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Washington Mills Gloucester N. J. near Philadelphia

Description: Image of a riverscape showing the textile mill factory buildings of Washington Mills on the waterfront in Gloucester City, New Jersey; sailboats, steamships, and long boat with rowing crew on the Delaware River in the foreground; with text advertising merchant David S. Brown and Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1856
Call number: priJLC_FASH_000650
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress.

Warden's Office of the Port of Philadelphia

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Image of a certificate from the Warden's Office of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, authorizing the West Jersey Ferry Company to build a ferry slip on the Delaware River; image of the waterfront with ships sailing and rowboats at top center; seal for Delaware Bay at bottom left corner; decorative border; additional text along left margin.

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Tygert-Allen Fertilizer Co. Philadelphia

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Image of an elevated view of a factory building complex for Tygert-Allen Fertilizer Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; buildings visible along a waterfront with steam and sailing ships docking at the ports and locomotives transporting goods.

priJLC_AGR_000646

Joseph Ripka’s Mills. Manayunk 21st ward Philadelphia manufacturer of all descriptions of plain & fancy cottonades for men and boy's clothing warehouse 32 So. Front St

Visual Materials

Image of an eye-level view of the cotton textile factory and mill buildings of Joseph Ripka along the Schuylkill River bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; row boat with boater and two men in top hats pictured along riverbank in foreground.

priJLC_FASH_000627

Organized A.D. 1794. Insurance Company of North America Philadelphia

Visual Materials

Image of an advertisement for Insurance Company of North America of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; two men (a factory worker and a sailor) pictured next to an American eagle perched atop a large globe with an elevated view of an industrial waterfront in background, including factories, railroad train, lighthouse, ships, bridges, and buildings on fire; horse and eagle and man and woman clasping outreached hands inset at top left and right.

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View of the town of Gloucester, Mass

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Image of an elevated landscape view of the town and harbor of Gloucester, Massachusetts, showing ships on the water and on the shore and houses in the hills.

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New York fashions, July 1876. Published by E. Butterick & Co. 555 Broadway, N.Y

Visual Materials

Image of four men on a dock along a waterfront watching sailboats; fashion details include overcoat, cutaway jacket, patterned suits, trousers, sailor shirt, tie, and waistcoat; accessories include Homburg, bowler, boater, and top hats, binoculars, and gloves.

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Washington Mills Gloucester N. J. near Philadelphia

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