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Title: Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf & Dumb. [graphic] / Drawn on stone by Albert Newsam, a former pupil of the Institution; From a daguerreotype by Collins.
Description: Frontispiece for The Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb for 1850 (Philadelphia; Crissy & Markley, printers, 1851). (LCP Am 1851 Pen Ins 50596.O.22), Exterior view of the school located at the northwest corner of Broad and Pine Streets. Designed by Philadelphia architect John Haviland, the building was constructed in 1824-26, soon after the school's founding.
Creator: Newsam, Albert, 1809-1864, artist., creator
Date: [1851].
Location: http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W276.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. W276 [P.2164]

Title: Woodlands Cemetery. Main entrance. [graphic] / James Queen.
Description: Location: .The Woodlands Estate in West Philadelphia., Frontispiece to The charter, by-laws and regulations of the Woodlands Cemetery Company, with a list of lot holders (Philadelphia: James B. Chandler, printer, 1857), Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Am 1857 Phi Woo Cem 16256.O.1., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Creator: Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886 lithographer., creator
Date: 1857.
Location: http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W470.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. W470 [Am 1857 Phi Woo Cem 16256.O.1]

Title: View of the department for white children of the House of Refuge. [graphic]: Looking from the south west. / John McArthur Jr. Architect, 15, Mercantile Library Building, Phil.
Description: Frontispiece to the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the House of Refuge (Philadelphia: Printed by Henry B. Ashmead, 1858) (LCP Am 1858 Phil Hou 14483.O.7), Exterior view of department buildings including the girls'and boys' dormitories; girls' work and sitting rooms; boys' workshop; and the officers' rooms. The buildings, located between Parrish and Brown Streets between 22nd and 24th Streets, opened in 1850.
Date: [1858]
Location: http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W428.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. W428 [P.2234]

Title: General view of Laurel Hill Cemetery. [graphic].
Description: Location: between Ridge Road and the Schuylkill four miles from Philadelphia., Frontispiece to Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia, Philadelphia (Philadelphia: For sale at the cemetery, and by the treasurer, 1847)., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.9830.7 and in Am 1847 Phi Lau 10497.D., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Date: 1851.
Location: http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W148-2.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. W148.2 [P.9830.7]

Title: West Philadelphia Institute. [graphic].
Description: Location: William Street., Frontispiece to An Appeal in Behalf of the West Philadelphia Institute, Organized January 2, 1853 with the Charter and Constitution (Philadelphia: Printed by Isaac Ashmead, 1853)., LCP copy lacking imprint., LCP AR [Annual Report] 2000, pg. 54-56., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: In *Wn 892
Date: [1853]
Location: http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W444.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. W444 [P.9830.1]

Title: West Philada. Institute
Description: View showing the proposed building for the mechanic's institute that was erected in 1853 on Williams, i.e. N. 39th, Street above Market Street. In a bucolic setting, two men walk up a path to the small Georgian and Florentine-style two-story building with several windows. The building contained a library, lecture hall, and classrooms for the young men to educate themselves and avoid vice during their free time. The building was purchased in 1871 by the Board of the Presbyterian Hospital and the institute relocated to 40th and Ludlow streets, Frontispiece to An Appeal in behalf of the West Philadelphia Institute, organized January 2, 1853 with the charter and constitution (Philadelphia: Printed by Isaac Ashmead, 1853)., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 825, LCP copy trimmed and lacking imprint., LCP AR [Annual Report] 2000, pg. 54-56., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: In *Wn 892, Gift of Jay Snider.
Date: [1853]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W444 [P.9830.1]

Title: Woodlands Cemetery. Main entrance
Description: Shows the arched gateway entrance to the cemetery chartered in 1840 on the former estate of botanist William Hamilton at 3900 Woodland Avenue in West Philadelphia. View includes a carriage passing under the arch and two families, one entering and one exiting, both attired in black. The entranceway, built after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., was razed in 1936., Frontispiece to The charter, by-laws and regulations of the Woodlands Cemetery Company, with a list of lot holders (Philadelphia: James B. Chandler, printer, 1857)., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 866, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Am 1857 Phi Woo Cem 16256.O.1., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ws*.161
Creator: Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886, artist
Date: 1857
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare W470 [Am 1857 Phi Woo Cem 16256.O.1.frontispiece], http://www.lcpimages.org/wainwright/W470.htm

Title: View of the department for white children of the House of Refuge Looking from the south west
Description: Exterior view of department buildings including the "Girls' Dormitories" (2nd and 1st class); "Girls' Work and Sitting room";"Officer's Rooms & Main Entrance"; and "Boys' Dormitories and "Workshop" (1st class). The buildings, located between Parrish and Brown Streets between 22nd and 24th Streets, opened in 1850., Frontispiece to The twenty-sixth annual report of the Board of Managers of the House of Refuge (Philadelphia: Published by order of the contributors, T.K. and P.G. Collins, printer, 1854)., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 793, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Am 1854 Phi Hou 13159.O.2., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb2 R332.
Date: [1854]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | BOOK | Rare W427 [Am 1854 Phi Hou 13159.O.2.frontis]

