Photo, Print, Drawing Manayunk near Philadelphia.
About this Item
Title
- Manayunk near Philadelphia.
Summary
- This lithograph shows the textile village of Manayunk along the east bank of the Schuylkill River, northwest of Philadelphia. The townscape includes Joseph Ripka's cotton mills, which were erected in 1831 and 1835 and were part of one of the largest textile businesses in the United States at the time. In the background is Flat Rock Turnpike Bridge, a long covered bridge that stood from 1810 to 1850. Manayunk's plentiful water supply and good transport links made it important in the nation's industrial revolution. The village was incorporated into the city of Philadelphia in 1854. The illustration is by John Caspar Wild (circa 1804--46), a Swiss-born artist and lithographer, who arrived in Philadelphia from Paris in 1832. He produced paintings and prints of Philadelphia and other American cities, including Cincinnati, Saint Louis, and Davenport, Iowa. His works are important historical records of these cities before the era of large-scale industrialization and rapid urban growth.
Names
- Bowen, John T., circa 1801-1856? Printer.
- Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), circa 1804-1846 Artist.
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : J.T. Bowen, 1840.
Headings
- - United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- - 1838
- - Bridges
- - Cities and towns
- - Cotton industry
- - Lithographs
- - Mills
- - Schuylkill River (Pennsylvania)
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Originally published as plate 18 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen, who later reissued them with hand coloring. He copyrighted this view in 1840.|Digital catalog number: POS 455.3"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; 14 x 18 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.
- - Content in English.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Philadelphia on Stone
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021670360
Online Format
- compressed data
- image