Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2011.31.6.1-.46Description
One in a series of 20 folders including photographs taken by Claire Kofsky or reproduced by her.
Folder 6 is labeled "Glass plates and old photos 1 of 3" and consists entirely of reproduced photos. Most are in 5 x 7" format; a few are slightly larger. Appears to be similar content to that found in folder 7; it is not known as to why the contents from the two folders were separated, except perhaps to divide it to make the quantities of contents in each folder smaller and more manageable.
2011.31.6.1-.3 Three identical black and white photographs, reproduced at different exposure levels, of E. P. Rotzell's White Swan Hotel, which was located at the northwest corner of Germantown and West Mount Airy avenues and was demolished in the 1920s.
2011.31.6.4-.5 Two identical black and white photographs of 6647-6653 Germantown Avenue, with Hortter Street visible at the right. W. P. Bebler's plumbing and heating business is located on the corner. Taken from unknown publication, undated but perhaps circa 1920.
2011.31.6.6-.7 Two identical black and white photographs of the 7100 and 7200 blocks of Germantown Avenue in Mount Airy. A gap in the buildings is visible at the left, indicating the location of East Mount Airy Avenue. Nippon Street is just out of view, to the right. Below the photo is the caption "MOUNT AIRY ENTERS NEW ERA Germantown Avenue, looking south from Mt. Airy Avenue." The photograph was likely published in an known issue of The Beehive. Undated, but perhaps late 1920s.
2011.31.6.8 Black and white photograph of the 7100 block of Germantown Avenue, looking north. The then newly-built Sedgwick Theater is visible at the left center. Undated, but circa 1930.
2011.31.6.9-.11 Three nearly identical black and white photographs of the 7100 block of Germantown Avenue, looking north. Below that shown in .9 includes the caption "Germantown Avenue Above Mt. Pleasant, Before Improvements." The two photos do not include the caption. Undated, circa 1920.
2011.31.6.12 Black and white photograph of Roger's market, 7145 Germantown Avenue, circa 1930.
2011.31.6.13 Black and white photograph of the right of way of the 6800-6900 blocks of Germantown Avenue, with Lovett Memorial Library visible at the right. Undated, but perhaps circa 1910.
2011.31.6.14-.15 Two black and white reprints of a photograph obtained from a 1933 issue of the Germantown Beehive, of the west side of the 7200 block of Germantown Avenue, including [from left] those at 7200, 7202, 7206, 7210, 7212, 7214, and 7216 Germantown Avenue, the latter being the home of the American Stores Co. [ASCO, later ACME], at the time.
2011.31.6.16-.17 Two identical black and white reprints obtained from an unknown publication, of the Pelham Trust Company building at 6740 - 6748 Germantown Avenue, undated but perhaps circa 1930.
2011.31.6.18-.19 Two identical black and white reprints obtained from an unknown publication, of the southwest corner of Germantown Avenue and East Hortter Street, perhaps from around 1920. Shown in the photo are 6645, 6643, 6641, 6639, and 6637 Germantown Avenue and includes Killeen's grocery store, "Goettner's," "Sloane," and "Du Casse" stores.
2011.31.6.20 Copy of a black and white photograph showing the southeast corner of Germantown and [East] Mount Airy Avenues, 1920s. Visible, from left, are 7169, 7167, 7165, 7163, 7161, and 7159 Germantown Avenue.
2011.31.6.21 Copy of a black and white photograph of unknown houses on Germantown Avenue. The location is unknown, but is presumably in Mount Airy.
2011.31.6.22 Copy of a black and white photograph of the 7500 block of Germantown Avenue as it appeared around 1920. The office of the former St. Martin's Coal Company is visible at the back left, with a rock outcrop at right; a quarry would be opened there in the 1920s. In the background is the bridge of the former Pennsylvania Railroad's Fort Washington branch, also sometimes referred to as the Cresheim Valley branch.
2011.31.6.23 Copy of a black and white photograph of the General Wayne Hotel at 5060 Germantown Avenue, as it appeared circa 1880. This would later become the home of the Sugar Stick lounge.
2011.31.6.24 Copy of a black and white photograph of the Neglee House [left] as it appeared around the turn of the 20th century. The telephone/ telegraph poles of the former Reading Railroad at Wayne Junction are visible in the background.
2011.31.6.25 Reprint of black and white photograph of unidentified house, presumably/ on Germantown Avenue.
2011.31.6.26 Reprint of a black and white photograph of the "Step Down Shop" toy store, on Germantown Avenue below Maplewood Avenue.
2011.31.6.27 Reprint of a black and white photograph of the Warner [Warmer] House, 6021-6123 Germantown Avenue, late 19th century.
2011.31.6.28 Copy of a black and white photograph of the Clarkson-Watson House, at 5275-5277 Germantown Avenue. At the time the photograph was taken- perhaps around 1950- one of the building's storefronts was home to a beauty salon.
2011.31.6.29 Copy of a black and white photograph of what appears to be the Jacob Reger House on Easy Haines Street, undated.
2011.31.6.30 Copy of a black and white photograph of what appears to be the Newhall House, 5103 Newhall Street, circa 1900.
2011.31.6.31 Copy of a black and white photograph of the Wachsmuth- Henry House, 4908 Germantown Avenue, circa 1910.
2011.31.6.32 Copy of a black and white photograph of the Francis Howard Williams House, 5347 Greene Street, circa 1900.
2011.31.6.33 Copy of a black and white photograph of the Judge Knox House at 5124 Pulaski Avenue.
2011.31.6.34 Copy of a black and white photograph of the Christopher Ludwig House on East Haines Street, east of Chew Avenue.
2011.31.6.35 Copy of an undated black and white photograph of Cliveden/ the Chew House.
2011.31.6.36 Copy of an undated black and white photograph of the Thomas MacKellar House, 5305 Baynton Street.
2011.31.6.37-.38 Two identical reprints of a black and white photograph of what appears to be houses on the 100 block of West Walnut Lane after a snowfall, circa 1900.
2011.31.6.39 Copy of black and white photograph from Francis Burke Brandt's book on the Wissahickon Valley. Original photo circa 1870s; publication is 1927.
2011.31.6.40-.41 Two identical reprints of a black and white of Mermaid Avenue station located on the former Reading Railroad, Chestnut Hill. Undated photo perhaps taken around 1915-1920.
2011.31.6.42-.43 Two identical reprints of a black and white photograph of a coach and four-in-hand. The people and location are unknown; late 19th century.
2011.31.6.44 Black and white reprint of a carousel made by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. The photo was apparently once part of the collection of the Germantown Historical Society and is being returned to the GHS with this accession.
2011.31.6.45 Black and white reprint of sketch drawn by "A. LeSauer Aug 12 1826." No further information is available, but this photo might be connected to the Golden Swan Inn, which stood on the east side of the 7400 block of Germantown Avenue near its intersection with present-day McPherson Street.
2011.31.6.46 Black and white reprint photograph of Richard sketch, with "Sam'l Harvey's site of Town Hall."Collection
Claire Kofsky CollectionDimensions
Dimension Notes
Print Size: Various
