Cheltenham Township Library System - Cheltenham Historical Photograph Collection

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Aerial View of John Gribbel's House
Aerial View of John Gribbel's House
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography.
"Aerial View of John Gribbel's House" - Alexander Scott
Benjamin H. Shoemaker
Benjamin H. Shoemaker
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia., Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.), Haverford College.
"The great-great-great-great grandson of George and Sarah Shoemaker was born in 1827 at Shoemakertown. He was a member of the Academy of Natural Science, Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Franklin Institute. Also, manager of Haverford College and trustee of Penn Charter." - Alexander Scott
Caleb Fellowes Fox
Caleb Fellowes Fox
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Bankers -- United States -- Biography.
"George S. Fox & Sons, stock brokers." - Alexander Scott
Caleb Fellows Fox
Caleb Fellows Fox
Bankers -- United States -- Biography., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.
"He and his father, George S. Fox Jr., lived on Old York Road across from the present York Town Inn." - Alex Scott
Charles Dennis Barney
Charles Dennis Barney
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
"Charles D. Barney Banking House; Trustee of Penn Mutual Insurance Co." - Alexander Scott
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Curtis, Cyrus Hermann Kotszchmar, 1850-1933., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Publishers and publishing--United States--Biography.
"Founder and President of Curtis Publishing Co." - Alexander Scott
Dr. Nathan Shoemaker
Dr. Nathan Shoemaker
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Physicians -- United States -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History.
"The great-great-great grandson of George and Sarah Shoemaker was born in 1788 at Shoemakertown. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and had a lucrative practice in Philadelphia. He died in 1868." - Alexander Scott
Edward Thomas Stotesbury
Edward Thomas Stotesbury
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
"Director of Philadelphia National Bank." - Alexander Scott
Fanny Kemble
Fanny Kemble
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Actors -- United States -- History -- 19th century., Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880.
"This sketch shows her as Isabella in 'Measure for Measure.' She was a London born actress who had her debut at Covent Gardens in 1829 and then came to Philadelphia to have a successful career. In June 1834 at Christ Church she married Pierce Butler. Besides Lucretia Mott, who lived in Cheltenham, Miss Kemble numbered Thackeray, Carlyle, Browning, Tennyson, Emerson, Homes, and Hawthorne among her friends." - Alexander Scott
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography., Gardens -- United States.
"Gardens of John Gribbel's House" - Alexander Scott
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography., Gardens -- United States.
"Gardens of John Gribbel's House" - Alexander Scott
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography., Gardens -- United States.
"Gardens of John Gribbel's House" - Alexander Scott
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography., Gardens -- United States.
"Gardens of John Gribbel's House" - Alexander Scott
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Gardens of John Gribbel's House
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography., Gardens -- United States.
"Gardens of John Gribbel's House" - Alexander Scott
George Vaux Cresson
George Vaux Cresson
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Inventors -- United States -- Biography., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography.
"President of George V. Cresson Co., power-transmitting machinery." - Alexander Scott
George W. Elkins
George W. Elkins
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Abington (Montgomery County, Pa. : Township) -- History., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography., Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History.
"President and director of many financial, manufacturing, lighting and other corporations; founder of Abington Hospital." - Alexander Scott
Gribbel Coat of Arms
Gribbel Coat of Arms
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.
"The colors are silver on red. The maces probably denote that the original bearer was in the 'infantry' of his day. The German motto is: For Honor, Truth and God." - Alexander Scott
Henry H. Lippincott
Henry H. Lippincott
Chemical industry -- United States -- Biography., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.
"President of the I.P. Thomas & Son Co., manufactures of fertilizers and sulphuric acid." - Alexander Scott
Henry Hoffman Roelofs
Henry Hoffman Roelofs
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Hatters -- United States -- Biography, Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.
"Henry H. Roelofs & Co., manufacturers of felt hats." - Alexander Scott
Henry Lister Townsend
Henry Lister Townsend
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Bankers -- United States -- Biography.
"Dehaven & Townsend, bankers; President of Philadelphia Stock Exchange." - Alexander Scott