Library Card of Talcott Williams
75th Anniversary
Item Info
Item No: 75A0346
Title: Library Card of Talcott Williams
Media Type:
Printed Material
Original Image Location: Free Library of Philadelphia
Notes: "The Free Library Association of the City of Philadelphia. To John Thomson, Secretary, Room 163, City Hall, Philadelphia. I agree to become a member of The Free Library Association of the City of Philadelphia, and to pay the annual dues of five dollars. Talcott Williams, 331 So. Sixteenth St., Philadelphia, Pa." Inscription in pencil: "reg; $5 recd." Talcott Williams worked as an editor of the Philadelphia Press (defunct) for 30 years, until 1912. He was also a good friend of Philadelphia artist Thomas Eakins, who included a depiction of Williams in The Swimming Hole. In addition, Williams traveled to Morocco twice, in 1889 and 1897, collecting artifacts and botanical specimens for the Smithsonian Institute and the University of Pennsylvania Archeological Museum.