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Creator Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title At the Foot of South Street
Date ca. 1922
Description Shows a busy pier near South Street bustling with the activity of carriages and locomotives. A schooner rests in the water.
Notes Old-timers of the river wards yet recall the days when the Delaware River front was fringed with a forest of loft spars and intricate cordage; when the jib-booms and bow hamper of ships-of-sail projected far inshore from every wharf. This scene, drawn at the foot of South Street, hints of the survival, in the battle with steam, of the hardy schooner type of sea-going craft, a fine example of which has poked its nose in among iron treighters, demanding a share of the business with which fussy locomotives, drays and motors constantly clutter piers.
Taylor Catalog Number: 35
Is part of Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier Taylor - Case 1-24 [2717.F]