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Title: Wiss ahickon Creek at Log Cabin Bridge
Description: Landscape view of a man standing on the Old Log Cabin Bridge on the tree-lined Wissahickon Creek. Bridge named after the nearby Old Log Cabin Hostlery at Lincoln Drive above Gypsy Lane., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9260.23]

Title: Snow scene near Lancaster
Description: Winter scene showing a bench and trees covered in snow., Title from manuscript note on photographer's label pasted on verso., Photographer's printed label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Gill, W. L. (William L.), 1827-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Miscellaneous - Gill [P.9168.13]

Title: [Stone bridge in winter]
Description: Landscape, winter view showing a stone bridge spanning a creek or stream in the distance. Snow blankets the ground and bare trees., Title supplied by cataloger., Beige mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Bridges [P.9844.38]

Title: Stone bridge, Wissahickon
Description: Faded landscape views showing the stone arch bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek leading to Springfield Avenue. A man leans against a tree in the foreground, looking toward the bridge. Built in 1832 and rebuilt in 1915. Also referred to as the Springfield Avenue Bridge., Title from manuscript notes on mounts., Beige mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Bridges [P.9844.39-40]

Title: Ormiston Glen E. Park
Description: View showing a man sitting in a bare tree in the woods on the Ormiston estate in East Fairmount Park. Ormiston, located near the East Park Reservoir, was a farm and place of recreation with extensive orchards., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8923.10]

Title: Reveries for the glen, Belmont
Description: View showing a man leaning against a rustic wooden railing on a tree-lined path in Belmont glen in West Fairmount Park., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [8353.F.14]

Title: River scene upper east park
Description: View showing the Schuylkill River from a small recess shaded by trees on the east bank. Includes rocks and an empty barrel floating in the water in the foreground, a docked rowboat, and a building on the west bank in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Manuscript note on verso: Stuart., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9212.15]

Title: On the Wissahickon below Red Bridge
Description: View showing mill buildings on the rocky banks of the Wissahickon Creek below the Red Bridge, later the Blue Stone Bridge. A man sits on a large rock on the opposite the tree-lined bank., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's printed label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8731.2]

Title: North from Landsdowne
Description: Landscape view showing rolling hills and trees in Landsdowne (i.e., Lansdowne) in West Fairmount Park. Also shows a man standing on a narrow path in a field in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's imprint in red text on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Muschamp, 5., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9022.31]

Title: North from Sweet-Brier Hights [sic]
Description: Landscape view showing the tree-lined Schuylkill River from Sweet Brier Heights in West Fairmount Park. Includes a utility pole in the foreground., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [8353.F.6]

Title: South from the River Road
Description: Views show the Schuylkill River from River Road., Title on versos in manuscript note on copy 8353.F.13 and from printed label pasted on copy P.8923.2., Photographer's imprint in red text on mounts., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso of P.8923.2. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mounts with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [8353.F.13 and P.8923.2]

Title: Brown Street entrance
Description: View showing marble stairs ascending from tree-lined paths in Fairmount Park east of the Lemon Hill estate. Two women sit on a park bench in the foregorund not far from a man who stands on the edge of a path looking at a garden. A boy descends the entrance stairs in the background. A stone fountain at the base of the stairs is surrounded by a fence., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Muschamp, No. 29, Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9022.28]

Title: View on the Wissahickon near Philadelphia
Description: Landscape view of calm, tree-lined creek., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [7992.F.5]

Title: View on the Wissahickon near Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Landscape view depicts the calm waters of Wissahickon Creek flanked by trees and the dirt drive looking north toward Wissahickon Hall erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen at Wissahickon Drive (i.e., Lincoln Drive) below Gypsy Lane. Shows stables facing the creek., Title from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Robert Newell., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [7992.F.6]

Title: View on the Wissahickon, Philada
Description: Landscape view showing a man standing on a wide, tree-lined dirt road running parallel to the Wissahickon Creek., Title from manuscript note on label pasted on verso., Publisher's imprint printed on label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of F.J. Dallet.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9488.2]

Title: Landsdown rustic bridge
Description: Landscape view showing rustic foot bridge spanning a creek or depression in West Fairmount Park., Title one of eighty-eight views in numbered series list printed on label pasted on verso (No. 1-57; 126-138; 1000-1018)., Publisher's imprint printed on label pasted on verso., Buff 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
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9299.65]

Title: Drive along the Wissahickon
Description: Landscape view showing the calm waters of Wissahickon Creek flanked by trees and the dirt drive looking north toward Wissahickon Hall erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen at Wissahickon Drive (i.e., Lincoln Drive) below Gypsy Lane. Includes stables facing the creek., Title printed on verso in numbered list with one hundred other titles in the series (No. 1-100)., Publisher's imprint printed on series label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of David Doret.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.2010.6.10]

