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Medal, Commemorative
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Dimension:H:1.375in W:0.625in
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Obverse: coat of arms at center. "Central High School" at top and "Award of Service" at bottom.
Reverse: engraved with "John L. Haney Dec. 1934"
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Dimension:L:4.250in D:0.500in
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Attached tag states "Original nail from "Philosophical Hall Removed at time of restoration in 194?"
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Dimension:H:1.125in W:0.625in
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Metal pin-back badge with arrow and the initial U.B. in center. Wreath around perimeter
Pinned to paper which reads: "Badge of the United Bowmen of Philadelphia, founded 1828, Belonged to Franklin Peale, one of the founders and given by his daughter Anna Peale to Harriet, wife of his nephew Charles Peale (son of Rubins [sic]) who presented it to his grandnephew Horace Wells Sellers."
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:D:0.500in Dia:1.375in
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Central image of sailing ship with sun in the background and hills, bushes and a large sunflower in the foreground. "MATTHEW CLARKSON NOTARY PUBLICK PHILA." around perimeter.
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Dimension:D:1.250in Dia:3.750in
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Iron bell fragment. Surface is pockmarked and scratched.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Alt. Title:
Bust of Nicholas Biddle
Description:
Dimension:H:21.750in W:16.250in D:9.000in
Creator:
Persico, E. Luigi, attributed
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Life-sized, undraped bust of a male with no base. The head is turned slightly to the left. The hair is curled, ending just below the ears. Cast in back of shoulders: "Biddle." Brass tag on front: "NICHOLAS BIDDLE/ 1786-1844." Attributed to E. Luigi Persico.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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View of the Dam and Water Works at Fairmount, Philadelphia
Description:
Dimension:H:8.000in W:15.250in
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Panoramic engraving showing waterworks buildings, dam and locks, and riverbanks. There is a steamboat on the river, with a cabin and awning on its upper deck and two paddle wheels at the stern. "Drawn by T. Birch" on bottom left. "Engraved by R. Campbell" on bottom right.
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Alt. Title:
The Race Bridge, Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia
Description:
Dimension:H:6.750in W:8.750in
Contributor:
J. Andrews, engravers
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Water works and environs as seen from the west. Depicts the floodgates (known as the Race Bridge). Visitors sitting on river bank, strolling across bridge and walking on hill, man steering a boat underneath the bridge. Under image, left: "Drawn by C. Burton." Right: "Engraved at J. Andrews's." At bottom: "THE RACE BRIDGE FAIR MOUNT WATER WORKS, PHILADELPHIA."
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Bush Hill and Cholera Hospital, Phila.
Description:
Dimension:H:9.500in W:13.500in is unframed- and stored in acid free foam core folder.
Creator:
Kollner, Augustus
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View of a rural landscape. Spindly tree in foreground at left. Two men stand in center foreground. In background are dog and horse in rolling landscape, spotted with trees. Two buildings sit in background at right. Inscribed "1841" on lower left and "A.K." on lower right.
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Alt. Title:
Fairmount Gardens, With the Schuylkill Bridge
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Dimension:H:6.750in W:8.750in
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Well-dressed visitors walk on fenced path up the side of Fairmount. At background is the south garden with fountain, and the Schuylkill Bridge. Across the river is Harding Hotel, a popular resort.
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Alt. Title:
Fairmount Water Works
Description:
Dimension:H:16.250in W:23.000in
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View of the Water Works from across the river. At foreground are visitors strolling and looking across the water. At background, view of eight arched openings at river level in the mill house. Below image: "Painted by T. Doughty. Engraved Printed & Coloured by I. Hill/Fair Mount Water Works./ Dedicated to the Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia."
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:H:82.500in W:20.000in D:9.000in Dimensions without hood
Hood: 29.25 x 23.5 x 10.25
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Mahogany case. Bell-top hood with three beet-shaped wooden finials, the base of the center one being flanked by brackets resembling thorny branches. The dial is 12 1/2" square, of silvered brass. Marked "Duffield, Philada." The movement has a time train of four arbors and is conventional. The deadbeat escapement is located between the plates. An 8-pound pendulum with a pine rod and lens-shaped bob is driven by a crutch wire. It is adjustable but not compensated. (Robert P. Multhauf, "Catalogue of Instruments and Models," 1961).
