Joseph Ripka's mills. Manayunk 21st Ward, Philadelphia... – Vintage Print
![Joseph Ripka's mills. Manayunk 21st Ward, Philadelphia..., [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/46/46aa27b972f5-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic print of Joseph Ripka's mills. Manayunk 21st Ward, Philadelphia.... An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Joseph Ripka's mills. Manayunk 21st Ward, Philadelphia...
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Joseph Ripka's mills anchor this view of Manayunk's 21st Ward, a riverside district on the Schuylkill where water power drove much of Philadelphia's early textile industry. Manayunk grew up along the river and its canal in the 19th century, and it became part of the city of Philadelphia in 1854. The record has no date, and the name W.H. Rease on the shelflist card is unverified, so the picture is best read as a view of the mill district's working landscape.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Rease, W.H. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 987 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142153 |
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