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Bowen, John T.,
ca. 1801-1856?
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A view of Fairmount and the Water-Works showing the bridge previous to its destruction by fire,
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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
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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.
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Covered bridges
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Canal boats
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
83130
Lithographs
Hand-colored
1830-1840.
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
HSP Bc 88 B 7861
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