Creator |
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer. |
Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer. |
Title |
Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1862 |
Date |
ca. 1862 |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount mounted on paper; 9 x 18 cm.(3.5 x 6.75 in.) |
Description |
View looking south from the west bank of the Schuylkill River showing the Fairmount Water Works. Shows the old engine house,
the mill house, the stand pipe (built 1852), and the pavilion at the end of the pier of the mound dam. Also shows the Schuylkill
Canal lock and rocks lining the riverbank in the foreground. The waterworks, originally built between 1812 and 1822 after
the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded until 1872.
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Notes |
Title printed on mount. |
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Pale yellow mount with square corners. |
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Another print entitled: Fairmount, Philadelphia. |
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Paper backing pasted on verso. |
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Retrospective conversion record: original entry. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
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Duplicate of (3)1322.F.120f. |
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Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Biographical / historical note |
The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers, who operated a photographic
studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
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Subject |
Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Waterworks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Canals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Schuylkill River (Pa.) |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
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Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
Associated name |
Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Langenheim - Public Utilities [(3)1322.F.119d] |
Accession number |
(3)1322.F.119d |