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- Title
- "Saturday Jaunts: One-Day Holidays Spent Near the City" by the Ledger Monastery
- Description
- Volume composed of reprinted "Saturday Jaunts" columns (spring and summer 1891) and 25 photographs documenting the one-day excursions of the "Saturday Jaunters," employees of the Public Ledger in Philadelphia. Saturday Jaunters (identified with "monkish" pseudonyms) referenced in and authors of the columns include Bonifacius (William E. Meehan), Benedict (Addison B. Burk), Chrysostum (Joel Cook), Angelo (John J. Mckenna), Damon (Charles S. Spangler), Photius (Edmund Stirling), Friar Tuck (Edward Robinson), Constantius (Stephen J. Burke), Pius (Israel F. Sheppard), Sacristan (C. Johann), Fabian (Dr. William H. Burk), Medicus, Ananias (Collins W. Walton), Titian (John A. Johann), Cephas (Peter J. Heborn), and Brother Alban (Captain Robert C. Clipperton). Contains the columns: I. Marble Hall and Spring Mill. II. A Visit to the Coal Fields of Pottsville. III. A Trip along Cresheim Creek and the "Happy Valley." IV. A Roundabout Journey to Edge Hill. V. A Pilgrimage through the Gulf and to Belvoir. VI. A Pilgrimage through the Gulf and to Belvoir (Continued). VII. A Pleasant Pilgrimage into New Jersey. VIII. A. Walk Up the Wissahickon Valley. IX. A Trip to Reading and Its Grand Environs. X. The Soapstone Quarries and Rockdale. XI. Villanova and Its Vicinity. XII. Glimpses from a Car window of a Picturesque Country. XIII. A Trip to Mount Gretna and the Cornwall Ore Banks.
- Title
- Saturday jaunts one-day holidays spent near the city by the Ledger Monastery
- Description
- Volume composed of reprinted "Saturday Jaunts" columns (spring and summer 1891) and 25 photographs documenting the one-day excursions of the "Saturday Jaunters," employees of the Public Ledger in Philadelphia. Saturday Jaunters (identified with "monkish" pseudonyms) referenced in and authors of the columns include Bonifacius (William E. Meehan), Benedict (Addison B. Burk), Chrysostum (Joel Cook), Angelo (John J. Mckenna), Damon (Charles S. Spangler), Photius (Edmund Stirling), Friar Tuck (Edward Robinson), Constantius (Stephen J. Burke), Pius (Israel F. Sheppard), Sacristan (C. Johann), Fabian (Dr. William H. Burk), Medicus, Ananias (Collins W. Walton), Titian (John A. Johann), Cephas (Peter J. Heborn), and Brother Alban (Captain Robert C. Clipperton). Contains the columns: I. Marble Hall and Spring Mill. II. A Visit to the Coal Fields of Pottsville. III. A Trip along Cresheim Creek and the "Happy Valley." IV. A Roundabout Journey to Edge Hill. V. A Pilgrimage through the Gulf and to Belvoir. VI. A Pilgrimage through the Gulf and to Belvoir (Continued). VII. A Pleasant Pilgrimage into New Jersey. VIII. A. Walk Up the Wissahickon Valley. IX. A Trip to Reading and Its Grand Environs. X. The Soapstone Quarries and Rockdale. XI. Villanova and Its Vicinity. XII. Glimpses from a Car window of a Picturesque Country. XIII. A Trip to Mount Gretna and the Cornwall Ore Banks., Columns, signed by the author, reference the attending jaunters; describe their routes taken by foot, train (Reading Railroad), elevated rail, and coal cars; and provide stories, myths, and histories of the botany, geology, fauna, and architecture of the locales and sites visited. Specific sites and landmarks described in detail include Marble Hall marble pit; Spring Mill (Schuylkill Valley); Reading Coal and Iron Company; Livezey's meadow and Devil's Glenn (Wissahickon Valley); the "Great Valley," i.e., Chester, Plymouth, and Whitemarsh valleys; George Bullock's former land and mill (Gulf Creek); Plymouth Quaker Meeting House; Belvoir Estate on the summit of Sandy Hill; "Crystal" and Cold springs (Laurel Springs, Camden County, N.J.); Norristown Railroad Bridge; John Kelpius's log cabin and caves (Germantown); Rittenhouse Mill on Monoshone Creek; McKinney’s Quarry (Wissahickon); Neversink Mountain; Bear Inn (Reading); Rockdale picnic grounds; Barren Hill; Augustinian College (i.e., Villanova University); monastery and church of the Augustinian Fathers at Villanova; Berks, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Columbia, Northumberland and Union counties; Port Carbon; and Cornwall Ore Bank Company. Columns also report about the railroad and industrial officials who provided tours and served as guides; "Photius"'s photographs; jaunter's scientific, philosophical, and literary discussions, including the plant life, flora, and fauna of the Wissahickon, the geology and landscapes of the Schuylkill and Lebanon valleys, and Potsdam sandstone; and jaunter's activities including fishing, collecting arrowheads, and playing baseball. Columns also report about the jaunters more colloquial conversations, including the three different Indian Rock hotels and Joseph “Rooty” Smith root museum on the Wissahickon and the Mt. Gretna Farmer’s Encampment Association annual encampment (August 16-22, 1891)., Photographs taken by "Photius," (i.e., Edmund Stirling) a photographer by avocation, depict group portraits of the "jaunters" and their families during excursions; a summer home in Chestnut Hill; a Marble Hall