Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Subject: Photographs / People: Ridpath, J. W. (John W.), 1840-1913 / Place: Montgomery County (Pa.) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Record Source Other PACSCL Partners Subject Photographs People Ridpath, J. W. (John W.), 1840-1913 Place Montgomery County (Pa.)

Extent:: 12.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Both John W. Ridpath (a Jenkintown pharmacist, newspaper publisher, and borough government official) and his son, William M. Ridpath (an engineer), were amateur photographers. The John W. and William M. Ridpath photographs, 1890-1935, consist mostly of glass plate negatives, with some contact prints and (film) slides created later. John W. Ridpath's photographs include local scenes of eastern Montgomery County as well as some domestic scenes of late Victorian home-life. William M. Ridpath's photographs document his work on the construction of the Panama Canal as well as aspects of life in Panama.

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