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Old Schuylkill Warehouses and Coal Wharves
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Creator
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title
Old Schuylkill Warehouses and Coal Wharves
Date
ca. 1922
Description
Reproduction of a drawing of two warehouses on the Schuylkill River. The warehouse to the right is labeled "Bolton's Transportation Line" and "plaster" while the second warehouse reads "Fish and Salt." There are three boats on the river tied to the dock, and several men are loading barrels between the boats and dock.
Notes
Among the pioneer merchants in Philadelphia who developed trade with the interior of Pennsylvania by boats navigating the channels and canal system up teh Schuylkill and Lehigh Valleys was Gideon Scull, who built these warehouses upon the Schuylkill River front, just to the southward of Fairmount, early in the last century. In 1827 he sold his venture to his cousins, Joseph R. and James Bolton, who were among the first to introduce anthracite coal for domestic and manufacturing purposes into Philadelphia. For a considerable period the coal interests were ranged along the Schuylkill shore from Boltons' wharves to South street, but it declined after the Reading Railroad tracks were extended via Willow street to teh Delaware River. Some of the old factories in the Fairmount section which have been removed to make room for the Parkway were built there because of the convenient coal supply.
Taylor Catalog Number: 126
Is part of
Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier
Taylor - Case 11-20 [2717.F]
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Frank H. Taylor Illustration Collection
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