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Carson College for Orphan Girls, Flourtown, Pennsylvania. [graphic].
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Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer.
Contributor
Kelsey, Albert, 1870-1950, architect.
Title
Carson College for Orphan Girls, Flourtown, Pennsylvania. [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1922
Date
ca. 1922
Physical Description
1 negative : glass ; 10.5 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)
Description
Aerial view of Carson College for Orphan Girls, also known as the Carson Valley School, in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. Depicts several interconnected, two-story stone buildings on a landscaped campus designed by Albert Kelsey. The buildings remain in active use by the related institution Carson Valley Children's Aid. View is west to east with West Wissahickon Avenue, Bethlehem Pike and surrounding farmland and residences visible.
Notes
Negative number: 1552.
Title supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Chestnut Hill School
Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service Employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Subject
Carson Valley School (Flourtown, Pa.)
Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Flourtown (Pa.)
Genre
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930.
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930.
Associated name
Kelsey, Albert, 1870-1950, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.1552]
Accession number
P.8990.1552
In Collections
Aero Service Corporation Photographic Negative Collection
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