The Wissahickon

Name/Title

The Wissahickon

Entry/Object ID

2013.34.7.105a-b

Description

The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 7 -The Wissahickon Page 105 contains the following: (a, top) This photograph has a typed caption which reads: "Rex Avenue Bridge From East Side of the Creek." The photograph shows the twin ached stone bridge which spans the Wissahickon at Rex Avenue. The right arch is partially obscured by shade and tree branches protruding from the shoreline. (b, bottom) This photograph also has a typed caption which reads: "Rex Avenue Bridge From East Side of the Creek, 1897." This view shows the bridge with the twin arches in the distance. The Wissahickon and both creek banks are snow covered. The scene is "filtered" through tree branches and offers a view of a "Winter Wonderland".

Collection

GHS Scrapbook Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1910

Notes

Creation Date: 1905, 1897