Details
Creator Cremer, James, 1821-1893.
Contributor Birkinbine, Henry P.M., engineer.
Title Water works. [graphic] / James Cremer, photographer, 18 South Eighth Street.
Publisher [Philadelphia: James Cremer]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1875
Date [ca. 1875]
Physical Description 1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 18 cm.(3.75 x 7 in.)
Description View looking northwest through the observatory tower arch at the basin of the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River. Shows the path with ornate iron railing leading to the terrace of the new mill house built on the mound dam between 1859 and 1862 after the designs of engineer Henry P.M. Birkinbine. Also shows a pavilion of the old mill house and the pavilion on the pier of the mound dam. The waterworks, originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded after the designs of Philadelphia engineers, Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr.
Is part of Scenery in Fairmount Park. 87
Notes Trimmed yellow mount with rounded corners.
Title from manuscript note on verso.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount.
Duplicate of P.9260.17.
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.
Terraces -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Associated name Birkinbine, Henry P.M., engineer.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Cremer - Public Utilties [8353.F.9]
Accession number 8353.F.9