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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.
![Get a leg up while feeling fresh! For all your wooing needs there’s Love on a Tub - a special offer stereograph for this Valentine’s Day and the #LoveintheLibrary challenge.
Love on a tub. [graphic]. Philadelphia : Geo. W. Griffith, publisher,...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/d576c626efce0d938d06664fa6659caa/tumblr_p2th92zdPi1u23qdao1_250.jpg)
Get a leg up while feeling fresh! For all your wooing needs there’s Love on a Tub - a special offer stereograph for this Valentine’s Day and the #LoveintheLibrary challenge.
![Its the little things that count… and the way to any cat’s heart is through its stomach, or this miniature sticker seal. Cats mirror life. #bemine
[Illustrated mini seals containing admonitions] [graphic]. [ca. 1860] Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/68ac50fab37c6168944eeb3a8b0d9be0/tumblr_o2fy2rImxu1u23qdao1_250.jpg)
Its the little things that count… and the way to any cat’s heart is through its stomach, or this miniature sticker seal. Cats mirror life. #bemine