View of the Dam and Water Works at Fair Mount, Philadelphia. / Drawn by T. Birch ; Engraved by R. Campbell.

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Title: View of the Dam and Water Works at Fair Mount, Philadelphia. / Drawn by T. Birch ; Engraved by R. Campbell.
Date: 1824.
Creator: Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851, artist.
Notes: View of Fairmount Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1824 showing the Schuylkill River, with the dam in the center. A steamboat steams up the river, toward a river lock where men are seen fishing. Several men in canoes are in the river, while two mansions are seen in the background.
Names and Subjects: Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1820-1830.; Canoes--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1820-1830.; Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1830-1840.; Dams--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1820-1830.; Steamboats--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1820-1830.; Prints shelf.; Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works.; Philadelphia (Pa.)--Pictorial works.; Schuylkill River (Pa.)--Pictorial works.; Campbell, Robert,--active 1806-1831,--engraver.; Parker, Edward--(Bookseller),--publisher.
Genre: Etchings 1820-1830.; Intaglio prints 1820-1830.
ID: 6719
Barcode: B9337272
Physical Description: 1 print : etching ; 26 x 44 cm
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-11-06 12:56:10

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Image Size: 10624 x 7310
File Size: 4 MB
Record: 6719
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