Bird's eye view looking from East Fairmount Park showing the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge completed in 1874 after the designs of Philadelphia architects Henry A. and James P. Sims. Several horse-drawn carriages, people on horseback, and individuals on foot travel the upper, pedestrian level of the bridge. Also shows park visitors traversing the paths on the banks of the Schuylkill River below the bridge. On the river, paddelboats, scullers, and row boats are visible. Bridge demolished in 1971., Not in Wainwright., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 303, Reaccessioned as P.2283.29. Formerly 7598.F., Paper darkened slightly.
Creator
Currier & Ives
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Bridges - G [P.2283.29]
