From The Redemption of the Lower Schuylkill: The river as it was, the river as it is, the river as it should be
Historical Images of Philadelphia Philadelphiana
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Item No: pdcp01133
Title: From The Redemption of the Lower Schuylkill: The river as it was, the river as it is, the river as it should be
Additional Title: Page 149
Media Type:
Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
From "The Redemption of the Lower Schuylkill: The river as it was, the river as it is, the river as it should be" (1924), p. 149
Caption reads: "The banks of the Schuylkill, south from Walnut Street. The railroads coud be left where they are, the embankments being constructed oer them. Railroads run under the embankments of the Seine and of the Thames."
The basis for this book was a 1924 lecture by its author, local philanthropist John Frederick Lewis, about the deplorable state of the once-beautiful Lower Schuylkill River. This image shows "the river as it is," with the railroads and heavy industry ruining the quality of the river and living conditions just below the Fairmount Dam.
Call Number: pdcp01101
Creator Name: Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932 - Author
From The Redemption of the Lower Schuylkill: The river as it was, the river as it is, the river as it should be 
From The Redemption of the Lower Schuylkill: The river as it was, the river as it is, the river as it should be 
From The Redemption of the Lower Schuylkill: The river as it was, the river as it is, the river as it should be