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The Building of West Philadelphia
An Historical Survey of Suburban Architecture - Introduction
John Bachmann. "Birds Eye View of Philadelphia"
[Looking West from the Delaware River.] hand colored lithograph,
1850.
The Delaware River is in the foreground. West Philadelphia is in the
background on the far side of the Schuylkill River.
courtesy of the Rare Book Department, The Free Library
of Philadelphia.
photography by Will Brown
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