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Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. [graphic].
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Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer.
Contributor
Savery, Scheetz & Savery, fl. 1904-1937, architect.
Title
Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1922
Date
ca. 1922
Physical Description
2 negatives : glass ; 10.5 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)
2 negatives : glass ; 17 x 22 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in.)
Description
Aerial views of the Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Views from higher and lower altitudes show the factory complex from several angles as it sits on the bank of the Schuylkill River and straddles Conshohocken Road. The mainfacility was designed by the architecture firm of Savory, Scheetz, & Savory and built in 1910. Railroad tracks and bridges over the river are visible as are portions of the city of Conshohocken in the distance.
Notes
Negative numbers: 1573, 1575, 2860, 2861.
Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Subject
Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company.
Bridges. -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken.
Factories -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken.
Iron industry -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken.
Railroads.
Rivers -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken.
Steel industry -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken.
Waterfronts -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken.
Geographic subject
Conshohocken (Pa.)
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Genre
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930.
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930.
Associated name
Savery, Scheetz & Savery, fl. 1904-1937, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.1573; P.8990.1575; P.8990.2860; P.8990.2861]
Accession number
P.8990.1573
P.8990.1575
P.8990.2860
P.8990.2861
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Aero Service Corporation Photographic Negative Collection
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