| Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
| Title |
Reading Fair, Berks County, Pa. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1922 |
| Date |
1922 |
| Physical Description |
2 negatives : glass ; 17 x 22 cm. (6.5 x 8.5 in.) |
| Description |
Aerial views of the September, 1922 Reading Fair showing oval-shaped horse racing track and audience stands. Buildings include
the Poultry Building, Cattle Stable, Cooling Barn, and Manufacturers' Exhibit. Also visible are tents, railroad tracks, a
Ferris wheel, houses, parked automobiles, and signage for "Burdan's Ice Cream." Muhlenberg Twp. Bldg. at 210 George St. is
visible. Historical Society of Berks County in Reading, Pa. has a 3 ft. x 5 ft. print of negative 2771. Views are northwest
to southeast. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922.
|
| Notes |
Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr. |
|
Negative numbers: 2770, 2771. |
| Subject |
Agricultural exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Reading. |
| Geographic subject |
Reading (Pa.) |
| Genre |
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930. |
|
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.2770 & 2771] |
| Accession number |
P.8990.2770 |
|
P.8990.2771 |
