03090ckm a22005051i 4500 000138768 20230712140702.0 khoboo 010320s1860 paunnn kneng u (UPvMLC)mrc04205236 10 pdrc2877jaEP McA-84 ppl PPL gihc W. & F. Langenheim, photographer. Ice scene on the Delaware, Philadelphia. [graphic] / Langenheim. Philadelphia, ca. 1860. 1 photographic print: albumen on stereograph mount; 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.) Photographer's imprint stamped on mount. Buff paper mount with square corners. Title printed on mount. Harbor scene during the winter showing ships docked at piers on the frozen river. Also shows people ice skating in the background. The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers, who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William. Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 67. Arcadia caption text: Mother Nature suspended commercial and passenger activity on the Delaware River in this c. 1860 winter image. Bare-masted schooners and small boats are docked along the snow-covered piers of Philadelphia harbor in the foreground as people ice skate on the frozen river in the background. Ice skating was a common activity on the impenetrable river before the use of steam-powered icebreakers. Organizations such as the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society provided skating instruction and rescued people who broke through the ice. Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. Harbors Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Piers & wharves Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Ships Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Ice skating Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) 70866 Albumen prints 1850-1860. gmgpc Stereographs 1850-1860. gmgpc SP10 Philadelphia artists. Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. Imprint PA. Philadelphia. 1860. Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. stereo - Langenheim - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13d] (8)1322.F.13d stereo - Langenheim - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13d] (8)1322.F.13d LCPD stereo - Langenheim - Harbors [(8)1322.F.13d] (CPomAG)00143602 131863 131863 000138768 CONV 00 20051208 1945 000138768 20060120 1807 000138768 20060201 1533 000138768 JENNY 40 20060901 1514 000138768 MASTER 40 20061103 0843 000138768 MASTER 40 20061107 1135 000138768 JENNY 40 20070206 1304 000138768 20071018 1952 000138768 LINDAW 40 20120206 1246 ppl PA. Philadelphia. 1860. Imprint McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.