Details
Creator Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer.
Title [Frankford Avenue at the Pennypack Creek Bridge, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1900
Date ca. 1900
Physical Description 1 negative : glass ; 20 x 13 cm. (8 x 5 in.)
Description Depicts the stretch of Frankford Avenue along the Pennypack Creek Bridge, constructed 1697-1698 over the Pennypack Creek in Holmesburg. Frankford Avenue was previously the King's Highway connecting Philadelphia to other eastern seaboard cities. Paved in 1803 and widened in 1893 to accommodate streetcars. Purportedly the oldest roadway bridge in the United States. Two men lean against the stone side of the bridge looking down at the creek. A horse drawn carriage is visible in the distance.
Notes Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Subject Bridges -- Pennypack Creek (Pa.)
Geographic subject Frankford Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 8300 block.
Holmesburg (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Glass plate negatives -- 1890-1900.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Webster [P.9501.10]
Accession number P.9501.10