Title |
Stone bridge, Wissahickon. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
United States |
Publisher |
United States. 1866 |
Date |
[ca. 1866] |
Physical Description |
2 photographic prints : albumen on stereograph mount ; 9 x 17 cm. (3.5 x 6.75 in.) |
Description |
Faded landscape views showing the stone arch bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek leading to Springfield Avenue. A man leans
against a tree in the foreground, looking toward the bridge. Built in 1832 and rebuilt in 1915. Also referred to as the Springfield
Avenue Bridge.
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Notes |
Title from manuscript notes on mounts. |
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Beige mounts with square corners. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
Subject |
Stone bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Wissahickon Creek (Pa.) |
Genre |
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
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Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
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Landscape photographs -- 1860-1870. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - Bridges [P.9844.39-40] |
Accession number |
P.9844.39 |
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P.9844.40 |