Details
Creator Graeff, Henry F., artist.
Contributor Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect.
Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940, engineer.
Title Wissahickon Creek, Phila., PA. [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia, Pa.]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1935
Date [ca. 1935]
Physical Description 1 drawing : ink and color pencil ; sheet 15 x 11 cm (6 x 4.5 in.)
Description Drawing depicting a bridge, probably the Henry Avenue Bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Memorial Bridge,) which spans the Wissahickon Creek at Lincoln Drive and Henry Avenue and was built from 1930-1932 after designs by Ralph Modjeski and Paul Cret. The Wissahickon Creek flows in the foreground. The stone arched bridge spans across the water. Tree-lined paths flank the shores of the creek.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist.
Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Subject Henry Avenue Bridge.
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge.
Bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
Genre Drawings -- 1930-1940.
Ink drawings -- 1930-1940.
Associated name Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect.
Associated name Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940, engineer.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.66.18]
Accession number P.2019.66.18