View showing the statue commissioned by the Water Commission and installed circa 1830-1831 at the foot of the walkway to Reservoir Hill. The statue, adorned with a cache of arrows on her back, stands on a platform and misses her left hand. Inclined walkways are visible in the background., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title supplied by cataloguer., Green mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Public Utilities [P.9058.160]
View showing one of the thatch-roof rustic pavilions installed at the waterworks between 1864-1866 as a decorative improvement. View also shows the promenade leading to the pavilion. The waterworks, originally constructed between 1812 and 1822, were altered and expanded until 1872., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title supplied by cataloguer., Green mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Public Utilities [P.9058.163]