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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.
It’s Election Day in Pennsylvania! #ivoted
Voting was a big deal even before Independence, as illustrated in this pro-Franklin political cartoon from 1764 depicting a crowd gathered to vote at the Philadelphia courthouse during the Pennsylvania Assembly election of October 1764. The print advocates Franklin’s appointment as provincial agent to Britain despite his election loss.
You can see the full version of the cartoon here.
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Lithograph of Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin, in Milk St., Boston, Jan. 6. 1705-6. O.S. as reproduced at the Fair of The Boston Young Men’s Christian Association, Decr. 25 1858. J.H. Buffords lith., 1858.
