Details
Title Stand-pipe view. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia
Date ca. 1865
Physical Description 1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount mounted on paper; 10 x 17 cm.(4 x 6.75 in.) irregular.
Description View looking east from the forebay at the Fairmount Water Works showing the decorative distribution arch on Reservoir Hill. The arch, built in 1860, functioned as a standpipe and observatory tower. Also shows men, including two park guards standing on the promenade near the forebay in the foreground and inclined walkways to Reservoir Hill in the background. The waterworks, originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded until 1872.
Is part of Fairmount Waterworks, Philadelphia. No. 1
Notes Yellow mount with square corners.
Title from accompanying label.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Waterworks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Standpipes -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Walkways -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Guards -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Stereographs -- 1860-1870.
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Associated name Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer.
Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - Public Utilities [(3)1322.F.119g]
Accession number (3)1322.F.119g