Details
Creator Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer.
Contributor Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945, sculptor.
Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944, architect.
Title [Swann Memorial Fountain, Logan Circle, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1923
Date ca. 1923
Physical Description 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 10 x 12 cm. (3.75 x 4.5 in.)
Description View of the fountain in winter. Covered in ice, the three statues in the fountain spurt water in background. Architect Wilson Eyre, Jr. and sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder collaborated to create the fountain monument built at the bequest of Maria Elizabeth Swann, in memory of her late husband, Wilson Cary Swann, M.D. The three sculpted figures represent the three rivers around Philadelphia: the Indian symbolizes the Delaware River, the young woman depicts the Wissahickon, and the mature woman, the Schuylkill River.
Notes Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Fountain. Park Boulevard. Winter. Ice pack about 12 ft high. It has been from 15 to 18 ft high. This fountain is run on a circulating system. The same water being used over and over. A series of 3 electric motors in an underground room near the fountain do the pumping. Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in background. Outline of City Hall to the right. Note: Work out spot in sky.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject Fountains -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Winter -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Swann Memorial Fountain (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Geographic subject Logan Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Gelatin silver prints -- 1920-1930.
Associated name Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945, sculptor.
Associated name Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Wilson 78 [P.8513.78]
Accession number P.8513.78