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.
![Does this bovine boast?
From our Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection, this trade card advertised the best cow milker in the world. The cow believes, do you?
Charles Corless, Glen Riddle, Pa. The best cow milker in the world. [ca. 1880] 1 print:...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/122187f07ecb9452c4e6d2aa19903115/tumblr_oyqpyrplDc1u23qdao1_250.jpg)
Does this bovine boast?
From our Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection, this trade card advertised the best cow milker in the world. The cow believes, do you?
![This week’s #wetnosewednesday is brought to you by an underrated condiment, mustard! Mooooove over ketchup!
Colman, J. J. (Jeremiah James), 1830-1898. New York Superior Court, city and county of New York... [New York, N.Y. : s.n., 1872]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/0a81ae7be57d963e030892d1978bfb43/tumblr_oebqu8Y5pX1u23qdao1_250.jpg)
This week’s #wetnosewednesday is brought to you by an underrated condiment, mustard! Mooooove over ketchup!
We’re okay with being a part of the herd in appreciation of this striking publishers’ binding.
There’s something about this photograph that makes us yearn for a simpler life. Plus, who can resist baby animals?