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Images of Friends Meeting Houses, slides and oversized
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Images, mostly glass slides and oversize images, of Quaker meetinghouses from the US and around the world.
Arranged by type of media and size, and alphabetically within each.
Original processing information unknown. Revised by Maggie McCarthy, December 2022.
- Publisher
- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
- Finding Aid Date
- February, 2023
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research use
- Use Restrictions
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Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Collection Inventory
4 slides; Hicksite
1 slide
8 slides; women's shed; interior; centennial 1904
2 slides
1 slide
1 slide
1 slide
7 slides; old graveyard; interior; schoolhouse
1 slide; dest. 1920
2 slides
8 slides; schoolhouse; Hicksite
6 slides; Stephen and Rebecca Grellet's graves
2 slides; school house
4 slides
2 slides
1 slide; Hicksite
1 slide; Hicksite
1 slide; built 1785
1 slide
1 slide
3 slides
3 slides
3 slides; 2 Hicksite, one unlabled but a different building
1 slide
4 slides; one labled PA, the other three not; interior
1 slide
2 slides; Hicksite; lower Springfield; Mattacopany: name of chief in area
2 slides; Marlton, NJ
4 slides; 2 Hicksite; 1 Orthodox; 1 unlabled
3 slides; one labled PA, the other two not
1 slide; unoffically know as "Derry"
2 slides; built in 1807
1 slide
4 slides; stone dated 1915 reads "Exeter Friends Mtg."
1 slide; Philadelphia
7 slides; interior; schoolhouse
2 slides; 1 Hicksite, 1 unlabled but appears to be another building
1 slide
1 slide; previous to 1859
5 slides; Frankford Friend's School, old school house
1 slide
6 slides; Friends' School House
3 slides; Hicksite
3 slides; 1 Hicksite, 2 unlabled; interior
1 slide
1 slide; Montgomery CO., PA
12 slides; interior; Haddon Hall; Eliz Haddon Brew House
8 slides; 2 labled Hicksite, 6 unlabled; Old Haverford Meeting
1 slide
1 slide; Courthouse and Meeting House
1 slide
4 slides; 1 Orthodox, 2 Hicksite, 1 unlabled
1 slide; Hicksite
2 slides
1 slide
2 slides
1 slide
6 slides; 2 Orthodox, 4 unlabled; 1 labled 1914
1 slide
3 slides; 1 Orthodox, 2 unlabled; old and new Maiden Creek
1 slide; Hicksite
1 slide; built 1879
1 slide
1 slide
2 slides; Orthodox; Upper Springfield
4 slides; 1 labled NJ and Hicksite, other 3 unlabled; interior; 1912 Quarterly Mtg. Lunch
1 slide
1 slide
4 slides; 1 dated 1913; built 1695
2 slides; Delaware County, PA; school house
2 slides; 1 dated 1919
3 slides
2 slides; 1 Hicksite, 1 Orthodox
1 slide; New Jersey
1 slide; New Jersey
3 slides; 1 Hicksite, 2 unlabled
3 slides; 1 Hicksite in Bucks Co., 2 unlabled in Camden, NJ; E. Sharless' grave
2 slides
2 slides; 1 Orthodox, 1 unlabled
3 slides
3 slides
4 slides
1 slide
1 slide; built 1753
2 slides; Hicksite
2 slides; formerly Orthodox Frend's Mtg House
1 slide
1 slide
1 slide
2 slides; built 1772
3 slides
2 slides; 1 labled PA, the other not
2 slides; Hicksite
2 slides
1 slide
1 slide; dwelling in 1896
1 slide
5 slides; 3 Hicksite in NJ, 2 unlabled
1 slide
1 slide
2 slides; 1 labled PA, the other not
4 slides
1 slide; built in 1727; burned in 1909
1 slide
1 slide
1 slide
1 slide; Easton, MD; oldest house in America
2 slides; 1 Orthodox, 1 unlabled
1 slide
1 slide
1 slide
1 slide; Hicksite
2 slides
1 slide
1 slide
3 slides; 1 labled old (b. 1813); other b. 1844
3 slides; b. 1902; Orthodox; old house destryoed in 1902
1 slide
1 slide; Hicksite; "Little Brick"
4 slides; Hicksite; 35 and Lancaster
2 slides; 1 labled Hicksite; 1 labled New Jersey
1 slide; dynamited in 1895
1 slide
4 slides; 2 labled Del.; 1 labled Hicksite; 1 labled Orthodox; 1 labled 4th and West St.; 1 labled 9th and Tatnall
2 slides; 1 labled Hicksite; 1 unlabled
2 slides; 1 labled Orthodox; 1 lables Hicksite and NJ
5 slides; 2 labled PA; 3 unlabled
1 slide; Hicksite
5 slides
24 slides; photos of Yearly Meeting
8 slides; photos of Yearly Meeting; photo by Dewees
1 slide
1 slide
2 slides; 1 labled Langhorne
2 slides
11 slides; Taylor Monument; interior; 2 labled Orthodox on Arch Street; 9 are unlabled
3 slides
2 slides; primitive
2 slides; Hicksite
9 slides; copy of John Collins' sketch; Stephen Grellet grave stones; b. 1843; "Recently sold to Polish Catholics"
4 slides; schoolchildren; b. 1808
5 slides
2 slides; Hicksite
1 slide; built ca. 1716?
