Inner City, August 1973 - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photogr...
Original Caption: Inner City, August 1973..U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-7488..Photographer: Swanson, Dick...Subjects:.Environmental protection.Natural resources.Philadelphia (Philadelphia ... More
The John Frank Keith Collection is held by the Library Company of Phil...
Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer...ca. 1910-1940..1 photographic print : gelatin silver; 14 x 9 cm. (5.5 x 3.5 in.)..Image provided for reference purposes. Please visit our rights and reproductions w... More
Poe House diorama - National Parks Gallery
India made an awesome diorama of Poe's house. Public domain photograph of educational activity, National Park rangers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fragments of Franklin Court archeological exhibit
Stripped to the bare walls, this building allows visitors to examine 18th century building practices. It was once a three story rental property where a prosperous merchant kept shop, and lived with his family.
Mentors and mentees join together to make sandwiches
Mentors and mentees join together to make sandwiches as part of "blessing bags" for the homeless in Philadelphia on May 17. The project is a community service opportunity within the Industrial Hardware's InSPIR... More
Members of the DLA Troop Support’s Medical Culture
Members of the DLA Troop Support’s Medical Culture Improvement Team hand out water ice during a pep rally at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia, March 14, 2018. The Medical CIT used the pep rally to encourage em... More
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Angel of the Church of Philadelphia...
Public domain photo of a golden object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Beatus manuscript of King Ferdinand I, from San Isidoro de León, is a 10th-century illumina... More
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Angel of the Church of Philadelphia...
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Images in basement hallway of Second Bank
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P.S. Duval & Son, lithographers, 22 & 24 South 5th St. ab. Chestnut, P...
Print showing advertisement for printing firm with a scene entitled "The dream of heaven" depicting a sleeping woman being presented by heavenly beings with a basket of fruit containing the words "wisdom, the r... More
Angels over the towers of the churches of Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelph...
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Angels over the towers of the churches of Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelph...
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South West gate leading into Indapendance [i.e., Independence] Square,...
Framed. Accompanying labels detached from cover glass: "27" and "11." Label from back of frame: Daguerreotypes are "mirror Reflections" and show the picture in reverse. This is an entrance to Independence Squar... More
[Entrance to Independence Square, Philadelphia]
Framed. Accompanying labels on cover glass: "28" and "12." Label from back: Daguerreotypes are "mirror reflections" and thus show the ac... picture in reverse. This picture is the South West entrance to Indepen... More
Philadelphia Committee Room - National Parks Gallery
This room served the Pennsylvania Assembly as a place for various committees to meet to iron out differences over colonial policy and legislation. Located on the second floor of the State House, the room was al... More
Plate, North and Central America
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Public domain photograph of earthenware ceramics object, archaeology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photogra... More
Le Feu d'Artifice sur l'Arno (Fireworks on the Arno), from Les Caprice...
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A map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsilvania in America ...
Shows rural landholders' names, lot lines, and proprietary manors. Map content (as of 1687) does not differ from earlier eds. Title from upper border. Statement of dedication at upper left:To the worthey Willia... More
Fac-simile of Holmes-map of the province of Pennsylvania : with the na...
Shows rural landholders' names and lots in the Philadelphia region. Alternate title at top: A map of the improved part of the province of Pennsylvania in America : begun by William Penn, proprietor and governor... More
A mapp of ye improved part of Pensilvania in America, divided into cou...
Shows rural landholders' names and lots in Philadelphia, Chester, and Bucks Counties. First issue. From the Rosenwald Collection, no. 1308. Includes indexes of landholders, inset of "The City of Philadelphia, t... More
A mapp of ye improved part of Pensilvania in America, divided into cou...
Shows rural landholders' names and lots in Philadelphia, Chester, and Bucks Counties. Third issue. Includes indexes of landholders, inset of "The city of Philadelphia, two miles in length and one in breadth," a... More
A mapp of ye improved part of Pensilvania in America, divided into cou...
Shows rural landholders' names and lots in Philadelphia, Chester, and Bucks Counties. First issue. Includes indexes of landholders, inset of "The city of Philadelphia, two miles in length and one in breadth," a... More
A mapp of ye improved part of Pensilvania in America, divided into cou...
Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library
By the Proprietary of the Province of Pensilvania, and counties annexe...
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DCM 1308: Bacon & Weygandt Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules.; 67.3 cm. Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, pewter plugs for C#, C. Pin in block. Mark Maximum: CUDDY'S / IMPROVED // BACON / WEYGANDT & ... More
Division Viol, 18th century - musical instruments
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18th Century Garden pergola - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
A handsome, vine-covered pergola anchors the garden's landscape.
Pennsylvania, ss. I Prothonotary of the Supream Court of the Province ...
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Summer in the 18th Century Garden
The 18th Century Garden recreates many features that characterized Philadelphia gardens in the 1700's.
Settee, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Nightstand, North and Central America
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
By the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ...
Blank form for a license for a tavern signed in mss. Jos. Reed President and J. Matlack, Secy.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and a... More
Easy Chair - Public domain dedication photo
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
DCM 0408: Thomas J. Weygandt English Flageolet in B-flat
Instrument type: English Flageolet in B-flat Medium: Boxwood, possibly applewood, stained dark brown, bone (possibly ivory) mouthpiece and finger studs.; 47.8 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes plus 1 key, round ... More
Side Chair - Public domain dedication photo
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18th Century Garden facing south
The species of trees, shrubs, and flowers that the garden exhibits were commonly grown in the city prior to 1800.
