Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.1.43a-bDescription
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 1- The Wissahickon
Page 43a (top) contains handwritten notes by Edwin C. Jellett. The notes were written on white, lined paper and affixed to the Scrapbook page. At the bottom of the page (43b) is a postcard showing the Wissahickon creek.
This top of the page (a)containing Jellett's handwritten notes is entitled "Stone Wall". The subtitle is "Rare Plants" and lists Orchids, Wintergreen and Credenzia(?). The notes also indicate that Jellett was told by Hagen that at one time the Wissahickon was covered from end to end by wintergreen and laurel.
The bottom of the page (b) contains a postcard entitled "The Wissahickon, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA. The postcard (which is in color) shows two people in a canoe paddling along the Wissahickon creek. Both banks of the creek are lined with trees and some rock formations. The entire scene is quite "pastoral."Collection
GHS Scrapbook CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1894 - 1925Notes
Creation Date: Unknown
