Images from Picturesque America: D. Appleton & Co., 1873

Chestnut St. Bridge over Schuylkill
Chestnut St. Bridge over Schuylkill
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Fairmount Water Works
Fairmount Water Works
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Fairmount Water Works & Wire Bridge
The History of Philadelphia's Watersheds and Sewers
Compiled by Adam Levine
Historical Consultant
Philadelphia Water Department

Delaware River: NavyYard
Delaware River: NavyYard
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Delaware River: PortRichmond
Delaware River: PortRichmond
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Schuylkill River from below South Street Bridge
Schuylkill River from below South Street
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Activity around the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, Wissahickon Creek and Fairmount Park was a focus of this annotated portfolio of engravings, published in 1873. Individual images from the Picturesque America series are frequently found for sale on Internet auction sites such as E-Bay. I received a complete, if disbound, copy of the portfolio's Volume 25, about Philadelphia, from Michael Brown, a Philadelphia book dealer. To him, its condition made it basically worthless; for me, it was perfect, since it made the images easier to scan. The colored engraving of "Schuylkill River from below South Street" was purchased separately.
Schuylkill River above Belmont
Schuylkill River above Belmont
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Schuylkill River from Belmont
Schuylkill River from Belmont
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Schuylkill River at Lansdowne
Schuylkill River at Lansdowne
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Schuylkill River at Rockland Landing
Schuylkill at Rockland Landing
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West Fairmount Park
West Fairmount Park
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Wissahickon Creek: Covered Bridge
Wissahickon Creek: Covered Bridge
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Wissahickon Drive
Wissahickon Drive
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Wissahickon near Paper Mill Bridge
Wissahickon near Paper Mill Bridge
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Wissahickon Scenes
Wissahickon Scenes
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Wissahickon at Sunset
Wissahickon at Sunset
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