Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer.
New west side of Schuylkill [graphic].
Philadelphia, ca. 1862.
Attributed to John Moran.
Title from manuscript note on mount.
Light yellow mount with square corners.
View photographed from the west bank of the Schuylkill River soon after the site's incorporation into West Fairmount Park. Shows the old Girard Avenue Bridge in the distance. The bridge, built in 1855, was razed circa 1871. A man lies on the bank in the foreground. The west bank of the river was incorporated into West Fairmount Park during the 1860s and 1870s.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook.
Rivers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. lctgm
Bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Schuylkill River. lctgm
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Girard Avenue Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. gmgpc
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. gmgpc
SP10 Philadelphia artists.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Imprint PA. Philadelphia. 1862.
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