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3733357] McElroy’s Philadelphia City Directory for 1865. Containing the names of the...

McElroy’s Philadelphia City Directory for 1865. Containing the names of the inhabitants of the consolidated city, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling houses; a business directory; a list of the streets, lanes, alleys, city offices, public institutions, banks, etc. Twenty-Eighth Edition.

Invaluable and useful source of information for the historian and genealogist. Philadelphia Civil War-date directories are scarce, especially in their original bindings. OCLC returns only..... Read More about McElroy’s Philadelphia City Directory for 1865. Containing the names of the inhabitants of the...

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An Account of the Life and Character of Christopher Ludwick, late citizen of Philadelphia, and Baker-General of the Army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. 1746-1813. By Benjamin Rush, M.D. First published in the year 1801…

[Title continues]: Revised and republished by direction of the Philadelphia Society for the Establishment and Support of Charity Schools. To which is added, an account..... Read More about An Account of the Life and Character of Christopher Ludwick, late citizen of Philadelphia, and...

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Van Stan’s Stratena Cement For repairing Glass, China, Marble, Ivory… [opening lines of handbill]

Illustrated broadsheet advertising Van Stan’s Stratena or Polytechnic London Cement, a multi-purpose adhesive for making or repairing various materials. The illustration shows the facade of..... Read More about Van Stan’s Stratena Cement For repairing Glass, China, Marble, Ivory… [opening lines of handbill

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[West Point] Book of Results of the Willet Stained Glass and Decorating Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [cover title]

A scarce publication that serves as part catalog, part advertisement and part testimonials extolling the virtues of the Willet Stain Glass and Decorating Co., of..... Read More about West Point] Book of Results of the Willet Stained Glass and Decorating Company of Philadelphia,...

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The Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men .... West Philadelphia. [text from circular]

A small unrecorded circular printed on behalf of the residents of the Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men located at 3518 Lancaster Avenue, West Philadelphia..... Read More about The Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men .... West Philadelphia. [text from circular

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3732760] Osage Bugle. Issued Every Moon by Osage Tribe No. 113 Improved Order of Red Men....

Osage Bugle. Issued Every Moon by Osage Tribe No. 113 Improved Order of Red Men. [Volumes 3–5]

Bound run of fraternal society newsletters for Osage Tribe No. 113 of the Improved Order of Red Men. Established in Philadelphia in 1870, Osage Tribe..... Read More about Osage Bugle. Issued Every Moon by Osage Tribe No. 113 Improved Order of Red Men. [Volumes 3–5

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The Johnson Art Collection. An Open Letter to the Mayor and City Council. [with Author’s Typed Letter]

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...

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Catalogue of the One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture ... 1950 ... The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

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...

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The Fifty-First Annual International Exhibition, Water Colors Prints Drawings, presented by The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Philadelphia Water Color Club, with the co-operation of The Catherwood Foundation.

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...

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Catalogue of the Forty-eighth Annual Philadelphia Water Color and Print Exhibition, and the Forty-ninth Annual Exhibition of Miniatures ... 1950 ... The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

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...

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1799 Autograph Letter Signed by John Wilkes Kittera mentioning his role in the impeachment trial of Founding Father William Blount.

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...

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Three 1870-1875 Pennsylvania National Guard Documents Signed; U.S. Centennial Preparations by 1st Regiment Infantry, Gray Reserves.

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...

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Law Administration and Negro-White Relations in Philadelphia. A Study in Race Relations.

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

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[Labor Strikes against Black Americans] Notice to all employees of Philadelphia Transportation Company. The Army Can Wait No Longer… [opening lines of broadside]

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...

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Directory of the Members of Northminster Presbyterian Church. Thirty-fifth and Baring Streets Philadelphia and List of Pew-Holders and Monthly Envelope Contributors. November, 1907.

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...

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Rare and Early Views in Philadelphia Belonging to a well-known Collector and embracing The most important Collection ever offered for sale…February 3rd, 1922…

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...

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The Latta Collection of Old Philadelphia Prints.

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

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[Hicksite Controversy and Quakers:] A Declaration of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in Philadelphia, respecting the proceedings of those who have lately separated from the Society: and also, shewing, the contrast between their doctrines and those held by friends.

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...

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The Christian Minister and his Work. The substance of a discourse delivered on Christmas Day, 1841, in Nazareth M.E. Church, Philad’a, before the Association of Local Preachers of Said City and Suburbs.

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,...

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Three Centennial Addresses delivered by Benjamin Harris Brewster, Philadelphia, 1876 [cover title].

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

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Chemicals and Chemical Wares, Imported, Manufactured, and for Sale by Bullock & Crenshaw, Druggists and Chemists… [cover title].

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,...

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[Architecture; John Sartain:] The First American Art Academy. Reprinted from Lippincott’s Magazine.

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

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Speech of Benjamin H. Brewster, Delivered at the Musical Fund Hall, Philadelphia. Wednesday Evening, March 11, 1863 [presentation copy].

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...

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A Brief Description of Phil-Ellena, the Country Seat of George W. Carpenter at Germantown, Philadelphia County, Penn.

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,...

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An Appeal to Tax-Payers, In Opposition to the Existing Law for the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors.

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

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