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Title: [Distant figure walking along a path near Wissahickon Creek.]
Description: Depicts the back of a man walking along a path near Wissahickon Creek. A foot bridge spanning the creek is visible in the distance., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.44]

Title: Old blacksmith shop, Ridge Ave. & Wissahickon opposite Millverton
Description: Exterior view of an old stone, two story blacksmith shop, across the street from Millverton and near the Robeson house and mill. A man works with a carriage frame on the second story, above the entrance and another man sits at the edge of the flat, overhanging roof nearby. Carriage frames and wheels are visible, along with the wall of the Norristown Railroad Bridge in the background., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator: Browne, John C. (John Coates), 1838-1918, photographer
Date: Negative December 10, 1881
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.166]

Title: East River Drive postcards
Description: Depicts various views of East River Drive in Fairmount Park including the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, built 1866-1867 by engineers John A. Wilson and Alexander C. Shand. Construction of bridge was one of many factors that enabled the implementation of a direct route from West Philadelphia to New York City. Includes trains travelling east and west over the bridge. Also depicts pedestrian and vehicular traffic on East River Drive near the bridge., Contains 59 postcards printed in color and 26 printed in black and white., Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge also known as the Mantua Junction Viaduct., 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: 1900-1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - East River Drive - 66-68]

Title: Blue Stone Bridge postcards
Description: Depicts the Blue Stone Bridge, also known as the Lotus Inn Bridge, over Wissahickon Creek at Rittenhouse Street in Fairmount Park. Also includes a waterfall in the foreground., Contains 4 postcards printed in color. Also includes 1 linen postcard., Sheet numbers: 62A01 and 62L01., 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: ca. 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Bridges - Miscellaneous - 62]

Title: [Track meet on City Island, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Aerial views of a track meet on the south end of City Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The three bridges that span the Susquehanna River and connect City Island to downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on the east bank of the river are also visible: the Walnut Street Bridge (the People's Bridge); the Market Street Bridge; and the Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge. One additional railroad bridge is visible south of the island. View is from the northwest side of the island facing southeast towards the track meet, with portions of Harrisburg visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1505., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Harrisburg Bridges.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1505]

Title: [Tacony-Palmyra Bridge construction, Tacony, Philadelphia]
Description: Aerial view of the construction of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge that spans the Delaware River at Levick Street from the Tacony section of Philadelphia to Palmyra, Burlington County, New Jersey (PA/NJ Route 73). Bridge designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski., Negative numbers: 8496., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Palmyra Bridge.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8496]

Title: Crescent Boulevard Bridge, Collingswood, Camden County, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the construction of Crescent Boulevard Bridge. Initial construction began in 1926 of Crescent Boulevard (US Route 130/30) over the Cooper River in Collingswood, New Jersey. The bridge is in Cooper River Park. Portions of Camden, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Delaware River are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6775, 6776, 6777, 6779., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Crescent Blvd, 1928., 6777 not digitized; similar view to 6779 with more detail on left side.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6775; P.8990.6776; P.8990.6777; P.8990.6779]

Title: [ Walnut Lane Bridge construction, Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia]
Description: Depicts the Walnut Lane Bridge during several phases of construction, showing the wooden erection truss, arches, underbelly, and concrete temporary foundation piers in the Wissahickon Creek. Also includes a view of the completed bridge from the creek and a view of the dirt roadway and balustrade railings over the bridge., The Walnut Lane Bridge was the largest concrete arch bridge when it was completed in 1908 by engineers George S. Webster and Henry H. Quimby. The central arch spans 233 feet, and the five smaller arches each measure 53 feet wide. It serves as a connecting link between Roxborough and Germantown., 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.8986.22 ; P.8986.25 ; P.8986.59 ; P.8986.79 ; P.8987.1-10]

Title: [Waterfalls and Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge at the mouth of Wissahickon Creek, Fairmount Park]
Description: View of the stone dam and a waterfall in the Wissahickon Creek, looking toward the west bank, with the stone arches of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge in the background. Includes a view of the rustic fence separating the trail from the water., 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., 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.8986.81]

