A. Schoenhut Factory and Warehouse, Philadelphia, ca. 1912This drawing from a 1912 book on Philadelphia manufacturers shows the Schoenhut factory and offices at Adams and Sepviva Streets…
A. Schoenhut Storefront, 1875In 1872, Albert Schoenhut began to manufacture toys in a storefront at 2337 Frankford Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood of…
Aaron, Dan at his retirement party flanked by full-size cutout photos of Comcast co-founders Ralph Roberts and Julian Brodsky, 1991Dan Aaron at his retirement party flanked by full-size cutout photos of Comcast co-founders Ralph Roberts (left) and Julian Brodsky,…
Aaron, Dan, his younger brother Franz, and their father Albert Aaron at their grandfather’s farm in Germany in the 1930sDan Aaron (left), his younger brother Franz, and their father Albert Aaron at their grandfather’s farm in Germany in the…
Aaron, Dan, his younger brother Franz, and their father Albert Aaron on the ship “Königstein” en route to America, 1937Dan Aaron (left), his younger brother Franz, and their father Albert Aaron on the ship “Königstein” en route to America,…
Abschied der Auswanderer (emigrants‘ farewell), painting by Antoine Volkmar, 1860Abschied der Auswanderer (emigrants‘ farewell), painting by Antoine Volkmar, 1860.
Accounting book showing the records for citric acid, 1882Historical accounting book showing the records for citric acid, 1882.
Action of a square piano made by Charles Albrecht and Joshua Baker, Philadelphia, 1800-1805Action of a square piano made by Charles Albrecht and Joshua Baker, Philadelphia, 1800-1805
Actor portraying Isaac M. Singer demonstrating his first sewing machine to printer George ZieberActor portraying Isaac M. Singer demonstrating his first sewing machine to printer George Zieber, from The Singer Light, Special Issue,…
Actors portraying Isaac M. Singer and George Zieber examining a Lerow and BlodgettActors portraying Isaac M. Singer and George Zieber examining a Lerow and Blodgett produced in Zieber and Orson Phelps’ Boston shop, from The Singer Light, Special Issue, 6.
Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer with Children, n.d.This photograph shows a middle-aged Harriet Stratemeyer Adams with two young children, presumably avid readers of juvenile literature by the…
Advertisement featuring lager beerBy the 1870s lager beer was so popular advertisers could joke that it was available even at the North pole.
Aerial photograph showing the D.G. Yuengling & Son brewery complex in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 2011Aerial photograph from 2011 showing the D.G. Yuengling & Son brewery complex in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The image shows the mix…
