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Market Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River watercolor, 1853
Market Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River watercolor, 1853
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Market Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River watercolor, 1853

Permanent ID:
1625
Call number:
K: 4-96
Date:
September 16 1853
Image Description:
View of covered bridge with city and railroad in the background. Exact address unknown--georeference is an approximation.
Inscription:
Sketched September 16, 1853. D.J.K. Market Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River, built in 1805. Altered in 1850 so as to make connection with the Columbia & Pennsylvania RR, burnt down in 1875. Sketched in 1853. D.J.K. (Front bottom of image, front of handwritten document)
Address:
Market Street Bridge, Philadelphia
Format:
Watercolors
Dimensions:
Width: 34 cm, Height: 25 cm (image)
Width: 12 cm, Height: 23 cm (image)
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related Person or Organization:
David Johnson Kennedy, 1816-1898 (painter)
Related Terms:
Plaque (is described by)
Cityscape (is described by)
Archive (is described by)
Bridge (depicts)