Details
Creator Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer.
Title [Pennypack Creek Bridge, 8300 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1900
Date ca. 1900
Physical Description 1 negative : glass ; 20 x 13 cm. (8 x 5 in.)
Description Depicts the three semi-circular arches of the stone bridge constructed 1697-1698 over the Pennypack Creek at Frankford Avenue in Holmesburg. Three men lean on the stone wall of the bridge, looking down at the creek from Frankford Avenue, previously the King's Highway connecting Philadelphia to other eastern cities. Part of the old Frankford and Bustleton Railroad trestle bridge is visible in the distance. The Pennypack Bridge was paved in 1803 and widened in 1893 to accommodate streetcars. Purportedly the oldest roadway bridge in the United States.
Notes Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Subject Bridges -- Pennypack Creek (Pa.)
Geographic subject Frankford Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 8300 block.
Holmesburg (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Glass plate negatives -- 1890-1900.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Webster [P.9501.9]
Accession number P.9501.9