Views of Old Philadelphia:
The Brightbill Postcard Collection
from THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA

BRIGHTBILL'S 172 SUBJECT HEADINGS


Below is the unabridged index to the Brightbill Collection, Series I. Each item is a subject heading, and is linked to a complete inventory of all the postcards catalogued under that heading. This list will open in a second window. The explanation of codes in the inventory and the publisher codes and address (each opening in their own window) will clarify Brightbill's inventory.


01 Introductory

02 Hold-to-light

03 Views

04 Architectural

05 Betsy Ross House - No Flags

06 Betsy Ross House - Two Small Flags

07 Betsy Ross House - Two Small and One Large Flag

08 Betsy Ross House - One Large Flag

09 Betsy Ross House - One Large and Group of Small Flags

10 Betsy Ross House - Miscellaneous and Grave

11 Bridges - Delaware River (Franklin)

12 Bridges - Girard Avenue

13 Bridges - Miscellaneous

14 Bridges - Stawberry Manision

15 Bridges - Walnut Lane

16 Broad Street - North

17 Broad Street - South

18 Buildings - Academy of Fine Arts

19 Buildings - Academy of Music

20 Buildings - Arcade

21 Buildings - Bartram House and Garden

22 Buildings - Betz Building

23 Buildings - Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust

24 Buildings - Land Title

25 Buildings - Lulu Temple

26 Buildings - Masonic Temple

27 Buildings - Miscellaneous

28 Buildings - North American

29 Buildings - Real Estate Trust

30 Buildings - Stock Exchange

32 Buildings- Union League

33 Buildings - United Gas Improvement

34 Buildings - U.S. Custom House

35 Business and Industry - Acker Quality Shop

36 Business and Industry - Cramp's

37 Business and Industry - Curtis Publishing

38 Business and Industry - Gimbels

39 Business and Industry - Girard Trust

40 Business and Industry - Miscellaneous

41 Business and Industry - Philadelphia Record

42 Business and Industry - Sears

43 Business and Industry - Strawbridge

44 Business and Industry - Wanamaker

45 Carpenter Hall

46 Chestnut Street

47 Churches - Baptist Temple

48 Churches - Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul

49 Churches - Christ Church

50 Churches - Miscellaneous

51 Churches - Old Swedes

52 Churches - St. Peters

53 Cigarette Papers

54 City Hall - Exterior-Horizontal

55 City Hall - Exterior-Vertical

56 City Hall - Penn Statue

57 Cobbs and Darby Creeks

58 Congress Hall

59 Elks Convention 1907

60 Fairmount Park - Boats, Dam & Waterworks

61 Fairmount Park - Bridges - High Stone Bridge

62 Fairmount Park - Bridges - Miscellaneous

63 Fairmount Park - Bridges - Rex Avenue

64 Fairmount Park - Bridges - Valley Green

65 Fairmount Park - Centennial Lake

66 Fairmount Park - East River Drive - Bridge, Train Travelling East

67 Fairmount Park - East River Drive - Bridge, Train Travelling West

68 Fairmount Park - East River Drive - Miscellaneous

69 Fairmount Park - Entrances

70 Fairmount Park - Grant's Cabin

71 Fairmount Park - Horticultural Hall - Exteriors

72 Fairmount Park - Horticultural Hall - Flower Beds

73 Fairmount Park - Horticultural Hall - Interiors

74 Fairmount Park - Horticultural Hall - Lily Ponds

75 Fairmount Park - Japanese Pagoda

76 Fairmount Park - Lincoln Drive

77 Fairmount Park - Mansions and Houses - Arnold

78 Fairmount Park - Mansions and Houses - Belmont

79 Fairmount Park - Mansions and Houses - Lemon Hill

80 Fairmount Park - Mansions and Houses - Livezey

81 Fairmount Park - Mansions and Houses - Miscellaneous

82 Fairmount Park - Mansions and Houses - Moore's

83 Fairmount Park - Mansions and Houses - Penn Mansion

84 Fairmount Park - Memorial Hall - Exteriors

85 Fairmount Park - Memorial Hall - Interiors

86 Fairmount Park - Miscellaneous

87 Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Lincoln Memorial

88 Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Miscellaneous

89 Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Smith Memorial

90 Fairmount Park - Monuments & Memorials - Washington Monument

91 Fairmount Park - Strawberry Mansion

92 Fairmount Park - Valley Green

93 Fairmount Park - Wissahickon

94 Fairmount Park - Zoo

95 Founders Week - Miscellaneous

96 Founders Week - Parade Real Photos

97 Frankford (Section)

98 Frankford Arsenal

99 Franklin's Grave

100 Germantown - Buildings

101 Germantown - Churches

102 Germantown - Mansions

103 Germantown - Market Square

104 Germantown - Miscellaneous

105 Germantown - National Bank

106 Germantown - Schools

107 Historical Pageant, 1912

108 Hospitals

109 Hotels & Restaurants - Adelphia

110 Hotels & Restaurants - Bellevue Stratford

111 Hotels & Restaurants - Benjamin Franklin

112 Hotels & Restaurants - Bingham through Green's

113 Hotels & Restaurants - Hanover

114 Hotels & Restaurants - Horn & Hardart's

115 Hotels & Restaurants - Huylers through Keystone

116 Hotels & Restaurants - Kuglers

117 Hotels & Restaurants - Lauber's through Stenton

118 Hotels & Restaurants - Vendig through Walnut

119 Hotels & Restaurants - Walton

120 Hotels & Restaurants - Warwick through Windsor

121 Humorous

122 Independence Hall - From Fifth Street

123 Independence Hall - From Sixth Street

124 Independence Hall - Chestnut Street Front

125 Independence Hall - Independence Square

126 Independence Hall - Interiors

127 Independence Hall - Miscellaneous

128 Independence Series

129 Leather

130 League Island

131 Liberty Bell

132 Libraries

133 Logan Square and Parkway

134 Lutz, Karl F.

135 Market Street

136 Miscellaneous

137 Old Landmark Series

138 Organizations (By Name)

139 Paintings

140 Post Office

141 Public Ledger Series

142 Published in Philadelphia

143 Railroad - Broad Street Station

144 Railroads - Ferries

145 Railroads - Miscellaneous

146 Railroads - Reading Terminal

147 Rittenhouse Square

148 Schools - Boys' High

149 Schools - Drexel Institute

150 Schools - Girard College

151 Schools - Girls High

152 Schools - Girls Normal

153 Schools - Miscellaneous

154 Schools - North East Manual

155 Sesquicentennial Exposition

156 Streets - Miscellaneous

157 Theaters

158 Transit

159 Trolley Strike, 1910

160 U.S. Mint

161 University of Pennsylvania - Campus

162 University of Pennsylvania - College Hall

163 University of Pennsylvania - Dormitories

164 University of Pennsylvania - Houston Club Series

165 University of Pennsylvania - Library

166 University of Pennsylvania - Miscellaneous

167 University of Pennsylvania - Museum

168 Willow Grove Park

169 Woodside Park

170 Embossed / Airbrushed

171 Philadelphia Art Alliance Postcard Series

172 Quaker Post Card Series


Introduction to the Collection

Brightbill's 172 Subject Headings

Explanations of Codes in Inventory

Publisher Codes & Addresses

Printer & Publisher History

Sample Images


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