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Course of the Rivers and Streams Flowing to the West from the North of Lake...
Shown here is a manuscript map depicting the “course of the rivers and streams flowing westward from the north of Lake Superior.” The anonymous author of the map composed it “following a chart made by...
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Steam Tugs, Columbus and Alert. Vessels of All Classes Towed to and from Sea...
This circa 1855 colored print is an advertisement for the services provided in the harbor of Philadelphia by the steam tugs Columbus and Alert,operated by the firm of S. Flanagan. The Columbus is...
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Samuel Powell and Company. Ship and House Work in Tin, Copper, Brass and Iron
This advertising print from 1847 shows the narrow, four-story storefront of Samuel Powell & Company, situated on an incline at 8 Market Street in Philadelphia. Tea kettles, coffee pots, and other...
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Edward Banister's Carpet Warehouse and Stephen Foulk's Cheap Carpet and Floor...
This advertising print from 1847 shows the five-story storefront of the carpet warehouse of Edward Banister, located at 269 Market Street (Seventh and Market Streets) in Philadelphia. A sign on the...
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B. Lieber, Importer of Brandies, Wines, Gins, Brown-Stout, Scotch Ale,...
This advertising print from 1849 shows the four-story storefront of the establishment of B. Lieber, liquor importer, located on the 300 block of North Fourth Street (between Vine and Callowhill...
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William Dunlaps' Coach Manufactory and Repository, Number 169 North Fifth...
This advertising print from 1847 shows the factory complex on the 400 block of North Fifth Street in Philadelphia. The complex includes a three-story building marked "Wm. Dunlap No. 169 Carriage...
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Issac Koons Sugar Refinery and Rock Candy Manufactory
This advertisement from 1847 shows a three-story office building (with an addition), and the attached nine-story sugar refinery, located at the southwest corner of Willow Street and Old York Road...
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Christ Church, Philadelphia
This print shows an exterior view of Christ Church, located at 22–34 North Second Street in Philadelphia, as it appeared in the 1840s. Founded in 1695, Christ Church was the first parish of the Church...
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A View of the Fairmount Water Works with Schuylkill in the Distance. Taken...
This 1838 print shows a view from the Fairmount neighborhood in Philadelphia, looking west toward the Schuylkill River, and prominently features part of the Fairmount Water Works. Several...
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Burton and Laning's Paper Hangings Manufactory. 6th Street above Camac
This advertisement from around 1855 shows a paper hangings factory that was established by the firm of Burton & Laning in 1852, and located at Sixth Street and Columbia Avenue in Philadelphia. A...
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Elevation Plan of Granite Street Buildings and those Connecting with Walnut,...
This advertising print from 1853 depicts three rows of elevations showing the basic architectural stylings of the 23 distinct properties on Granite Street in Philadelphia that were constructed by John...
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Doctor George Stuart's Botanical Syrup and Vegetable Pills, the Greatest...
This 1849 advertisement for “Dr. George Stuart's botanical syrup and vegetable pills, the greatest family medicine in the world” features an exterior view of the three-and-one-half story storefront of...
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Doctor Hoofland's Celebrated German Bitters and Balsamic Cordial. Prepared by...
This colored advertising print from 1859 features an exterior view of the patent medicine shop operated by C.M. Jackson at 418 Arch Street in Philadelphia. The four-story building, adjacent to a...
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Chestnut Street Schottisch
This print is a cover for the sheet music of “Chestnut Street Schottisch,” published around 1858 by the firm of J. Marsh. The print features a street scene in front of a three-story building located...
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Combined Letter Box and Lamp Post. Patented March 9, 1858, by Albert Potts,...
This 1858 print is an advertisement for the combined letter box and lamp post patented in that year by iron importer Albert Potts. It shows a woman wearing a bonnet and coat placing a letter in the...
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Charles Oakford and Sons Model Hat Store. Hats, Caps and Furs, Wholesale and...
This advertisement from around 1860 shows the ornately furnished interior of the hat store established by Charles Oakford in Philadelphia in 1827. On each side of the long room are fitting tables with...
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Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Philadelphia
This print from around 1859 is an exterior view of the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Philadelphia. The Roman-Corinthian-style cathedral was built between 1846 and 1864 after the designs...
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The Catholic Church of Saint Peter’s in Philadelphia. On Fifth and Franklin...
This print from around 1857 shows an exterior view of the Roman-style German Catholic church, Saint Peter the Apostle, located at 1015 North Fifth Street in Philadelphia. The church was built between...
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Exterior View and Interior View of the Temporary Hedding Methodist Episcopal...
This 1854 print shows exterior and interior views of the Hedding Methodist Episcopal Church, located on the southeast corner of Coates and Sixteenth Streets in Philadelphia. The text at the bottom...
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J.E. and B. Schell. City Marble Works and Steam Mantel Factory. Corner of...
This advertisement from around 1854 shows a corner view of the three-building showroom and factory operated by the Schells at Tenth and Vine Streets in Philadelphia, from 1853 to 1856. J.E. Schell...
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