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Wissahickon R. R. Bridge – Antique Wall Art

Wissahickon R. R. Bridge, 1876 — historic photograph
Wissahickon R. R. Bridge, 1876. 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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A window into the past: Wissahickon R. R. Bridge, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Few views in the Centennial series show a railroad crossing as quietly as this one, where a bridge spans the Wissahickon Creek inside Fairmount Park. Published in 1876, the year Philadelphia hosted the Centennial Exhibition, the card came from A. H. Hemple's set of park and city views. Stereo cards like this were sold to visitors who wanted a memento of the city, and seen through a stereoscope they gave the wooded creek a striking sense of depth. The Wissahickon valley was already a favorite retreat for Philadelphians, so the picture records a place where rail lines and wilderness met.

Created / published1876
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
NotesA. H. Hemple N.E. corner 15th and Pennsylvania Ave. Phila. Centennial Views of Philadelphia and Fairmount Park. No. 102. Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). Title from item. · Singley B. L. (Benjamin Lloyd) copyright claimant.
SubjectsWissahickon Creek (Pa.)--1870-1880. Bridges--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Stereograph Cards
Original scan5,788 × 3,641 px · prints to 19 × 12 in at 300 dpi
Referencetif09247_WissahickonRRBridge

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