Copy stereograph of a view looking west from Reservoir Hill at the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River. Shows the terrace of the new mill house (built 1859-1862 after the designs of engineer Henry P.M. Birkinbine), a paddleboat at the nearby boat landing, and boat houses, including University boat house, on the east bank of the river in the distance. Also shows a section of ornate railing and a decorative urn in the foreground. The waterworks, built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff, were altered and expanded until 1872., Title supplied by cataloguer., Yellow mount with rounded corners., American Scenery was a popular series of copy stereographs issued between 1874 and 1877., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization 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 - Public Utilities [P.9356.3]
