Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
Contributor |
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect. |
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Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940, engineer. |
Title |
Benjamin Franklin Bridge construction, Old City Historic District, Philadelphia. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1924-1926 |
Date |
1924-1926 |
Physical Description |
15 negatives : glass ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.) |
Description |
Aerial views of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, under construction over the Delaware
River from 1924-1926. The riverfronts of both Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia are visible. Commissioned by the Interstate
Bridge and Tunnel Commission of New Jersey and the Delaware River Bridge and Tunnell Commission of Pennsylvania, the bridge
was designed by architect Paul Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski. Located at 5th and Race Streets. Probably taken 1924 [4299-4300];
1925 [4827-5186]; and 1926 [5556].
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Notes |
Negative numbers: 4299, 4300, 4827, 4869, 4881, 5003, 5166, 5167, 5176, 5179, 5181, 5184, 5185, 5186, 5556. |
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Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr. |
Subject |
Suspension bridges -- Delaware River (N.Y. - Del. and N.J.). |
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Bridge construction. |
Geographic subject |
Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Old City (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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5th Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 200 -- North. |
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Race Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 500 -- West. |
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Camden (N.J.) |
Genre |
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930. |
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Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930. |
Associated name |
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect. |
Associated name |
Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940, engineer. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.4299; P.8990.4300; P.8990.4827; P.8990.4869; P.8990.4881; P.8990.5003; P.8990.5166; P.8990.5167; P.8990.5176;
P.8990.5179; P.8990.5184-5186; P.8990.5556]
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Accession number |
P.8990.4299 |
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P.8990.4300 |
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P.8990.4827 |
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P.8990.4869 |
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P.8990.4881 |
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P.8990.5003 |
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P.8990.5166 |
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P.8990.5167 |
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P.8990.5176 |
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P.8990.5179 |
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P.8990.5181 |
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P.8990.5184 |
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P.8990.5185 |
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P.8990.5186 |
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P.8990.5556 |