Wm. And Geo. Zindel Tailors for men and women
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Wm. F. Bernstein & Co., Metallic Bedsteads, Philadelphia
Wm. Stevens mechanical device for operating a door
Woman (nurse?) holding up a small rectangular item
Woman and child in front of bathroom sink
Woman and man at stairway; man in military uniform
"The following 8 pictures are from a group of negatives purchased by James N. Stone from a professional photographer with the intention of cleaning and using the plates again. These were preserved because they were for the most part celebrities but I do not now know who they are. JSS"
Woman being helped with her evening wrap
Woman helping young girl with her bonnett
Woman in a pink dress with green parasol
Woman in long robe, reaching upward/Portion of Charter Whiskey ad (illustration of a bottle)
Woman leaning against cushion, smoking/Person lying on top of a wall, reaching downward
Woman sitting up in bed, drinking from a cup
Woman smoking and holding a box of cigarettes
Woman standing with cigarette (Pall Mall?)
Woman standing, holding music and singing (?)/Continental Linen Writing Tablet (partial design)
Woman strolling and holding up a small object/Seated woman with hands on lap
Woman wearing a feathered headpiece and long cape
Woman wearing kimono, playing musical instrument
Woman with clasped hands, wearing wide-brimmed hat
Woman with sphinx/Portion of Charter Whiskey ad (lettering)
Women's Recreation Room, The Curtis Publishing Company
Wooden Sign: The Athenaeum, Second Floor
During the 19th and much of the 20th Century, The Athenaeum rented the first and third floors of its building to a variety of businesses and institutions. The Athenaeum occupied the second floor.
Thomas Roberts Woodhouse (born c.1821) served on the Board of Directors of the Athenaeum, from 1869 until his death in 1885. Woodhouse, who lived at 1111 Walnut Street, was a supporter of Philadelphia's hospitals, churches, and charities. He was a member of the St. Andrews Society, founded in 1749 by men of Scottish birth or descent for the relief of their "poor and distressed countrymen."
The portrait is signed and dated by Edward Bowers (c.1822-c.1865), a Maryland-born artist. Living in Philadelphia from 1854 to 1858, Bowers participated in the exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
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Blanche Wendell Woodward (d. 1895) was married to Dr. Joseph Janvier Woodward (1833-1884), the Civil War surgeon who participated in the autopsies of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth and attended President Garfield. Woodward was a shareholder in the Athenaeum from 1839-1879.
World's Largest Food Store, Penn Fruit Company
Writing tablet with one sheet of linen paper. (Cover is missing.)
Xtra No. 1 Linen Writing Tablet (illustrated cover)
Postcard to Ruth Nessey from Mariam Walter
York Ave frontage of the Burpee Building
Young boy and girl, holding items and smiling
Young boy crawling towards baby sitting on ground/Child on hammock
Young boy sitting on fence, fishing pole and stream in background
Young boy sitting on floor, tying his shoes
Young child and baby playing with flowers
Young children's portraits framed by rose garlands
Young girl holding a bowl, and baby sitting on floor
Young girl with decorative alphabet letter P