Contains views of the Girard Avenue bridge, built 1872-1874 by Henry Augustus Sims and James Peacock Sims. Images document the railroad bridge spanning the Schuylkill River at Girard Avenue from the banks of the river, the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, West Drive and Fairmount Park., Contains 35 postcards printed in color and 9 printed in black and white., 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
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Bridges - Girard Avenue - 12]