Depicts the Wissahickon Falls, with the stone arches of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge at the junction of Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River. The bridge marks the entrance to Wissahickon Creek, Wissahickon Drive and Wissahickon Park. Includes a small wooden shed on the bank of the river., Title supplied by cataloguer., 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., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.25]
View of the Ridge Avenue Bridge, built in 1888 near the junction of the Wissahickon Creek and the Schuylkill River. A train is crossing the larger Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridge in the background. 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., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.26]