Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.1.193a-cDescription
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 1, Part 2- The Wissahickon
Page 193 contains:
(a, top overlay) This photograph shows the Wissahickon in Winter with snow covering the creek and the adjacent creek banks and trees. In the foreground a portion of the wooden fence can be seen. Beyond the fence is the creek which is snow covered and not recognizable.
(b, turn overlay) This photograph shows the bridle path along the Wissahickon during the Winter. The trees, the path and the ground are all snow covered, as is the fence running along the creek side of the path. Midway down the path is a lamp mounted on a pole along the wooden fence.
(c, under the overlay) This newspaper article is entitled "On the Wissahickon Drive Fifty Years Ago". The article begins with a poem "Spring in Pennsylvania" by N. D. Plume. The author of the article (Glasnevin) mentions memories of the Wissahickon extending back fifty years. He recalls various events along the Wissahickon over the course of time and extols the solitude and beauty of the Wissahickon.Collection
GHS Scrapbook Collection
