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Indian Rock, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. – Historic Reproduction

Indian Rock, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa., c1905. — historic photograph
Indian Rock, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa., c1905.. 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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Indian Rock, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Indian Rock, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Rather than a natural landmark alone, this view centers on a carved figure of Tedyuscung, the Lenape leader (about 1700 to 1763) who worked to keep peace between Native nations and Pennsylvania's colonial government, and who is commemorated at this rocky spot in Fairmount Park. Made around 1905 by the Detroit Publishing Company, a commercial firm that sold views of American scenery and cities, the photograph shows how the park presented its history to visitors in the early twentieth century. The large glass plate negative preserves fine detail in the rock and the figure.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes2734 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018587. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsTedyuscung,--1700-1763--Statues. Sculpture. Caves. Parks.United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan808 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62096

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