| Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
| Title |
Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. [graphic]. |
| Date |
ca. 1922 |
| Physical Description |
2 negatives : glass ; 10.5 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.) |
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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.
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| Notes |
Negative numbers: 1573, 1575, 2860, 2861. |
|
Record revised with information provided by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr. |
| Subject |
Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company. |
|
Bridges. -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken. |
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Factories -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken. |
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Iron industry -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken. |
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Railroads. |
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Rivers -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken. |
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Steel industry -- Pennsylvania -- Conshohocken. |
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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 |
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P.8990.1575 |
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P.8990.2860 |
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P.8990.2861 |
