Schuylkill Bridge High Street Philadelphia
Birch, William Russell
1755-1834
Biddle, Owen
1774-1806
architect
Palmer, Timothy
fl. 1785-1810
engineer
still image
Graphic
Engravings -- 1810-1820
pau
Philadelphia
PA. Philadelphia
W. Birch
[ca. 1820]
1820
monographic
eng
1 print: engraving; 34 x 42 cm.(13.75 x 17 in.)
Scenic view of the uncovered Market Street Permanent Bridge commissioned by the Schuylkill Bridge Company and completed in 1805 after the designs of engineer Timothy Palmer. Depicts horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and pedestrians traversing the bridge, and ships and barges sailing on the Schuylkill River. In the foreground, a man works on his loaded sailing vessel. Contains inset of "The Bridge as it appears now covered." The bridge, covered later in 1805 after the designs of Owen Biddle and redesigned in 1850 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was destroyed by fire in 1875.
Bridges
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Boats
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Schuylkill Permanent Bridge
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
P.2276.75
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department
Birch's views [Sn 43c/P.2276.75]
Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views"
43c
gihc
ppl
010305
20230712140039.0
127147
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