Title: Wissahickon Creek
Description: Elevated landscape view showing two women and two children scattered on the opposite bank of the Wissahickon Creek. A small stone bridge or dam is visible in the distant background. View includes trees and rocks in the water., Title printed on verso in numbered list with sixty-eight other titles in the series (No. 58-125)., Publisher's imprint printed on series label pasted on verso., Gray 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
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9299.67]

Title: [View from Sharp Mountain, Schuylkill County, Pa.]
Description: Landscape view showing a girl on a mountain side overlooking a townscape in the distance. Large boulders and trees form the landscape in the distance., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint from label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift from the heirs of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier: James H. Maier, Anthony M. Maier, Marianna M. Thomas, and Cynthia C. Maier., A.M. Allen, born in Deerfield, Mass., relocated to Pottsville, Pa. ca. 1852 and set up his studio at the southwest corner of West Market and North Centre Streets. He retired from the business in 1894.
Creator: Allen, A. M. (Amos Morrel), 1823-1900, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Allen - Views [P.9844.27]

Title: Tumbling Run scenery, Schuylkill County, Pa
Description: Views of the park Tumbling Run, located at the southern foot of Sharp Mountain, south of Pottsville, Pa., including a farm on the bank of the twin dams looking east toward Pottsville, a dried-up stream with a stagecoach adorned with signage "A.M. Allen, photographer, Pottsville" in the background, and a man sitting on a large boulder next to a small stream., No. 97; 100; and 102, Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint from label pasted on versos., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Yellow and orange mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift from the heirs of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier: James H. Maier, Anthony M. Maier, Marianna M. Thomas, and Cynthia C. Maier., A.M. Allen, born in Deerfield, Mass., relocated to Pottsville, Pa. ca. 1852 and set up his studio at the southwest corner of West Market and North Centre Streets. He retired from the business in 1894.
Creator: Allen, A. M. (Amos Morrel), 1823-1900, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Allen - Views [P.9844.28-30]

Title: [View of road in West Branch Valley, Schuylkill County, Pa.]
Description: View of a winding dirt road in the mountains flanked by boulders, stacked rocks, and trees., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint from label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift from the heirs of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier: James H. Maier, Anthony M. Maier, Marianna M. Thomas, and Cynthia C. Maier., A.M. Allen, born in Deerfield, Mass., relocated to Pottsville, Pa. ca. 1852 and set up his studio at the southwest corner of West Market and North Centre Streets. He retired from the business in 1894.
Creator: Allen, A. M. (Amos Morrel), 1823-1900, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Allen - Views [P.9844.31]

Title: Fishbach neck
Description: View of tree stumps, trees, and residences scattered throughout the rolling hills in the northwest suburb of Pottsville, Pa. known as Fishbach (i.e., Fishback)., Title and photographer's imprint from label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Orange mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift from the heirs of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier: James H. Maier, Anthony M. Maier, Marianna M. Thomas, and Cynthia C. Maier., A.M. Allen, born in Deerfield, Mass., relocated to Pottsville, Pa. ca. 1852 and set up his studio at the southwest corner of West Market and North Centre Streets. He retired from the business in 1894.
Creator: Allen, A. M. (Amos Morrel), 1823-1900, photographer
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Allen - Views [P.9844.21]

Title: Pine Cottage
Description: View of a Victorian residence and adjacent hexagonal building adorned with battlements sitting on the slope of a tree-covered hill in the distance. Livestock, probably sheep, graze in the pasture in the foreground., Title and photographer's imprint from label pasted on verso., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Cream mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift from the heirs of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier: James H. Maier, Anthony M. Maier, Marianna M. Thomas, and Cynthia C. Maier., A.M. Allen, born in Deerfield, Mass., relocated to Pottsville, Pa. ca. 1852 and set up his studio at the southwest corner of West Market and North Centre Streets. He retired from the business in 1894.
Creator: Allen, A. M. (Amos Morrel), 1823-1900, photographer
Date: [ca. 1862]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Allen - Views [P.9844.22]

Title: Sharp Mountain scenery, Schuylkill County, Pa
Description: Series of views of Sharp Mountain, located west of Pottsville, Pa., including large boulders, trees, and portraits of men and children sitting on rocks. One image shows a photographer setting up his camera, possibly a self-portrait of Allen., No. 127; 130; 132; and 133, Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint from label pasted on versos., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Yellow and orange mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift from the heirs of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier: James H. Maier, Anthony M. Maier, Marianna M. Thomas, and Cynthia C. Maier., A.M. Allen, born in Deerfield, Mass., relocated to Pottsville, Pa. ca. 1852 and set up his studio at the southwest corner of West Market and North Centre Streets. He retired from the business in 1894.
Creator: Allen, A. M. (Amos Morrel), 1823-1900, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Allen - Views [P.9844.23-26]

