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.
It’s time for our final #LibraryHarvest feature! We have enjoyed participating in this challenge and seeing harvest related items from collections around the world.
We love the ethereal quality of this circa 1889 albumen print by photographer Robert Redfield, which shows a man harvesting grain using a cradle scythe.
Redfield, Robert S.
[Man harvesting grain with a cradle scythe]
Philadelphia
[ca. 1889]