A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Office of War Inf...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Women at war (Mrs. Smuda). There's no household task too arduous for t...
Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Checking seed order against catalog at the...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A large order of onions to be used for pla...
Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Typing address labels at the W. Atlee Burp...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Checking orders at the W. Atlee Burpee Com...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Collecting packages from seed racks to mak...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Miss Sarah Grabov, a driver for the Yellow...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bulk orders for South Africa at the W. Atl...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Miss Natalie O'Donald, a garage attendant ...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Checking an order against the catalog at t...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Miss Lillie Malcolm, a garage mechanic for...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Front face of a seed counter at the W. Atl...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Conservation. Glass gauges replacing steel. Mr. A.E. Smith and Mr. Sta...
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More
Tacony, St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Located at northern end of ...
Significance: As the first "standard" Roman Catholic parish in Tacony, St. Leo the Great remains an important and viable community landmark, both physically and institutionally. The parish buildings include an... More
Jones Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2021 Diamond Stre...
Significance: The Jones Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church remains an important landmark to both North Philadelphia's past and present. Designed by the prominent firm of Hazelhurst and Huckel, the b... More
Tacony, St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Located at northern end of ...
Significance: As the first "standard" Roman Catholic parish in Tacony, St. Leo the Great remains an important and viable community landmark, both physically and institutionally. The parish buildings include an... More
Jones Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2021 Diamond Stre...
Significance: The Jones Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church remains an important landmark to both North Philadelphia's past and present. Designed by the prominent firm of Hazelhurst and Huckel, the b... More
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Speech of William L. Hirst, esq., in the matter of the contested elect...
Also available in digital form.
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 217, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...
Significance: Constructed in 1899 as a boiler house for the new small arms cartridge factory and introduced into Building 215 in 1898, Building 2`7 is associated with the modest expansion of Frankford Arsenal t... More
Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphi...
Significance: Some of the materials used in this building were brought from the earlier Swedish Church at Tinicum, built in the 17th century, and Gloria Dei was erected by the same carpenters and bricklayers wh... More
Abbottsford Homes, Building Type 4, Bounded by Abbottsford, Henry & Ro...
Survey number: HABS PA-6165-D Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
John Bartram House & Garden, House, 54th Street & Lindbergh Boulevard,...
Significance: The John Bartram House was the sole residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), the well-known early American botanist, explorer, and plant collector between 1731 and his death. William Bartram (1739-... More
Pier 35 South, 759 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Significance: Pier 35 South is a rare extant example of timber crib pier construction along the Philadelphia waterfront. Crib construction, in which a series of timber boxes are filled with rubble and sunk, fo... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...
Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...
Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More
Stride-Madison House, 429 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: A Philadelphia row house of the late 18th century where James Madison, Jr., Fourth president of the United States, and his wife resided from November 1795 until June 1796 while he was a member of ... More
Baptist Temple, North Broad Street between Montgomery Avenue & Norris ...
Survey number: HABS PA-6662 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Terminal Station, 1115-1141 Market St...
Photograph 9 removed 6/08. Correct survey is HABS PA-1527. bdzi Survey number: HABS PA-1528 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001170
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 308, North side Laidley Road between W...
Significance: Building 308 is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition, during World War II. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AE ... More
Schuylkill Arsenal, Building No. 6, 2620 Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadel...
Significance: An early example of a military residence. Demolished in 1962. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-257 Survey number: HABS PA-1540-E
Divine Lorraine Hotel, 699 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelp...
Significance: The Divine Lorraine Hotel stands among the most visible buildings constructed during the decades that North Broad Street above Spring Garden Avenue challenged -to varying degrees of success -the o... More
National Bank of Northern Liberties, Third & Vine Streets, Philadelphi...
Survey number: HABS PA-1784 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Robert M. Lee House & Law Office, 109-111 North Sixth Street, Philadel...
Significance: An example of the brick Philadelphia row house, differing in that it was two lots wide. The second floor room with its two niches, acroteria-crowned door and window trim and two rectangular ceilin... More
Robert M. Lee House & Law Office, 109-111 North Sixth Street, Philadel...
Significance: An example of the brick Philadelphia row house, differing in that it was two lots wide. The second floor room with its two niches, acroteria-crowned door and window trim and two rectangular ceilin... More
Joseph Sims House, 228 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...
