Identity area
Reference code
GB 3493 AA/1/S/200
Title
Stereoview of the Schuylkill River suspension bridge, Philadelphia, USA, also known as the Fairmount Wire Bridge
Date(s)
- c. 1850 - 1875 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 stereoscopic photograph mounted on yellow card
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Designed by Charles Ellet, Jr. as a wire cable suspension bridge, it opened in 1842 and was replaced in 1875.