View looking north showing the steamboat landing and Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River immediately north of the Fairmount Water Works. A small canoe floats in the water in the foreground. Also shows two steamboats on the river near the landing and three boathouses in the background, including the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society boathouse built in 1861 (left), the boathouse built in 1872 for the Vesper and Malta boat clubs (center), the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871 (right). Other boat houses are obscured by trees., Title supplied by cataloger., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging 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 - Transportation [P.8709.12]
View looks northwest from the steamboat landing adjacent to the Fairmount Waterworks showing boathouse row and floating boathouses, including George Popps Park Boat House and Union Boat House operated by Wm. F. Cline. Includes the boathouse built in 1872 for the Vesper and Malta boat clubs, the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871, Bachelors boathouse built 1860, and the boathouse constructed 1869-1871 for the Pennsylvania Barge Club and Crescent Boat Club. A man sits on the dock in the foreground., Title on negative., Distributor's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Recreation [P.9260.1]
View looking west at the east and north elevations of the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871., Title printed on mount below image., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of F.J. Dallet.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Recreation [P.9164.1]
View looking north showing the steamboat landing and Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River immediately north of the Fairmount Water Works. A small canoe floats in the water in the foreground. Also shows two steamboats on the river near the landing and three boathouses in the background, including the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society boathouse built in 1861 (left), the boathouse built in 1872 for the Vesper and Malta boat clubs (center), the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871 (right). Other boat houses are obscured by trees., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint printed 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 - Parks [P.9299.73]
View looking northwest showing Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River immediately north of the Fairmount Water Works. Canoes float in the water in the foreground. Also shows the College Boat Club boathouse built 1874, the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871, Bachelors Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1860, and the Pennsylvania Barge Club and Crescent Boat Club boathouse built 1869-1871., Title printed on verso with eighty-seven other numbered titles in series list (No. 1-57; 126-138; 1000-1018)., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
R. Newell & Son
Date
[ca. 1874]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9191.2]
View looking north showing a steamboat near the steamboat landing on the Schuylkill River immediately north of the Fairmount Water Works. Also shows two steamboats on the river near the landing and George Popps' floating Park Boat House in the background near Boathouse Row., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint printed 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 - Parks [P.9299.75]
View looking from the west bank of the Schuylkill River showing two boathouses on the east bank of the river in Fairmount Park, including the two-story stone boathouse built 1872 by the Vesper (org. 1865) and Malta (org. 1860) boat clubs (left) and the University Barge Club boathouse constructed in 1871 (right). The woods of Fairmount Park are visible behind the boathouses., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1873]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9644.14]
