Details
Creator Hurn, J. W. (John White), d. 1887, photographer.
Title Stand-pipe at Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Photographed by J. W. Hurn, No. 1319 Chestnut Street,
Publisher Philadelphia
Date [ca. 1870]
Physical Description 1 photographic print : albumen on stereograph mount ; 8 x 17.5 cm. (3.25 x 7 in.)
Description View looking east from the forebay at the Fairmount Water Works showing the decorative distribution arch on Reservoir Hill. The arch, built in 1860, functioned as a standpipe and observatory tower. Also shows a man standing on the promenade near the forebay in the foreground and inclined walkways to Reservoir Hill in the background. The waterworks, originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded until 1872.
Notes Title on printed label pasted on verso.
Photographer's printed label pasted on verso.
Yellow mount with rounded corners.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Waterworks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Standpipes -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Walkways -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- East.
Genre Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Stereographs -- 1860-1870.
Associated name Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Hurn - Public Utilities [P.9137.1]
Accession number P.9137.1