| Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
| Contributor |
Cope, Emmor B., engineer. |
| Title |
Valley Forge Observation Tower, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1922 |
| Date |
ca. 1922 |
| Physical Description |
2 negatives : glass ; 10.5 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.) |
| Description |
Aerial views of the Valley Forge Observation Tower (also known as the Mount Joy Observation Tower) at the summit of Mount
Joy, the highest point in Valley Forge National Historical Park. It was based on plans and specifications prepared by Colonel
Emmor B. Cope, engineer with the Gettysburg National Military Park, where four similar towers were constructed in 1895-1896.
The "observatory" was intended to provide a view of the historic campground where George Washington and the Continental Army
spent the winter from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778.
|
| Notes |
Negative numbers: 1682, 1783. |
|
Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr. |
| Subject |
Observation towers -- Pennsylvania -- Valley Forge. |
| Geographic subject |
Valley Forge National Historical Park (Pa.) |
| Genre |
Glass negatives -- 1920-1923. |
|
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930. |
| Associated name |
Cope, Emmor B., engineer. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.1682; P.8990.1783] |
| Accession number |
P.8990.1682 |
|
P.8990.1783 |