Title: [Winter view of icicles and waterfall, Niagara Falls, New York]
Description: Winter view of Niagara Falls, New York. Large icicles hang from boulders in the foreground and a large waterfall is visible in the background., Inscribed in negative: 1278., Title supplied by cataloger., Publisher's imprint from label pasted on verso. Printed on label: These are a few select views taken in the winter of 1860 and '61., Distributor's label pasted on verso., Cream mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. was one of the largest suppliers of photographic apparatus in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Date: ca. 1861
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Anthony - Views [8248.F.11]

Title: Wissahickon Hall
Description: Views depict the calm waters of Wissahickon Creek flanked by trees and the dirt drive looking north toward Wissahickon Hall erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen at Wissahickon Drive (i.e., Lincoln Drive) below Gypsy Lane. View from drive shows stables facing the creek and a hand-made sign for Hoofland's German bitters. Hotel only partially visible., Title from photographer's labels pasted on versos., Yellow mounts with rounded corners., P.9047.24 gift of Robert M. Vogel., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Hotels [P.9047.24 and P.9107.8]

Title: River Road at Fairmount Park
Description: View of River Road running parallel to the Schuylkill River. Shows a gazebo in the distance, along with a dwelling on the opposite bank., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.8484.3]

Title: [View of a farm in a river valley in the mountains, Schuylkill County, Pa.]
Description: View of a farm in a river valley in the mountains. In the foreground, a man stands with a rake or pitchfork looking toward the camera (left). Two warehouses are visible at the tree-lined river bank in the background., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift from the heirs of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier: James H. Maier, Anthony M. Maier, Marianna M. Thomas, and Cynthia C. Maier., A.M. Allen, born in Deerfield, Mass., relocated to Pottsville, Pa. ca. 1852 and set up his studio at the southwest corner of West Market and North Centre Streets. He retired from the business in 1894.
Creator: Allen, A. M. (Amos Morrel), 1823-1900, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Allen - Views [P.9844.35]

Title: Fall on the Wissahickon
Description: View of waterfalls and large rocks in the Wissahickon Creek. Trees line the banks of the creek in the background., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9168.1]

Title: On the Wissahickon
Description: Elevated view, possibly from a nearby rooftop, looking down at a man fishing in the winding Wissahickon Creek. Shows large rocks in and around the water and trees flanking both sides of the creek. Includes a partial, obscured view of a mill building in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Sue H. Williamson No. 18., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9168.2]

Title: Bishop's Mills on the Wissahickon
Description: View of mill building, part of Bishop's Mills at time of photograph, behind the stone arch Bells Mill Road Bridge on the Wissahickon Creek. A boy and a girl stand at the creek's edge in the foreground. Named after former mill owners James and John Bell, the bridge was constructed in 1820., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9462.8]

Title: Bridge at Bishop's Mills
Description: View of the stone arch Bells Mill Road Bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek, constructed in 1820 and named after former mill owners James and John Bell. A mill building, belonging to Bishop's Mills at the time of this photograph, is partially visible in the foreground., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9462.9]

Title: Wissahickon Valley
Description: Rooftop view, probably from a building in the Monastery complex, showing a man standing with a horse-drawn cart on a dirt road leading to the trellised Kitchen's Lane Bridge. Bridge removed ca. 1925., Photographer's imprint on label partially visible on verso., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9462.10]

Title: Wissahickon Creek
Description: Elevated view, possibly from upper floors of a nearby mill building or bridge, of a dam on Wissahickon Creek., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9466.4]

Title: Wissahickon Lane above Ridge Av
Description: View of a man sitting on a fence running along a winding dirt road flanked by trees below Gypsy Lane near Wissahickon Creek. The stables for Wissahickon Hall, the hostelry erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen, are also visible in the distance., Photographer's imprint on label partially visible on verso., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., See Bartlett & French P.8953.1 for similar view., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9466.6]

Title: Wissahickon Lane
Description: View of a rocky, dirt road (now Forbidden Drive) flanked by trees leading up to the trellised Kitchen's Lane Bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek. Bridge removed ca. 1925., Photographer's imprint partially trimmed from label on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., See Bartlett & French P.9047.21 (Vogel) for similar view., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9466.7]

