| Creator |
Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer. |
| Contributor |
Dreer, Ferdinand J. 1812-1902, former owner. |
| Title |
Old Philadelphia views 1861 [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1860-1861 |
| Date |
1860-1861 |
| Physical Description |
1 album (72 photographic prints): albumen mounted on cardboard; album 26 x 28 cm. (10 x 11 in.) |
| Description |
Album of photographs, predominately half stereographs, of landscape views of Philadelphia and Bucks County. Images include
views of Frankford Creek, Tohickon Creek, Wissahickon Creek, Tacony Creek, Pleasantville, Crescentville, Germantown, Fairmount
Park near the water works, and winter scenery. Also contains photographs of Stenton, Woodlands Cemetery, the Desilverwood
Estate (Holmesburg), the Burd family monuments at St. Stephen's Church (Philadelphia), the city garden of Joseph R. Evans
(329 Pine Street), Atlantic City, and Richmond, Va. Images include trees, creek banks, rocks, waterfalls, dams, bridges, mills,
and farm land. Many also include posed figures, including a man, probably one of Moran's artist brothers Edward or Thomas,
painting in a ravine and scenes titled "Student at Work"; "Autumn in the Woods - burning leaves"; and "Sit up Sir" showing
a man with a dog.
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| Notes |
Title from inscription on spine. |
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Spine stamped in gilt: Photographs. |
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Blue morocco binding. |
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Photographs arranged four to a page, numbered, and identified by captions inscribed below the images. |
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Letter from Ferdinand J. Dreer to [George W. Childs?], March 12, 1861 pasted on verso of front cover. Letter begins "Accept
from your friend a few photographs & stereoscope views... of the work of a young native artist" and explains they were not
sent for "their intrinsic value, but as beautiful studies and highly artistic."
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Housed in phase box. |
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Gift of Ruth Molloy. |
| Subject |
Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Woodlands Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Estates -- Pennsylvania. |
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Rocks -- Pennsylvania. |
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Streams -- Pennsylvania |
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Trees -- Pennsylvania |
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Winter -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Bucks County (Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
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Crescentville (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
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Frankford Creek (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
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Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
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Tacony (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
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Wissahickon Creek (Pa.) -- Pictorial works. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
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Landscape photographs -- 1860-1870. |
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Photograph albums -- 1860-1870. |
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Morocco bindings (Binding). |
| Provenance |
Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums [P.9265] |
| Accession number |
P.9265 |
