Item Types Engraving

A type of art popular during the 18th century, it features a design cut into a metal or wood surface and then inked and printed on paper.

Fairmount

Fairmount Water Works, about 1860

Leicester Knitting Mills, Charles Spencer & Co.

Charles Spencer & Co., Leicester Knitting Mills, Germantown, Philadelphia

Henry Disston & Sons, Keystone Saw, Tool, Steel and File Works, 1884 (2004.007.0005)

Henry Disston & Sons Keystone Saw Works

William Wood & Co., Manufacturer of cotton and woollen goods

William Wood & Co., Manufacturer of Cotton and Woollen Goods, Philadelphia, PA

Benezet House Clarke Hall Chestnut St. Bridge

Benezet House, Clarke’s Hall, and Chestnut St. Bridge (Watson’s Annals)

Arch Street Bridge at Front Street

Arch Street Bridge at Front Street