Creator |
Cremer, James, 1821-1893. |
Contributor |
Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer. |
Title |
View in old park [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : [James Cremer, publisher of stereoscopic views, 18 South Eighth Street] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1875 |
Date |
[ca. 1875] |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format) |
Description |
View looking north from the south garden, adorned with trees and benches, at the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River.
In the left, an African American, attired in a bowler hat, a white shirt, a dark-colored waistcoat, and pants, possibly a
groundskeeper, stands with a broom. Two park guards stand and converse in front of the Diana statue at the base of the promenade
leading to the inclined walkway on Reservoir Hill. Another man walks down the promenade toward the guards. In the foreground,
a man, attired in a bowler hat, a white shirt, and dark-colored pants, stands leaning his left arm on a tree with his back
to the viewer. The waterworks, originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick
Graff, were altered and expanded until 1872. The south garden was laid out in the 1830s.
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Is part of |
Excelsior series. American views. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia |
Notes |
Attributed to James Cremer. |
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Title from manuscript note on verso. |
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Orange mount with rounded corners. |
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Accessioned 1989. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
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Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Subject |
Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Diana (Roman deity) -- Statues. |
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Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Grounds maintenance -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Guards -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Promenades -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Waterworks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Schuylkill River (Pa.) |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
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Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
Associated name |
Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Cremer - Public Utilities [P.9260.51] |
Accession number |
P.9260.51 |