The Wissahickon

2013.34.5.67a-b

2013.34.5.67a-b

Name/Title

The Wissahickon

Entry/Object ID

2013.34.5.67a-b

Description

The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 5 -The Wissahickon Page 67 contains two photographs: (a, top) This photograph shows a winter scene in the Wissahickon Valley. Jellet has inscribed the title as "Below Indian Rock Hotel, 1904". The scene shows a wide path in the Wissahickon Valley bordered on the left by a wooden fence and along the right by an upward sloping hillside. The path turns slightly to the left and continues into the distance. Trees line both sides of the path. To the right in the distance is what appears to be a public fountain (?). (b, bottom) This photograph shows a view of the Wissahickon creek which extends into the background. Trees line both sides of the creek and form a largre canopy in the distant background. Jellet has dated the photograph as 1905.

Collection

GHS Scrapbook Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1910

Notes

Creation Date: 1904 and 1905