pit; Pottsville coal mine; a tree in the Plymouth Meetinghouse yard; a Germantown cave where Johann Kelpius or his followers resided; cascades, creeks, and streams in "Happy Valley," Laurel Springs, and the Wissahickon; Mt. Gretna train station; and a portrait of "jaunter" Alban, i.e., Robert C. Clipperton, attired in walking gaiters, and a handkerchief under his hat during the Villanova jaunt., Tan leather binding stamped "Saturday Jaunts" on spine., Includes illustrated title page containing the figure of a plump monk, in his robes, and holding a pipe., Names of jaunters supplied from unillustrated edition in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Vd. 503)., Photographs annotated: H [number]., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Edmund Stirling, born September 13, 1861 in Philadelphia, began his career in the newspaper trade as a reporter in his later teens. By the 1890s, he started his avocation of photography and worked as an editor at the Public Ledger. Stirling was also active in the Photo-Secession Movement and a member of several other clubs in addition to the "jaunters," including the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, the Pen and Pencil Club, and Manufacturer's Club. He was married to Anne J. Biddle, who also practiced photography. The couple had one son, Charles Biddle, who died in infancy.
- Date
- [MDCCCXCVIII. [1898]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Saturday [79214.O]
- Title
- [President Theodore Roosevelt addressing the grandstand, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts a hatless President Theodore Roosevelt standing and speaking before a large crowd gathered in the grandstand in front of the new Capitol building. Patriotic bunting hangs from the stands., Signature of photographer on recto., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: President Roosevelt addressing the grand stand., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., For related views see P.8479.40-41, P.8479.96 and P.8479.101, LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.84]
- Title
- Rotunda
- Description
- Interior view of the grand staircase in the Capitol building, showing large plaster Angel figures, designed by Vincenzo Alfano, on the newel posts holding aloft lighted globes. All of the light pedestals and chandeliers are lit., Photographer's signature on mount., Title from manuscript note on mount., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See also the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 202. A description of the staircase is on p. 196., See P.8479.2, P.8479.11, and P.8479.99 for related views., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.34]
- Title
- [Executive, Library, and Museum Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Exterior view of the front of the Executive, Library, and Museum Building erected in 1893-1894 after designs by John T. Windrim. It was built to house the state's archives and historical artifacts, its library, the Civil War battle flag collection, records from the early Department of State and offices for the Governor. Renamed in 1999 in honor of Speaker Matthew J. Ryan., Photographer's signature on mount., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pgs. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in Capitol Preservation Committee, The Executive, Library and Museum Building: A Capitol Treasure Celebrates 100 Years, 1894-1994, p. 66., For a related view see P.8606.21, Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.35]
- Title
- [Governor William A. Stone presenting Capitol to Commonwealth, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts former Pennsylvania Governor, William A. Stone, standing at the elevated podium speaking to a large crowd of people in the street during the Capitol dedication ceremony. He spoke about the 1901 Act of Assembly, which appropriated money for the removal of old state buildings and the construction of new buildings. Stone served as the president of the Capitol Building Commission and held the gold key of the Capitol presented by architect Joseph M. Huston., Signature of photographer on recto., Manuscript note on verso: Ex. Governor Stone presenting Capitol to Commonwealth, October 4, 1906., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.36]
- Title
- [Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker speaking to the people, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts a large group of people in elevated stands adorned with patriotic bunting in front of the Capitol building. Pennsylvania Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker stands at the elevated podium speaking to a large crowd of people during the Capitol dedication ceremony. He accepted the gold key of the Capitol from former Governor William A. Stone and addressed the crowd., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Governor Pennypacker speaking to the people, October 4, 1906, The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.37]
- Title
