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[The Wissahickon, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.] – Historic Reproduction

[The Wissahickon, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[The Wissahickon, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.], [between 1900 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Philadelphia collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [The Wissahickon, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The Wissahickon Creek, a wooded stream that runs through Fairmount Park in northwest Philadelphia, is the subject here, shown as a quiet riverside scene rather than a city street. The Detroit Publishing Company, which operated from the 1890s into the 1920s and was known for color and black-and-white views of American landscapes and towns, made this glass-plate negative sometime between 1900 and 1915. The Wissahickon gorge was valued by Philadelphians as a retreat close to the city, and the park's creek and footpaths drew walkers, riders and picnickers well before the photograph was taken.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 6110" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039136. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsParks. Rivers.United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.United States--Pennsylvania--Wissahickon Creek.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan797 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68823

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