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Title: Lemon Hill
Description: Oblique view of the west flank and south elevation, divided into five bays, showing the oval pavilion of the mansion built 1799-1800 for businessman Henry Pratt in East Fairmount Park. A group of children sit on the lawn in the foreground. In 1844, several years after Pratt’s death, Lemon Hill became the first mansion acquired by the city of Philadelphia to establish a public park, i.e., Fairmount Park. The residence was used as a lager beer garden following the establishment of the park in 1855., Title from manuscript note on verso., Stamped in blank ink on verso: Fairmount Park 25 cents each., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.8731.7]

Title: Approach to Lemon Hill mansion
Description: View showing marble stairs ascending from tree-lined paths in Fairmount Park east of the Lemon Hill estate. Men and boys stand around a stone fountain at the base of the stairs., Title from manuscript note on mount., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9299.55]

Title: Mineral spring fountain
Description: View showing the canopy or gazebo housing the iron fountain on the Lemon Hill estate in East Fairmount Park. Also shows men and women standing near the fountain, which was installed in 1871., Written on negative: 116, Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint partially obscured by print on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted by Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator: R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Monuments and statues [P.9299.86]

Title: Lemon Hill mansion
Description: Oblique view of the west flank and south elevation, divided into five bays, showing the oval pavilion of the mansion built 1799-1800 for businessman Henry Pratt in East Fairmount Park. A man sits in a chair reading the newspaper on the lawn in the foreground. A banner for ice cream hangs from the porch on the west side of the house. In 1844, several years after Pratt’s death, Lemon Hill became the first mansion acquired by the city of Philadelphia to establish a public park, i.e., Fairmount Park. The residence was used as a lager beer garden following the establishment of the park in 1855., Title printed on label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Rau - Residences [P.9260.73]

Title: Mineral Spring
Description: View showing the gazebo housing the iron fountain on the Lemon Hill estate in East Fairmount Park. Also shows men, women, and children on the grounds near the fountain, including boys playing an informal game of baseball. The fountain was installed in 1871., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Manucript note on verso: Mrs. Wm. B. Higgins, Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1871]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9260.22]

Title: Fairmount from Lemon Hill south
Description: View looking south from a path at Lemon Hill in East Fairmount Park. Depicts a group of women and children near a couple of men standing opposite a signpost on the path at the estate. View also includes the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River in the far left background. Originally constructed between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, the waterworks were altered and expanded after the designs of Philadelphia engineers, Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr., until 1872., Reissue of circa 1872 view entitled "Fairmount from Lemon Hill, Southeast" by R. Newell & Son of Philadelphia., Title from manuscript note on mount., Pink mount with rounded corners., Printed on mount: No. 7., Inscribed in negative: 53., Duplicate of P.9260.70., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Jane Carson James., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date: [ca. 1872], c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Public Utilities [P.9299.77]

Title: View from Lemon Hill
Description: View looking south from Lemon Hill showing the Fairmount Water Works. Depicts a group of young girls with their female chaperones seated on the grounds of the estate. Also shows the old engine house and standpipe at the waterworks; the Wire Suspension Bridge at Fairmount; and cityscape in the far background. The waterworks, originally built between 1812 and 1822, were expanded until 1872., Photographer's imprint printed on recto., Publisher's imprint printed on verso., Curved pink mount with rounded corners., Inscribed in negative: 74., Printed on mount: No. 4., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Jane Carson James., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Newell & Son, a partnership between Robert and his son, Henry, was active from circa 1870 until 1897 and the death of the elder Newell.
Creator: R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date: c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Public Utilities [P.9299.76]

Title: View on Schuylkill
Description: View looking south from Lemon Hill in East Fairmount Park. Shows the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River, including the old engine house; the old mill house; and the observatory arch, standpipe and pavilion on Reservoir Hill. View also includes a group of girls standing near a tree on the estate in the foreground. The waterworks, originally constructed between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded after the designs of Philadelphia engineers, Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr., until 1872., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited, Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Public Utilities [P.9260.93]

Title: Fairmount Park Phila. Winter scene
Description: Winter view looking from the old mill house at the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River. Shows the race bridge, used as a floodgate, leading to the snow-covered terrace of the new mill house. Also shows the Lemon Hill estate, the boat landing, and boathouses north of the waterworks. The waterworks, originally constructed between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff , were altered and expanded after the designs of Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr., until 1872., Attributed to Robert Newell., Title from accompanying label., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Public Utilities [(3)1322.F.122e]

Title: Fairmount, from Lemon Hill, southeast
Description: View looking south from a path at Lemon Hill in East Fairmount Park. Depicts a group of women and children near a couple of men standing opposite a signpost on the path at the estate. View also includes the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River in the far left background. Originally constructed between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, the waterworks were altered and expanded after the designs of Philadelphia engineers, Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr., until 1872., Buff mount with rounded corners., Contains label pasted on verso listing over fifty views of Fairmount Park issued by the publisher., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Duplicate of P.9299.77., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1872]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Public Utilities [P.9260.70]

Title: Fairmount from Lemon Hill, Phila. Park
Description: View looking south from a path at Lemon Hill in East Fairmount Park. Depicts a group of women and children standing together at the edge of a slope leading down to the Schuylkill River. View also includes the Fairmount Water Works and the decorative distribution arch (built 1860) and standpipe (built 1852) on Reservoir Hill. Originally constructed between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, the waterworks were altered and expanded after the designs of Philadelphia engineers, Henry P.M. Birkinbine and Frederick Graff, Jr., until 1872., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.2010.6.8]

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