“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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,…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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.…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

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…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

Library Company Conservator Alice Austin in New Yorker Blog

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Click here to view the blog. The Library Company of Philadelphia 1314 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 TEL 215-546-3181 FAX 215-546-5167 http://www.librarycompany.org
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

New Online Digital Catalog

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Please Note: In 2017, we moved to a new digital repository. We have recently upgraded ImPAC, our digital collections catalog, to DigiTool, a Digital Asset Management System that replaces ENCompass, our former platform. The new ImPAC provides…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

Slavery’s Constitution

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Slavery’s Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification Wednesday, October 14, 6:00 p.m.   David Waldstreicher, Professor of History at Temple University and author of Runaway America and In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes;…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

Exhibition Opening and Daguerreotype Lecture by Keith Davis

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  Exhibition Opening: Catching a Shadow Thursday, October 1, 2009 Reception at 5:30 p.m., program at 6:00 Keith F. Davis, Curator of Photography at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, in Kansas City, and author of numerous books…
“The Goldfish” in Ada M. Skinner’s A Child’s Book of Modern Stories (1935).

Summer project increases access to early 20th-century photograph collection

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With support from the Samuel S. Fels Fund the Library Company is pleased to make a wonderful collection of photographs available for public research and use. The collection consists of more than 200 portraits taken ca. 1910-1940 by local…