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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.
![Summer fun in Wildwood with the Morris Family (July 1907).
[Group in bathing attire] Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/efcd9bf8b8995664c20f81770fb556ae/tumblr_nt37umBdis1u23qdao1_250.jpg)
Summer fun in Wildwood with the Morris Family (July 1907).
[Group in bathing attire] Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ.