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[Valley Green Inn, partial view focusing on Forbidden Drive, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.] [graphic].
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William Harvey Doering Lantern Slide Collection
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Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer.
Title
[Valley Green Inn, partial view focusing on Forbidden Drive, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1895
Date
ca. 1895
Physical Description
1 slide: lantern; 8 x 11 cm.(3 x 4 in.)
Description
Distant view of the Valley Green Inn built by Thomas Livezey circa 1850 near the Wissahickon Creek. The inn, managed by several proprietors under the Livezey family, was purchased by the city in 1872 and given over to the supervision of a patriotic women's society circa 1900. Lettering spelling "Valley Green" is visible on the side of the inn. Also shows young boys sitting on benches and stones across from the inn and the incline of the Valley Green Bridge in the distance.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloguer.
Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Subject
Valley Green Inn (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Taverns (Inns) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Forbidden Drive (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre
Lantern slides -- 1890-1900.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.57]
Accession number
P.9453.57
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William Harvey Doering Lantern Slide Collection
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