Bird’s Eye view drawing for an advertisement depicting the Kaufman Plush Co. factory at Pensdale and Mitchell Streets, Philadelphia built circa 1922. Shows the factory complex, including a five-story mill with a tower labeled, Kaufman Plush Co, and a one-story building with a steam tower labeled, Kaufman. On the grounds between the buildings, a worker loads goods onto a truck near two other trucks, one parked and one departing. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk in front of the factory. In the right foreground, a line of trees grows along the fence outside the complex. In the background, the skyline of the Manayunk neighborhood is visible. Founded in 1919 by Harry Kaufman, the Kaufman Plush Co. operated through circa 1970s., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Signed by the artist in the lower right corner., Accompanying label reads: To [Kaufman Plush Co. Roxborough] From Grocke Art Co., Aerial View Illustrating of Manufacturing Plants. 1507 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019., Grocke Art Co. was a Philadelphia firm that specialized in bird's eye views in the 1920s.
Creator
Grocke, J.M, artist
Date
[ca. 1925]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.62.25]
Drawing depicting Whitemarsh Hall designed by architect Horace Trumbauer for banker Edward T. Stotesbury and built in 1921 in Wyndmoor, Pa. Shows an exterior view of the rear of the six-storied, neo-Georgian style mansion. In the foreground, a pathway lined with topiary shrubs leads to the house. The manicured lawn and garden are decorated with pink flower bushes. Whitemarsh Hall was demolished in 1980., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Signed by artist in the lower right., Manuscript text written on recto in lower right corner: "174 Rooms." Note is mistaken; Whitemarsh Hall had 147 rooms., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Creator
Graeff, Henry F., artist
Date
[ca. 1930]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.66.17]
Panoramic view of Philadelphia from an imagined, suburban perspective. In the foreground from a raised viewpoint are suburban houses with landscaped lawns and trees. Cars travel down the street. A stylized view of Philadelphia is depicted including industrial and office buildings, Broad Street leading to City Hall, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, and the Delaware River., Title supplied by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022., Edwin Frank Bayha (1880-1937) was born in Philadelphia to German immigrants. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art in 1899 and was a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1898 to 1933. He worked as an illustrator and commercial artist.
Creator
Bayha, Edwin F., 1880-1937
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.19]
