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Friday, January 21, 2011

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This day in history: On January 21, 1738 Revolutionary War Hero, Ethan Allen was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. In our collection: Allen, Ethan. A narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's captivity:from the time of his being taken by the…
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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This day in history: On December 14, 1799 General George Washington died in Mount Vernon at the age of 67 breathing his last words: "Tis' well". In our collection: Caldwell, Charles, An elegiac poem on the death of General Washington…
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Laurel Hill Cemetery Exhibtion

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Laurel Hill Cemetery is celebrating their 175th year with an exhibition at the Library Company. "Building a City of the Dead: The Creation and Expansion of Philadelphia’s Laurel Hill Cemetery" was highlighted in a piece by Jon Snyder of the…
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Early Book Structures and the Nag Hammadi Codices

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Friday, October 29 Program at 6:00 P.M. Julia Miller, former senior conservator on the staff of the University of Michigan conservation lab, will discuss the Nag Hammadi Codices. These are the manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945 that…
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October 18th in History

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William Henry Seward, secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson, championed the purchase of Alaska from Russia for two cents an acre resulting in the United States taking possession of the territory on this day in 1867. In our collection: Seward,…
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Octavius Catto Event

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Octavius Valentine Catto was a teacher, activist, and orator as well as second baseman on Philadelphia’s best black baseball team. The nation lost a civil rights pioneer when Catto was murdered at an election-day race riot in 1871. Daniel…
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September 23rd in History

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September 23rd, 1806 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark returned to St. Louis, Missouri, from their nearly 3 year long exploratory journey of the Louisiana Purchase. In our collection: Meriwether Lewis, History of the expedition under…
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September 13th in History

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September 13th, 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote a poem entitled “The Defense of Fort McHenry” after witnessing the attack on the fort during the war of 1812. The poem was renamed “The Star Spangled Banner” and became the United States…
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September 1st in History

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September 1, 1807 Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr is acquitted. Burr was charged with treason for plotting to annex parts of Louisiana and Spanish territory in Mexico to be used toward the establishment of an independent republic. Though…
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August 18th in History

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Aug 18, 1795: George Washington signs Jay Treaty with Britain From the LCP Collection: Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817. Features of Mr. Jay's treaty. To which is annexed a view of the commerce of the United States, as it stands at present,…
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The Stewardship Program

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Become a Steward of the collections of the Library Company and sponsor your own piece of history! Through our Stewardship Program, you can support the purchase of interesting and important rare books, pamphlets, prints, and photographs.…
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Philadelphia on Stone in ImPAC

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Following the excitement of the Philadelphia on Stone exhibition that opened in March 2010 and the submission of the manuscript of the illustrated book in May 2010, Project Assistant Linda Wisniewski focused on completing a final component…
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New Online Exhibition

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Introduction Philadelphia can claim many “firsts.” The birth of American lithography is one first that is not well known. Following years of experimentation by others, Philadelphia artist Bass Otis produced the first American lithograph…
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Juneteenth

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Please join us on Monday, June 21st at 6:00pm for our Juneteenth celebration. This year’s panel discussion will focus on the past eight years of controversy surrounding the discovery of the slave quarters and the nine slaves who served President…
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Seeing Shylock: Images of Pawnbroking in Three Centuries

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Thursday, April 22, 2010, 6:00 p.m. Wendy A. Woloson, independent scholar and consulting historian, will discuss her new book, In Hock: Pawning in America from Independence through the Great Depression. This illustrated talk traces…
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Philadelphia on Stone: The First Fifty Years of Commercial Lithography in Philadelphia, 1828-1878

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Philadelphia on Stone: The First Fifty Years of Commercial Lithography in Philadelphia, 1828-1878, explores the history of 19th-century Philadelphia lithography and its impact on contemporary visual culture. Philadelphia on Stone explicates…
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Horses at Work: Harnessing Power in Industrial America

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Horses at Work: Harnessing Power in Industrial America By Ann Norton Greene, University of Pennsylvania Tuesday, March 2, 6:00p.m. The Library Company of Philadelphia This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to lpropst@librarycompany.org…