Creator |
E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm). |
Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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Birkinbine, Henry P.M., engineer. |
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Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer. |
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Graff, Frederick, 1817-1890, engineer. |
Title |
[Fairmount Water Works plaza, Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
New York: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 Broadway |
Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1875 |
Date |
[ca. 1875] |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 18 cm.(3.5 x 7 in.) |
Description |
View of the waterworks looking south from the terrace of the new mill house. Shows a pavilion of the old mill house, the peristyle
temple, and the old engine house. Shows a man sitting on a circular bench on the terrace and several individuals standing
in the temple. Also shows a couple of men standing near the pavilion. 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.
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Notes |
Orange mount with rounded corners. |
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Title supplied by cataloguer. |
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Publisher's imprint printed on mount. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook. |
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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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Waterworks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Schuylkill River (Pa.) |
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
Genre |
Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
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Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
Associated name |
Birkinbine, Henry P.M., engineer. |
Associated name |
Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer. |
Associated name |
Graff, Frederick, 1817-1890, engineer. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Anthony - Public Utilties [(3)1322.F.121e] |
Accession number |
(3)1322.F.121e |