Waterworks in Philadelphia 8 x 10 Photograph

Description

I was wandering around the Art Museum area last Saturday, waiting for the Tree Walk to start and I walked over to the platform to look at the falls in the Schuylkill river and it was just the most clear and beautiful day to take a photograph of Boathouse Row and across from that the Waterworks, now a museum and restaurant.

You'll get this image professionally printed on glossy, Kodak Royal paper with a 1/4" white border for easy framing. I sign, title and date the back of each print and send if off in a protective sleeve in a recycled cardboard box. If you'd like a mat, I can add one for $3, just look for the listing under Mats/Frames section of my shop.

Histo Info: "Graff's initial use of steam engines to lift water from the river eventually gave way to waterwheels in July 1822. Powered by the river, pumps raised water into reservoirs high atop a nearby hill, Faire Mount. By 1872, even more efficient water-driven Jonval turbines replaced the waterwheels.

Already an aesthetic triumph, the Water Works became one of the most profitable and prestigious businesses in the City when it adopted water power. The Engine House that had housed the steam engines was remodeled in 1835 as a restaurant for the thousands of international visitors to the site." -www.fairmountwaterworks.org

Added on Jan 03, 2010