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Schuylkill Bridge High Street Philadelphia [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A13383
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Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834.
Contributor
Biddle, Owen, 1774-1806, architect.
Palmer, Timothy, fl. 1785-1810, engineer.
Title
Schuylkill Bridge High Street Philadelphia [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia: W. Birch]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1820
Date
[ca. 1820]
Physical Description
1 print: engraving; 34 x 42 cm.(13.75 x 17 in.)
Description
Scenic view of the uncovered Market Street Permanent Bridge commissioned by the Schuylkill Bridge Company and completed in 1805 after the designs of engineer Timothy Palmer. Depicts horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and pedestrians traversing the bridge, and ships and barges sailing on the Schuylkill River. In the foreground, a man works on his loaded sailing vessel. Contains inset of "The Bridge as it appears now covered." The bridge, covered later in 1805 after the designs of Owen Biddle and redesigned in 1850 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was destroyed by fire in 1875.
Is referenced by
Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views" 43c.
Notes
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject
Bridges -- Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Boats -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Schuylkill Permanent Bridge.
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Genre
Engravings -- 1810-1820.
Associated name
Biddle, Owen, 1774-1806, architect.
Associated name
Palmer, Timothy, fl. 1785-1810, engineer.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 43c/P.2276.75]
Accession number
P.2276.75
In Collections
William Russell Birch Views of Philadelphia
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