| Creator |
McAllister, W. Y. (William Young), 1812-1896. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Ellet, Charles, 1810-1862, engineer. |
| Title |
Suspension bridge. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia: W.Y. McAllister, optician, 728 Chestnut St |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1870 |
| Date |
[ca. 1870] |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 10 x 18 cm.(4 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
View from the east bank of the Schuylkill River looking south showing the Wire Suspension Bridge. View also shows a barge
in transit and mills, factories, and stables lining the banks of the river. The bridge, the first suspension bridge in the
United States, was built from 1841-1842 after the designs of engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. It was removed in 1874.
|
| Is part of |
Scenery in Fairmount Park |
| Notes |
Title from accompanying label. |
|
Publisher's imprint printed on mount. |
|
Orange mount with rounded corners. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
|
Mount discolored. |
|
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Biographical / historical note |
McAllister operated his optician business as a sole proprietor between 1865 and 1882. |
| Subject |
Suspension bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Schuylkill River. |
|
Barges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Factories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Mills -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Stables -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Wire Suspension Bridge at Fairmount (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Ellet, Charles, 1810-1862, engineer. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - McAllister, W.Y. - Bridges [(3)1322.F.123c] |
| Accession number |
(3)1322.F.123c |
