![3732033] The Johnson Art Collection. An Open Letter to the Mayor and City Council. [with...](/images/noimage-req.png)
Thoughts on the housing and display of the John G. Johnson Collection of 1,200 European paintings bequeathed to the City of Philadelphia in 1917. A...... Read More about The Johnson Art Collection. An Open Letter to the Mayor and City Council. [with Author’s Typed...
Over 360 entries; with index. Artists include Harvey Dinnerstein, Walter E. Baum, Paul Cadmus, Pavel Tchelitchew, Isabel Bishop, William Zorach, George Grosz, Ben Shahn, Paul..... Read More about Catalogue of the One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture ... 1950...
Over 550 entries; with index. Artists include Charles Burchfield, Walter E. Baum, Benton Spruance, Paul Cadmus, Violet Oakey, Fritz Eichenberg, Isabel Bishop, John W. McCoy..... Read More about The Fifty-First Annual International Exhibition, Water Colors Prints Drawings, presented by The...
Over 525 entries; with index. Artists inckude Charles Burchfield, Walter E. Baum, Benton Spruance, Paul Cadmus, Violet Oakey, Fritz Eichenberg, Isabel Bishop, Raoul Dufy, John..... Read More about Catalogue of the Fiftieth Annual International Exhibition, Water Colors Prints Drawings ... 1952...
Philadelphia Water Color Club and the Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters. Nearly 600 entries; with index. Artists include Charles Burchfield, Walter E. Baum, Peter Hurd..... Read More about Catalogue of the Forty-eighth Annual Philadelphia Water Color and Print Exhibition, and the...
![3731991] 1799 Autograph Letter Signed by John Wilkes Kittera mentioning his role in the...](/pictures/thumb/3731991_1.jpg?v=1655172556)
A Lancaster, native, John Wilkes Kittera (1752–1801, was a Princeton graduate, Philadelphia lawyer, district attorney for eastern Pennsylvania, and Congressman. Kittera’s letter notes that he..... Read More about 1799 Autograph Letter Signed by John Wilkes Kittera mentioning his role in the impeachment trial...
![3731847] 1848 Autograph Letter Signed by Samuel C. Morton, Philadelphia merchant, on banking and...](/pictures/thumb/3731847_1.jpg?v=1653771930)
Letter on banking by Philadelphia merchant Samuel C. Morton, written to attorney and Pennsylvania state representative, Richard Rundle Smith, Esq. Morton discusses a legislative bill..... Read More about 1848 Autograph Letter Signed by Samuel C. Morton, Philadelphia merchant, on banking and...
![3731787] Three 1870-1875 Pennsylvania National Guard Documents Signed; U.S. Centennial...](/pictures/thumb/3731787_1.jpg?v=1655172555)
Three documents pertaining to drilling, inspection, uniforms, band, and general discipline of the 1st Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania, known as the “Gray Reserves.”..... Read More about Three 1870-1875 Pennsylvania National Guard Documents Signed; U.S. Centennial Preparations by 1st...
![3731807] Two 1876 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Checks Signed by John Sartain, Artist and...](/pictures/thumb/3731807_1.jpg?v=1653771929)
Two partly printed checks, completed in manuscript, drawn on the account of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Each is signed by two officers..... Read More about Two 1876 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Checks Signed by John Sartain, Artist and Engraver
![3731259] Law Administration and Negro-White Relations in Philadelphia. A Study in Race Relations....](/pictures/thumb/3731259_1.jpg?v=1641608482)
A study of Philadelphia’s African American population, police, and the law, commissioned after a 1944 racial conflict involving a strike of workers of the Philadelphia..... Read More about Law Administration and Negro-White Relations in Philadelphia. A Study in Race Relations
![3730793] [Labor Strikes against Black Americans] Notice to all employees of Philadelphia...](/pictures/thumb/3730793_1.jpg?v=1647918301)
Unrecorded World War II military directive issued to employees of the Philadelphia Transportation Company on strike in protest against Black employees taking on non-menial jobs..... Read More about Labor Strikes against Black Americans] Notice to all employees of Philadelphia Transportation...
![3731119] Directory of the Members of Northminster Presbyterian Church. Thirty-fifth and Baring...](/pictures/thumb/3731119_1.jpg?v=1653771928)
Rare directory of the members of this Philadelphia church; their names and home address. A useful guide for genealogical purposes. Philadelphia: [Evans Printing House], Printed..... Read More about Directory of the Members of Northminster Presbyterian Church. Thirty-fifth and Baring Streets...
![3731027] Rare and Early Views in Philadelphia Belonging to a well-known Collector and embracing...](/pictures/thumb/3731027_1.jpg?v=1642439155)
Auction catalog devoted exclusively to views in the city and neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Offerings include a rare set of Birch’s views of Philadelphia, bridges over..... Read More about Rare and Early Views in Philadelphia Belonging to a well-known Collector and embracing The most...
