View showing the Schuylkill River near the terrace of the new mill house at the Fairmount Water Works. Also shows a decorative urn near an ornamental railing in the foreground and the Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club boathouse (built in 1860 after designs by James C. Sidney) lining the riverbank in the far right background. The waterworks, originally built between 1812 and 1822, were expanded in 1862 to include a new mill house built after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Henry P.M. Birkinbine., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Description of "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso., 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 - Public Utilities [P.9212.14]
View showing a group of women and children assembled on the grass on Lemon Hill estate. The Philadelphia Girls' Rowing Club boathouse, built 1860-1861 after designs by James C. Sidney for the Philadelphia Skating Club and Humane Society, is visible on the east bank of the Schuylkill River in the background., Written on negative: 75, Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Stamped on verso: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876., Pink 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 Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son, photographer
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9299.70]
