Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts a dirt footpath in East Fairmount Park, leading to Strawberry Mansion., Strawberry Mansion, also known as Summerville, was commissioned by Judge William Lewis, in 1789. In the 1820s Joseph Hemphill bought the property and added two wings to the house. His son Coleman grew strawberries from roots imported from Chile, giving the property its popular name, Strawberry Mansion. The house became a picnicking spot and restaurant in 1835. The Fairmount Park Commission bought the property in 1868.
Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., View from hill looking in the direction of Fairmount Water Works on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. View mostly obscured by trees.
