Depicts large industrial buildings with smoke stacks on the opposite bank of the canal near Bridgeport, below Norristown, Pennsylvania. Telegraph poles line the canal in the distance and trees and shrubs are in leaf in the foreground., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.177]
Depicts the stone bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek leading to Springfield Avenue. Built in 1832 and rebuilt in 1915. Also referred to as the Springfield Avenue Bridge., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.160]
Depicts a duck wading in the water of Wissahickon Creek underneath the leafy branches of a tree., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.161]
Depicts a narrow stream flowing over numerous small rocks at the foot of a wooded slope and pasture bounded by a fence. Grasses grow on both sides of the water., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.163]
Exterior view of dwelling of George Emlen built circa 1745 and occupied by George Washington during the Whitemarsh Encampment in 1777. View of house obstructed by trees and overgrowth surrounding the house., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
Negative 1903
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.164]
Copy of a painting depicting Millverton from the west bank of the Schuylkill River looking northeast. Occupied by Joseph Lea and Sarah Ann Robeson, the daughter of Peter Robeson, who purchased the nearby estate in Shoomac Park the year Sarah was born. Located immediately north of the Wissahickon Creek near Ridge Avenue. In the background, a train crosses the Norristown Railroad Bridge, which dwarfs the Ridge Avenue Bridge in front of it. Another house sits on a hill north of Millverton. There is activity on and near the river in the foreground., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Property later known as the Riverside Mansion.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.165]
Photographic reproduction of a caricature showing dictators Napoleon I and Napoleon III standing side by side beneath a Phoenix., Title from manuscript note on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - misc. - Caricatures and cartoons [(3)5750.F.160a]
Depicts a man wearing a vest and felt hat driving a pair of oxen to plow his field. He carries a large switch in his right hand to encourage the animals, and at his left hand is a little girl in a checked dress and broad-brimmed hat. The field has been fenced and is surrounded by trees, shrubs and a small lake., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
1890
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9282.6]
Depicts a slender young woman, her sleeves rolled up, wearing an apron over her long skirt and a bonnet, carrying a spray of flowers in her left hand and a basket over her right arm. She stands in a narrow dirt road., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
1888
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9282.8]
Depicts a man driving a buggy with two horses down a very narrow dirt road, surrounded by unspoiled verdant countryside., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Label on mount reads: Loaned to the Photographic Society of Philadelphia.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1890
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9282.9]
Depicts a body of water, probably the New River running through Ripplemead, Va., over which a primitive ferry has just transported a horse and wagon and its driver. To the right is a small hut with a low aperture, not a door for human beings. Perhaps it is for storage. Two young boys stand by the hut. The road leading to the ferry landing is of dirt, very rough, and full of stones., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Slide number 73., American Lantern Slide Interchange typed on sticker on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1890
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9282.10]
A large unidentified building sits amidst many tall trees in early leaf., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
1914
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.137]
Depicts a guard standing near a guard-house (left), next to Wissahickon Drive, a wide dirt road shaded by large trees. The stone arches of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge is visible in the background., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
1914
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.138]
Depicts the Triumphal Arch (i.e. Athenean Arch) and Court of Honor along South Broad Street, showing a large group of pedestrians walking north toward City Hall. Erected after designs by Joseph M. Huston for the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Included a military parade that passed through the Court of Honor, along with other fesitivities that lasted several days in October., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
October 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.144]
Depicts the Triumphal Arch (i.e. Athenean Arch) and Court of Honor along South Broad Street, showing a large group of pedestrians walking north toward City Hall. Erected after designs by Joseph M. Huston for the Peace Jubilee, a celebration of the end of the Spanish American War in 1898. Included a military parade that passed through the Court of Honor, along with other festivities that lasted several days in October. Also depicts a partial view of the Dundas-Lippincott House at the northeast corner of Broad and Walnut Streets, built 1840-41 after designs by Thomas Ustick Walter., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
October 25-28, 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.145]
