dealers, Phillip, Wilson & Co. and a billboard promoting "Wright's Tar Syrup" adorning Kromer's Patent Medicine Depot., Orange mount with rounded corners., Title 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.), photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Government Buildings [P.8497.4]

Title: ["Diana" statue at Fairmount Water Works]
Description: View showing the statue commissioned by the Water Commission and installed circa 1830-1831 at the foot of the walkway to Reservoir Hill. The statue, adorned with a cache of arrows on her back, stands on a platform and misses her left hand. Inclined walkways are visible in the background., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title supplied by cataloguer., 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 - Public Utilities [P.9058.160]

Title: [Rustic pavilion on Reservoir Hill at Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing one of the thatch-roof rustic pavilions installed at the waterworks between 1864-1866 as a decorative improvement. View also shows the promenade leading to the pavilion. The waterworks, originally constructed between 1812 and 1822, were altered and expanded until 1872., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title supplied by cataloguer., 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 - Public Utilities [P.9058.163]

Title: [Wire Suspension Bridge at Fairmount, Philadelphia]
Description: View looking west from above one of the rustic pavilions at the Fairmount Water Works showing the Wire Suspension Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River. The bridge, the first suspension bridge in the United States, was built between 1841-1842 after the designs of engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. It was removed in 1874. The pavilions, built near the reservoir at the waterworks between 1864-1866, were installed as a decorative improvement., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title supplied by cataloguer., Manuscript note on verso: Shelter taking west., 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.), photographer
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Bridges [P.9058.159]

Title: Seventh National Bank, 401 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: View showing the bank at the northwest corner of Fourth and Market streets. Also shows adjacent businesses on North Fourth below Arch, including Musselman & Kirk, cotton goods, wood and willoware (12 N. 4th); L. Snively, ladies' boot and shoe manufacturer (18 N. 4th); T.P. and S.S. Smith, ladies' boot and shoe manufacturer (20 N. 4th); and a trimmings store. Crates line the sidewalks., Photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Inc. May 1864 at 216 Market St, moved shortly to 401 Market., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., 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 - Banks [P.9047.22]

Title: Church of the Intercessor, Philadelphia. (Protestant Episcopal.) Spring Garden Street, below Broad, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view showing the organ gallery of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1859-1860 after the designs of Stephen P. Rush. Also shows pews., White paper mount with square corners., Title from publisher's label pasted on verso describing the church building and the history of the congregation., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: April 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.75c]

Title: St. Philip's Church. (Protestant Episcopal.) Vine Street, north side, above Eighth Street. Philadelphia
Description: Duplicate interior views showing the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1840-1842 after the designs of William L. Johnston on the 700 block of Vine Street. Recess of altar decorated with garland and a wreath adorned with lettering reading "God With Us" and a star inscribed "IHS." Also includes two clergymen in clerical robes at the altar near potted trees and a partial view of pews., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains a stereographic print mounted on a white paper mount with square corners and accompanied by a publisher's label describing the church building and the history of the congregation. Also contains a one-half stereographic print mounted on paper., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: February 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.93b(v); (4)1322.F.94a]

Title: [St. Clement's Protestant Episcopal Church interior view, southwest corner of 20th and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia.]
Description: View from back of sanctuary looking up central aisle toward altar. Church is decorated with garlands, including a garland arch. Church constructed between 1855 and 1859 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Notman., Unmounted half of stereograph., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia..
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.81b(v)]

Title: Central Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view showing a man standing near the altar of the church built 1833 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter at the southeast corner of Eighth and Cherry streets. View includes pews., Title printed on mount., Accompanied by publisher's label on verso describing the church building and the history of the congregation., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Duplicate of (4)1322.F.37b., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [March 1861, c1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.38a]

Title: Central Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view showing the side of the altar of the church built 1833 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter at the southeast corner of Eighth and Cherry streets., Title printed on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Paper backing pasted on verso., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [March 1861, c1861]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.37c]

