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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.
Bachman. Bird's Eye View of Philadelphia from the Delaware River
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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