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"Philadelphia: A City Steeped in History and Legacy" Step into the vibrant city of Philadelphia, where history comes alive at every turn

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: View of Hydraulic Basin (engraving)

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

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: View of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia from the Columbian Magazine, 1787

View of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia from the Columbian Magazine, 1787
FLO4621869 View of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia from the Columbian Magazine, 1787. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bernardeni from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Map of Pennsylvania with inset map of Philadelphia, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Pennsylvania with inset map of Philadelphia, c.1900 (engraving)
533115 Map of Pennsylvania with inset map of Philadelphia, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of eastern Pennsylvania with inset map of Philadelphia, circa 1902)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Union troops, 1863

Union troops, 1863
1580696 Union troops, 1863; (add.info.: Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia. Print shows Union troops during the American Civil War disembarking from ferries in Philadelphia)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: View of a hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by

View of a hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio
FLO4621870 View of a hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: View of the market place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18th century

View of the market place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bernardeni
FLO4621864 View of the market place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bernardeni from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: American black poplar tree, Populus hudsonica, and Virginian poplar, Populus monilifera

American black poplar tree, Populus hudsonica, and Virginian poplar, Populus monilifera
5855045 American black poplar tree, Populus hudsonica, and Virginian poplar, Populus monilifera; (add.info.: Leaves and buds of the American black poplar tree, Populus hudsonica)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Red birch, Betula rubra

Red birch, Betula rubra
5855021 Red birch, Betula rubra; (add.info.: Leaves, ament and seed of the red birch, Betula nigra (Betula rubra). Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Henri Joseph Redoute

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Common European white birch tree, Betula alba

Common European white birch tree, Betula alba
5855019 Common European white birch tree, Betula alba; (add.info.: Leaves, fertile aments and seed of the common European white birch tree, Betula alba)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum

Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum
5855016 Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum; (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seeds of the Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Large-leaved umbrella tree, Magnolia macrophylla (engraving)

Large-leaved umbrella tree, Magnolia macrophylla (engraving)
5855006 Large-leaved umbrella tree, Magnolia macrophylla (engraving); (add.info.: Leaf, cone and petal of the large-leaved umbrella tree, Magnolia macrophylla)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Heart leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia cordata

Heart leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia cordata
5855003 Heart leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia cordata; (add.info.: Flower, leaf and cone of the heart-leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia cordata)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Common white or grey poplar, Populus canescens, 1857 (engraving)

Common white or grey poplar, Populus canescens, 1857 (engraving)
5855049 Common white or grey poplar, Populus canescens, 1857 (engraving); (add.info.: Leaf, branch and sprout of the Common white or grey poplar, Populus canescens)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Camphor tree, Laurus camphora

Camphor tree, Laurus camphora
5855032 Camphor tree, Laurus camphora; (add.info.: Leaves, fruit and flowers of the Camphor tree, Laurus camphora. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Umbrella tree, Magnolia tripetala

Umbrella tree, Magnolia tripetala
5855004 Umbrella tree, Magnolia tripetala; (add.info.: Leaf, petal and cone of the umbrella tree, Magnolia tripetala. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: The Road to Washington

The Road to Washington
2623667 The Road to Washington; (add.info.: Chromolithograph titled 'The Road to Washington' game board for a game "The road to Washington" with "Washington" at the top)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: United States, Pennsylvania: Ledger Building and Jayne's Building on Third Street

United States, Pennsylvania: Ledger Building and Jayne's Building on Third Street
NWI4967165 United States, Pennsylvania: Ledger Building and Jayne's Building on Third Street, Philadelphia Commercial District, 1850

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: The Torch of the Statue of Liberty exhibits at the 100th exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: The crowd watching the rise of a hot air balloon in Philadelphia in the 1850s

The crowd watching the rise of a hot air balloon in Philadelphia in the 1850s
NWI4952726 The crowd watching the rise of a hot air balloon in Philadelphia in the 1850s. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Benjamin Franklin's bookshop (1706-1790) near Christ Church in Philadelphia (USA)

Benjamin Franklin's bookshop (1706-1790) near Christ Church in Philadelphia (USA) - Colorisee engraving
NWI4942670 Benjamin Franklin's bookshop (1706-1790) near Christ Church in Philadelphia (USA) - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Benjamin Franklin's bookshop next to Christ Church in

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Portrait of the young Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) wearing his boxes of typographical characters

Portrait of the young Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) wearing his boxes of typographical characters upon arriving in
NWI4941597 Portrait of the young Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) wearing his boxes of typographical characters upon arriving in Philadelphia to work in a printing shop

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, North America, 1778 (coloured engraving)

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

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Drexel Building and Stock Exchange (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Petroleum and Mining Exchange (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Church of the Holy Trinity, Nineteenth and Walnut Streets (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: On the Delaware (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Natural History (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Girard College (b/w photo)

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

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Girard College (b/w photo)

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

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Steamboat Landing, Fairmount Park (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Girard Avenue Bridge (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Views in Zoological Garden, Rustic Bridge, Yaks (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Callowhill Street Bridge (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: East Front of City Hall (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Masonic Temple (b/w photo)

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

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Independence Chamber (b/w photo)

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

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Carpenters' Hall; Old Swedes Church (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: RC Cathedral (b/w photo)

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

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Philadelphia: Grand Opera House (b/w photo)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Advertising card for Wanamaker & Brown, Philadelphia (litho)

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)

Background imagePhiladelphia Collection: Interior of Machinery Hall, from Gallery near Krupp's Guns (engraving)

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)



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"Philadelphia: A City Steeped in History and Legacy" Step into the vibrant city of Philadelphia, where history comes alive at every turn. From iconic sporting moments to pivotal events that shaped a nation, this captivating city has it all. In 1950, Jackie Robinson etched his name in baseball folklore as he stole home under the watchful eye of catcher Andy Seminick during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The electric atmosphere at Shibe Park was palpable as fans witnessed this daring feat by the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers player. But Philadelphia's historical significance extends far beyond sports. As you stroll through Independence National Historical Park, you'll come across the Free Quaker Meeting House, where a copy of The Declaration of Independence stands proudly. This sacred document symbolizes America's fight for freedom and independence. Speaking of independence, it was here in Philadelphia that delegates gathered in 1787 to debate and draft the Constitution of the United States. These discussions laid the foundation for our democratic principles and continue to shape our nation today. Marvel at Philadelphia's stunning skyline as it stretches along the picturesque Delaware River. The juxtaposition between modern architecture and historic landmarks creates an enchanting blend that captivates visitors from around the world. Immerse yourself in maritime history with a visit to Penns Landing's Waterfront District, where you can explore Moshulu Sailing Ship—a majestic vessel that harkens back to an era when ships ruled these waters. As you wander through this storied city, imagine standing among citizens on July 8th, 1776 when they heard the resounding chimes of Liberty Bell emanating from Independence Hall. It marked their call to witness Colonel John Nixon read aloud for the first time The Declaration of Independence—an event forever etched into American history. Transport yourself even further back in time with Thomas Holme's engraved plan dating back to 1683—the earliest depiction we have of the city of Philadelphia.