DCM 1436: J. W. Pepper Clarinet in B-flat
Instrument type: Clarinet in B-flat Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver.; 56 cm. (without mouthpiece) Key Holes System: Simple system, 2 right hand finger rings, sometimes called Albert System. See "Meyer-Albert... More
DCM 1182: George Catlin Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Rosewood(?), silver keys, ivory ferrules, metal-lined sockets.; 62.5 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, saltspoon, pin in block. Mark Maximum: (5-pointed star) / G. CATLIN / PHIL... More
Square-back armchair - Public domain dedication photo
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DCM 1047: Bacon & Hart Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, silver keys.; 67.25 cm. Key Holes System: 7 keys, saltspoon, pin in block. Foot to C. Originally 6 keys, upper C ke... More
18th Century Garden wayside - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
The 18th Century Garden's entrance is next to the Todd House on Walnut, between 3rd and 4th Streets.
Pennsylvania, ss. I Prothonotary of the Supream Court of the Province ...
Blank naturalization certificate filled in in mss. and dated 24 Sept. 1765. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephem... More
Fall in the 18th Century Garden
Among the most prominent characteristics of 18th-century gardens were geometric patterns and orderly paths.
The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester with the sev...
Scale ca. 1:100,000. Facsimile. Title in margin: Plan of attack on Fort Mifflin, 1777. From the original in possession of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. Insets: A plan of Fort Mifflin on Mud Island with ... More
The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, exhibiting ...
Scale ca. 1:33,200. Hand colored. Shows soundings and disposition of ships, etc. Includes "A sketch of Fort Island" and "Profile and plan of the sunk frames or chevaux de frise which formed the stackadoes in th... More
View of the water works at Centre Square Philadelphia
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Dressing Table, unknown artist. American decorative arts.
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Pair of side chairs - Public domain dedication photo
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Secretary and bookcase - Public domain dedication photo
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Tankard, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DCM 1277: Bacon & Hart Flute in C
Register slide in foot. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, silver keys, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules, silver keys.; 60.2 cm. Key Holes System: 4 keys, saltspoon, pin in block. The ... More
Manuscript of a Receipted Bill for Wallpaper
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
High Chest of Drawers, unknown artist. American decorative arts.
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Secretary and bookcase - Public domain dedication photo
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Bishop White House dining room - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
The Bishop hosted many dinners for his distinguished guests in this dining room.
Sign, North and Central America
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Side Chair - Public domain dedication photo
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Square-back armchair - Public domain dedication photo
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DCM 1662: Anthony Clarinet in A
See DCM 271 and 1231. This and another Anthony clarinet in Minnesota appear to be the oldest surviving North American-made clarinets. Two other Anthony instruments (a concert flute and a walking stick) are pres... More
Dock Creek walkway - National Parks Gallery
Before Dock Creek became a center for trade and industry in the mid-18th century, Philadelphia's elite built their homes along the creek's edge.
Photo of DCM 1231: Anthony Flute in C - Public domain dedication
This flute, a Walking Stick Flute (DCM 271), and a Clarinet (DCM 1662, formerly in the R. E. Sheldon Collection of Musical Instruments), are three of only five Anthony instruments discovered to date. Instrument... More
Mask over Assembly Room doorway
While this mask may resemble a Native American figure, it actually is simply part of the design vocabulary of the 18th century. Common motifs such as this mask appeared widely in pattern book publications dist... More
Geometric patterns in 18th Century Garden
The raised flowerbeds and small orchards ensure the garden's year-round vibrance.
Pennsylvania, ss. I Prothonotary of the Supream Court of the Province ...
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Bishop White House parlor - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
The Bishop entertained many of his guests in the parlor of his house. Some of his more distinguished guest included Robert Morris, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington.
Punch Ladle - Public domain dedication photo
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Figure of an Eagle - Public domain dedication photo
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Pair of side chairs - Public domain dedication photo
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Easy Chair, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DCM 0271: Anthony Walking Stick Flute in C
Both pommel and cap thread into their following sections. The upper threaded socket of main wooden body has a beaded brass ferrule and the cord holes are bushed with ivory, one being a replacement. Turned with ... More
DCM 0097: Johann (John) Pfaff Flute in C
Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver keys and ferrules (beaded at one end), cocus cap with nickel silver shaft.; 69.9 cm. Key Holes System: 11 keys, post and rod, modern style key cups with decora... More
Independence National Historical Park
A young Junior Ranger fishes for an opportunity to earn park trading cards at the South Camden Family Fishing Day held at the Father Doyle Fishing Pier in New Jersey on June 11, 2016. Families participated in a... More
Side Chair - Public domain dedication photo
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Dressing table, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Dressing table, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo
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Dish, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Knife (one of a pair with 1990.487.2). American decorative arts.
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Fork (one of a pair with 1990.487.1). American decorative arts.
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Table Spoon, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Leather armchair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo
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Side Chair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Leather armchair, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Ladle, North and Central America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Porringer. American decorative arts. - Art Institute of Chicago
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To the Honourable Patrick Gordon, Esq; Lieutenant Governour of the Pro...
Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 140, Folder 13.
Dressing Table, unknown artist. American decorative arts.
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[Arms] By the Honourable Patrick Gordon, Esq; Lieutenant Governour of ...
Imprint 2.; Proclamation.; Not in Hildeburn. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 140, Folder 16.
Tankard, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Porringer, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Teapot, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Armchair, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Clasp. American decorative arts. - Art Institute of Chicago
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Arms By the Proprietaries of Pennsylvania Notice of quit rents By orde...
Franklin coll. 2.; Imprint 3.; Not in Hildeburn. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 1... More
Side Chair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Armchair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo
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Sauceboat, 18th century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Side Chair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo
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Daniel Dupuy - Toddy ladle. American decorative arts.
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