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Philadelphia, : from Girard College - 1850

Description: Image of an elevated landscape view looking south upon the buildings and grounds of Girard College, with the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Schuylkill River in the background. Founder's Hall is depicted in the front center of the image with people on the rooftop.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1850
Call number: priJLC_VIEW_000521
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Girard avenue bridge. : Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

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Image of an elevated landscape view of the Girard Avenue Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and boats.

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Philadelphia : Girard - College

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Image of an eye-level street view of the Girard College campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with five buildings including Founder's Hall behind a fence, and a horse-drawn carriage and trolley, pedestrians, and an African-American man smoking a pipe while leaning against a pipe in the foreground.

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Map of the centennial grounds. Philadelphia, 1876

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Image of a map showing the ground plan for the buildings and streets of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in 1876 in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the map is labeled with detailed names of buildings, streets, railroad lines, exhibits, and landmarks ranging from the specific exhibition halls to urinals, refreshment and food stands, and fountains such as the "Sons of Temperance Drinking Fountain"; the grounds are bordered by the reservoir off of Belmont Drive, the Schuylkill River, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Depot on Elm Avenue.

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Bird’s eye view of Philadelphia

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Image of an aerial cityscape view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the Schuylkill River in the foreground, and the Delaware River in the background.

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Fairmount

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Image of an elevated landscape view of the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing the Schuylkill River with waterfalls, boats, and trees and buildings on the banks and hillsides, and the waterworks' pump house and bridge in the foreground, with strolling visitors.

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McKeone, Van Haagen & Co

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Image of an elevated view of the Fancy and Family Soap Works factory on the corner of Callowhill St. and Hamilton St. (SW corner) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; goods moving in and out in carriages and the town in the background behind the Schuylkill River.

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