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Founders Week- Parade Real Photos

Founders Week [parade], WHR [RP] Military Day Oct 5th 1908

96B01

  • ...2715 - U.S. troops

96B02

  • ...2730 - 6th Regt N.G.P.
  • ...Municipal Day, Oct 6th 1908
  • ...2790 - 4th Batallion Police
  • ...Industrial Day, Oct. 7th 1908

96B03.

  • ...2901 - [Float for Michell's Evergreen Grass Seed]
  • ...2933 - [Float for Otto Gas Engine Works]
  • ...2938 - [Float for Bernstein Mfg. Co.]

96B04

  • ...2945 - [Development of lighting float]
  • ...2946 - [Electric cooking float]
  • ...Historical Day Oct. 9th '08
  • ...3028 - Old Dutch float - scene 3

96B05

  • ...3029 - Swedish settlers - Mounted scene 4
  • ...3030 - "Gloria Dei" scene 4
  • ...3032 - Swedish settlers scene 4
  • ..3034 - "Penn under arrest" scene 6

96B06

  • ...3036 - Arrival of Penn on the Welcome scene 8
  • ...3037 - Arrival of Penn on the Welcome scene 8

96B07

  • ...3039 - Founder of Germantown scene 10
  • ...3040 - The Scotch Irish scene 12
  • ...3048 - Constables and nightwatch scene 17
  • ...3049 - Arrest of the pirates scene 18

96B08

  • ...3053 - Palatnes going to take the oath 1740 scene 21
  • ...3059 - Conestoga wagon

96B09

  • ...3062 - Univ. of Penna. 1750 scene 26
  • ...3063 - Univ. of Penna. float scene 26
  • ...---- - Virginians coming to Congress 1775 scene 29
  • ...3068 - Rangers' band scene 29

96B10

  • ...3070 - Quaker blues scene 30
  • ...3071 - John Paul Jones scene 31
  • ...3072 - Signing the Declaration of Independence

96B11

  • ...3075 - The Liberty Bell scene 35

96B12

  • ...3076 - The Liberty Bell scene 35
  • ...3078 - Entrance of the British. 1777. Genl Howe scene 37

96B13

  • ...3079 - Entrance of the British scene 37
  • ...3080 - -------British
  • ...3082 - Highlanders

96B14

  • ...3083 - Lydia Darrach scene 38
  • ...3089 - Robert Morris ox team scene 41
  • ...3090 - Americans on the way to Yorktown Washington at the head scene 42
  • ...3091 - Continental soldiers scene 42

96B15

  • ...3092 - Continental soldiers scene 42 & 43
  • ...3094 - Rochambeau and the French allies scene 43

96B16

  • ...3098 - City Troop
  • ...3099 - Washington's carriage scene 46

96B17

  • ...3100 - Lady Washington's reception scene 47
  • ...3101 - Commerce with the Orient scene 49
  • ...3102 - John Fitch's steamboat 1790 scene 50
  • ...3103 - Hail Columbus scene 52

96B18

  • ...3104 - The War of 1812 scene 53
  • ...3107 - Lafayettes visit 1824 City Troop scene 55

96B19

  • ...3115 - Consolidation of the City, 1854 scene 60
  • ...3116 - Consolidation of the City, 1854 scene 60
  • ...3118 - Wide awakes scene 62

96B20

  • ...3119 - Departure of the troops - Civil War scene 63
  • ...3120 - Departure of the troops - Civil War scene 63
  • ...3123 - Selling war loans scene 64 <225th Anniversary Philadelphia historical Pageant Oct.1908>, UQCC [RP] [BB]

96B21A

  • ...14 1st Swedish Church Gloria Dei [BB]

96B21B

  • ...29 Penn under Arrest BB]
  • ...39 Early street car

96B21C

  • ...75 Old Hand Engine
  • ...77 Street County Fair 1740
  • ...78 Street Fair 1740

     

96B22

  • [Commerce with the orient float, closeup shot.], [RP]
  • Founders Week, Military Day, Oct. 5th, 1908, Gene Grant Chief Marshal, [RP]

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For more information regarding this collection, please contact
Sarah Weatherwax, Curator of Prints and Photographs at printroom@librarycompany.org