- [Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker showing the "golden key" to the Capitol to President Theodore Roosevelt, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts a large group of people in elevated stands adorned with patriotic bunting in front of the Capitol building. Pennsylvania Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker is showing President Theodore Roosevelt the golden key, before the President's speech during the Capitol dedication ceremony., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Governor Pennypacker showing Golden Key to President., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.38]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
- Description
- Exterior view of the Capitol building, showing the long path leading to the main entrance of the building. The bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft, sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899, stands in the middle of the path. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Photographer's signature on mount., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.39]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
- Description
- Exterior view of the Capitol building, showing the long path leading to the main entrance of the building. The bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft, sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899, stands in the middle of the path. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Photographer's signature on mount., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.39]
- Title
- [President Theodore Roosevelt making his address, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts a hatless President Theodore Roosevelt standing and facing Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker, who is showing the President the golden key. The street below the stands is packed with spectators waiting for President Roosevelt's speech to begin during the Capitol dedication ceremony., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: President Roosevelt making his address, The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia: 250 Historic Prints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1980) plate 181., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., For related views see P.8479.41, P.8479.84, P.8479.96 and P.8479.101, LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.40]
- Title
- [President Theodore Roosevelt addressing the crowd, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts a hatless President Theodore Roosevelt standing and reading his speech before a large crowd gathered in front of the stands near the new Capitol building. A building on the left side of the street is covered in patriotic bunting and lights are strung from one side of the street to the other, over the heads of the spectators., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: President Roosevelt addressing the crowd., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia: 250 Historic Prints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1980) plate 181., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., For related views see P.8479.84, P.8479.96 and P.8479.101, LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.41]
- Title
- [Band in grandstand playing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts a large group of people in elevated stands adorned with patriotic bunting in front of the Capitol building. The band is standing and playing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" before the large crowd of spectators during the Capitol dedication ceremony., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Band playing "My Country 'Tis of Thee.", The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.93 for similar view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.42]
- Title
- [Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Depicts the second floor balcony in the Rotunda, looking at the House Chamber portal. The pediment sculpture over the arched doorway was created by Vincenzo Alfano. The light standards nearby were created by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on mount: rotunda, The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- c1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.43]
- Title
- Executive reception room
- Description
- Interior view of the Governor's ornately decorated reception room in the Capitol building, showing heavily embellished lightposts and a chandelier, a long table, fireplace, gilded ceiling and murals created in 1902 by Violet Oakley depicting William Penn's founding of Pennsylvania., Photographer's signature on recto., Manuscript note on verso: Executive Reception Room, Under the terms of Miss Oakley's contract she was "to design and paint...fifteen panels..approximately six feet in height...to form a frieze between the top of the wainscoating and the plaster cornice in the grand Executive Reception Room...These paintings shall be illustrative or allegorical of the history of the 'Founding of the State'...", The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook". A description of the room is on pp. 199-200., For related views see P.8479.3, P.8479.9-10, P.8479.13, P.8479.45, Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.44]