Title: Chestnut St. west from Fourth
Description: View showing the north side of the 400 block of Chestnut Street, including Banker's Row. Businesses include: Cooper & Bro., jewelers, and Walker & Co., cigar merchant, (4th and Chestnut); Kromer's News & Patent Medicine Depot (403 Chestnut Street); William E. Harpur, watchmaker (407 Chestnut); Maurice H. Traubel, lithographer,(409 Chestnut, ca. 1861-1872); and two banks built after the designs of John M Gries, the Philadelphia National Bank (419-423 Chestnut, built 1857-1859) and the Farmer and Mechanics Bank (425-429 Chestnut, built 1854-1855). Kromer's patent medicine depot is heavily adorned with advertising text. A horse-drawn wagon rests in front of the lithographic establishment. Also includes partial view of the south side of the block., Title printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., 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: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Streets [(8)1322.F.21g]

Title: Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description: Interior view from balcony showing the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Includes stain glass windows. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title printed on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Duplicate of P.8662.4 and (4)1322.F.64a., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: [1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.65a]

Title: Church of the Covenant.(Protestant Episcopal) Filbert Street, above Seventeenth Street, Philadelphia
Description: Interior and exterior views of the church built 1861 after the designs of Sidney & Merry. Interior views show several men, possibly church elders, standing near the chancel. Also shows pews and the stone tablet dedicated to the founder of the congregation, Rev. Dudley A. Tyng, above the altar. Exterior view shows two men in front of the church, adjacent buildings, and a snow covered mound of dirt beside the church., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains two albumen mounted on paper or cardboard with manuscript notes on mount: Rev. D.A. Tyng D.D. from Jno A. McAllister. Also contains a carte de visite and a stereographic print mounted on a pale yellow mount with square corners and accompanied by a publisher's label describing the church building and 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: March 1862, c1862
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.68a-[b]; (4)1322.F.67e], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.67b]

Title: The First Baptist Church, n.w. corner of Broad and Arch Streets. Philadelphia
Description: Interior view showing the altar of the Baptist church built 1856 after the designs of Stephen Decatur Button. Also shows the pastor at the pulpit; the organ gallery; and five men seated and standing next to the pews., (4)1322.F.5a accompanied by publisher's label describing the church building and the history of the congregation., (4)1322.F.5a unmounted stereograph., (4)1322.F.5c hand-colored and on yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator: McAllister & Brother
Date: May 1861, c1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister - Religion [(4)1322.F.5a ; (4)1322.F.5c]

Title: Girard Bank
Description: View looking northeast from Dock Street showing Girard National Bank, formerly the First Bank of the United States (built 1795-1797, Samuel Blodgett, architect), at 116-120 South Third Street. The bank, operated by Stephen Girard as Girard's Bank from 1812-1831, was chartered by the state in 1832 as the Girard National Bank. Includes adjacent building (114 South Third) tenanted by practical lithographer Theodore Leonhardt and The City Item newspaper office. Signage for Goodyear's Rubber Warehouse adorns the building. Also shows slabs of stone laying on the sidewalk beside a telegraph pole near the bank; a horse-drawn milk delivery wagon stopped across the street; and a group of men sitting on the steps of the bank., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Purple mount with rounded 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: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Banks [(8)1322.F.11d]

Title: Holy Trinity, Sixth and Spruce sts
Description: Shows the German Roman Catholic church built 1789 at 601-613 Spruce Street. View also includes street railroad tracks in the foreground., Photographer's imprint and title printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited ., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Religion [(4)1322.F.74b]

Title: [St. James Church, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: View showing the Protestant Episcopal church at Seventh and Commerce streets above Market Street. The Georgian-style building, built 1807-1809, was demolished circa 1871 when the congregation relocated to Twenty-second Street. Also shows adjacent buildings, including John Heumann's boot and shoe store at 13 North 7th Street. Street railroad tracks are visible in the foreground., Title supplied by cataloguer., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Purple 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: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date: ca. 1865
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Reigion [1322.F.156g]

Title: Fairmount Water Works
Description: View looking north from the old mill house at the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River. Shows the new mill house built between 1860 and 1862 on the mound dam after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Henry P.M. Birkinbine. The waterworks, originally constructed between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded until 1872., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Pale yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., 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: 1867
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Public Utilities [P.9260.74]

Title: St. James the Less
Description: Views showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect George Gordon Place at 3200-3230 West Clearfield Street in East Falls near Laurel Hill Cemetery. Images predominately depict the church exterior, burial ground, and individual headstones and monuments, including a nautical-themed grave marker. Also includes an interior view showing the church altar, pews, and archways. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Coral or orange mounts with rounded corners., Title and photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Five of images 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: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Religion [1322.F.87c-2; (4)1322.F.84c & f; 87a, b & d; P.9047.114-115; P.9134]

