| Creator |
W. & F. Langenheim, photographer. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Ice scene on the Delaware, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Langenheim. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1860 |
| Date |
ca. 1860 |
| Physical Description |
1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.) |
| Description |
Harbor scene during the winter showing ships docked at piers on the frozen river. Also shows people ice skating in the background. |
| Notes |
Photographer's imprint stamped on mount. |
|
Buff paper mount with square corners. |
|
Title printed on mount. |
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Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
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Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the
19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 67.
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Arcadia caption text: Mother Nature suspended commercial and passenger activity on the Delaware River in this c. 1860 winter
image. Bare-masted schooners and small boats are docked along the snow-covered piers of Philadelphia harbor in the foreground
as people ice skate on the frozen river in the background. Ice skating was a common activity on the impenetrable river before
the use of steam-powered icebreakers. Organizations such as the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society provided skating
instruction and rescued people who broke through the ice.
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Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Biographical / historical note |
The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers, who operated a photographic
studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
|
| Subject |
Harbors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Piers & wharves -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Ships -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Ice skating -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1850-1860. |
|
Stereographs -- 1850-1860. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Langenheim - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13d] |
| Accession number |
(8)1322.F.13d |
