Largest city in Pennsylvania, United States

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Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: American Civil War Army of the Cumberland train carriage: the kitchen car: a model. Photograph, 1876.

Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: Hospital of the Medical Department of the U.S. Army, Philadelphia: front view. Photograph, 1876.

Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: park visitors next to a small lake with a fountain. Photograph by Francis Frith, ca. 1880.

Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: (Mower or McClellan ?) Hospital, Philadelphia: a model. Photograph, 1876.

Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: model train carriages and steamboats in glass display cases. Photograph, 1876.

U.S. Naval Asylum, Philadelphia. Lithograph by J.C. Wild.

Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: U.S. military hospital barrack ward: a model. Photograph, 1876.

The Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. Mezzotint by H.S. Sadd after J. Trumbull.

Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: American Civil War medicine wagon produced by T. Morris Perot and Company. Photograph, 1876.

Fair Mount Water Works, Philadelphia: with Upper Ferry Bridge. Coloured engraving by Ferrer Sears & Co., 1830, C. Burton.

Girard College, Philadelphia. Lithograph by J.C. Wild, 1838, after T.U. Walter.

Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: American Civil War freight car: a model. Photograph, 1876.

The picture of Philadelphia. Giving an account of its origin, increase and improvements in arts, sciences, manufactures, commerce and revenue / With a compendious view of its societies, literary, benevolent, patriotic, & religious. Its police - the public buildings - the prison and penetentiary [!] system - institutions, monied and civil - museum. By James Mease, M.D.

[The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.].

Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Schuylkill Water Works, Philadelphia: panoramic view with the river. Coloured engraving by J.C. Armytage after W.H. Bartlett.

The library of James Logan of Philadelphia, 1674-1751 / Edwin Wolf 2nd.

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Philadelphia

Images from the collections

Images about Philadelphia

Works from the collections

[The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.].

Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Schuylkill Water Works, Philadelphia: panoramic view with the river. Coloured engraving by J.C. Armytage after W.H. Bartlett.

The library of James Logan of Philadelphia, 1674-1751 / Edwin Wolf 2nd.

Philadelphia

Images from the collections

Images about Philadelphia

Works from the collections

[The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.].

Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Photograph, ca. 1880.

Schuylkill Water Works, Philadelphia: panoramic view with the river. Coloured engraving by J.C. Armytage after W.H. Bartlett.

The library of James Logan of Philadelphia, 1674-1751 / Edwin Wolf 2nd.

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