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Title: On the Wissahickon above Ridge Av
Description: View of creek with large rocks flanked by trees above the Ridge Avenue bridge. The body and pillar of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge before the construction of the high, stone arch bridge that spans the river today is partially visible. 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., 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 1867-1868.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Views [P.9085.1]

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]

Title: Views from the Reading Railroad near Reading, Pa
Description: Views of the rocky landscape adjacent to railroad tracks near Reading, Pa., including the Lebanon Valley Railroad Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River. Includes a man standing in front of a steep, rocky hill and a horse-drawn coach resting near the river. The bridge, completed in 1857, was burned down during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877., Yellow cardboard mounts with rounded corners. Photographer's printed labels pasted on versos., Manuscript note on versos of P.8484.19 and P.8484.21: Bartlett & French; William C. Darrah coll., 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 - Views [P.8484.19-21; P.8731.1; P.9462.7]

Title: Chestnut Hill Depot
Description: Rooftop view showing the frame building of the Chestnut Hill Railroad Depot situated at Chestnut Hill and Spring House Turnpike and New Street (i.e., Bethlehem Pike and Newton Street). Also shows fenced-in yards and outbuildings of nearby properties. The Chestnut Hill Railroad completed a line from Germantown to Chestnut Hill in 1857, with the depot as its terminus. In 1870, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad leased the Chestnut Hill Railroad and in 1872 the depot was replaced with a stone structure., Title and date from manuscript note 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.
Creator: Bartlett, George O., photographer
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Transportation [P.9486.3]

Title: [Fourth Street below Walnut Street, Philadelphia]
Description: View looking south from Walnut Street showing the east side of the 200 block of Fourth Street, including the expanded Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company offices at 227 South 4th Street. The office building, originally built in 1850 after the designs of John M. Gries, was altered to include an addition in 1871 after the designs of Collins & Autenrieth. The railroad offices remained at the location until 1893. Also shows an adjacent tobacco store (211 Fourth) and a horse-drawn carriage traveling in the street., Title supplied by cataloguer., Orange mount with rounded corners., Manuscript note on verso: Walnut & 4th St., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Streets [P.9047.45]

Title: The Wissahickon at the mouth
Description: View showing the Norristown Railroad Bridge and the Ridge Avenue Bridge over the mouth of the Wissahickon Creek. The new permanent Norristown Railroad Bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was under the early stages of construction in 1874 by its new owners, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, when due to budgetary constraints, the construction was halted and later completed 1881-1882. Also shows a man rowing a boat on the creek., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Manuscript note on verso: Muschaux No. 22., Gift of Saul Koltnow., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Bridges [P.9022.29]

Title: Reading R.R. Office
Description: View showing the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company offices at 227 South Fourth Street during the construction of the 1871 addition designed by Collins & Autenrieth. The offices remained at the site from the time of original construction in 1850 (designs by John M. Gries) until 1893 and the completion of the new Philadelphia and Reading terminal at 12th and Market streets. Also shows construction materials including concrete blocks, bricks, and planks of wood laying in front of the office building and in the street., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title printed on mount., 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. 1871
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Transportation [P.9260.84]

Title: Bridges across the Wissahickon
Description: View showing sections of the second Norristown Railroad Bridge and the Ridge Avenue Bridge over the mouth of the Wissahickon Creek. The railroad bridge, built in 1845 by Haughey & Snyder, was razed by fire in 1862 and replaced with a temporary trestle bridge. The Ridge Avenue Bridge was rebuilt from 1888-1890. Also shows two men, one seated with a sketchbook, on the bank of the creek., Title printed on mount., Buff mount with rounded corners., 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: Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date: [ca. 1862]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Bridges [(3)1322.F.132a]

Title: [Norristown Railroad Bridge across the Wissahickon Creek]
Description: View showing the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown Railroad temporary trestle-work bridge over the mouth of the creek. The temporary bridge replaced the second permanent bridge (completed in 1845 and razed by the Robeson Mill fire of August 1862). Construction of the new permanent bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Creek Viaduct or High Stone Bridge) was begun in 1874 by the new owners, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Due to budgetary constraints, construction was halted and later completed from 1881-1882. Also shows the mill ruins, the Ridge Avenue Bridge, and two men, including possibly Edward Moran, sitting on the bank of the creek., Manuscript note on verso: Norristown R.R. Bridge across the Wissahickon., Yellow mount with square corners., 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 - Bridges [P.8992.25]

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