Contributor |
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect. |
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Keystone View Company, publisher. |
Title |
Beautiful basin and gardens before Horticultural Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
Meadville, Pa. : Keystone View Company, manufacturers, publishers, copyrighted made in U.S.A |
Publisher |
PA. Meadville. 1905 |
Date |
[ca. 1905] |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print : gelatin silver on stereograph mount ; 9 x 18 cm. (3.5 x 7 in.) |
Description |
View showing a marble fountain in front of a long lily pond or reflecting pool flanked by shrubs and trees extending in a
line toward Horticultural Hall, the exhibition hall built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann in West Fairmount
Park. Building demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical
conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens.
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Is part of |
Unidentified series 29580 T |
Notes |
Title printed on mount. |
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Additional places of publication printed on mount, including New York, N,Y.; Chicago, Ill.; and London, Eng. |
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Publisher's imprint printed on mount. |
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Printed above image on mount: 9. |
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Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of the basin and gardens in Fairmount Park printed on verso. |
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Gray curved mount with rounded corners. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Gift of Robert M. Vogel. |
Subject |
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
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Fountains -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Lily ponds -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Reflecting pools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Horticultural buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- West. |
Genre |
Gelatin silver prints -- 1900-1910. |
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Stereographs -- 1900-1910. |
Associated name |
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect. |
Printer |
Keystone View Company, publisher. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Keystone View Company - Parks [P.9047.147] |
Accession number |
P.9047.147 |