Title: Breuker & Kessler lithographers, engravers & printers. S. W. corner 7th & Chestnut sts. Philadelphia. Particular attention paid to all kinds of commercial engraving
Description: Book advertisement containing landscape views, allegorical figures, and artist and printer's tools. Shows the allegorical figure Art as she leans on a pedestal that is covered in vines and displays a vase of flowers. She stands on a moss covered rock marked "Labels" that is surrounded by a stone tablet, possibly a lithographer's stone, inscribed "Manufacturers of Transferable Pictures"; a press machine; and a paint palette resting on a book. In the background, trees, hills, and a bridge spanning a river near townscape are visible. Breuker & Kessler, a partnership between George W. Breuker & Harry C. Kessler, operated circa 1867-1880., Not in Wainwright., Published in Edwin Freedley's Philadelphia and its manufactures: a hand-Book of the great manufactories and representative mercantile houses of Philadelphia, in 1867(Philadelphia: Edward Young & Co., 1867), opp. p. 134., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 7, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 39 B 750
Creator: Breuker & Kessler Co.
Date: [1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1867 Free 55213.O.134a

Title: [Aerial view of the Schuylkill River looking southeast from Manayunk, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial view of the Schuylkill River looking southeast from the vicinity of Fountain Street in Manayunk. Relatively high vantage point shows the river and adjacent areas for some distance. Several bridges crossing the river are visible, as are industrial buildings in Manayunk and portions of Fairmount Park., Negative numbers: 1624., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Girard Ave. Bridge., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1922
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1624]

Title: [Ridge Avenue and Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridges over the Wissahickon Creek, Roxborough, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial view of the Ridge Avenue and Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridges spanning the Wissahickon Creek in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia. Bridges cross the river not far from where it empties into the Schuylkill River., Negative numbers: 14387n.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14387n]

Title: [University Avenue Bridge under construction, connecting the Grays Ferry and West Philadelphia neighborhoods, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial views of the University Avenue Bridge under construction. Bridge spans the Schuylkill River at University Avenue (34th Street), connecting the neighborhoods of West Philadelphia and Grays Ferry. A portion of the University of Pennsylvania campus south of and including Franklin Field can be seen on the west bank of the river, as can industrial buildings on the east bank., Negative numbers: 15778n.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1932
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.15778n]

Title: Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Camden approach, Camden, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, on the Camden, New Jersey side of the Delaware River. Bridge was constructed from 1922-1926 and spans the river to connects Camden to Philadelphia. The approach, portions of the bridge and the area immediately surrounding the approach are visible. Commissioned by the Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission of New Jersey and the Delaware River Bridge and Tunnel Commission of Pennsylvania, the bridge was designed by architect Paul Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski. Located at 5th and Race Streets in Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 6645, 6734, 6735, 6804.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6645; P.8990.6734; P.8990.6735; P.8990.6804]

Title: Benjamin Franklin Bridge construction, Old City Historic District, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, under construction over the Delaware River from 1924-1926. The riverfronts of both Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia are visible. Commissioned by the Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission of New Jersey and the Delaware River Bridge and Tunnell Commission of Pennsylvania, the bridge was designed by architect Paul Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski. Located at 5th and Race Streets. Probably taken 1924 [4299-4300]; 1925 [4827-5186]; and 1926 [5556]., Negative numbers: 4299, 4300, 4827, 4869, 4881, 5003, 5166, 5167, 5176, 5179, 5181, 5184, 5185, 5186, 5556., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1924-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4299; P.8990.4300; P.8990.4827; P.8990.4869; P.8990.4881; P.8990.5003; P.8990.5166; P.8990.5167; P.8990.5176; P.8990.5179; P.8990.5184-5186; P.8990.5556]

Title: View on the Brandywine, near Wilmington, Del
Description: Faded view showing a bridge spanning the shallow creek. Includes large rocks in the foreground., Attributed to John Moran., Title from label pasted on mount., Distributor's label pasted on verso: McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia., Buff mount with rounded 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: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views [P.9040.2]

