Philadelphia City Collection

Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Interior (b/w photo)
8658384 Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Interior (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Interior)

Philadelphia: "Franklin at Home" (litho)
8667940 Philadelphia: "Franklin at Home" (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Franklin at Home")

The William Penn Mansion as it stands in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia (b/w photo)
8652894 The William Penn Mansion as it stands in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Interior of Independence Hall, Philadelphia (b/w photo)
8652892 Interior of Independence Hall, Philadelphia (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of Independence Hall, Philadelphia)

Philadelphia: City Hall (b/w photo)
8654589 Philadelphia: City Hall (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: City Hall)

Philadelphia: North Broad Street (b/w photo)
8654586 Philadelphia: North Broad Street (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: North Broad Street)

Philadelphia: Independence Hall (b/w photo)
8654584 Philadelphia: Independence Hall (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Independence Hall)

Philadelphia: US Custom House and Post Office (b/w photo)
8654579 Philadelphia: US Custom House and Post Office (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: US Custom House and Post Office)

Philadelphia: Public Ledge Building (b/w photo)
8654565 Philadelphia: Public Ledge Building (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Public Ledge Building)

Philadelphia: The Tunnel, Pennsylvania, R R and Girard Avenue Bridges, Fairmount Park
8654542 Philadelphia: The Tunnel, Pennsylvania, R R and Girard Avenue Bridges, Fairmount Park, Lemon Hill Observatory (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Philadelphia: Roberts Mill at Germantown, built in 1640 (b/w photo)
8654530 Philadelphia: Roberts Mill at Germantown, built in 1640 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roberts Mill at Germantown, built in 1640)

Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia (b/w photo)
8658189 Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677259 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677308 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

View of Hydraulic Basin (engraving)
8667473 View of Hydraulic Basin (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Hydraulic Basin)

The Torch of the Statue of Liberty exhibits at the 100th exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 (engraving)
NWI4966929 The Torch of the Statue of Liberty exhibits at the 100th exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 (engraving); (add.info.: United States)

The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, North America, 1778 (coloured engraving)
7339440 The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, North America, 1778 (coloured engraving) by Faden, William (1750-1836); 45x68 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Philadelphia: Drexel Building and Stock Exchange (b/w photo)
8654561 Philadelphia: Drexel Building and Stock Exchange (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drexel Building and Stock Exchange)

Philadelphia: Petroleum and Mining Exchange (b/w photo)
8654559 Philadelphia: Petroleum and Mining Exchange (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Petroleum and Mining Exchange)

Philadelphia: Church of the Holy Trinity, Nineteenth and Walnut Streets (b/w photo)
8654557 Philadelphia: Church of the Holy Trinity, Nineteenth and Walnut Streets (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Church of the Holy Trinity)

Philadelphia: On the Delaware (b/w photo)
8654554 Philadelphia: On the Delaware (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Delaware)

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Natural History (b/w photo)
8654553 Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Natural History (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: University of Pennsylvania)

Philadelphia: Girard College (b/w photo)
8654552 Philadelphia: Girard College (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girard College)

Philadelphia: Girard College (b/w photo)
8654549 Philadelphia: Girard College (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girard College)

Philadelphia: Steamboat Landing, Fairmount Park (b/w photo)
8654547 Philadelphia: Steamboat Landing, Fairmount Park (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steamboat Landing, Fairmount Park)

Philadelphia: Girard Avenue Bridge (b/w photo)
8654546 Philadelphia: Girard Avenue Bridge (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girard Avenue Bridge)

Philadelphia: Views in Zoological Garden, Rustic Bridge, Yaks (b/w photo)
8654545 Philadelphia: Views in Zoological Garden, Rustic Bridge, Yaks (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views in Zoological Garden, Rustic Bridge)

Philadelphia: Callowhill Street Bridge (b/w photo)
8654540 Philadelphia: Callowhill Street Bridge (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Callowhill Street Bridge)

Philadelphia: East Front of City Hall (b/w photo)
8654588 Philadelphia: East Front of City Hall (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East Front of City Hall)

Philadelphia: Masonic Temple (b/w photo)
8654585 Philadelphia: Masonic Temple (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Masonic Temple)

Philadelphia: Independence Chamber (b/w photo)
8654582 Philadelphia: Independence Chamber (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Independence Chamber)

Philadelphia: Carpenters Hall; Old Swedes Church (b/w photo)
8654581 Philadelphia: Carpenters Hall; Old Swedes Church (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpenters Hall; Old Swedes Church)

Philadelphia: RC Cathedral (b/w photo)
8654570 Philadelphia: RC Cathedral (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: RC Cathedral)

Philadelphia: Grand Opera House (b/w photo)
8654569 Philadelphia: Grand Opera House (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Opera House)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677315 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Interior of Machinery Hall, from Gallery near Krupp's Guns (engraving)
8667237 Interior of Machinery Hall, from Gallery near Krupp's Guns (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of Machinery Hall)

Ice-Yacht (engraving)
8667213 Ice-Yacht (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ice-Yacht. Illustration for The Budget)

Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (b/w photo)
8658186 Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Chestnut Street, Philadelphia (b/w photo)
8658172 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chestnut Street, Philadelphia)

1920s-vintage advertising flier for the Bassett's Ice Cream stand in the Reading Terminal Market
7133808 1920s-vintage advertising flier for the Bassett's Ice Cream stand in the Reading Terminal Market. Bassett's was one of the original tenants (photo); (add.info)

Philadelphia Circus, Callowhill Street at 10th, c.1870 (newsprint)
3502574 Philadelphia Circus, Callowhill Street at 10th, c.1870 (newsprint); 18x22.7 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; © Free Library of Philadelphia

Ticket to the Republican National Convention, Philadelphia, 1900 (colour litho)
8677536 Ticket to the Republican National Convention, Philadelphia, 1900 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)
8677265 Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for menswear from Wanamaker & Brown)

Philadelphia: Independence Bell (b/w photo)
8654583 Philadelphia: Independence Bell (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Independence Bell)

Philadelphia: Broad Street Depot, Pennsylvania Railroad (b/w photo)
8654576 Philadelphia: Broad Street Depot, Pennsylvania Railroad (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Broad Street Depot, Pennsylvania Railroad)

Philadelphia: The Girard Bank, Founded in 1795 (b/w photo)
8654564 Philadelphia: The Girard Bank, Founded in 1795 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Girard Bank, Founded in 1795)

Philadelphia: Chestnut Street, above Third Street (b/w photo)
8654563 Philadelphia: Chestnut Street, above Third Street (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chestnut Street, above Third Street)

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania (b/w photo)
8654551 Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: University of Pennsylvania)

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Discover the rich history and vibrant culture through captivating visuals. 🏙️🎨 From the first clash between a train and an airplane to a Birds Eye View of Philadelphia in 1850, these colour lithographs transport you back in time. Immerse yourself in the grandeur of opera with an engraving showcasing the Etiquette of the opera at the Interior of the Academy of Music. Delve into American trade-marks and devices that represent iconic companies like The Curtis Publishing Company, The Eugene McGuckin Co, Franklin Printing Company, A B Kirschbaum Company, Alexander Brothers, Hess Manufacturing Co, and Rodgers Hosiery Co Inc. , all based in Philadelphia. Experience artistry at its finest with Revelation iii, 7—an exquisite engraving that captures the essence of this remarkable city. And don't miss Flags of All Nations—a colourful lithograph that celebrates diversity within Philadelphia's borders. Join us on a visual journey through time as we explore this dynamic city's past and present.