Fairmont Park, River Drive - the Tunnel, Philadelphia, Pa. – Historic Print
(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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This rare historic photograph captures Fairmont Park, River Drive - the Tunnel, Philadelphia, Pa. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Fairmont Park, River Drive - the Tunnel, Philadelphia, Pa.
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A roadway runs through a stone tunnel on River Drive in Fairmont Park, the large public park that follows the Schuylkill River through Philadelphia. The caption card lists automobiles, which points to the view around 1913, when motorcars were becoming a common sight on park roads that had been laid out for carriages and riders. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its many views of American towns, parks and scenic routes, made the photograph. Some details on the original card are unverified, so the exact date and setting are best read as approximate.
| Created / published | c1913. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No orig. neg. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Automobiles--1913; Pa.--Phila.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,195 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131831 |
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