Title: Sweet Brier Valley, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description: Landscape view showing a man standing on rustic bridge carrying a tree-lined path over a small stream in Fairmount Park., Title from manuscript note on verso and printed on mount., Orange 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 - Parks [P.8924.3]

Title: View from Sweet Brier, F.P
Description: Landscape view showing a rustic bridge from a trail in Fairmount Park., Title from manuscript note on mount., Beige curved 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.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9299.47]

Title: [Chestnut Street Bridge, Philadelphia]
Description: View showing the iron arch bridge built over the Schuylkill River between 1861-1866 after the designs of Strickland Kneass. In the foreground, two boys stand on a rock and overlook the Schuylkill River, while a laborer maneuvers an empty wheelbarrow behind them. The Market Street Permanent Bridge, built from 1798-1806 after the designs of Timothy Palmer and expanded around 1850 to accommodate a connection between the city railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad, is also visible in the background. The Chestnut Street Bridge, partially funded and utilized by the Chestnut and Walnut Streets Passenger Railway Company, was demolished in 1958., 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.
Creator: Bartlett & Smith, photographer
Date: [ca. 1867]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & Smith - Bridges [P.9058.166]

Title: [Stone bridge in winter]
Description: Landscape, winter view showing a stone bridge spanning a creek or stream in the distance. Snow blankets the ground and bare trees., Title supplied by cataloger., Beige mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Bridges [P.9844.38]

Title: Landsdown Drive looking north
Description: View showing a horse-drawn coach approaching two men standing on Lansdowne Drive near Sweet Briar Mansion in West Fairmount Park. A trestle railroad bridge spans the drive in the background., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint obscured by photograph pasted on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved 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.9299.99]

Title: [Rustic footbridge in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: View of tree-lined path leading to a rustic foot bridge in Fairmount Park. A man stands near the bridge looking toward the photographer., Written on negative: 1013, Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on mount: View of mineral spring and flower bed., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved 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.9299.95]

Title: View in Sweet Brier valley
Description: View looking along a tree-lined path at a group of men, women and children standing and sitting on a rustic pedestrian bridge on the Sweetbriar estate in West Fairmount Park., Written on negative: 1005, Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint mostly obscured by photograph pasted on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved 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.9299.94]

Title: View in Sweet Brier valley
Description: View showing four men and a toddler in a stroller standing on the steps of a rustic pedestrian bridge on the Sweetbriar estate in West Fairmount Park., Written on negative: 1004, Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint obscured by photograph pasted on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved 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.9299.93]

Title: J. Ashbrook, Jr. Successor to J. Ashbrook & Son, fine family groceries, S.W. cor. 2nd & Queen Sts., Philad'a
Description: Illustrated trade card showing a vignette of a rustic bridge spanning a stream inset into a larger scene of flowers., Numbered C-754 in lower left corner., Advertising text printed on recto., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Ashbrook [P.9636.3]

Title: Germantown bend
Description: View of Wissahickon Creek near Lover's Leap looking north toward Rittenhouse Bridge, a large stone bridge with a small arch opening in Fairmount Park. Bridge carries Forbidden Drive and marks the entrance to the upper Wissahickon Valley., Title and publisher's imprint from label pasted on verso., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. was one of the largest suppliers of photographic apparatus in the second half of the nineteenth century. Their business moved from 501 Broadway to 591 Broadway in 1869.
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Anthony - Parks [P.9426]

Title: On the Wissahickon
Description: View of the trellised Kitchen's Lane Bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek. Shows a man fishing from the rocky bank of the creek in the foreground and an old stone mill building in the background. Bridge removed ca. 1925., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9058.148]

Title: Race & foot bridge, [Little Wakefield, Germantown] [graphic]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of large, leafy trees standing next to a small foot bridge crossing a stream near Little Wakefield in Germantown. A path curves to the right., At same place., Time: 12:45, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 17, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1288]

