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Library Company of Philadelphia

Ask    Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.

Hey! It’s National Punctuation Day? Yes! To observe: mind [your] crotchets, double-check your divisions, and watch your points of suspension…

C.S. Van Winkle. The printers’ guide. (New York: C.S. Van Winkle, 1818.)
A specimen of printing types cast at D. & G. Bruce’s Foundry (New York, 1818)

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