Depicts two men in caps talking to each other on the sidewalk. A gentleman in a bowler walks past them on the left. To the right is a partial view of a trolley-car. Both sides of the street are visible in the background. American and Cuban flags are displayed on both sides of the street., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
May 1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.146]
Exterior view of front facade of Stenton. Built 1728-1734 by James Logan. The house remained in the Logan family until the early 20th century when the city acquired the property in 1910., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount., Also known as the Logan House.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
January 30, 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.129]
Depicts the stone arches of the railroad bridge near the junction of Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River above Ridge Avenue. Includes vehicle traffic traveling underneath the bridge. Marks the entrance to Wissahickon Creek, Wissahickon Drive and Wissahickon Park., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.133]
Depicts an unidentified railroad bridge at the mouth of the Wissahickon Creek, looking east. Five boats are docked in the foreground., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
1914
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.134]
Depicts the smokestacks and factory buildings of the Pencoyd Iron Works from the Schuylkill River. Includes boats on the river in the foreground. In 1852, Percival and Algernon Roberts started the business manufacturing bridge and structural steel supplies. Merged with the American Bridge Company in 1900., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
1914
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.135]
Depicts a large rock formation near the old Robeson estate at the mouth of the Wissahickon Creek near Ridge Avenue., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
1914
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.136]
Waist-length portrait of a man seated in a chair. He wears a jacket, vest, high-collared shirt, and a wide necktie. He has long sideburns and curly hair combed over his head., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet with geometric border. Embossed: Patent Talbotype by W. & F. Langenheim Phila Exchange., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers and leaves within an octagonal border. No design on verso., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pg. 38.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9643.2]
A stern, frowning Good is wearing a tight fitting dark dress with a white bodice, a white lace bonnet, and patterned shawl. Painted backdrop of wooded landscape., Daguerreotypist attribution based on painted backdrop employed by Samuel Broadbent., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Geometric design with a lyre like design in center., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. A spray of roses in a modified nonpareil border. The design of the case is called A Spray of Roses and is plate 131 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) One of the most popular case designs in the early 1850's. Variants were made by a number of casemakers., Accompanying manuscript note reads: Miriam Good. She was the wife of Ziba Pyle and mother of Elizabeth Good Pyle who married Thomas Williams. Taken about 1850., See the article The Ties That Bind: Daguerreotypes and the Roberts and Thompson Families by Sarah Weatherwax in The Daguerreian Annual 1999 (Pittsburgh, Pa.: The Daguerreian Society, 1999) pgs. 210-221 for information about the Roberts and Thompson Families. See also the Board Report for January 20, 1998.
Creator
Broadbent, Samuel, 1810-1880, photographer
Date
ca. 1851
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9562.7]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet with a large floral design in the center., Mat: Octagonal. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon, Phila., Case: Leather. Within an oval is a mixed bouquet of flowers and leaves. No design on verso.
Creator
McClees & Germon, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [8419.F]
Portrait of Roberts, son of Algernon and Tacy Roberts. He has a half smile on his face, and is resting his right arm on a table., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red silk with a large leaf design in the center. Manuscript note pasted to pad reads: George W. Roberts, 1802-1857., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Scrolls stamped in gold on all four sides of cover. No design on verso., Accompanying manuscript note reads: George Washington Roberts, son of Algernon & Tacy Roberts. 1802-1857., Reproduced in "The Ties That Bind: Daguerreotypes and the Roberts and Thompson Families" by Sarah Weatherwax in The Daguerreian Annual 1999 (Pittsburgh, Pa.: The Daguerreian Society, 1999) p. 219. See also the Board Report for January 20, 1998.
Date
ca. 1847
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9562.6]
Richardson is sitting toward her left, wearing a high necked dress with a very tight bodice. Her left arm is resting on a table, and there is a ring on her second finger., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. No design., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Geometric designs at each corner. No design in center. Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: M. A. Root, 140 Chestnut St., Philada., Accompanying manuscript note reads: Aunt Kate Richardson Kate. Sister of S.K. McCay. Richardson was the aunt of Ellanor C. Thompson who married Thomas Williams Roberts in 1915. Reproduced in The Ties That Bind by Sarah Weatherwax in the 1999 Daguerreian Annual (Pittsburgh, Pa.: The Daguerreian Society, 1999) p. 213. See also the Board Report for January 20, 1998.