Title: Saint John's Church, Elizabethtown, N.J
Description: Views showing the interior and exterior of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1859 after the designs of John Welch at 61 Broad Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Views include the church altar, stained-glass windows, a cleric in his robes, pews, and the church burial ground., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views of Philadelphia and views of New Jersey., Contains three stereographic prints mounted on pale yellow mounts with square corners, including two with printed titles and publisher's labels pasted on versos listing the rectors and history of the congregation and church. Also contains two half stereographic images mounted on paper and one albumen mounted on cardboard. Two of images attributed to photographer John Moran., 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 [(4)1322.F.151b, 151c &156d; 5742.F.5h; 5742.F.8c], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [1322.F.154c]

Title: State House, Philadelphia
Description: Views showing the front and rear of Independence Hall built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Includes the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. adorned with lettering reading "Mayors Office" (500 Chestnut); a partial view of Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut); and the entrance to the Prothonotary Office and Supreme Court Eastern District. Also shows a horse-drawn carriage, the Public Ledger Building (600-606 Chestnut), and a street lamp with shades containing text advertising the Mercantile Library., Photographer's imprint and title printed on mounts., Orange mounts with rounded corners., One of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Government buildings [(3)1322.F.8d; P.8497.1]

Title: St. Michael's. - (Fifth Street above Arch.)
Description: Shows the church also known as the Old Lutheran Church built 1743-1748 on the 100 block of North Fifth Street. View also includes several broadsides pasted on the brick wall enclosing the church. Church razed 1872., Title and photographer's imprint printed on mount., Lavender paper mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., 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. 37., Arcadia caption text: Like many of the churches built in the city in the 1700s, St. Michael’s Church (the Old Lutheran Church), completed in 1748, did not survive through the 19th century. Used as a garrison by British troops during the American Revolution, the church, visible here a few years before its demolition in 1872, shows the signs of abandonment. Following the relocation of the congregation in 1870, the church was razed from the 100 block of North Fifth Street.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Religion [(4)1322.F.25b]

Title: Second Street Market, Second and Pine
Description: View showing the "Headhouse" of the New Market (established 1745) near Pine Street. The fire-engine house (i.e., headhouse), designed with a cupola and alarm bell, was added around 1804 with the extension of the market sheds to South Street. Also includes partial view of the sheds. A man and boy lean and sit on one of two stalls in front of the headhouse. The market was razed in 1956 and rebuilt between 1959 and 1963., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Coral mount with rounded 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: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date: ca. 1866
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Squares [(8)1322.F.9c-2]

Title: Tomb of Dr. E.K. Kane, in Laurel Hill Cemetery
Description: Shows the Kane family hillside vault including the remains of Philadelphia Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane. Laurel Hill cemetery was built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman., Title from publisher's label pasted on verso., Grey paper mount with square corners., Printed on mount: Tomb of Dr. Kane., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator: M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.), photographer
Date: 1859
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McClees - Cemeteries [(8)1322.F.45e]

Title: Apprentices' Library
Description: Shows the expanded building of the library, formerly the Free Quaker Meetinghouse, built 1783 after the designs of Timothy Matlack and Samuel Price Wetherill at 500 Arch Street. Also shows partial views of the adjacent buildings, including a liquor store and a business adorned with an iron-wrought balcony. The library, the oldest free circulating library in the United States, was established in 1820 to aid in the knowledge of apprentices. Building housed the library 1841-1897 and was expanded in 1868 after the designs of Stephen Decatur Button., Photographer's imprint and title printed on mount., Lavender paper mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., 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. 11., Arcadia caption text: The Apprentices’ Library was founded in 1820 to provide young people free access to books. No idle reading of sensational fiction was done here. The board of managers reviewed every book before placing it on the shelf, with the goal of promoting “orderly and virtuous habits,” the diffusion of knowledge, and betterment of scientific skill. The library rented this building (designed in 1783 by Timothy Matlack and Samuel Price Wetherill) at 500 Arch Street from the Society of Free Quakers from 1841 until 1897, and provided separate reading rooms for girls and boys. This view dates to c. 1870.
Creator: Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Libraries [(8)1322.F.5e-2]

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