Winter view showing the entrance gate and snow-covered drive to an estate on Fisher's Lane in the Feltonville neighborhood of Philadelphia. Also shows a man and boy standing next to the open gate in the foreground and a man walking on the drive in the background. Drive flanked by bare trees. Dwelling visible in the distant background., Duplicate photograph, #37 entitled "Avenue leading to Mr. Dixon's Mansion," in Moran album, "Old Philadelphia Views, 1861." See albums - Moran [P.9265]., Title from label pasted on verso., Photographer's blind stamp on mount., Creme mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date
1861
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Residences [P.8992.23]
Drawing depicting an exterior view of the house originally built by John Dedier in 1773 on Fisher's Lane, Germantown, Pa. Shows an oblique view of the entrance with two steps leading to the front door. The hip-roofed house has two dormers, a chimney, and shuttered windows. In the left is a wooden fence. Several trees are visible in the background., Title from item., Date inferred from content and active dates of the artist., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Creator
Graeff, Henry F., artist
Date
[ca. 1935]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.66.11]
