Exterior view of the clubhouse known as The Castle of the Fishing Company of the State in Schuylkill. Association formed in 1732 for hunting and fishing, originally on "Eaglesfield" the old estate of William Warner on the western bank of the Schuylkill River. Construction of the Fairmount Dam circa 1822 forced the clubhouse to rebuild their home near Gray's Ferry, across the river from Bartram's Garden on Rambo's Rock., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint on mount., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helena E. Wright.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Associations [P.9321.2]