View showing the ferry with passengers on the ford of the Schuylkill River above Philadelphia at the end of Ford Road (West Fairmount Park). Includes Mendenhall Ferry Tavern in the foreground. Three sheep graze nearby. The estates of Philadelphia merchant Joseph Sims (The Laurels) and Philadelphia physician Dr. Phillips Sing Physick (Fairy Hill) are visible on the ridge (Laurel Hill Cemetery) in the background., Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
1809
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 18b [P.9057.55.18b]
View showing the Schuylkill River and wooded grounds near the country seat above Philadelphia (West Fairmount Park) of Judge Richard Peters. The estate, originally purchased by William Peters in 1742 was used as a working model farm by his son Richard until Richard's death in 1828. Subsequently, the estate was utilized by the railroad, an oil refinery, and a country resort before purchased by the city in 1869 for inclusion in Fairmount Park. View includes a wood shack near a grove of trees., Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats pl-16a [P.9057.55.16a]
