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Peter Robeson House in 1789. Ridge Road & mouth of the Wissahickon. [graphic] / John G. Bullock.
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Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939 photographer.
Title
Peter Robeson House in 1789. Ridge Road & mouth of the Wissahickon. [graphic] / John G. Bullock.
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1913
Date
ca. 1913
Physical Description
1 slide: lantern; 8 x 11 cm.(3.25 x 4 in.)
Description
Copy of a sketch depicting the dwelling above Schuylkill Falls along Ridge Avenue as it looked in 1789. Several carriages and horses pass by on the road in front of the house.
Is part of
Germantown
Notes
Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Title given in manuscript on mount.
Andrew Robeson purchased Shoomac Park in 1690 and operated a flour mill on the land. Andrew Robeson, Jr., the nephew of the original owner, purchased the property in 1702, managed operations until circa 1750 and sold the land. Shoomac Park did not return to the Robeson family until December of 1789, when Peter and Jonathan Robeson bought the park and mill from the Vandereen estate. Peter and his family lived here until his death in 1838. The Fairmount Park Commission purchased Shoomac Park in 1872.
Subject
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Ridge Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- near Wissahickon Drive
Genre
Lantern slides -- 1910-1920.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| lantern - Bullock [P.9731.131]
Accession number
P.9731.131
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John C. Bullock Lantern Slide Collection
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