| Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
| Title |
Philadelphia Protectorate for Boys. [graphic]. |
| Date |
ca. 1922 |
| Physical Description |
3 negatives : glass ; 10.5 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.) |
| Description |
Aerial views of the Philadelphia Protectorate for Boys located near Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Depicts
grounds and environs of institution, including the main u-shaped, multi-storied brick building and courtyard populated with
bystanders. Founded in 1898 by Catholic Archbishop Patrick John Ryan, the reformatory was established to protect, educate,
and train boys in useful arts and handicrafts. Renamed Saint Gabriel's Hall in the 1960s.
|
| Notes |
Negative numbers: 1566, 1895, 2538-o. |
|
Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr. |
| Subject |
Philadelphia Protectorate for Boys -- Buildings. |
|
Reformatories -- Pennsylvania -- Lower Providence. |
|
Vocational training -- Pennsylvania -- Lower Providence. |
| Geographic subject |
Lower Providence (Pa. : Township) |
| Genre |
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930. |
|
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.1566; P.8990.1895; P.8990.2538-o] |
| Accession number |
P.8990.1566 |
|
P.8990.1895 |
|
P.8990.2538-o |
