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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.
![Weekend quarantine activity: turn all of the shoes you haven’t worn in nine weeks into planters!
Image: T. Gorham, carpenter and builder. [Philadelphia]: 1880. Chromolithograph, 3 x 4 in.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/0916ab1dc686cd65969a63b2c94fee1c/65ddf86242c0d053-e1/s250x400/5cf99130d3d0c74d4b55ee2ee3efdd4e0117f50e.jpg)
Weekend quarantine activity: turn all of the shoes you haven’t worn in nine weeks into planters!
Image: T. Gorham, carpenter and builder. [Philadelphia]: 1880. Chromolithograph, 3 x 4 in.
![This week’s #ShoesintheLibrary feature has us feeling ready for spring!
T. Gorham, carpenter and builder, No. 3852 Lancaster Ave. or No. 3707 Haverford St. [graphic]. [Philadelphia]. 1880. 1 print : chromolithograph ; 7.5 x 10 cm. (3 x 4 in.)](https://64.media.tumblr.com/467f77b7fe4becfd8556e65855218e2d/tumblr_p5uai73S1X1u23qdao1_250.jpg)
This week’s #ShoesintheLibrary feature has us feeling ready for spring!