Title: Wissahickon Creek at Valley Green
Description: View of the calm waters of Wissahickon Creek near Valley Green. Shows the reflection of trees flanking the creek., Photographer's imprint partially visible on label on verso., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9466.8]

Title: Views of Brandywine Creek, Delaware
Description: Views of Brandywine Creek in Delaware, showing men, women and children sitting on rocks near the banks of the creek, in canoes, and near a mill race. Includes sunset views, rocky glens, tangles of bare trees, and a partial view of a mill building., Contains seven stereographic prints mounted on yellow cardboard mounts, five of which have square corners, two rounded corners. All contain photographer's printed labels pasted on versos., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Views [P.9466.5; P.8484.4; P.9058.146; P.9058.149-150; P.9058.154 and P.9058.156]

Title: Views of Catawissa Creek
Description: Views of men steadying or rowing canoes on the tree-lined creek near Stranger Hollow and Catawissa Island. Catawissa Creek is a tributary of the North Branch Susquehanna River in east central Pennsylvania., Yellow cardboard mounts, three with square corners, two with rounded corners. Photographer's printed labels pasted on versos. Includes one hand-colored stereograph (P.8484.6)., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Views [P.8484.6; P.8484.8; P.9058.151-153]

Title: Beaver Hollow
Description: Bird's eye view of the tree-lined creek near Beaver Hollow. Includes farmland and buildings in the background., Publisher's name supplied by cataloger., Publisher's address and series title printed in red on mount., Title from photographer's printed label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Views [P.8484.7]

Title: Wissahickon Lane above Ridge Avenue
Description: View of a man leaning against the fence of a winding dirt road flanked by trees below Gypsy Lane near Wissahickon Creek. The stables for Wissahickon Hall, the hostelry erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen, are also visible in the distance., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., See Bartlett & French P.9466.6 for similar view., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.8953.1]

Title: On the Wissahickon
Description: View of the Old Log Cabin Bridge from Wissahickon Creek showing three men standing on the bridge looking toward the camera and a man on the rocky bank of the creek below pulling to shore a rowboat full of men and women. Bridge named after the nearby Old Log Cabin Hostlery at Lincoln Drive above Gypsy Lane., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9058.145]

Title: On the Wissahickon
Description: View of the trellised Kitchen's Lane Bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek. Shows a man fishing from the rocky bank of the creek in the foreground and an old stone mill building in the background. Bridge removed ca. 1925., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9058.148]

Title: Toll house, Wissahickon Lane
Description: View of dirt road flanked by boulders and trees, showing a man standing on the side of the road looking away from the photographer toward a small toll house in the distance., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9058.155]

Title: County bridge, Valley Green
Description: View of the stone arch bridge spanning Wissahickon Creek leading to Springfield Avenue. Built in 1832 and rebuilt in 1915. Also referred to as the Springfield Avenue Bridge., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
Creator: Bartlett & French
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Parks [P.9146.6]

Title: Belmont Road
Description: View looking downhill at a peddler and his customer on a dirt road. A stone wall and trees flank the road. The peddler holds a basket of goods and the customer his wallet., Title from photographer's label on verso. Also lists thirty-four other views in the series (No. 181-294)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett, George O., photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Views [P.2002.21.5]

Title: Mountain Springs
Description: View of a man drinking from a canteen as he sits under an overhanging boulder in a forest. Another man is visible through the trees in the distance. Catawissa Creek is a tributary of the North Branch Susquehanna River in east central Pennsylvania, Title from photographer's label on verso. Also lists thirty-eight views in the series (No. 324-361)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett, George O., photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Views [P.2002.21.7]

Title: Catawissa Creek at Stranger Hollow
Description: View of a man with his pants and shirt sleeves rolled up steadying a canoe in the calm, shallow waters of the tree-lined creek. Catawissa Creek is a tributary of the North Branch Susquehanna River in east central Pennsylvania., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Distributor's stamp on verso: William Y. McAllister Phila., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett, George O., photographer
Date: [ca. 1866]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Views [P.2002.21.10]

Title: Moss Cataract
Description: View of a downhill stream running over a smooth rock bed covered in green moss in the Delaware Water Gap. Both sides of the stream are flanked by trees and bushes., Title from photographer's label on verso. Also lists eighteen other titles in the series (No. 192-209). Also includes series titled A Trip on the Catawissa (No. 210-235)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett, George O., photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Views [P.2002.21.8]

Title: The shaded nook
Description: View of two women attired in capes and hats sitting on rocks in a shaded nook., Title from photographer's label on verso. Also lists thirty-six other titles in series (No. 362-397)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett, George O., photographer
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Views [P.9168.3]

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