![3731022] The Latta Collection of Old Philadelphia Prints. Samuel T. Freeman, Co](/pictures/thumb/3731022_1.jpg?v=1642439154)
Auction catalog of 377 items from the “Latta Collection” of old Philadelphia prints, maps, engravings, and original sketches. Thomas L. Latta’s collection included such rarities..... Read More about The Latta Collection of Old Philadelphia Prints
![3730999] Souvenir Journal. 59th Anniversary Meeting of The Association for the Study of...](/pictures/thumb/3730999_1.jpg?v=1630610214)
Souvenir booklet from the 59th Anniversary Meeting of The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH), held in Philadelphia in 1974. The..... Read More about Souvenir Journal. 59th Anniversary Meeting of The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life...
![3730883] [Child Labor and Reform:] Our Jewels; and the Work of Resetting Them. Benj. J. Crew](/pictures/thumb/3730883_1.jpg?v=1628131425)
Scarce. The author was the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Society to Protect Children from Cruelty. He provides its history, philosophy, and its progressive-thinking activities to..... Read More about Child Labor and Reform:] Our Jewels; and the Work of Resetting Them
![3730580] [Hicksite Controversy and Quakers:] A Declaration of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, held...](/pictures/thumb/3730580_1.jpg?v=1624502592)
Scarce pamphlet documenting the important schism within the Quaker faith —a nationwide rift— between the followers of Elias Hicks and the remaining orthodox membership. “In..... Read More about Hicksite Controversy and Quakers:] A Declaration of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in...
![3730526] The Christian Minister and his Work. The substance of a discourse delivered on Christmas...](/pictures/thumb/3730526_1.jpg?v=1621789984)
Rare Philadelphia-based religious text by this interesting individual. An English émigré, Thomas T. Tasker (1799–1892) was a cattle-breeder, inventor, Methodist Episcopal preacher, and publisher of..... Read More about The Christian Minister and his Work. The substance of a discourse delivered on Christmas Day,...
![3730292] Three Centennial Addresses delivered by Benjamin Harris Brewster, Philadelphia, 1876...](/pictures/thumb/3730292_1.jpg?v=1614219489)
Three 1876 Centennial speeches given by Philadelphia attorney Benjamin H. Brewster; in front of Independence Hall, in Independence Square, and one at the Judges’ Hall..... Read More about Three Centennial Addresses delivered by Benjamin Harris Brewster, Philadelphia, 1876 [cover title
![3730248] Chemicals and Chemical Wares, Imported, Manufactured, and for Sale by Bullock &...](/pictures/thumb/3730248_1.jpg?v=1614219488)
Unrecorded 1849 trade catalog of chemicals and chemical laboratory wares issued by Bullock & Crenshaw, Philadelphia druggists and chemists. Though defective (it lacks at least..... Read More about Chemicals and Chemical Wares, Imported, Manufactured, and for Sale by Bullock & Crenshaw,...
![3730132] [Architecture; John Sartain:] The First American Art Academy. Reprinted from...](/pictures/thumb/3730132_1.jpg?v=1616080254)
Separately printed article from Lippincott’s Magazine of Popular Literature and Science on the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the oldest art museum and art..... Read More about Architecture; John Sartain:] The First American Art Academy. Reprinted from Lippincott’s Magazine
![3730067] Speech of Benjamin H. Brewster, Delivered at the Musical Fund Hall, Philadelphia....](/pictures/thumb/3730067_1.jpg?v=1615500317)
Patriotic speech given by Philadelphia attorney Benjamin H. Brewster (Benjamin Harris Brewster) at the inauguration of the National Union Club, a patriotic association organized to..... Read More about Speech of Benjamin H. Brewster, Delivered at the Musical Fund Hall, Philadelphia. Wednesday...
![3730101] A Brief Description of Phil-Ellena, the Country Seat of George W. Carpenter at...](/pictures/thumb/3730101_1.jpg?v=1620792373)
Description of the Greek Revival mansion—one of the largest in America, “Phil-Ellena,” designed by Philadelphia carpenter-architect William L. Johnston (1811-1849) for scientist and druggist George..... Read More about A Brief Description of Phil-Ellena, the Country Seat of George W. Carpenter at Germantown,...
![3730102] An Appeal to Tax-Payers, In Opposition to the Existing Law for the Sale of Intoxicating...](/pictures/thumb/3730102_1.jpg?v=1620792373)
Scarce Philadelphia temperance tract railing against the traffickers of alcohol. Mullen connects alcoholism to sufferers of mental illness as well as highlighting an increase of..... Read More about An Appeal to Tax-Payers, In Opposition to the Existing Law for the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors
![3729964] [1846 United States Mint Partly-Printed Certificate of Deposit Autographed by Isaac...](/pictures/thumb/3729964_1.jpg?v=1610402762)
An 1846 certificate of deposit accomplished and autographed by Treasurer of the Mint Isaac Roach. Roach was a hero of the War of 1812, imprisoned..... Read More about 1846 United States Mint Partly-Printed Certificate of Deposit Autographed by Isaac Roach, U.S....
