Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.3.45Description
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 3 -The Wissahickon
Page 45 contains three separate newspaper clippings:
(a, top left) This newspaper clipping is dated Monday, June 30, 1902 and is entitled "Men and Things." The author of the article (unknown) cites Pennypacker's portrait of David Rittenhouse as unskilled in the arts that attract popular attention and thus wanting in the fame that might have been his had he (Rirrenhouse) been "more wordly." Rittenhouse is compared to Franklin in that both began life in an obscure way; both became philosophers and men of science; both were drawn to politics and played a part in the Revolution. However, Rittenhouse became more a man of science, while Franklin became more a man of politics. While Franklin was more associated with the social and political affairs of his day, Rittenhouse was more involved with science and philosophy and thus less socially/politically involved. Franklin therefore secured more fame and reknown than did Rittenhouse.
(b, bottom left) This small newspaper clipping is dated 1901 and relates a stop at the David Rittenhouse birthplace. The author describes a tour of the interior of the dwelling and a brief description of the surrounding area. The author mentions Keyser and Lloyd as participants in the tour and narrators of events regarding Rittenhouse.
(c, right) This newspaper clipping mentions the establishment of a monument to the paper industry on the site of the Rittenhouse paper mill. The remainder of the article details a history of the Rittenhouse paper mill and the sequence of events and genealogy associated with this mill. The article briefly notes other mills established in New England. A pencil notation in the margin beside this article gives the date as 1924.Collection
GHS Scrapbook CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1900 - 1910Notes
Creation Date: 1901, 1902, 1924