Creator
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer
Date
ca. 1847
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9562.4]
Wood is sitting primly, hands folded in her lap. She is wearing a high necked dress with a triangular collar., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Purple velvet. A floral spray in blue is in the center., Mat: Oval. Stamped on mat: M. P. Simons, Philada., Case: Leather. Stamped in gold in center with a bird surrounded by leaves. Gold stamping in leaf pattern along all four edges. Same design on verso without central stamp of bird., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date
ca. 1847
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.19]
Wood is posed facing to his right. He is wearing a high white collar and a big black tie., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. No design., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint: M. P. Simons, Philada., Case: Leather. No design., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date
ca. 1847
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8928.1]
She is wearing a lace collar and cuffs and a long string of beads, and is holding a book in her lap. He has a big black mustache and is wearing checked trousers and a black jacket. He is holding an unidentified object in his hands., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with a rectangular floral design., Mat: Ornamented oval., Case: Case is shaped like a book with gilt edges. Papier-mache with inlaid mother of pearl with a rose and leaf design. Leather spine. Board on inside left cover is decorated with a gold design., Gift of Edwin Wolf, 2nd, March 14, 1989.
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9015]
Die-engraver's imprint stamped on lower left corner of case: C. Loekel Phila., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Urn in center, fancy scrolls all around., Mat: Double elliptical. Label on mat: Collins, 3d & Chesnut., Case: Leather. One rose, buds and leaves in a scalloped border. The design of the case is called Forget Me Not and is plate 174 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1969.) Rare. Highly prized by collectors. A token of remembrance. The die-engraver was Charles Loekle, Phila., ca. 1855. Geometric design of interlocking scrolls on verso.
Creator
Collins, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9584]
Her left arm is resting on a table, her right arm is on her lap., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: M. P. Simons, Philada., Case: Leather. Lacking cover. No design.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.10]
Portrait of an elderly Wilson, looking slightly to his right, wearing glasses., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet, embossed Brady's Gallery 205 & 207 Broadway, New York. Fancy design surrounds broken scroll border., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. A small oval surrounded by leaves and flowers is within a modified nonpareil like border. Scroll work all around., Bird Wilson, D.D., LL.D, was a lawyer, a President Judge of the Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 7th Circuit 1806-1807, and chair of Systematic Divinity at the General Theological Seminary in New York, 1821-1850. See collection folder for additional biographical information. See Board Report for September 21, 1993.
Creator
Brady, Mathew B., 1823 (ca.)-1896, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9419]
Her hair is parted in the middle with long side curls. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Bright red silk. No design., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. The design on the case is horizontal. Within an oval is a country scene with a house, sunburst, and dogs running. Photographer's imprint, M. P. Simons, Phila. stamped on verso.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9564]
Portrait of Frazer with mustache and short beard looking slightly to his left. Hand colored pink on cheeks., Engraving of Frazer [5657.F.29g] based on this Root daguerreotype., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep purple velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers within a fancy border. Swirls all around. Geometric design on verso., See article by Sarah J. Weatherwax in Pennsylvania History, Vol. 64, Number 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 171-173 for information about Marcus Root, and John and Persifor Frazer., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), fig. 52., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pgs. 37-38.
Creator
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8475.1]
Sitter is posed turned slightly to his left. His right arm is resting on a table, his left arm is on his lap. Hand colored pale pink on cheeks. Posed in front of a painted mountain landscape back drop., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Deep red velvet. Eagle with wings outstretched on top, scrolls all around., Mat: Double elliptical. Label on mat: Collins, Artist., Case: Leather. A rose in a floral spray within a nonpareil like border. Similar design on verso. Double clasp.
