02209ckc a2200397 a 4500 000194382 20230712152735.0 kjoco 041027k19001925xurnnn en kn (CPomAG) ppl PPL gihc 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. 29567 Railroad bridges Wissahickon Creek (Pa.) lctgm Stone bridges Wissahickon Creek (Pa.) lctgm Wissahickon Creek (Pa.) 83129 Wissahickon Creek Viaduct (Philadelphia, Pa.) Photomechanical prints Color 1910-1930. gmgpc Photomechanical prints 1900-1910. gmgpc Postcards 1900-1930. gmgpc Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Bridges - High Stone Bridge - 61] Brightbill 61 061-a01-d 061-b01-c Pr Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Bridges - High Stone Bridge - 61] Pr Brightbill 61 LCPD Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Bridges - High Stone Bridge - 61] (CPomAG)80065082 187182 187182 000194382 CONV 00 20051208 1946 000194382 20071018 1957 000194382 NICOLEJ 40 20120113 1505 ppl