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John L. Magee, Death of George Shifler in Kensington. Born Jan 24 1825. Murdered May 6 1844 (Philadelphia: William Smith, after 1850). Hand-colored lithograph.

Working with Graphics is Not Just Fun

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The Norris Family and Their Networks

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May 27, 2020
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Pandemic Panic: Mary Shelley’s The Last Man

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May 26, 2020
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The Abbess, being dragged by Death from her nunnery looks far from ready to meet her maker, woodblock print from The Dance of Death by the German artist Hans Holbein (1497–1543).

Pandemic Reading: Cholera: John Snow’s Map and Poe’s “Red Death”

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May 26, 2020
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Leek Soup served with fresh crusty bread and basil.

Leek Soup

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May 21, 2020
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Depicts a "Quick Delivery" truck standing in the middle of the street, the driver napping and the horse eating grass from the street. A cop leans on a lamppost and twirls his nightstick. Children play marbles in the street, and a dog sleeps. The building in the background resembles Independence Hall.

Special Delivery

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May 21, 2020
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LCP Cataloger Em Ricciardi's book shelf arranged with their own "SystEm" method

Sorting Books the Library Way

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May 21, 2020
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Detail of the pest house on Province Island from A map of Philadelphia and parts adjacent, from Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 23, 1753 p. 373.

Pandemic Reading: Quarantine and Isolation at the Lazaretto

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May 12, 2020
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Ingredients for Indian Stew of Tomatoes from The Larder Invaded

Indian Stew of Tomatoes

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May 12, 2020
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The Microcosm of London. London: R. Ackermann, 1808-11. Christie’s Auction Room.

Traveling the World with Rudolph Ackermann

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May 11, 2020
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Demolition of Burd Mansion, s.w. corner Ninth and Chestnut streets

Six Degrees of Separation of the Edward Shippen Burd Mansion

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May 11, 2020
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Ingredients for artichoke hearts in cream sauce

Artichoke Hearts in Cream Sauce

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May 11, 2020
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Title page from A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People….

Pandemic Reading: Yellow Fever in Philadelphia

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April 27, 2020
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Lee Francis IV taking part in the symposium

Redrawing History: Taking the Symposium on the Road

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April 24, 2020
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Posthumous oil portrait of Francis Folger Franklin.

Pandemic Reading: Smallpox in Colonial America

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April 23, 2020
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Pudding, post boil

A Tale of Two Puddings Part Two: Blackberry Pudding

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April 23, 2020
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Portrait of Daniel Defoe in the style of Sir Godfrey Kneller

Pandemic Reading: Bubonic Plague and Journal of the Plague Year

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April 17, 2020
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Carrot pudding served with nutmeg, orange zest, and whipped cream

A Tale of Two Puddings Part One: Carrot Pudding

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April 15, 2020
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1555 Lyon edition of the Decameron

Pandemic Reading: Bubonic Plague and Boccaccio’s Decameron

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April 13, 2020
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Colin Campbell Cooper Jr., Detail from View of the Interior of Library Hall on Fifth Street (Philadelphia, 1879).

Searching Through the Catalog: From Print to Cards to Digital

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April 8, 2020
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