The Wissahickon

Name/Title

The Wissahickon

Entry/Object ID

2013.34.7.175

Description

The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 7 -The Wissahickon Page 175 contains an illustration in the shape of an arched window. The caption reads as follows: "The Wissahickon at Chestnut Hill." The illustration shows a lush scene of trees and vegetation in the foreground, on a hillside, looking down onto the Wissahickon creek. In the distance, a twin arch stone bridge spans the creek On either side of the bridge, the illustrator has drawn buildings On the opposite creek bank, a road runs parallel to the creek. Trees predominate into the distance giving the entire scene a "pastoral" ambiance.

Collection

GHS Scrapbook Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1910