Creator
Collins, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8495]
Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded rust colored velvet. Geometric design in center, fancy leaves and scrolls all around., Mat: Octagonal. Label on mat: Collins, 3d & Chesnut., Case: Leather. Geometric design with stylized leaves. Same design on verso. The design of the case is called Leaf Circle Motif and is plate 197 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1969.) Uncommon. A nicely done case in cardboard, circa 1859., See Board report 9/16/9
Creator
Collins, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9518.1]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Red velvet. Fancy leaf and scroll designs in center and corners., Mat: Oval. Label on mat: Collins, 3d & Chesnut., Case: Deep blue velvet. Gold stamped design of leaves, grapes, apples and birds on front and back. Gold stamped on spine: The Token. Gilt edges on top, bottom and left side.
Creator
Collins, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8941]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with geometric design in center. Scrolled border., Mat: Oval., Case: Leather. Spray of mixed flowers in a nonpareil like border. Same design on verso. The design of the case is called Lily and Rose and is plate 114 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1969.) Produced in moderate quantity, ca. 1850., Accompanied by manuscript note: Daniel Webster.
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9025.38]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with geometric design in center and scroll work all around., Mat: Elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon Phila., Case: Leather. A spray of mixed flowers is within an ornamented octagonal border. All around the case are scrolls and leaves, etc. Same design on verso.
Creator
McClees & Germon, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.8]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Royal blue silk. Design obscured., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Geometric. An open tulip design at top, reversed on the bottom. Photographer's imprint "M. P. Simons, Phila." stamped on verso., Same sitter in P.8518.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8517]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet with one large rose in the center., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon, Phila., Case: Leather. A delicate spray of mixed flowers is within a modified nonpareil border. Geometric design on verso.
Creator
McClees & Germon, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8440]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Van Loan & Co's Gallery 11 Chesnut St. Philada. Geometric border., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers and leaves in a pseudo octagonal border. No design on verso. Same case design on P.9561.14.
Creator
Van Loan & Co., photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9577.10]
Pale pink hand colored on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Van Loan & Ennis Gallery 11 Chesnut St. Philada. Geometric border., Mat: Curved octagonal., Case: Leather. Spray of roses in an octagonal border. The design of the case is called A Spray of Roses, variant and is plate 127 in American Miniature Case Art by Floyd and Marion Rinhart (Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1969.) Produced in quantity, ca. 1857. No design on verso. Same case design on P.9957.2
Creator
Van Loan & Ennis, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.15]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. No design., Mat: Double elliptical. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: McClees & Germon Phila., Case: Leather, painted a dirty yellow color on front. Within an ornamented oval is a single flower surrounded by curlicues. No design on verso.
Creator
McClees & Germon, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8519]
Hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet embossed Van Loan & Ennis Gallery 11 Chesnut St. Philada. Geometric border., Mat: Double elliptical., Case: Leather. Spray of flowers and leaves in a pseudo octagonal border. No design on verso. Same case design on P.9577.10.
Creator
Van Loan & Ennis, photographer
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9561.14]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark purple velvet. No design., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Horizontal design of a bouquet of mixed flowers in a vase on a short pedestal within an oval. No design on verso., Gift of Mr. E. Perot Walker, May 23, 1980.
Date
ca. 1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8514.8]
Portrait of Wood, probably about 5 years old, standing in front of a studio backdrop. She is holding a purse on her right arm, and is holding onto a chair with her left hand. A purse and a bonnet rest on the chair beside her. Hand colored pale pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded purple velvet. Leaf design in an oval surrounded by scrolls., Mat: Nonpareil. Photographer's imprint: Collins, 3d & Chestnut., Case: Thermoplastic. A clover shaped design is in an oval in the center, fancy scrolls and shells form the border. Same design on verso., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator
Collins, photographer
Date
ca. 1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8971.2]
Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Dark red velvet with geometric design and scroll border., Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: Langdon, Phila., Case: Leather. A modified quatrefoil with a small floral spray. Same design on verso.
Creator
Langdon, William F., photographer
Date
ca. 1852
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.9831.1]
