Castner Scrapbook v. 11, Hotels, Inns, page 60
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
Item Info
Source: Print and Picture Collection
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Item pdcc01200, middle left [image dimensions 8.0 cm x 10.0 cm]:
http://www.delcohistory.org/ashmead/ashmead_pg629.htm
Halftone reproduction of the oldest licensed house in Delaware County. There was a license granted to the building, located near Media, on November 27, 1739. William Noble was the first proprietor, and the name he gave to the place is unknown. It was first known as the "Black Horse" in 1787, and was at that time kept by Richard Cheney.
Clipped from an undated issue of the Philadelphia Record newspaper.
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Item pdcc01201, top [image dimensions 7.5 cm x 11.0 cm]:
http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/wphila/exhbts/vieira1903/upp_9504_v658_ch3.pdf
Halftone reproduction of a photograph of the historic Lamb Tavern, located near Media, Delaware County. Shows people posing on the covered porch of the three-story building. The Lamb was first licensed in 1808, and was known as the Three Tuns. Its name was changed to The Lamb in 1835.
Clipped from an unidentified newspaper.
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Item pdcc01202, bottom left [image dimensions 8.0 cm x 10.0 cm]:
http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/wphila/exhbts/vieira1903/upp_9504_v658_ch3.pdf
Halftone reproduction of a photograph of the Newtown Square Inn, Delaware County. Part of the building is said to have been erected in 1729. In 1744 the inn was kept by John West, father of the painter Benjamin West. The hostelry was first called "The Square," then "Newtown Square," "The Wagon" and "Black's Inn" and finally by "Newtown Square Inn."
Clipped from an unidentified newspaper.
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Item pdcc01203, bottom right [image dimensions 8.0 cm x 10.5 cm]:
http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/wphila/exhbts/vieira1903/upp_9504_v658_ch3.pdf
Halftone reproduction of a photograph of the Eagle Hotel in Delaware County. William Bittle was the first proprietor, and obtained a license in 1814. It gained quite a reputation at the time of the Eagle race track days, before the track was converted into farmlands.
Clipped from an unidentified newspaper.
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Item pdcc01204, middle right [image dimensions 8.0 cm x 10.5 cm]:
http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/features/wphila/exhbts/vieira1903/upp_9504_v658_ch3.pdf
Halftone reproduction of a photograph of The Rose Tree Inn, Delaware County. In November, 1739, a license was granted to David Calvert, who gave the inn its name from a huge rose bush that grew beside its walls. From 1770 until 1802 the house was known "The Three Tuns," and then as the "Red Lion." It returned to its original name in 1805. During the 1860s the inn became affiliated with the new Rose Tree Hunt Club.
Clipped from an unidentified newspaper.
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.11
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
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