MUSEUM OBJECT
Alt. Title:
Fairmount Water-Works: From the West Side
Description:
Dimension:H:20.250in W:25.313in D:2.500in
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This oil-on-canvas was executed by Swiss landscape painter George Lehman (d. 1870) c. 1829. This view was taken from the western bank of the Schuylkill River, just south of the Fairmount Water Works. In the foreground are two men in a keelboat (a shallow-draft riverboat that is usually rowed, poled, or towed and commonly used for freight) loaded with cargo; in the left midground is a male figure, fishing and seated, on the shore; in the background are structures including a dam and several neoclassical buildings (formally known as the Fairmount Water Works). These structures include (left to right): a dam completed in 1821; the mill house / eight arched openings which return water to the river; a building (with tall chimneys, above a willow tree) constructed to house the original steam engines for the pumping system; and a promenade extending along the eastern bank, above which sat the original reservoir for the city’s pumping system.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Alt. Title:
Fishing (Philadelphia Scene)
Description:
Dimension:H:16.000in W:20.000in Framed
Creator:
Kollner, Augustus
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View of a river in an urban, industrial setting. In the foreground, two men fish from a pier. A horse pulling an unseen cart stands on another pier behind the first one. To the left, on the river, are a sailboat and rowboat with four passengers. Several factory buildings are depicted along the riverbank in the left background. Two buildings have smokestacks billowing smoke. A hill rises behind the buildings and a mansion is visible in the center background, also on a tree-covered hill. A bridge spans the river below it. Signed with the initial "A" in the lower right corner, and dated "1846" in the lower left corner.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Alt. Title:
Permanent Bridge at Market Street
Description:
Dimension:H:16.000in W:20.000in Framed
Creator:
Kollner, Augustus
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View of the Permanent Bridge at Market Street in an urban setting. The bridge runs diagonally from the center background to the right foreground of the watercolor. In the immediate foreground are a cow and three goats. A cart pulled by four horses emerges from the bridge entrance to the right. A tugboat pulling three barges and a rowboat are visible on the Schuylkill River to the left. On the far bank, in the background, are three industrial buildings including the City Gas Works. Two of the buildings have chimneys with billowing smoke. Signed "A. Kollner, fec" in the bottom right corner. Handwritten on iron gall ink on the back bottom right corner is, "High or Market Street Bridge also City Gas Works, Phila. In 1848 A. Kollner, Paint."
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:2.250in
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Obverse: bas-relief of Independence Hall; "PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT THE LAND AND UNTO ALL THE PEOPLE THEREOF" around perimeter and "INDEPENDENCE HALL / JULY 4 1776 / PATD FEBRY 10, 1874" under image.
Reverse: bas-relief of Memorial Hall; "MEMORIAL HALL" at top and "TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL / ANNIVERSARY OF THE / UNITED STATES / PHILA JULY 4 / 1876" at bottom.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:H:2.750in D:0.063in Dia:1.250in
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Pin is attached to light blue and gold ribbon, which is attached to medal.
Obverse: bas-relief of Liberty Bell between "1776" and "PHILA."; "PROCLAIM LIBERTY THROUGHOUT THE LAND UNTO ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF" around perimeter.
Reverse: "PHILADELPHIA HOME-COMING 1951 CELEBRATION" around perimeter; "175TH ANNIVERSARY / DECLARATION OF / INDEPENDENCE" at center.
MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Medal, Commemorative
Description:
Dimension:D:0.188in Dia:1.500in
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Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin wearing cap.
Reverse: "FRANKLIN INSTITUTE OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA " around perimeter. "AWARD / TO" below perimeter text. Center blank.
After medallion by Jean-Baptiste Nini.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Dimension:H:3.500in W:1.875in D:0.125in
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Obverse: "TRUTH" in center over image of globe. "ASSOCIATED ADVERTISING CLUBS OF THE WORLD" around perimeter.
Reverse: full-length profile of seated man holding a staff, with an industrial landscape in the background. "12TH ANNUAL CONVENTION PHILADELPHIA JUNE 25-30 1916" at bottom. "THE WORLD'S GREATEST WORKSHOP" around top perimeter.
Top Bar: attached to medal with faded green ribbon. Profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin at top. "POOR RICHARD CLUB" at top and "PHILADELPHIA" at bottom, both on banners.