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Brightbill, George M.,
collector.
Fairmount Park high stone bridge postcards.
[graphic].
1900-1925.
25 photomechanical prints (postcards):
photolithograph;
9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Contains 22 postcards printed in color and 3 in black and white.
Depicts the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge at the junction of Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River, above Ridge Avenue. Includes views of Wissahickon Falls in the foreground, a motorcar and pedestrians. Marks the entrance to Wissahickon Creek, Wissahickon Drive and Wissahickon Park.
Construction of the bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was begun in 1874 by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Due to budgetary constraints, construction was halted and later completed from 1881-1882.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
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Railroad bridges
Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
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Stone bridges
Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
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Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
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Wissahickon Creek Viaduct (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Photomechanical prints
Color
1910-1930.
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Photomechanical prints
1900-1910.
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Postcards
1900-1930.
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Library Company of Philadelphia
Print Dept.
Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Bridges - High Stone Bridge - 61]
Brightbill 61
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Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Bridges - High Stone Bridge - 61]
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Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Bridges - High Stone Bridge - 61]
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