Title: Old millwheel & bridge over the Hawkskill, at Luray [VA]
Description: Glass negative showing a river in Luray, Virginia with a mill located on the left bank. The mill wheel dips into the water and the building sits slightly above on a hill. In the distance, a covered bridge crosses the river., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 12:25, Light: Strong sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 12, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1032]

Title: Bridge over French Creek near French Creek Station, [Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing a covered bridge crossing over French Creek. Trees hang over the creek from the right bank. A woman stands on the bank near a bend in the creek., Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: November, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.795]

Title: View from bridge at Mainville, Catawissa R[ail] R[oad], from moving train, [Mainville, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing a a trestle railroad bridge crossing the Catawissa Creek in a wooded valley. Various buildings stand on either bank., Time: 12, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 13, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1242]

Title: E[ast] Tower of Brooklyn Bridge, from footwalk, Brooklyn side, [NY]
Description: Glass negative showing the East tower of the Brooklyn Bridge seen from the pedestrian walkway. The bridge's cables swoop up toward the tower as men in bowler hats travel across the walkway. The suspension bridge linking Manhattan to Brooklyn, built 1869-1883, after the designs of John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869) was originally approved in 1867. Roebling’s son Washington Roebling (1837-1926) took over as chief engineer following his death in 1869. The bridge was also called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and East River Bridge before being formally named in 1915., Time: A.M., Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 4, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.841]

Title: [East Tower of Brooklyn Bridge, from footwalk, Brooklyn side]
Description: Glass negative showing the East tower of the Brooklyn Bridge seen from the pedestrian walkway. The bridge's cables swoop up toward the tower as men in bowler hats travel across the walkway. The suspension bridge linking Manhattan to Brooklyn, built 1869-1883, after the designs of John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869) was originally approved in 1867. Roebling’s son Washington Roebling (1837-1926) took over as chief engineer following his death in 1869. The bridge was also called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and East River Bridge before being formally named in 1915., Same, but a little nearer Brooklyn., Time: A.M., Light: Good sunlight., A more distant view than the one in plate 841., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 4, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.842.1]

Title: New B & O Bridge over Brandywine, from rocks on N. bank, [Wilmington, DE]
Description: Glass negative showing a bridge constructed from large brick pillars supporting a trestle spanning Brandywine River. A railroad track runs next to the river. Telephone lines also traverse the river up to a small building at the top of a hill on the left., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: November 26, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.804]

Title: [New B & O Bridge over Brandywine. From rocks on N. bank]. [Wilmington, DE]
Description: Glass negative showing a bridge constructed from large brick pillars supporting a trestle spanning Brandywine River. A railroad track runs next to the river. Telephone lines also traverse the river up to a small building at the top of a hill on the left., Same as last., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: November 26, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.805]

Title: Bridge from top of bank, farther up, [Brandywine, Wilmington, DE]
Description: Glass negative showing a bridge constructed from large brick pillars supporting a trestle spanning Brandywine River. A railroad track runs next to the river. Telephone lines also traverse the river and a fence runs down the hill towards the river. The roofs of buildings are visible on the far shore over the bridge., This is a closer view of the same bridge in plates 804 and 805., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: November 26, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.806]

Title: [Bed of Naaman's Creek, Claymont, DE], nearer R[ail]r[oad] bridge
Description: Glass negative showing Naaman Creek with a rocky riverbed. A trestle railroad bridge crosses the creek in the distance. Either riverbank is lined with trees. Naaman Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River, running through New Castle County, Del. and Delaware County, Pa., Same views as last., Time: 10:45, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: November 11, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1064]

Title: Bridge over French Broad R[iver] at Richmond Hill, from the hill, [Asheville, NC]
Description: Glass negative showing a metal bridge spanning French Broad River. Rolling hills rise on the opposite shore with a building nestled in a small valley. Trees line the riverbank and the hillside., Photographer remarks: overtimed, Time: 3:45 PM, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 17, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1591]