- Title
- Executive reception room
- Description
- Interior view of the Governor's ornately decorated reception room in the Capitol building, showing heavily embellished lightposts and a chandelier, a long table, fireplace, gilded ceiling and murals created in 1902 by Violet Oakley depicting William Penn's founding of Pennsylvania., Photographer's signature on recto., Manuscript note on verso: Executive Reception Room, Under the terms of Miss Oakley's contract she was "to design and paint...fifteen panels..approximately six feet in height...to form a frieze between the top of the wainscoating and the plaster cornice in the grand Executive Reception Room...These paintings shall be illustrative or allegorical of the history of the 'Founding of the State'...", The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 207. A description of the room and the murals appears on pp. 199-200., For related views see P.8479.3, P.8479.9-10, P.8479.13, P.8479.44, Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.45]
- Title
- [Procession of the First Regiment, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts a row of soldiers from the First Regiment mounted on horses, with a brass band in the rear. A large crowd with umbrellas is gathered along the sides of the street. The procession, along with a speech by President Theodore Roosevelt, was part of the dedication ceremony for the new capitol building, constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: 1st regiment., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.30]
- Title
- Governor's private room
- Description
- Interior view of elaborately decorated office showing paneled walls, fireplace, oak over-mantel, chandeliers and governor's desk. Portrait paintings of former Pennsylvania Governors line the walls of the office., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on mount., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 206. A description of the office is on p. 200., See P.8479.04 for a a related view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.31]
- Title
- Governor's private room, detail of mantel
- Description
- Interior view of the ornate fireplace and mantel in the Governor's private room., Signature of photographer on mount., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.04 for a a related view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.32]
- Title
- Reception room, first floor
- Description
- Interior view of first floor reception room in the Capitol building, looking toward fireplace surmounted by large clock and chandelier., Photographer's imprint stamped on recto., Title from manuscript note on verso., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.12 for related view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.33]
- Title
- [Photographic Society of Philadelphia darkroom, 31 South 15th Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Depicts chemicals in glass jars, a dry plate lantern, a sink and trays lining the flower-papered wall in the darkroom of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. The workstation is in a corner of the room near a covered window., Title from inscription on mount., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.1]
- Title
- [Photographic Society of Philadelphia, interior of office, 31 South 15th Street, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Depicts the office of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, showing two wooden tables and a scroll-top desk; two persian rugs; framed images hanging on the walls; and a sink in the corner of the room. Books and mail appear to cover the tables in the office., Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- 1891
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.2]
- Title
- " By quiet waters."
- Description
- Depicts a narrow section of Brandywine Creek over which spans a small, rustic pedestrian bridge. Includes a distant profile of a boy attired in a wide-brimmed straw hat, sitting on the grass near the creek., Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner., Title from inscription on mount., Numbered #645 on mount., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- May 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.3]
- Title
- On the Brandywine
- Description
- Depicts a horse-drawn buggy travelling on a dirt path toward the photographer. Three boys attired in wide-brimmed straw hats sit and stand on the grass near the tree-lined creek., Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner., Numbered #650 on mount., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- May 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.4]
- Title
- "Loitering."
- Description
- Depicts a young boy attired in a long-sleeve white shirt, knee-length trousers and a hat, with a basket resting in the crook of his right arm. He stands on a leaf-covered path near the creek., Title from inscription on mount., Numbered #903 on mount., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- May 17th, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.5]
- Title
- "Patience."
