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Title: Birds-eye view of property on Alleghany Avenue Philadelphia 25th Ward formerly 19th looking S.E. from Frankford Road
Description: Bird's eye view designed as a grid plan looking southeast from Frankford Road (Northeast Philadelphia) toward the Delaware River showing the city between Westmoreland Street and a few blocks south of Columbia Street. Predominately depicts the open land surrounding the Aramingo Canal, Reading Railroad Depot between Lehigh Avenue and Somerset Street, and the Philadelphia, Trenton, and New York Railroad line. A few dwellings, churches, and other structures comprise the landscape with clusters and heavier congestion of buildings visible near Columbia Street. In the foreground, dwellings, most with plots of ground, a church, and the "Second & Third Street Passenger Railway Depot" line Frankford Road. Two street cars, one marked "Second & Third St.," travel in the street. In the background, congested blocks of buildings forms the majority of the cityscape. View also includes the Port Richmond railroad terminus; a train traveling on the Philadelphia, Trenton and New York Railroad line; locomotives pulling coal cars on the Reading Railroad line; industrial buildings; a small number of trees; and street names. The 25th Ward comprised of parts of the 19th and 23rd wards was formed in 1861. View possibly related to the Junction project, a project commissioned by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore, the Pennsylvania, and the Reading Railroad to create a non-stop route between New York and Washington. By 1863, a stop gap all-rail passenger service through Philadelphia had been initiated., Copyrighted by R. Weir., Publication information supplied by duplicate in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 54, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Creator: Boell, William
Date: [c1863]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W29 [P.2013]

Title: Bird's eye view, Centennial buildings. 1876. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Description: Bird's eye view looking west from the Schuylkill River toward the exhibition grounds in West Fairmount Park. Includes the Reading Railroad depot (in the foreground), the Main Building, Machinery Hall, the Art Gallery (Memorial Hall), Judges Hall, Ladies Pavilion, U.S. Government Buildings, Horticultural Hall, Agricultural Hall, the observatory on George's Hill, the 24th Ward reservoir, the Globe Hotel, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot. Also shows a train approaching the Reading Railroad station, the bridge over Lansdown Valley, and smaller exhibition venues, including the Photograph Gallery, City Pavilion, Vienna Bakery and Coffee House, restaurants, state buildings, fountains and monuments. The grounds are lined with trees, bushes, and landscaped paths. Contains the names and dimensions of the major buildings, and a miniature diagram of the view and corresponding key below the image. Key identifies 51 depicted sites. Several of the buildings were built after the designs of Henry Petit, Hermann Schwarzmann, and Joseph Wilson. The Centennial Exhibition celebrated the anniversary of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 42, Gift of David Doret.
Date: c1875, c1876
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **BW - Centennial [P.2002.49.2]

Title: Schuylkill boat song
Description: Lyricist: Thomas Dunn English, M.D., Lithographer: Sinclair, Lith. Phila., Price printed on recto: Price 25 Cts., Two extra verses printed on page 5. Price: 25Cts.; listed in "Early American Sheet Music" by Dichter and Shapiro, p.157., Cover illustration of lithograph of view showing two sculling barges on the Schuylkill River near Peter's Island and the Columbia Railroad Bridge. The barges contain crews of eight and a coxswain. A boat house lines the shore of the island and a train is seen exiting the bridge. The Columbia Railroad Bridge, one of the oldest railroad bridges in the United States, was completed in 1834 after the designs of John C. Trautwine for the Reading Railroad Company. The bridge spanned over the Schuylkill River below Belmont Mansion in Fairmount Park., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 682, Gift of the heirs of Helen Beitler, 2002., In excellent condition., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Trimmed copy of cover illustration held in the Print Collection.
Creator: Blanchor, F., composer
Date: [ca. 1842]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books Rare Sheet Music Sch 9913.F (Beitler)

Title: [Schuylkill Boat Song sheet music cover illustration]
Description: View showing two sculling barges on the Schuylkill River near Peter's Island and the Columbia Railroad Bridge. The barges contain crews of eight and a coxswain. A boat house lines the shore of the island and a train is seen exiting the bridge. The Columbia Railroad Bridge, one of the oldest railroad bridges in the United States, was completed in 1834 after the designs of John C. Trautwine for the Reading Railroad Company. The bridge spanned over the Schuylkill River below Belmont Mansion in Fairmount Park., Name of artist attributed by Wainwright., Title supplied by cataloguer, Poulson inscription on recto: Peter's Island R.R. Bridge., Illustration from sheet music cover: Schuylkill Boat Song, Poetry by Thomas Dunn English M.D. Music composed and dedicated to the Atlantic Barge Club by P. Blanchor. (Philadelphia: Osbourne's Music Saloon, 30, South Fourth Street, ca. 1842). [Sheet Music Collection 9913.F], Philadelphia on Stone, POS 682, Trimmed sheet music cover. LCP Print Department copy image only., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.2165 and Sheet Music Collection 9913.F, Atwater Kent Museum: 49.29.1 with music., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Creator: Weaver, Matthias S., 1815 or 16-1847, artist
Date: [ca. 1842]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W331 [P.2165], Library Company of Philadelphia | RARE BOOK sheet music collection [9913.F]

