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001ph: 1876 Centennial at Philadelphia. Hand colored engraving. Crowd at Elm and Belmont Avenues. Gives a sense of huge crowds attending celebration of America's Birthday. 16x11 in. $50



003ph: 1834 Race Bridge Philadelphia. View from Fair Mount Water Works. Early hand colored steel engraving. 11x9 in. $50



006ph: 1882 Schuylkill Club Philadelphia. Six hand colored views on one page of this prestigious group during their festival. Scarce Leslie's print. 11x16 in. $60
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007ph: 1873 Philadelphia viewed from Belmont. Exceptional hand colored steel engraving from Pictuesque America. 12-1/2x9 in. $50



010ph: 1838 Bartlett Philadephia view. The Exchange and Girard's Bank. Very handsome hand colored steel engraving. 10-1/2x8 in. $50



011ph: 1838 Bartlett Philadelphia engraving. The United States Bank. A fine hand colored view of this short-lived bank in Philadelphia. Hand colored steel engraving. 10-1/2x8 in. $50



013ph: 1895 Map of Philadelphia. A detailed 105-year-old map of Philadelphia, with an inset of the waterfront. Docks are named. Authentic antique produced in 1895. 10-1/2x14 in.
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014ph: 1834 Philadelphia Penitentiary. "Birthplace of Solitary Confinement." Hand colored steel engraving with separate text. 11x8-1/2 in. $50



016ph: 1880 A.B Frost Philadelphia view. Schuylkill Skating Party. Beautiful hand colored winter scene by favorite American artist Frost. 21x16 in.
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017ph: 1863 Portrait of Benjamin Franklin. This is a detailed steel-engraved portrait of Benjamin Franklin, seated with his cane in his lap and a paper in his hand. It is in very good condition. Size is 8x10 in. $50



019ph: 1880 Scene Outside Independence Hall. Large, color engraving published in an 1880 issue of Harper's Weekly shows the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. The print shows members of congress leaving Independence Hall. 16x22 in.
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020ph: 1876 Glimpse of The Centennial Buildings Across The Girard Avenue Bridge. In the distance you can see the Main Exhibition Hall, Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall, and Horticultural Hall. This hand colored engraving is from the May, 1876 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 11x16 in. $50



021ph: 1884 The New Philadelphia City Hall. Six Views of the city: Western Dome, Court Yard, Looking down Broad Street, from West Philadlphia P.R.R., statue of General Reynolds, and the middle view birdseye of the city hall building. This double page, hand colored engraving is from the July, 1884 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 22x16 in.
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022ph: 1889 Destroying Coin Dies at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. This hand colored engraving is from the December, 1889 edition of Frank Leslies Illustrated News. size: 11x16 in. $60



023ph: 1890 Pennsylvania-The Free Library Building Presented by Andrew Carnegie to Alleghany City, and Formally Opened February 20th. Two hand colored engravings how the library from the outside and it's founder, Andrew Carnegie. This unique engraving is from the February, 1890 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated. size: 11x16 in. $50



024ph: 1852 Four hand colored views of the United States Mint, Philadelphia: exterior view of the United States, adjusting room of the U.S. Mint, pressing and milling room at the mint, and the general pressing and cutting room. This unique double page engraving is from the 1852 edition of Gleason's Prictorial Drawing Room Companion. size: 22x16 in. $60



100ph: 1872 Mitchell Map of Philadelphia. Beautiful, hand colored map of Philadelphia, published in 1872 by S. Augustus Mitchell. Each street is named, and the locations of railroads, public buildings, parks and cemeteries are all shown. Every ward in the city is colored separately. The entire map is surrounded by a decorative border. 16x23 in.
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101ph: 1875 Map of Philadelphia by Gray. Extremely detailed map, with original hand coloring, from O.W. Gray’s world atlas of 1875. Each ward within the city is separately colored. Streets, railroad lines, public buildings and parks are all shown. Part of Camden NJ is also included. Very attractive map which would look great in a frame! 17x28 in. $150



102ph: Rare Map of Philadelphia & camden, published by S. Augustus Mitchell 1875. Map is very detailed, areas of the city are colored individually, railroads, common roads, buildings, forts, cemetaries, hospitals, railroad stations, docks along the Delaware River are shown with a decorative border surrounding the map. Excellent condition. 15X23 in. $120



103ph: Philadelphia lithograph from 1876. Main Building of the International Exhibition. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. H. Pettit and Jos. M. Wilson, Engineers and Architects. Photo-Lith by Julius Bien, N.Y. Framed in a simple black wood moulding. 18.5x24 in. $90



104ph: Machinery Hall, International Exhibition. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia 1876. Photo-litho by Julius Bien, N.Y. H. Pettit and Jos. M. Wilson, Engineers and Architects. Framed in simple black wood moulding. 18.5x24 in. $90



105ph: 1906 Cram map of Philadelphia. Large very detailed hand colored map showing streets, railroad lines, parks and some major buildings. There is a key on the bottom right of the map listing the location of Wharves and Ferrys. There are some small water stain on the left and right borders.27x18 in. $80



106ph: Elegant Philadelphia tinted lithograph from 1876. Women's Pavilion of the International Exhibition in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia by H. Pettit and Jos. M. Wilson, Engineers and Architects. Photo-Lith by Julius Bien, N.Y. 18.5x24 in. $90



107ph: Gorgeous Philadelphia tinted lithograph from 1876. U. S. Government Building of the International Exhibitionin Fairmount Park, Philadelphia by H. Pettit and Jos. M. Wilson, Engineers and Architects. Photo-Lith by Julius Bien, N.Y. 18.5x24 in. $90



108ph: Beautiful Philadelphia tinted lithograph from 1876. Judges' Hall of the International Exhibitionin Fairmount Park, Philadelphia by H. Pettit and Jos. M. Wilson, Engineers and Architects. Photo-Lith by Julius Bien, N.Y. 18.5x24 in. $90



109ph: Elegant Philadelphia tinted lithograph from 1876. Machinery Hall of the International Exhibitionin Fairmount Park, Philadelphia by H. Pettit and Jos. M. Wilson, Engineers and Architects. Photo-Lith by Julius Bien, N.Y. 18.5x24 in. $90



110ph: Gorgeous Philadelphia tinted lithograph from 1876. Art Gallery of the International Exhibitionin Fairmount Park, Philadelphia by H. Pettit and Jos. M. Wilson, Engineers and Architects. Photo-Lith by Julius Bien, N.Y. 18.5x24 in. $90


 
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