- Description
- Depicts a man attired in a hat, long-sleeved shirt, pants and suspenders, fishing from a small boat near the brush-covered shore., Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner., Title from inscription on mount., Numbered #1091 on mount., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- June 26th, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.8]
- Title
- [Redfield residence, 211 Upland Way, Wayne, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Exterior views the photographer's home in Wayne. One shows two boys standing on the boarded sidewalk in front of house. The younger boy is sitting in a wheelbarrow held steady by an older boy. In the background, the asymmetrical stone house is depicted from the street, showing a projecting two-story oval-shaped wing topped by a balustrade. Shingles unite the bell-shaped roof of the opposite corner wing with the hipped roof of the central body. The front of the house is shaded by a wide, ivy-covered porch. A large brick chimney rises from the house, near the front entrance., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- September 1896
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.15a & b]
- Title
- [Redfield residence, 211 Upland Way, Wayne, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Dog and young boy in front of the photographer's home in Wayne. In the background, the asymmetrical stone house is depicted from the street, showing a projecting two-story oval-shaped wing topped by a balustrade. Shingles unite the bell-shaped roof of the opposite corner wing with the hipped roof of the central body. The front of the house is shaded by a wide, ivy-covered porch and striped awnings cover each of the windows. A large brick chimney rises from the house, near the front entrance., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- October 19, 1896
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.16]
- Title
- [Redfield residence, snow scene, 211 Upland Way, Wayne, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Depicts the snow and ice covered trees and bushes in the front yard of the photographer's home in Wayne., Numbered #2722 on verso of print., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- [March 1902]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.17]
- Title
- [Snow scene in Wayne, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Depicts a young child bundled in clothing and trekking across the snow covered land toward an unidentified residence in Wayne, possibly a neighboring home on the photographer's street, Upland Way., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- [March 1902]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.18]
- Title
- [Interior of parlor, Redfield residence, 211 Upland Way, Wayne, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Depict the interior of the Redfield residence in Wayne, probably the parlor, showing a table with two chairs, a chandelier, a bookcase and framed pictures on the papered walls. The fireplace is visible in one of the images, the mantle of which is covered in porcelain., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1895
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.19 & 20]
- Title
- "See Saw."
- Description
- Depicts two young girls sitting on a seesaw made of a board of wood, balanced on logs in a field. Two baskets and a wheelbarrow are on the ground nearby., Title from inscription on mount., Exhibited in 1889 Third Annual Exhibition of Photographs at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- August 18, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.9a]
- Title
- [Woman with bonnet in a garden]
- Description
- Depicts a woman wearing a white bonnet and apron, tending to a garden., Located on the verso of P.8983.9a., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.9b]
- Title
- [Woman with bonnet in a garden]
- Description
- Depicts a woman wearing a white bonnet and apron, tending to a garden., Photographer's imprint lower left corner., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.10]
- Title
- "Feeding the chickens."
- Description
- Depicts two young girls feeding chickens at the entrance of a barn. One girl stands poised with her hand in a metal pail of chicken feed, ready to disperse it to the chicken at her feet. Another girl sits on the step leading into the barn. A large pile of hay sits on a cart behind them., Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner., Title from inscription on mount., Included in the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- Aug. 12th, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.11]
- Title
- [Children playing on wagon chassis.]
- Description
- Depicts three boys and two girls sitting on a wooden wagon frame, pretending to steer an elevated log set up in front of the wagon. Probably in Mount Washington, Massachusetts., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- March 20, 1892
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.12]
- Title
- [Redfield residence, 211 Upland Way, Wayne, Pennsylvania]
- Description
- Depicts four children playing with a wagon and a bicycle on the boarded sidewalk in front of the photographer's home in Wayne, Pa. The asymmetrical stone house is depicted from the street, showing a projecting two-story oval-shaped wing topped by a balustrade. Shingles unite the bell-shaped roof of the opposite corner wing with the hipped roof of the central body. The front of the house is shaded by a wide porch and most of the windows are covered by striped awnings. A large brick chimney rises from the house, near the front entrance., Numbered #1871 on mount., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- September 1894
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.13]
- Title
- [Redfield residence, 211 Upland Way, Wayne, Pennsylvania]
- Description
- Views of the photographer's home in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The asymmetrical stone house is depicted from the street, showing a projecting two-story oval-shaped wing topped by a balustrade. Shingles unite the bell-shaped roof of the opposite corner wing with the hipped roof of the central body. The front of the house is shaded by a wide porch. A large brick chimney rises from the house, near the front entrance. Men are working on the porch of the house and a woman stands with a baby stroller on the grass nearby., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- 1893
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.14a & b]
- Title
- [Three people and a dog resting under trees near a residence]
- Description
