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Title
Reading Railroad Bridge, Falls of Schuylkill
Subject
- Civil engineering--Study and teaching
- Railroad bridges
- Stone bridges
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
- Lantern slides
Description
Glass lantern slide of a sepia photograph of the Reading Railroad Bridge over the Schuylkill River. The stone arch bridge opened in 1856 and crosses the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia at East Falls. The image shows the bridge from the east bank of the Schuylkill with the six main arches visible. A dirt road passes under the first arch. The photograph is labeled "Reading Railroad Bridge, Falls of Schuylkill” and “Samuel McMullin, Photographer, 1119 South Eighth Street, Phila. Used to illustrate the course "Civil Engineering Structures" which was taught between 1893-1950 at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, Pa.
Location Covered
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Original Format
Lantern Slides
Contact
Wagner Free Institute of Science Library & Archives. 1700 W Montgomery Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19121. Contact the Library at 215-763-6529 x12 or library@wagnerfreeinstitute.org
Contributing Institution
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
