02701nkm a2200409 a 4500 000261001 20231105135555.0 070530s1838 paunnn kneng u Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856? 56663 A view of Fairmount and the Water-Works showing the bridge previous to its destruction by fire, [graphic] : Taken from the Veranda of Harding's Hotel, Schuylkill. / Drawn, printed & colored at J. T. Bowen's lithographic establishment Philadelphia: Published by J. T. Bowen, no. 94 Walnut St., c1838. 1 print: lithograph, hand-colored; 38 x 56 cm. (15 x 22 in.) Wainwright 10 View looking toward the water works originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff. In the foreground, elegantly dressed women and men, sit, and stand on the veranda admiring the vista as street and pedestrian traffic approaches and departs from the covered Upper Ferry Bridge. Traffic includes horse-drawn carriages, a man on horseback, and a woman walking and holding a parasol. Canal barges travel under the bridge and in the canal lock across from the water works. The water works include the engine house, mill house, and pavilions on the mound dam and on reservoir hill. A water fountain and trees complete the view. Also shows businesses and residences behind the water works in the background. The Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge, known as the Upper Ferry Bridge, was erected 1809-1812, with Robert Mills serving as architect and Lewis Wernwag as engineer. The bridge burned in 1838. Philadelphia on Stone POS 788 Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 88 B 7861 Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.) 42361 Waterworks Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Covered bridges Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Canal boats Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.) 83724 Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) 83130 Lithographs Hand-colored 1830-1840. gmgpc Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 88 B 7861 248845 248845 1 000261001 ERIKA 40 20070921 1534 000261001 ERIKA 40 20070921 1536 000261001 ERIKA 40 20070925 0804 000261001 ERIKA 40 20070925 0805 000261001 20071018 2002 000261001 ERIKA 40 20100428 1733 000261001 LINDAW 40 20110914 1523 ppl PPL 1