Collection: Special Selections

Scott, Thomas M. “Commissioners Hall-Northern Liberties, Phila” [east side of Third Street between Buttonwood and Green streets]

Kollner, Augustus. “Fairmount Water Works”

Palmer, F. F. “American Farm Scenes. No. 2” (Summer)

Seymour, Samuel “Battle of New Orleans and Defeat of the British under the Command of Sir Edward Packenham. by Genl. Andrew Jackson, 8th Jany. 1815”

Currier & Ives "A Home On The Mississippi"

Unattributed “Liberty Enlightening the World”

Gould, John & H.C. Richter. “Heliangelus Strophianus.” Gorgeted sunangel

Birch, Thomas “The Upper Ferry Bridge over the River Schuylkill near Morris Street in the County of Philadelphia”

Vooght, C.J. “Pas-kaarte Van de Zee Kusten van Carthagena Tierra Firma Costa Rica ende Honduras…"

Birch, William "Frontispiece. The City & Port of Philadelphia, on the River Delaware from Kensington" [framed]

Birch, William "Arch Street Ferry, Philadelphia"

Birch, William "Second Street North from Market St. with Christ Church. Philadelphia"

Cropsey, Jasper F. “American Autumn, Starucca Valley, Erie R. Road"

Kurz & Allison “The Great Conemaugh-Valley Disaster, Fire & Flood at Johnstown, PA. Friday May 31st, 1889”

Delisle, Guillaume “Carte Du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France”

Wild, J.C. “South” and “West.” Two prints from a set of four titled "Panorama of Philadelphia from the State House Steeple"

Köllner, Augustus “Philadelphia - S. E. View.” From "Views of American Cities"

Phelps, Ensign & Thayer “Map of the United States from the latest Authorities"