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[Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, with dam, Philadelphia] [graphic].
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Frank Berry Photographic Negative Collection
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Creator
Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer.
Title
[Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, with dam, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1907
Date
ca. 1907
Physical Description
1 negative: glass; 4 x 5 in.
Description
Depicts the stone arches of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge, begun in 1874, but not completed until 1882 after budgetary restraints slowed construction. Also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct and the High Stone Bridge. Includes two billboards, one for Blasius Piano and the other for Campbell's Soup.
Notes
Modern reference prints available.
Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Subject
Railroad bridges -- Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
Stone bridges -- Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
Geographic subject
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Wissahickon Creek (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Wissahickon Creek Viaduct (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre
Glass plate negatives -- 1900-1910.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.26]
Accession number
P.8986.26
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Frank Berry Photographic Negative Collection
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