2 slides
2 slides; Hicksite; Race St.
2 slides; 1 labled Hicksite b. 1736?; 1 labled Orthodox b. 1829?
3 slides; 1 labled Orthodox; 2 unlabled; b.1769
3 slides
1 slide
1 slide; large end the older (Residence Edward C)
4 slides; Hicksite
2 slides; Hicksite
4 slides; 2 Hicksite; 2 Orthodox
5 slides; Hicksite
1 slide; Londonberry = Derry
2 slides; 1 Orthodox; 1 unlabled
1 slide
1 slide
1 slide; old house
1 slide; Orthodox
2 slides
2 slides; Hicksite
1 slide
3 slides
1 slide; Forrest Estate, Phila.; built before 1859
4 slides; artist S. Chinn; from Rachel Knight's book
5 slides; 2 Hicksite; 3 unlabled; Friends School House
9 slides; 5 Orthodox; 4 Hicksite
2 slides
3 slides; interior
2 slides
1 slide; Hicksite
5 slides; 1 Orthodox; 4 unlabled; residence of B.M. Rhoads
1 slide; Hicksite
8 slides; 1 Orthodox; 7 unlabled
9 slides; 1 Hicksite; 8 unlabled
2 slides; sketch
2 slides
2 slides; enlarged from W. B. Harvey's negative
7 slides; 2 Orthodox; 4 Hicksite; 1 unlabled
1 slide; Hicksite; Rhoads
1 slide; wood
2 slides
2 slides; 1 Orthodox; 1 Hicksite; Upper Darby; Wm Biddle Jr
1 slide
2 slides
2 slides; 1 Orthodox; 1 Hicksite
3 slides; 2 Orthodox; 1 Hicksite
3 slides; Hicksite; near Dolington
2 slides; 1 Hicksite; 1 Orthodox
2 slides
3 slides
7 slides; 1 Hicksite; 6 unlabled; b. 1814; Quarterly Meeting Lunch
1 slide; Orthodox
3 slides; b. 1901
2 slides; Wm Biddle Jr.
2 slides
3 slides; 2 Orthodox; 1 Hicksite; Wm Biddle Jr.
1 slide; near Hockessin, Del
4 slides; 1 Orthodox; 3 unlabled
4 slides; 1 Hicksite; 1 Orthodox; 2 unlabled
1 slide
2 slides; Hicksite
4 slides; new house; old house; interior
1 slide
2 slides; 1 Orthodox; 1 Hicksite
1 slide
1 slide; built 1791?; Wm Biddle Jr.
3 slides
1 slide; Orthodox
2 slides; E. S. Cary
1 slide
1 slide
2 slides; Parkersville
3 slides
2 slides; now public school
1 slide; Hicksite
6 slides; mtg now a dwelling; interior
1 slide
3 slides; Wm Biddle Jr.; built 1814?
2 slides; Hicksite
3 slides; built 1718?; Wm Biddle Jr
1 slide
1 slide
4 slides; group of people including J. M. Moon; group of people including W. W. D.
1 slide; Hicksite
6 slides; 'showing Wayne [T.?]'
12 slides; old house- traditionally Governor's House
1 slide
3 slides; '(no men)'
1 slide
3 slides
8 slides; Wm Biddle Jr.; built 1851?
