Views depict an ornate drinking fountain adorned by a column with sea horses and the bearded face of Neptune surmounted by a classical male figure balancing his body with one foot. Also shows a detail of an open iron gate., Title in manuscript notes on mount of P.9299.117 and verso of P.9299.116., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Stamped on versos: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink curved mounts with rounded corners., One item, P.9299.117, reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 118., Arcadia caption text: Donated in 1872 to the Philadelphia Fountain Society by prominent Philadelphia civil engineer and art collector J. Gillingham Fell, the ornate fountain at the northwest corner of Rittenhouse Square (at Walnut and Rittenhouse streets) mirrored the wealth of nearby residents. Although beautiful, the fountains contained faulty plumbing, which caused muddy conditions intolerable to visitors, and the structures were removed by the early 1880s., 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 - Monuments and statues [P.9299.116-117]
View in Rittenhouse Square shows an ornate drinking fountain adorned by a column with sea horses and the bearded face of Neptune surmounted by a classical male figure balancing his body with one foot. Donated to the Philadelphia Fountain Society by prominent Philadelphia civil engineer and art collector J. Gillingham Fell and installed at the northwest corner of Rittenhouse Square (at Walnut and Rittenhouse streets) in 1872., Title on negative., Publisher's imprint printed on mount and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Woodward - Monuments and statues [P.9732]
View of the first public drinking fountain erected by the Philadelphia Fountain Society in the spring of 1869 on the sidewalk at 7th and Walnut Streets near Philadelphia's Washington Square. An eagle with outstretched wings perches on a tablet at the top of the fountain inscribed: Philadelphia Fountain Society, Instituted A.D. 1869. Below the tablet are an upper and lower water troughs for the use of horses and dogs. A high wrought iron fence separates the trees and benches of the park from the sidewalk. The Society paid William H. Radford $70.00 for his work on the fountain's plumbing; $100 to Robert Wood & Co. iron workers for making the eagle; and $242.75 to Broders Walsh & Co. for their stonework., Philadelphia Fountain Society records at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Manuscript collection #2045 Fairmount Park Art Association, boxes 49-50.), Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 119., Arcadia caption text: This c. 1870 view subtly captures a defining element of Washington Square. The square, bounded by Sixth, Eighth, Walnut, and Spruce streets, was known for its superior variety of trees. The grounds, once a potter’s field, had been transformed by the mid-19th century into a city arboretum of over 60 species. The square also held the distinction of being the site of the first public drinking fountain. Erected by the Philadelphia Fountain Society in the spring of 1869 at Seventh and Walnut streets, the fountain contained an eagle by the prominent Philadelphia ironwork firm, Robert Wood & Co., as well as provided water troughs for horses and dogs., Digitization 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 - Parks & squares [P.9644.29]
Interior view showing fountain with center pedestal decorated with sculptures of children. Also shows surrounding plants and interior arches of the hall.
Scene depicting two African American women walking past the Swann Memorial Fountain at Logan Square in Philadelphia before the installation of Alexander Stirling Calder's sculpted naiad figures in 1924. In the foreground, two women walk side-by-side on the sidewalk in front of the active fountain. Walking on the inside, the woman is attired in a black dress, stockings, and shoes, and the woman walking on the outside closer to the viewer is attired in a patterned dress, black stockings, and shoes., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from content., Duplicate print of P.8513.9., Gift of Mrs. Margaret Odewalt Sweeney, 1979., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
[ca. 1923]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson [P.8513.109], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson109.htm
Scene depicting two African American women walking past the Swann Memorial Fountain at Logan Square in Philadelphia before the installation of Alexander Stirling Calder's sculpted naiad figures in 1924. In the foreground, two women walk side-by-side on the sidewalk in front of the active fountain. Walking on the inside, the woman is attired in a black dress, stockings, and shoes, and the woman walking on the outside closer to the viewer is attired in a patterned dress, black stockings, and shoes., Title from photographer's manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from content., Duplicate print P.8513.109., Digital file shows P.8513.109., Gift of Mrs. Margaret Odewalt Sweeney, 1979., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
[ca. 1923]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson [P.8513.9], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department P.8513.9, http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson109.htm
Interior of the building with chandeliers and Foley's Fountain, surrounded by flora and urn-lined walks. Exhibit title: Foley, Margaret A., Rome, Exhibit #1, Horticultural Hall, Bldg. #151.
Interior of the building with chandeliers and Foley's Fountain, surrounded by flora and urn-lined walks. Statue in background. Very similar image to P.9580.10, shares same Centennial Photographic Co. catalog number - 913.
Interior view of the building from west gallery, with chandeliers and Foley's Fountain, surrounded by flora and urn-lined walks. Statue in background. Very similar image to P.8654.2, shares same Centennial Photographic Co. catalog number - 913.
Artist: The Mott Fountain -- J.L. Mott Iron Works, New York. Exterior of Horticultural Hall with the Mott fountain and a horse and carriage in front. Sculptures of children, angels, and women decorate the fountain. Item is identical to P.9037.13.
Architects: Machinery Hall -- Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wislon; Judges' Hall -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Pennsylvania Railroad Office -- Joseph M. Wilson; World's Ticket Office -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Centennial Photographic Association Building -- H.J. Schwarzmann.
Artist of the "Washington" monument is M. Dickerson Eyre.
Belmont Avenue with Bartholdi's Fountain prominent, lamp-lined walkways, landscaped grounds, the Washington monument and pedestrians, and several buildings, including Machinery Hall, Judges' Hall, Pennsylvania Railroad Office, Frank Leslie's Pavilion, World's Ticket Office, and Centennial Photographic Association Building.
Exhibit title: Foley, Margaret A., Rome, Exhibit #1, Horticultural Hall, Bldg. #151.
Foley's Fountain surrounded by ferns. In the background there is a sign for Tuft's soda water.
Artist: The Mott Fountain -- J.L. Mott Iron Works, New York. Exterior of Horticultural Hall with the Mott fountain and a horse and carriage in front. Sculptures of children, angels, and women decorate the fountain. Item is identical to P.8700.7.
Architects: Machinery Hall -- Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson; Judges' Hall -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Pennsylvania Railroad Office -- Joseph M. Wilson; World's Ticket Office -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Centennial Photographic Association Building -- H.J. Schwarzmann.
Artist of the "Washington" monument is M. Dickerson Eyre.
Belmont Avenue with Bartholdi's Fountain prominent, lamp-lined walkways, landscaped grounds, the Washington monument and pedestrians, and several buildings, including Machinery Hall, Judges' Hall, Pennsylvania Railroad Office, Frank Leslie's Pavilion, World's Ticket Office, and Centennial Photographic Association Building.