- Depicts a man and a young woman sitting on a wooden fence underneath of two trees in the front yard of an unidentified residence. A young girl sits on a bicycle and a dog rests on the dirt path nearby. Tree foliage conceals most of the house in the foreground. An unidentified body of water is visible in the distance., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1890]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.35]
- Title
- [Trees by a brook]
- Description
- Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
- Creator
- Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.38]
- Title
- [Governor William Alexis Stone presenting the Capitol to Commonwealth, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- View from the ground in front of the grandstand, looking up at former Governor William Stone, as he reads his remarks to the crowd gathered in Harrisburg for the Capitol dedication. Patriotic bunting hangs from the stands., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Ex. Governor Stone presenting Capitol to Commonwealth, October 4, 1906., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia: 250 Historic Prints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1980) plate 180., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.85]
- Title
- [Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker speaking to the people, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- View from the grandstand, looking at Governor Samuel Pennypacker as he speaks to the crowd gathered in Harrisburg for the Capitol dedication. Includes men sitting in the stands behind him, and a sea of umbrellas and faces in the street., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Governor Pennypacker speaking to the people, October 4, 1906., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.88 for a similar view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.86]
- Title
- [A sea of umbrellas, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- View looking down at a street crowded with spectators holding umbrellas who have gathered to watch and listen to the speeches of President Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker and Governor William A. Stone at the dedication ceremony of the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg. American flags and patriotic bunting hang from nearby buildings., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: A sea of umbrellas., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.87]
- Title
- [Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker making his address, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- View from the grandstand, looking at Governor Samuel Pennypacker as he speaks to the crowd gathered in Harrisburg for the Capitol dedication. Includes men sitting in the stands behind him, and a sea of umbrellas and faces in the street., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Governor Pennypacker making his address, October 4, 1906., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.86 for a similar view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.88]
- Title
- [Dedication crowd and grandstand, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- View looking at the crowded street and grandstand during the dedication ceremony, showing the front facade of the Capitol building in the background. Patriotic bunting hangs from the stands., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Dedication Crowd and Grand Stand, October 4, 1906, The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.89]
- Title
- [West entrance doors, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
- Description
- View of the double bronze doors in the west entrance of the Capitol building. They were designed by Joseph M. Huston, modeled by Otto Jahnson, and cast by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company. A medallion of William Penn, copied from an engraving by S.A. Schoff, and two lunettes, sit above four panels depicting the Declaration of Independence, the Signing of the Constitution, and the natural resources of the State. The two medallions in the middle represent History and Education. The design of the doors purportedly followed the precedent set by Lorenzo Ghiberti's door of the Baptistry in Florence, Italy., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on mount: Main Entrance Doors., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 19, with description pages 17-18., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.90]
- Title
- [Procession of the 18th Regiment, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts rows of soldiers from the 18th Regiment marching behind mounted horses with their rifles resting against their shoulders. A large crowd with umbrellas is gathered along the sides of the street. The procession, along with a speech by President Theodore Roosevelt, was part of the dedication ceremony for the new capitol building, constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: 18th regiment., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.91]
- Title
- [Governor William A. Stone delivering key to the Capitol to Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- View looking down at the crowded grandstand in front of the Capitol building as former Governor William A. Stone hands Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker the gold key of the Capitol., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Ex. Governor Stone delivering key of Capitol to Governor Pennypacker., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.92]
- Title
- [Band in grandstand playing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Depicts a large group of people in elevated stands adorned with patriotic bunting in front of the Capitol building. The band is standing and playing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" before the large crowd of spectators during the Capitol dedication ceremony., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Band playing "My Country 'Tis of Thee.", The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.42 for similar view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.93]
- Title
- [Dedication officials leaving the Capitol, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
- Description
- Dedication officials, including President Theodore Roosevelt, walk from the main entrance of the Capitol building and pass by the bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft, sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, constructed between 1902 and 1906, to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Dedication officials leaving the Capitol., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.94]