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Digitalis Exhibit

Date: 05 15 1935
Description: View of a U.S. Pharmacopeia Exhibit about a class of medications called 'digitalis' at the annual Philadelphia on Parade. Digitalis medicines are used to i...
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U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention

Date: 1910
Description: Members of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention of 1910 participate in an outdoor gathering.
Print

Civil War Commanders

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Description: Engraving of portraits of Civil War Union Army generals, clockwise from the top, P.H. Sheridan, D.D. Porter, W.S. Hancock, O.O. Howard, George G. Meade, W....
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View of the Centennial Exposition

Date: 1876
Description: One of "Three different views of the World's Fair at Philadelphia" mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." On the stereograph itself is...
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President Truman Going to Democratic Convention

Date: 1948
Description: Harry S. Truman being driven in a black limousine to the Democratic Convention. He is waving to onlookers.
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First Textile Workers Organizing Convention

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Description: First textile workers organizing convention. Cole Dandenburg with his wife on left. Zilphia Horton, Myles Horton on right.
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The Centennial Exposition

Date: 1876
Description: One of "Three different views of the World's Fair at Philadelphia" mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." On the stereograph itself is...
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View of the Centennial Exposition

Date: 1876
Description: One of "Three different views of the World's Fair at Philadelphia" mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views." On the stereograph itself is...
Photograph

Man Mowing Grounds of Estate

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of a male grounds keeper operating a horse-drawn mower on the grounds of an estate. A pond with lily pads and a gazebo are in the foreground,...
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VVAW in Philadelphia

Date: 1976
Description: Demonstration by members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, one year after the war ended.
Photograph

Betsy Ross House

Date: 1913
Description: An exterior view of the Betsy Ross house. Two larger buildings flank each side of the house.
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CNN News Team

Date: 2000
Description: A member of the CNN (Cable News Network) broadcast team testing equipment on the floor of the Republican Convention in Philadelphia.
Poster

Pennsylvania Railroad Patriotic Poster No. 1

Date: 1930
Description: An original lithograph promoting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as "home of the Pennsylvania Railroad." The poster features the artist N.C. Wyeth, and depicts...
Photograph

Ridge Avenue

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Description: Street scene of Ridge Avenue from Queen Lake, East Falls. Features American flag decorations, people in the street, horse and carriages along the sides, as...
Photograph

International Model M Truck Outside Betsy Ross House

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat of an International model M truck parked outside the historic Betsy Ross house. The truck was operated by "White Star Blue" under Geor...
Print

Jefferson Davis

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, in Union uniform.
Photograph

William H. Seward

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite profile portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under the Lincoln Administration.
Poster

The Voice of the Clergy

Date: 09 1863
Description: Proclamation made by the Episcopal Clergy of Philadelphia protesting the statement made by John Henry Hopkins, Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont, supporting...
Document

International Exhibition Certificate

Date: 09 27 1876
Description: Certificate presented to the State of Wisconsin for the "Bald-Headed Eagle 'Old Abe'" from the United States Centennial Commission. Presented in Philadelp...
Photograph

Betsy Ross House

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Description: Frontal view of the Betsy Ross House, located at 239 Arch Street and built around 1740. The house features a display window with historic photographs and a...

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