Map shows mid-nineteenth century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania numbered wards, street names, parks, military installations, railroads, ferry and steamboat routes, and some buildings, businesses and institutions. Scale not given.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania numbered wards, street names, parks, military installations, railroads, ferry and steamboat routes, and some buildings, businesses and institutions. Scale not given.

Map shows late nineteenth century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey streets names, wards, public institutions, centennial exhibitions grounds, railroads, colleges, cemeteries, docks, ferries, bridges, military facilities, and major buildings. Scale [ca. 1:25,000].

Map shows late nineteenth century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey streets names, wards, public institutions, centennial exhibitions grounds, railroads, colleges, cemeteries, docks, ferries, bridges, military facilities, and major buildings. Scale [ca. 1:25,000].

Map shows street names, public institutions, parks, cemeteries, docks, railroads, major buildings, businesses, reservoirs, and military facilities. Includes index. Scale [ca. 1:28,200].

Man posing with horse in front of a wrought iron fence.

Set of documents relating to the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The included documents are a deed of trust and a supplemental mortgage from Texas and Pacific Railway Co. to W. T. Walters and Geo. D. Krumbhaar, an order of the United States Supreme Court from Associate Justice William B. Woods to C. E. Satterlee and George J. Gould, and a petition brought by the owners of Income and Land Grant Bonds against the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The entire set of documents is on Sayles & Sayles stationary.

Set of documents relating to the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The included documents are a deed of trust and a supplemental mortgage from Texas and Pacific Railway Co. to W. T. Walters and Geo. D. Krumbhaar, an order of the United States Supreme Court from Associate Justice William B. Woods to C. E. Satterlee and George J. Gould, and two petitions brought by the owners of Income and Land Grant Bonds against the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The two petitions are for the same case numbers but their texts are slightly different. The entire set of documents is on Sayles & Sayles stationary.

Letter from M. A. DeWitt to sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout. DeWitt's letter was composed of varied news of the family. The letter ended with Mitt informing Junia that a gift for Junia's daughter, Gertrude, would be arriving in time for Christmas. Included is an envelope addressed to "Mrs. J. P. Osterhout."

Map shows late nineteenth century Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania boundaries, townships, railroads, populations, marshes, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Insets: "Independence Hall in 1876, Philadelphia," "New City Hall, Philada.," "Centennial Art Gallery," and "Girard College, Philadelphia." Bulls-eye circles indicate four-mile intervals. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:65,400].

Front cover of an exhibition guide from Philadelphia.

Front cover of an exhibition guide from Philadelphia.

Letter from Ann E. Heard to her uncle, L. D. Bradley, dated January 18, 1874 and sent from St. Joseph's Academy in Philadelphia, in which she writes to tell him about the well-being of her family and to inquire about his.

Pair of shoes of ivory kid leather. Rounded toes, with stitched detailing on tongues and with applied leather bow at instep with many "loops" creating large "poof". Shoes of ivory kid leather. Short, modified Louis heel covered with same leather. Stamped inside left Shoe: "Mayer & Stern/ Phila. / Centennial / 1776-1876"

Patent for a new and useful process of reducing asphaltum to a liquid and the patent includes a list of solvents suitable for use in the process.