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A view of the Fairmount Waterworks with Schuylkill in the distance, taken from the mount, c.1838 (hand-coloure
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LCP463421
Image title
A view of the Fairmount Waterworks with Schuylkill in the distance, taken from the mount, c.1838 (hand-coloured litho)
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Artist
American School, (19th century) / American
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia, PA, USA
Medium
hand-coloured lithograph
Date
c. 1838 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions
14 x 20 cms
Image description

Bird's eye, landscape view looking west from Reservoir Hill showing the Fairmount Water Works originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff. Includes the engine house, mill house, and race bridge. Paddle boats dock at boat landings next to the works and travel up the river. Also shows park visitors milling about the sites, the Fairmount dam, Schuylkill canal lock, and a few buildings lining the banks.

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© Library Company of Philadelphia / Bridgeman Images
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19th century / tree / boat / transport / USA / North America / America (continent) / landscape / locks / lock / dam / river / fairmount water works / american landscape / tree / philadelphia / north america / waterworks / hydraulic engineering / pennsylvania / america / birds eye view / united states of america / usa / Engraving / Mzengraving

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