Title: General view of Laurel Hill Cemetery
Description: Bird's eye view showing part of the grounds of the rural cemetery built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue. In the foreground, horse-drawn carriages approach the main gate (visible in the left) of the cemetery that contains tombs, monuments, and a Gothic-style chapel., Frontispiece to Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia, Philadelphia (Philadelphia: For sale at the cemetery, and by the treasurer, 1847) and alter editions., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 294.2, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.9830.7 and in Am 1847 Phi Lau 10497.D., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Date: [ca. 1847]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W148.2 [P.9830.7]

Title: View of the department for white children of the House of Refuge Looking from the south west
Description: Exterior view of department buildings including the girls'and boys' dormitories; girls' work and sitting rooms; boys' workshop; and the officers' rooms. The buildings, located between Parrish and Brown Streets between 22nd and 24th Streets, opened in 1850., Frontispiece to the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the House of Refuge (Philadelphia: Printed by Henry B. Ashmead, 1858) (LCP Am 1858 Phil Hou 14483.O.7), Philadelphia on Stone, POS 794
Date: [1858]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W428 [P.2234]

Title: Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf & Dumb
Description: Exterior view of the school located at the northwest corner of Broad and Pine Streets. Designed by Philadelphia architect John Haviland, the building was constructed in 1824-26, soon after the school's founding., Frontispiece for The Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb for 1850 (Philadelphia; Crissy & Markley, printers, 1851). (LCP Am 1851 Pen Ins 50596.O.22), Philadelphia on Stone, POS 561
Creator: Newsam, Albert, 1809-1864, artist
Date: [1851]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W276 [P.2164]

Title: [Cherry St. Factory (court-yard view.)]
Description: View of the rear of one of two factories owned by Cornelius & Baker, manufacturers of lamps, chandeliers and gas fixtures. Located on Cherry Street between 8th and 9th Streets, construction of the two wings of the U-shaped, multi-storied factory was completed in 1858. Building also contains a tower. In the courtyard, a driver leads a horse-drawn wagon past a few workers and two gentlemen in conversation. Cornelius & Baker was founded in 1835 and operated 2 factories and a storefront by the 1850s. The firm was succeeded by Cornelius & Sons in 1869., Title from duplicate print. (*BW- Industry P.2023), Date from Poulson inscription on recto of companion view. (BW - Industry (P.2024b)), Also published as frontispiece to Description of the establishment of Cornelius & Baker, manufacturers of lamps, chandeliers & gas fixtures, Philadelphia (Philadelphia: J.B. Chandler, Printer, 306 Chestnut Street, 1856?) (LCP Am 1856 Corne (17160.O.15)). Views of both factories issued as a separate print on a single sheet by P.S. Duval & Son's lithographers (LCP P.2023 *BW-Industry)., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 111
Date: [1859]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Industry [P.2024a]

Title: Steam engine with 9 in. cyl. 18 in. stroke by J.T. Sutton & Co., Franklin Iron Works, Kensington, Philadelphia. U.S Buildt [sic] for U. States Arsenal, Frankford, Pa
Description: Three views showing the steam engine, including wheel, pistons, and gears, from different angles. Engine shown as mounted on marble stones., Frontispiece for Oliver Byrne's The American engineer, draftsman, and machinist's assistant: Designed for practical workingmen, apprentices, and those intended for the engineering profession. Illustrated with two hundred engravings on wood and fourteen large engraved lithographic plates of recently constructed American machinery and engine work. (Philadelphia: C.A. Brown and Company, N.W. corner of Fourth and Arch Streets, 1853). (LCP *Am 1853 Byrne (13495.Q)), Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 241, Gift of the Kean Archives.
Date: [1853]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Industry [P.9433]

Title: J.R. Giddings
Description: Bust-length portrait of radical antislavery Ohio congressman Joshua Reed Giddings, attired in a white collared shirt, a black tie, waistcoat, and jacket, facing left., Published as frontispiece in Julia Griffiths', ed. The Autographs of freedom (New York: Stereotyped by Thomas B. Smith, 1854). (LCP Am 1854 Griff, 70567.O)., Title from printed signature of sitter below image., Accessioned 1982., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog 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., Buttre, a prolific New York portrait painter and engraver, published later in his career in 1877, "American portrait gallery," a three-volume set of celebrity portraiture which was reissued from 1880-1881.
Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver
Date: [1854]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Portrait Prints-G [P.8911.396]

Title: Rev. Francis Burns Missionary bishop of the M.E. Church in Western Africa
Description: Bust-length portrait of the African American deacon and missionary bishop to Liberia. Burns, attired in a white collared shirt, a white bowtie, a black waistcoat, and a black jacket, sits slightly facing right. The African coastline, depicting buildings on the shoreline and boats in the water, is visible in the background., Title from item., Published in The Ladies repository (March 1859), frontispiece., See biography of sitter in The Ladies repository (March 1859), p. 129-132., Accessioned 1879., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Brady produced ambrotypes in his New York studio from 1855 until 1856, ceasing production following a lawsuit over the patent.
Creator: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, engraver
Date: [March 1859]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Portrait Prints-B [5017.F.45]

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