View of the Dam and Water Works at Fair Mount, Philadelphia. / Drawn by T. Birch Engraved by R. Campbell.

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View of Fairmount Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1824 showing the Schuylkill River, with the dam in the center. A steamboat steams up the river, toward a river lock where men are seen fishing. Several men in canoes are in the river, while two mansions are seen in the background.

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William L. Clements Library Image Bank

Subject Topic:

Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1820-1830.; Canoes--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1820-1830.; Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1830-1840.; Dams--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1820-1830.; Steamboats--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1820-1830.; Prints shelf.; Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works.; Philadelphia (Pa.)--Pictorial works.; Schuylkill River (Pa.)--Pictorial works.; Campbell, Robert,--active 1806-1831,--engraver.; Parker, Edward--(Bookseller),--publisher.

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