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"View of Chain Bridge and Falls of Schuylkill, Five Miles from Philadelphia" (1811), by Thomas Birch (private collection).
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"View from Laurel Hill Cemetery, Phila." The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Schuylkill River Viaduct (1853–56, still in use) was built at the approximate location of the Chain Bridge. This photograph was taken from almost the same spot as the Birch painting.
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Falls of Schuylkill, from the western side of the river. Philadelphia and Reading Railway Bridge is at center. Laurel Hill Cemetery is visible at upper right.