Title: Rustic bridge at waterside, Norwood, [Mr. Darrell on bridge], [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a bridge made from rough branches spanning a river. Henry Darrell stands on the bridge and palm trees line the bank behind him., Photographer remarks: Mr. Darrell on bridge., Time: 11:20, Light: Good - sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 3, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1493]

Title: Benjamin Franklin Bridge postcards
Description: Contains views of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge spanning the Delaware River, built 1920-1926 after designs by Paul Cret and Ralph Modjeski. Images document general views of the bridge connecting Philadelphia and Camden; the construction of river piers for the bridge; the approach and anchorage of the completed bridge; street traffic on the bridge and a view of the bridge from the wharves on Delaware Avenue., Contains 11 postcards printed in color. Also includes 2 linen postcards., 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: 1920-1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Bridges - Delaware River (Franklin) - 11]

Title: [Ehem, or little boats, and jenge-jenge, or African bridges, in Negroland]
Description: Engraving shows two ehem (or canoes), which were commonly used in Negroland. On the left, two men build an ehem, while a third wades through the water with a bundle of wood on his back. To the right, five men paddle a finished ehem. As Ogilby wrote, "Along the whole Coast the Inhabitants use light and nimble Boats, or Sloops; by them call'd, Ehem; by the Portuguese, Almades; and by the English and others, Canoos: with which they go some Leagues to Sea, and row up the Rivers from one place to another: They are made of one entire piece of Wood, or the body of a Tree cut long-ways with Cutting-Knives; then made hollow on the sides, and narrow above, with a flat bottom, and without any covering over head; the Ends before and behind narrow, and close together as a Hand-bow, and almost in the same fashion; the Head somewhat lower, the Sides a finger thick, and the Bottom two: And after the hollowing, they burn the Wood with Straw, to prevent Worms, and cleaving by the Sun. At each End the Canoo hath a Bowe like a Galley, a foot long, and a Knob a hand thick, whereby the Blacks carry them in and out of the Water upon their shoulders; for they suffer them not to lie soaking in the water, but set them upon Props to dry; by which means they both preserve them from rotting, and make them more pliable and swift in the using. Behind they have a Rudder like an Oar, being a long Stick with a round leaf at it: The common ones, wherewith they go out a Fishing, are generally sixteen foot long, five broad, and three foot high; some so large, that fifty or sixty men may stand in them with their Arms; which sort are made about Cape de tres Puntas, because there grows mighty large Trees, being seventeen or eighteen fathom in thickness. They lie not high with their Sides above water, but oftentimes he that steers the Helm, sits with his body most in the water: The small ones will hold onely one man in the Breadth, but seven or eight in the Length; which are rowed with Oars made of hard wood, in shape of a Spade, with an extraordinary dexterity Galley-fashion; and make such swift way in Still water, that they seem to flye, but in Rough-water they will not go forward so fast: The smaller sort, by reason of their narrowness, overset very easily which the Negroe's with great facility turn and leap into again." (p. 454-55), Illustration in John Ogilby's Africa: Being an accurate description of the regions of Aegypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid: the Land of Negroes, Guinee, and Aethiopia, and Abyssines, with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea, Belonging Thereunto (London: Printed by Tho. Johnson, for the author, and are to be had at his house in White Fryers, M.DC.LXX [1670]), p. 454 (bottom)., A closely related version of the engraving (mirror image) was published in Pieter van der Aa's La galerie agreable du monde (Leyden: 1729?) under the title Ehem, ou canots, petits bateaux, et Jenge-Jenge ou ponts des Africains., Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Africa: Images, Maps, and Geography.
Date: [1670]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Wing O163 14.F p 454 B, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2958

Title: Village of Point Pleasant, Delaware River and canal in the distance
Description: View showing the river and mill village near New Hope, Pa. Includes a covered bridge. Village was developed to service rafters and canal men transporting materials on the river and canal., Attributed to John McAllister., Title from accompanying label., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany., 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 - Views - Point Pleasant [5759.F.1f]

