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Garden and Brown, Silk and Fur Hat Manufactory. 196 Market Street, Philadelphia
This advertising print from 1847 shows the hats and caps manufactory established by Christopher H. Garden & Brown located at 196 (later 532) Market Street, Philadelphia. On the ground floor is a...
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James Lane's Stove Store. Number 218 North Third Street, Philadelphia
This advertising print from 1847 depicts the stove store operated by James Lane at 218 North Third Street, Philadelphia. Patrons enter the door near merchandise displayed on shelves on the wall....
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Hart, Montgomery and Company, Successors to Isaac Pugh and Company....
This advertising print from around 1852 shows an exterior view of the manufactory operated from 1849 until 1860 by William Hart and A.J. Montgomery at Schuylkill Front (later 22nd Street) and Wood...
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J. H. Michener and Company's Curing, Packing and Smoking Establishment....
This advertising print from around 1851 shows the four-story building of the meat-packing house, located at the southwestern corner of Front and Willow Streets in Philadelphia. Signs on the front of...
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Joseph Oat and Son, Coppersmiths. Number 12 Quarry Street, Philadelphia
This advertising print from 1847 shows the premises of Joseph Oat & Son, coppersmiths, located at 12 Quarry Street, Philadelphia. The Oat family business was established in 1788 by Joseph’s father...
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Henry Adolph, Manufacturer of Furniture, Wholesale and Retail. Warerooms...
This advertising print from around 1860 shows the exterior of the furniture warerooms next to Christ Church (22−34 North Second Street), Philadelphia. Clusters of people admire the furniture displayed...
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H. S. Tarr's Marble Yard. Number 274 Green Street above Seventh Street,...
This advertising print from around 1858 shows a view of the marble yard fronted by a triple arch adorned with plaques, the adjoining three-story office building, and rear factory of the establishment...
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Joseph Ripka's Mills. Manayunk, 21st Ward, Philadelphia. Manufacturer of All...
This advertising print from 1856 depicts the compound of large mill buildings belonging to Joseph Ripka's textile-manufacturing business, situated between the east bank of the Schuylkill River and the...
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American Hotel. Henry A. Charter. Chestnut Street, opposite the State House,...
This advertising print from around 1848 shows a view of the American Hotel, located on Chestnut Street, opposite the State House (today known as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. The five-story...
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From the Earth to the Moon, Directly in 97 Hours and 20 Minutes
In 1862 French publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814−86) founded the youth magazine Le Magasin d'éducation et de récréation (Education and entertainment magazine), and asked Jules Verne (1828−1905) to...
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At the Foot of Mount Sinai
On January 13, 1898, Georges Clemenceau, politician, journalist, and cofounder and owner of the newspaper L’Aurore (The dawn), published in his newspaper the famous manifesto J’accuse (Iaccuse)by...
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Against the Grain
First published in 1884, À rebours (Against the grain) by the French novelist Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848−1907) reflects the author’s departure from the romanticism of Émile Zola and his adoption of a...
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The Procurator of Judea
Anatole France, born Jacques Anatole François Thibault (1844−1924), was one of the most famous writers of his time. A journalist, prolific author, and member of the Académie Française from 1896, he...
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Short Stories from Geneva
Rodolphe Töpffer (1799−1846) gained world renown for his stories that for the first time mixed written narration with illustrations, earning him the unofficial title of “father of the comic strip”...
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Captain Fracasse
Capitaine Fracasse (Captain Fracasse) is a novel by Théophile Gautier (1811−72), the title character of which is a brash, loudmouthed swaggerer. The novel recounts the adventures of the baron of...
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Paul and Virginia
In 1788, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737−1814) published a rather short novel, Paul et Virginie (Paul and Virginia), which recounts the youth of two children, who are raised as brother...
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Henry Simons. Wagon and United States National Coach Works, Philadelphia
This advertising print from around 1865 for the Henry Simons Wagon and U.S. National Coach Works in Philadelphia features an ornate border containing a series of vignettes displaying several types of...
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Der Freischütz
Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Der Freyschütz (1820, now called Der Freischütz, literally, “The freeshooter” or “The marksman”) is in many respects the prototypical German romantic opera. It was...
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Letter by Ludwig van Beethoven to his "Immortal Beloved"
This letter is one of the most famous documents in the legacy of the great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Written in pencil, it is addressed to an unknown woman with whom Beethoven...
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Thus Saith God: This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I Am Well Pleased; Hear ye Him
This hand-colored woodcut with texts by the noted Protestant theologian Erasmus Alber (also seen as Alberus) was printed in Magdeburg around 1550. It shows the resurrected Christ defeating the enemies...
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