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Title: [Wissahickon Falls, near the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge, at the junction of Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River.]
Description: Depicts the Wissahickon Falls, with the stone arches of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge at the junction of Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River. The bridge marks the entrance to Wissahickon Creek, Wissahickon Drive and Wissahickon Park. Includes a small wooden shed on the bank of the river., Title supplied by cataloguer., Construction of the bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was begun in 1874 by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Due to budgetary constraints, construction was halted and later completed from 1881-1882., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.25]

Title: Fairmount Park high stone bridge postcards
Description: Depicts the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge at the junction of Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River, above Ridge Avenue. Includes views of Wissahickon Falls in the foreground, a motorcar and pedestrians. Marks the entrance to Wissahickon Creek, Wissahickon Drive and Wissahickon Park., Contains 22 postcards printed in color and 3 in black and white., Construction of the bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was begun in 1874 by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Due to budgetary constraints, construction was halted and later completed from 1881-1882., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Bridges - High Stone Bridge - 61]

Title: [Ridge Avenue Bridge and the Reading Railroad Bridge near the junction of Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River.]
Description: View of the Ridge Avenue Bridge, built in 1888 near the junction of the Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River. A train is crossing the larger Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge in the background. Construction of the bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was begun in 1874 by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Due to budgetary constraints, construction was halted and later completed from 1881-1882., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.26]

Title: [Boys fishing in the Wissahickon Creek, near the Ridge Avenue and Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridges, Manayunk]
Description: View of four boys fishing, including the photographer's son, Walter N. Berry, off of the rocky banks of the creek near where it flows into the Schuylkill River. Two bridges are visible in the distance, the Ridge Avenue Bridge in the foreground and the taller stone, arched bridge of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad in the background., Construction of the railroad bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was begun in 1874 by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Due to budgetary constraints, construction was halted and later completed from 1881-1882., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame., See related: 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.34]
Creator: Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date: ca. 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.64]

Title: [Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, with dam, Philadelphia]
Description: Depicts the stone arches of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge, begun in 1874, but not completed until 1882 after budgetary restraints slowed construction. Also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct and the High Stone Bridge. Includes two billboards, one for Blasius Piano and the other for Campbell's Soup., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator: Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date: ca. 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.26]

Title: [Wissahickon Creek Viaduct, with 100 steps in the distance, Philadelphia]
Description: Depicts the 100 steps, leading from the Wissahickon Creek to Freeland Avenue, visible through the stone arches of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge, begun in 1874, but not completed until 1882 after budgetary restraints slowed construction. Also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct and the High Stone Bridge., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator: Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date: ca. 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.27]

Title: [Norristown Railroad Bridge across the Wissahickon Creek]
Description: View showing the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown Railroad temporary trestle-work bridge over the mouth of the creek. The temporary bridge replaced the second permanent bridge (completed in 1845 and razed by the Robeson Mill fire of August 1862). Construction of the new permanent bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was begun in 1874 by the new owners, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Due to budgetary constraints, construction was halted and later completed from 1881-1882. Also shows the mill ruins, the Ridge Avenue Bridge, and two men, including possibly Edward Moran, sitting on the bank of the creek., Manuscript note on verso: Norristown R.R. Bridge across the Wissahickon., Yellow mount with square corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date: [ca. 1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Bridges [P.8992.25]

Title: The Wissahickon at the mouth
Description: View showing the Norristown Railroad Bridge and the Ridge Avenue Bridge over the mouth of the Wissahickon Creek. The new permanent Norristown Railroad Bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was under the early stages of construction in 1874 by its new owners, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, when due to budgetary constraints, the construction was halted and later completed 1881-1882. Also shows a man rowing a boat on the creek., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Manuscript note on verso: Muschaux No. 22., Gift of Saul Koltnow., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Bridges [P.9022.29]

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