2 slides
5 slides; showing Whittier House
2 slides
2 slides
2 slides
1 slide; Hicksite
2 slides; built 1727; burnt 1909; Wrightstown, NJ
2 slides
2 slides
1 slide
2 slides; built 1893 or slide taken 1893?
3 slides; interior
1 slide; Hicksite; "Little Brick"
7 slides; 2 Hicksite; 5 unlabled
1 slide
4 slides; 3 Orthodox; 1 Hicksite
1 slide
4 slides; group of people including D. H. F.; group of people including W. W. D.; built 1798?; Wm Biddle Jr.
7 slides; b. 1816; "girl walking";
1 slide
9 slides; Stokes Home
1 slide; Hicksite
19 slides; interior
1 slide
2 slides; now residence of D. Eastburn
5 slides; Hicksite; b. 1711-12; extended 1770?
2 slides; b. 1808; porch recent
2 slides
3 slides
2 slides
5 slides; Hicksite; interior
4 slides; Hicksite
2 slides; Hicksite
6 slides; old house; new house
4 slides
4 slides; 2 Orthodox; 2 unlabled
7 slides; 6 Orthodox; 1 Hicksite
1 slide
1 slide; Orthodox
5 slides; interior
6 slides
1 slide
1 slide
5 slides
3 slides
3 slides; interior
1 slide; Hicksite
2 slides; b. 1814; interior
1 slide
1 slide; b. 1812
2 slides
3 slides; sent to Life May 18, 1939
2 slides; 1 Hicksite; 1 unlabled; people on porch
1 slide
1 slide
1 slide; Hicksite
7 slides; interior
3 slides
1 slide
2 slides
2 slides
4 slides
1 slide
4 slides
3 slides; b. 1772
2 slides
9 slides
2 slides; ca. 1880-1890
2 slides
1 slide; interior
1 slide
4 slide
4 slides; women in foreground; Carriago
2 slides
5 slides; replaced 1902?; interiors
2 slides; b. 1859
2 slides
1 slide
5 slides; 4 New House; 1 unlabled
2 slides
1 slide
Wrapped package that contains seven items: Springfield Meeting House, Mt. Laurel Meeting House, Plymouth Meeting House, Radnor Meeting House, Friends Meeting House, and St. David's Church.
Springfield Meeting House: HC11-15874, Mt. Laurel Meeting House: N/A, Plymouth Meeting House: HC11-15877, Radnor Meeting House: HC11-15878, Friends Meeting House: HC11-15879, St. Davids Church: HC11-15880
A folder containing seven items: Burlington Meeting House Staircase, Burlington Meeting House (Orth.) (4 copies), Burlington Meeting House Interior (2 copies)
Burlington Meeting House Staircase: HC11-15906, Burlington Meeting (Orth.) (4 copies): (1) HC11-15907, (3) HC11-15909, Burlington Meeting House Interior (2 copies): HC11-15908
Folder containing 3 lithograph copies.
Folder containing 2 copies.
(2 copies): HC11-15911
Photograph titled, "Arch St. Meeting, Phila."
A colored lithograph titled "The 'Friends' Meeting House."
HC11-15910
Two lithograph copies.
(2 copies): HC11-15918
HC11-15917
Three photograph copies of a drawing.
(1): HC11-15902, (1): HC11-15903, (1): HC11-15904
A painting on postcard.
HC11-15905
One lithograph
HC11-15919
Two lithograph copies.
Apponegansett Meeting House in New Bedford, Massachusetts
HC11-15892
HC11-15893
Three photograph copies.
(3): HC11-15894
Two photograph copies, both with identification lists.
(2): HC11-15895
HC11-15896
HC11-15897
HC11-15881
HC11-15882
HC11-15883
Full title, "Haverford Orthodox Before alterations - Enlarged and much altered in appearance 1894-1904."
HC11-15884
HC11-15885
HC11-15886
Two copies
(2): HC11-15887
HC11-15888
Interior photograph of North Meeting House located at 6th and Noble St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Exterior photograph of North Meeting House located at 6th and Noble St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
HC11-15889
Exterior photograph of a side view of North Meeting House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
HC11-15890
HC11-15891
A group photograph of Providence Road Meeting in Media, Pennsylvania.
HC11-15898
A copy of an 1874 engraving by F. W .Lockwood.
A photograph copy of an October 1912 painting by J. Walter West.
HC11-15899