Pennsylvania architectural collection, 1888-1889, 1986.

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Pennsylvania architectural collection, 1888-1889, 1986.

The Pennsylvania architectural collection consists of a prismacolor on velum design sketch for the project, South Philadelphia: Reweaving the Fabric of Myth, The Urban Farm, March 1986, part of Philadelphia's "City Visions" competition; one drawing of the Furness Library, University of Pennsylvania, 1888, Furness, Evans & Co., architects; and 12 published reproductions of drawings originally completed in 1889 of Davis Island Lock & Dam, PA by Colonel William E. Merrill.

<12> sheets of drawings, <1> prismacolor on velum design sketch.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7010859

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Furness, Evans & Co.

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Furness, Evans &amp; Co. was the architectural firm of Walter Rogers Furness, son of Horace Howard Furness. From the description of Letter to Horace Howard Furness, 1894. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155883302 Frank Furness practiced architecture in Philadelphia under the firm names Fraser, Furness &amp; Hewitt (1867-1871), Furness &amp; Hewitt (1871-1875). Frank Furness (1876-1880), Furness &amp; Evans (1881-1885) and Furness, Evans &amp; Co. fr...

Merrill, W. E. (William Emery), 1837-1891

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William E. Merrill, was major engineer and brevet colonel of the Engineer Office of the Missouri Military Division. From the description of Map of Nebraska and Dakota: and portions of the states and territories bordering thereon / compiled by G. K. Warren with manuscript annotations by William E. Merrill, Maj. Eng. and Brevet Col., 1869 May 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127646 ...