Photo of a Group of Native Americans Probably Posing as Part of an Exhibit at the Great Central Fair, a Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1864)

Photo of a group of Native Americans probably posing as part of an exhibit at the Great Central Fair, a Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in June 1864. Taken by photographer James Cremer and originally published as a stereoview.

Source: New York Public Library.

Photo of a Scale Model of the Civil War-Era McClellan Hospital on Display During the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1876)

 

Photo of a scale model of the Civil War-era McClellan Hospital on display during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876. McClellan Hospital was constructed in 1863 and located in the Nicetown area of Philadelphia.

Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bird’s-Eye View of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1891)

Bird’s-eye view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1891. By Benjamin West Kilburn.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Daguerreotype View of a House at the Corner of Chestnut Street and Strawberry Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1845)

Daguerreotype view of a house at the corner of Chestnut Street and Strawberry Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1845. By William Young McAllister.

Source: Library of Congress.

Animated Stereoview Portrait of Park Guards Posing in Front of the Porter House in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1800's)

Animated stereoview portrait of park guards posing in front of the Porter House (also called the Sedgley House) in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1800's.

Source: Library of Company of Philadelphia.

Animated Stereoview of a Group of People Posing Along a Lovers' Lane in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1800's)

Animated stereoview of a group of people posing along a lovers' lane in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1800's. By James Cremer.

Source: New York Public Library.

Animated Stereoview Portrait of an Employee Feeding a Baby Chimpanzee at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1876)

Animated stereoview portrait of an employee feeding a baby chimpanzee at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876. Published by the Centennial Photographic Company Philadelphia.

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Workers Posing With a Pile of Unfinished Brodie Helmets in the Budd Manufacturing Company Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1910's)

Workers posing with a pile of unfinished Brodie helmets in the Budd Manufacturing Company factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1910's. From the book Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare by Bashford Dean.

A Group Posing in Front of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1850′s)

 

A group posing in front of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1850′s. By Frederick De Bourg Richards.

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Hand-Colored Daguerreotype Portrait of an Unidentified Man Reading a Newspaper (1842)

Hand-colored daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man reading a newspaper, c. 1842. By John Plumbe.

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Daguerreotype Portrait of John McAllister (1840)

Daguerreotype portrait of John McAllister, Jr., May 6, 1840. By Robert Cornelius.

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People Posing in the Interior of Ward 14 of the McClellan Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1863)

People posing in the interior of Ward 14 of the McClellan Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1863. By John Moran.

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Calotype View of Workers Standing on a Cast Iron Lighthouse Assembled Temporarily at the Foundry Where it Was Created in Philadelphia Before Its Shipment For Installation on Carysfort Reef in Florida (1849)

Calotype view of workers standing on a cast iron lighthouse assembled temporarily at the foundry where it was created in Philadelphia before its shipment for installation on Carysfort Reef in Florida, August 2, 1849. By the Langenheim brothers.

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Wikipedia entry.

Daguerreotype Portrait of Abolitionist Passmore Williamson Photographed in His Prison Cell in Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1855)

Daguerreotype portrait of abolitionist Passmore Williamson photographed in his prison cell in Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1855. He was imprisoned for 100 days for giving evasive testimony about the role he played in helping to free three African American slaves owned by United States Minister to Nicaragua John H. Wheeler. By John Steck.

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Photograph Taken at a Party on Independence Day in Philadelphia (1862)

View taken during an Independence Day party in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1862. By Coleman Sellers. Animated stereoview.

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Displays and Attendees at the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1864)

Displays and attendees of the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1864. Animated stereoview.

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African American Wait Staff Posing in a Banquet Hall at the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia (1864)

African American men, probably wait staff, posing in a banquet hall at the Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, June 1864. Animated stereoview.

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The Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane During its Construction (1859)

Workers posing in front of the new Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane during its construction, Philadelphia, 1859. The well-dressed men posing in the foreground are possibly the architects, engineers, hospital administrators or some combination of those jobs. Animated stereoview.

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View of Chestnut Street in Philadelphia

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"North side of Chestnut Street, between Second Street and Third Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Comparison of two views of Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, c. 1842. Three men are visible in one of the photographs and various objects on the sidewalk have moved slightly. The position of the shadows at the bottom left of the photographs might show that a measurable amount of time had passed between the taking of each view which were presumably taken on the same day. By William G. Mason.

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Two Views of President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Procession at the Corner of 6th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1865)

Two views of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession at the corner of 6th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 22, 1865. The catafalque carrying his casket is visible on the right of both scenes. A recruitment billboard for Union Major General Winfield Scott Hancock's 1st (Veteran?) Army Corps (or possibly just exemption agents using that name?) is visible above the catafalque. By Ridgway Glover. Animated stereoviews.

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