River Drive, Fairmount Park, 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 historic photograph of River Drive, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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River Drive, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
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River Drive winds along the Schuylkill River through Fairmount Park, and this view stands out for its tunnels and bridges cut into the riverbank. The city began assembling the park in the 1850s, and by the early 1900s its drives drew carriages, bicycles and early automobiles out to enjoy the river scenery. The Detroit Publishing Company sent photographers across the country to record such places, and this glass plate negative, made around 1905, preserves how a Philadelphia leisure landscape looked at the turn of the century.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | 2736 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018588. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Streets. Parks. Tunnels. Bridges.United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 791 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-62097 |
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