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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.
This cheeky monkey is messing with our sense of time!
We are continuing with the #AnimatedArchive challenge for #ArchivesMonth. This trade card advertising the jeweler, Joseph S. Downie, Jr. was just asking to be brought to life.
Joe Freeman Collection of Trade Cards. United States, [ca. 1874 - ca. 1910]