Title

'Upper Powder-Works', 1872. Creator: John Filmer.

Caption

'Upper Powder-Works', 1872. Gunpowder mill on the Brandywine Creek, Delaware, USA. The Eleutherian Mills, used for the manufacture of explosives, were founded by the Du Pont family in the early 19th century. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists" Vol. I, edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1872]

Date

1872

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F28_255

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,3Mb (5,1Mb) / 15,2in x 15,9in / 4560 x 4776 (300dpi)

Keywords

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