OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Tickets

Visual Materials

Fire Association of Philadelphia

Description
Image of an advertisement for insurance from the Fire Association of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; image of the Fairmount Water Works waterway with buildings along the far bank and four men fishing on the rocks in the foreground.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1873-1888
Call number
priJLC_FIN_002580
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. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated people
Anderson, Alexander, (1775-1870.)
Bailey, Francis, (1735?-1815.)
Baker, Geo. H. (1827-1906.)
Barker, J. J. (approximately 1828-1872 or 1873.)
Bigot, Alphonse, (1810-1870.)
Bufford, John Henry, (1790-1860.)
Croome, William, (active 1870-1880.)
Hart, Chas. (active 1829-1834.)
Hobson, R. H., (1834-)
Hoffmann, V., (1956-)
Knickerbocker, C. (1800-1869.)
Lane, Nathan, (approximately 1805-1881.)
Mason, William G. (1814-approximately 1880.)
Nissly, Samuel.
Packard, Herbert S.
Robertson, Wm. C.
Rogers, Isaiah,
Shearman, J. A.
Sinclair, Thomas S.,
Thoubboron, J.
Warner, C. L.
Whitechurch, Robert,
Associated organizations
Beach & Barnard.
Clay & Cosack.
Defender Print.
E. P. & L. Restein Lith.
E.B. Clayton & Sons.
Errett & Anderson.
H. T. Darlington & Co.
Hatch & Co.
Hatch Lith. Co.
Henry T. Darlington & Co.
Horton's Print.
J. & E. Norton's Print.
J. Ottmann Lithographic Company.
King & Baird.
Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co.
New-Orleans Commercial Bulletin Office.
P.R. Freas & Co.
Palm & Fechteler (New York, N.Y.)
Ritchie & Dunnavant.
Shearman & Hart.
Strobridge Lithographing Company.
Wheeler & Williams.
Find out more
View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab)
View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

You might also be interested in

  • Philadelphia Fire & Life Insurance Company

    Philadelphia Fire & Life Insurance Company

    Visual Materials

    Image of an advertisement for Philadelphia Fire & Life Insurance Company; street-level view of a row of commercial buildings on Chestnut Street between Fifth and Fourth Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, above advertising text with directors names listed.

    priJLC_FIN_002568

  • Main building, International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia. : Presented by Boyd, White & Co. Carpetings, Philadelphia

    Main building, International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia. : Presented by Boyd, White & Co. Carpetings, Philadelphia

    Visual Materials

    Image of an exterior view of the Main Exhibition Building of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and trolleys including one labeled "Fairmount Park" in the foreground among shrubs.

    priJLC_FAIR_001761

  • Girard avenue bridge. : Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

    Girard avenue bridge. : Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

    Visual Materials

    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.

    priJLC_VIEW_001202

  • View of the dam and water works at Fair Mount, Philadelphia

    View of the dam and water works at Fair Mount, Philadelphia

    Visual Materials

    Image of an eye-level landscape view of the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing the Schuylkill River, dam, waterworks' pump house and bridge, waterfalls, a steamboat, rowboats, and houses on the hillside.

    priJLC_VIEW_000697

  • The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn

    The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn

    Visual Materials

    Image of an advertisement for the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut; large bridge spanning a waterway with ships and steamboats, including the "Granite State" and the "City of Hartford," in water and railroad train crossing the bridge.

    priJLC_FIN_002594

  • Fairmount

    Fairmount

    Visual Materials

    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.

    priJLC_VIEW_000666