1870 photo taken from Sparks Shot Tower in Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Facing east towards Front Street (buildings now demolished),  Gloria Dei (Old Swede's Church) (white steeple visible to the center left of the image), and the Delaware River. Note the tall ships in the River.
unknown 1870, from the collections of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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