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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.
Illuminating influential illustrators! Art historian, Mark W. Sullivan writes about the Red Rose Girls and their impact on book and magazine illustration in the early 20th Century especially in Philadelphia. You can read more about these talented women here: http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/red-rose-girls/
Have You a Red Cross Service Flag? 1918. Jessie Wilcox Smith, 1863-1935, artist.