Significance: This house is the last survivor of Franklin Row, a group of ten houses built in 1809-1810 to the designs of Architect Robert Mills for John Meany and John Savage. The house was purchased from them... More
Mount Sinai Cemetery, Chapel, Bridge & Cottage Streets, Philadelphia, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Mount Sinai Cemetery, Chapel, Bridge & Cottage Streets, Philadelphia, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ormiston House, Reservoir Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: Erected by Edward Burd in 1798, Ormiston is a well-preserved part of the villa group that developed along Edgeley Point Lane in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Early documentation f... More
Germantown Academy, 110 Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5 Survey number: HABS PA-7-4 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction
Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Convalescent Ward, South side of Jackman ...
Significance: Building 54 is one among a connected complex of 12 Convalescent Ward buildings (47-58) that were constructed in 1945 to house convalescent wards and specialized therapeutic facilities for injured ... More
Hospital of Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Front Street ...
Survey number: HABS PA-1764 Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of hospital building, free to use, no cop... More
Stafford's Tavern-Paschall House, Spruce & Mattis Streets, Philadelphi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Second Bank of the United States, 420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, P...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
First Baptist Church of Germantown, 36-42 East Price Street, Philadelp...
Survey number: HABS PA-1688 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vernon, Germantown Avenue, Vernon Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2, FN-3 Survey number: HABS PA-7-2 Building/structure dates: 17h1 Initial Construction
Church of the Advocate, Northwest corner of Eighteenth & Diamond Stree...
Significance: It is the consummate example of French Gothic Revival architecture in America dating from late in the 19th century. While the sanctuary's unique form drawn from a variety of French sources is sign... More
Mount Pleasant, East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County...
Survey number: HABS PA-1130 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000685
Philadelphia Fire Department, Engine Company No. 8, 826-828 New Market...
Survey number: HABS PA-1459 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structure Shop, L...
Survey number: HAER PA-387-P Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kid-Chandler & Kid-Physick Houses, 323-325 Walnut Street, Philadelphia...
Significance: The adjoining brick houses, built as speculative properties, are a good example of an early Philadelphia use of the first floor as commercial space and the second floor as main living quarters. Th... More
Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...
Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More
Thomas Armat House, 5450 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia...
Survey number: HABS PA-1671 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
33 1/2 Catharine Street (House), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Name changed from Catherine Street to Catharine Street, the correct spelling. The original drawings contain the incorrect spelling, Catherine Street. Significance: The house was one of the remaining frame house... More
John Coltrane House, 1511 North Thirty-third Street, Philadelphia, Phi...
Significance: It has cultural significance as the long-time residence of John W. Coltrane, the groundbreaking and innovative African-American jazz musician (1926-1967). Additionally, the building is a superlati... More
Philadelphia County Prison, Debtors' Wing, Reed Street & Passyunk Aven...
Significance: The Debtors' Wing was one of the finest examples of Egyptian Revival architecture in America. It was modeled after the Temple of Amenophis III, on the Isle D' Elephantine on the Nile. It was desig... More
Compton, Meadowbrook Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: Compton was a summer home of the Morris family, who have long been associated with the Philadelphia society. The building, designed by the well-known architect, Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr., i... More
Free Library of Philadelphia, Cobbs Creek Branch, 5800 Cobbs Creek Par...
Significance: Completed in 1925, the Cobbs Creek Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia was the next to last of twenty-five branch libraries built through an endowment from industrialist-turned-philanthropi... More
American Academy of Music, 232-246 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, P...
Survey number: HABS PA-1491 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000674
American Academy of Music, 232-246 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, P...
Survey number: HABS PA-1491 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000674
Cedar Grove, Landsdowne Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Significance: Between 1748-1750 Elizabeth Coates Paschall built Cedar Grove near her father's farm in Frankford, an area northeast of Philadelphia. Designed to serve as a modest summer retreat, the house was gr... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, Spanning W...
Significance: The Wissahickon Creek Viaduct marks the beginning of a resurgence in major stone arch bridge construction on American railroads after the panic of 1873. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 66, North of Benet Road & east of Walb...
Significance: This small magazine is peripherally associated with the development and testing of ammunition and arms at Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Surve... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 137, Northwest corner Craig Road & Wal...
Significance: Building 137 is associated with the numerous small structures scattered throughout the grounds of the Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Survey nu... More