| Creator |
Cremer, James, 1821-1893. |
| Title |
Views of Fairmount Park Philadelphia 1866 [graphic] / Photographed by James Cremer, 18 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia: James Cremer |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
[1876] |
| Physical Description |
1 album (17 photographic prints): albumen mounted on cardboard; album 22 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.) |
| Description |
Album of photographs of aerial and landscape views taken in the park during the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which celebrated
the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Photographs predominately
depict views from observation towers at George's Hill and Lemon Hill. Images show the Centennial Exhibition grounds, including
the buildings, monuments, ponds, 24th Ward Reservoir, and Centennial Station and tracks of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad;
Fairmount Water Works; Girard College and surrounding neighborhood, including Brewerytown; the breweries of H. J. Walter (North
Thirty-third and Thompson streets), Bergner & Engel (3200 block Thompson Street), F. A. Poth (North Thirty-first and Jefferson
streets) and Bergdoll & Psotta (Twenty-ninth and Parish streets, built 1875); boat houses and landings near the waterworks;
bridges, including the Wire Suspension Bridge at Fairmount, Girard Avenue Bridge, and New York Connecting Railroad Bridge;
and cityscape. Also contains views of Wissahickon Creek and Fairmount Park, including Belmont Pumping Station, fountains,
landscaped gardens, and the observation tower at George's Hill; the Lincoln and Humboldt monuments; signage on the Centennial
pavilions; and park visitors.
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| Notes |
Title from black morocco binding, stamped front cover. Stamped with incorrect date. |
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Spine stamped: Views. Fairmount Park 1866. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Select images reproduced in Kenneth Finkel’s Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications,
Inc., 1980).
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| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Monuments -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Monuments -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Walter, Henry J. |
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Bergner & Engel. |
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Bergdoll & Psotta. |
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F.A. Poth Brewing Company. |
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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. |
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Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Girard College. |
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Breweries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Observation towers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Waterworks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Brewerytown (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Wissahickon Creek (Pa.) |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
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Landscape photographs -- 1870-1880. |
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Aerial views -- 1870-1880. |
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Photograph albums -- 1870-1880. |
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Morocco bindings (Binding). |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums [P.8465] |
| Accession number |
P.8465 |