Title: Bird's eye view, Centennial Exhibition buildings & grounds, Philada
Description: Bird's eye view looking east showing the exhibition grounds and surrounding area. Grounds are landscaped with trees, bushes, and pathways. Key to 39 depicted buildings and sites printed below the image. Includes the Main Building, Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall & Art Gallery, Agricultural Building, and Horticultural Hall. Also shows the several bridges over the Schuylkill River, including Falls, Columbia, Girard Avenue, and New York Connecting, in addition to "New Bridges over Penna. R.R." south of the grounds. Major roadways include Elm, Belmont, and Girard avenues. Other sites depicted include the 24th Ward reservoir, George's Hill, Sawyer's Elevator, Belmont Mansion, and Globe and Trans Continental hotels. East Fairmount Park is visible in the background., Copyrighted by Sydney Smirke, Distributor's stamp pasted on recto: From J. L. Smith's Map Establishment, 37 S. Sixth St., Philada., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 44, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date: 1875
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [5225.F.7]

Title: Frankford Creek at Frankford Ave., looking east
Description: Depicts bend in creek with industrial buildings lining banks and bridge crossing creek in the distance., Title from photographer's manuscript note on verso., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: ca. 1923
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 129 [P.8213.129], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson129.htm

Title: On the Wissahickon, near Philadelphia
Description: Shows a man sitting on the rocky bed of the creek in front of a covered bridge near the mill race of the Henry Rittenhouse Mill. Also includes a small waterfall., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Paper backing pasted on verso., Buff mount with square corners, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: ca. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Bridges [(3)1322.F.132c]

Title: On the Wissahickon, near Philadelphia
Description: Shows a man sitting on the rocky bed of the creek in front of a covered bridge near the mill race of the Henry Rittenhouse Mill. Also includes a small waterfall., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Paper backing pasted on verso., Buff mount with square corners, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: ca. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Bridges [(3)1322.F.132c]

Title: On the Wissahickon, near Philadelphia
Description: Shows a man sitting on the rocky bed of the creek in front of a covered bridge near the mill race of the Henry Rittenhouse Mill. Also includes a small waterfall., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Paper backing pasted on verso., Buff mount with square corners, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: ca. 1860
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Bridges [(3)1322.F.132c]

Title: [Industrial buildings lining canal in Manayunk, Philadelphia during winter]
Description: Depicts buildings lining canal in Manayunk from opposite side of canal. Includes bridges crossing the canal., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: Canal scene in winter - Manayunk, Phila. Along this canal are located the largest mills and factories of Manayunk, the output of which represents several hundred thousand dollars a year. Akin to a scene in Holland., Duplicate: P8513.18: same neg., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Reproduced in Frederic M. Miller, Morris J. Vogel, and Allen F. Davis' Still Philadelphia: A Photographic History, 1890-1940 (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983), p. 68.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: ca. 1923
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 214 [P.8513.214], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson214.htm

Title: [Industrial buildings lining canal in Manayunk, Philadelphia, during winter]
Description: Depicts buildings lining canal in Manayunk from opposite side of canal. Includes bridges crossing the canal., Photographer's manuscript note on duplicate: Canal scene in winter - Manayunk, Phila. Along this canal are located the largest mills and factories of Manayunk, the output of which represents several hundred thousand dollars a year. Akin to a scene in Holland., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Duplicate: P.8513.214: same neg., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Reproduced in Frederic M. Miller, Morris J. Vogel, and Allen F. Davis' Still Philadelphia: A Photographic History, 1890-1940 (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983), p. 68.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: ca. 1923
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 18 [P.8513.18], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson214.htm

Title: On the Ridge Road, near Manayunk
Description: Buff mount with square corners., Title printed on mount., View showing a section of the second Norristown Railroad Bridge over the mouth of the Wissahickon Creek. The bridge, built by Haughey and Snyder for the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown Railroad (later Philadelphia and Reading Railroad), was razed by fire in 1862 and replaced with a temporary trestle-work bridge. Also shows the falls of Wissahickon Creek in the foreground., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.), photographer
Date: ca. 1859
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McClees - Views [(3)1322.F.132b]

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