Title: View from the inclined plane, near Philadelphia
Description: View looking east down the inclined plane cut into Belmont Hill (Fairmount Park) for the hauling of railroad cars in Philadelphia on route to the steam locomotives to Columbia on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. Shows two men watching cars being hauled by ropes from within the plane. The covered Columbia Railroad Bridge, completed in 1834 over the Schuylkill River, from which the plane leads up, is visible in the background. Also shows distant cityscape, and forestry. The plane was abandoned in 1850., Originally published as plate 4 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 286.4, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: P.2088 and in Print Room *Am 1848 Wild 3007.Q (Poulson) and in *Am 1848 Wild 1514.F and in *Am 1848 Wild 1515.Q., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Creator: Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date: c1840, 1848
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W145.4 [P.2088]

Title: From the inclined plane near Philadelphia
Description: View looking east down the inclined plane cut into Belmont Hill (Fairmount Park) for the hauling of railroad cars in Philadelphia on route to the steam locomotives to Columbia on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. Shows two men watching cars being hauled by ropes from within the plane. The covered Columbia Railroad Bridge, completed in 1834 over the Schuylkill River, from which the plane leads up, is visible in the background. Also shows distant cityscape, and forestry. The plane was abandoned in 1850., Issued as plate 4 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 286.1. Digital image shows fourth state of print., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: 6626.F and in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 6626.F., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bd862 W6442, pl. 4., Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-75., Trimmed.
Creator: Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date: [1838]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W145.1 [6626.F]

Title: View from the inclined plane, near Philadelphia
Description: View looking east down the inclined plane cut into Belmont Hill (Fairmount Park) for the hauling of railroad cars in Philadelphia on route to the steam locomotives to Columbia on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. Shows two men watching cars being hauled by ropes from within the plane. The covered Columbia Railroad Bridge, completed in 1834 over the Schuylkill River, from which the plane leads up, is visible in the background. Also shows distant cityscape, and forestry. The plane was abandoned in 1850., Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier., Issued as plate 4 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 286.2. Digital image shows fourth state of print., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Poulson), Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-75.
Creator: Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date: c1838
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W145.2 [Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Poulson)]

Title: View from the inclined plane, near Philadelphia
Description: View looking east down the inclined plane cut into Belmont Hill (Fairmount Park) for the hauling of railroad cars in Philadelphia on route to the steam locomotives to Columbia on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. Shows two men watching cars being hauled by ropes from within the plane. The covered Columbia Railroad Bridge, completed in 1834 over the Schuylkill River, from which the plane leads up, is visible in the background. Also shows distant cityscape, and forestry. The plane was abandoned in 1850., Originally published as plate 4 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 286.3. Digital image shows fourth state of print., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in *Print Room Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Rush), Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Creator: Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date: c1838
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W145.3 [Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Rush)]

Title: State fair buildings and grounds, Philadelphia. Industrial Exhibition Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society, North Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia Manufactures, machinery, implements, apparatus, produce & live stock
Description: View of the fair buildings and heavily trafficked grounds enclosed by a wood fence. In the foreground, outside of the grounds, pedestrian and street traffic is visible. Horse-drawn carriages and wagons travel in the street near pedestrians, including a woman walking her dog on the sidewalk. Horse-drawn omnibuses arrive at and depart from the multiple entrances to the fair at Fifteenth Street near a Philadelphia & Reading Railroad train arriving at the "Special Station." Within the grounds, visitors stroll on the paths between and enter the several exhibition buildings, including the Main Building (center), Restaurant, House of Public Comfort, Carriage and Wagon House, and Poultry House. Agricultural implements, fountains, and shrubbery adorn the grounds. In the background, the cattle sheds, rows of horse stalls, and the Executive Offices line the outskirts of the grounds in back of which trains on the Connecting Railroad and Pennsylvania Rail Railroad tracks travel past. Also shows the entrances, train station, and buildings decorated with flags. The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society was founded in 1851 by representatives from 50 counties with the object to "foster and improve agriculture, horticulture, and the domestic and household arts.", pdcp00044, Not in Wainwright., Key to buildings (left to right) printed below the image: Cattle Sheds. Connecting Railroad. Horse Stalls. Exercise and Parade Drive. Restaurant. Main Building. House of Public Comfort. Horse Stalls. Carriage and Wagon House. Pennsylvania R.R. Executive Offices. Fifteenth St. Entrances. Philadelphia & Reading R.R. Agricultural Building. Poultry House. Special Station P. & R.R.R., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 239, Free Library of Philadelphia: Oversize Philadelphiana – Fairs, festivals, See related tradecard for Cheltenham Coach Works, Shoemakertown, PA. Moore & Ervien in FLP Americana - Tradesmen's Cards (A-D) - Folder C. Tradecard illustrated with a montage of views of the fair buidlings.
Date: c1884
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Picture Collection. FLP FLP Oversize Philadelphiana – Fairs, festivals

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