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Judge Peter's farm. [graphic].
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Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer.
Title
Judge Peter's farm. [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1862
Date
[ca. 1862]
Physical Description
1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 8 x 17 cm. (3.25 x 6.75 in.)
Description
View showing the estate house at the country seat of Judge Richard Peters known as Belmont above Philadelphia (West Fairmount Park). The estate, originally purchased by William Peters in 1742 was used as a working model farm by his son Richard until Richard's death in 1828. Subsequently, the estate was utilized by the railroad, an oil refinery, and a country resort before purchased by the city in 1869 for inclusion in Fairmount Park.
Notes
Title printed and in manuscript note on verso.
Photographer's imprint and publication information from duplicate [(3)1322.F.50d].
Printed on verso: 25 cents each.
Yellow mount with square corners.
William Peters was a landowner and attorney from Liverpool, England. He held several offices in Philadelphia including Clerk of the Admiralty Court, Notary Public, and Prothonotary of the Superior Court. Belmont Mansion was one of several properties owned by Peters in Philadelphia. He gave the property to his son, Judge Richard Peters, when he returned to England in 1768.
Cataloging 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.
Subject
Peters, Richard, 1743-1828 -- Homes and haunts.
Peters, William, 1702-1786 -- Homes and haunts.
Estates -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Belmont (Pa. : Estate)
Belmont Mansion Drive (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2000.
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Stereographs -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Langenheim - Residences [8424.F.9]
Accession number
8424.F.9
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William and Frederick Langenheim Stereograph Collection
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