View of Spring Garden Street, above Eighteenth. Residence of Wm. B. Bement.
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook CollectionItem Info
Item No: pdcc01251
Title: View of Spring Garden Street, above Eighteenth. Residence of Wm. B. Bement.
Historic Street Address:
18th & Spring Garden Streets
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
http://springgardengreenway.com/walk-through-time/
Notes:
Depicts a wide boulevard lined with grand residences. Well-dressed people promenade in front of elegant buildings and landscaped gardens. The mansion shown in the center of the picture is the home of industrialist William B. Bennett. Also shows a variety of horse-drawn carriages on the street including, in the foreground, a surrey with a fringed canopy. A man and a woman ride horseback.
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.167806
Geocode Latitude:39.963306
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.12
Creator Name: Van Ingen & Snyder - Engraver
Snyder, Henry M. - Engraver
Van Ingen, William H., approximately 1831- - Engraver
Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler