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Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Old City Historic District, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A61656
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Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer.
Contributor
Cret, Paul Philippe, architect. 1876-1945,
Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940, engineer.
Title
Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Old City Historic District, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1924-1926
Date
ca. 1924-1926
Physical Description
10 negatives : glass ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Description
Aerial views of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge. Bridge was constructed from 1922-1926 and connects Camden, New Jersey to Philadelphia over the Delaware River. Distant and close-up full and partial views of the bridge and the riverfronts of both Camden and Philadelphia. 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.
Notes
Negative numbers: 4866, 5916, 5917, 5996, 6272, 6343, 6802, 6803, 6805, 7274.
Subject
Suspension bridges -- Delaware River (N.Y. - Del. and N.J.).
Waterfronts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Piers & wharves -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Old City (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Camden (N.J.)
United States Highway 30
5th Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 200 -- North.
Race Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 500 -- West.
Genre
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930.
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930.
Associated name
Cret, Paul Philippe, architect.
Associated name
Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940, engineer.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.4866; P.8990.5916; P.8990.5917; P.8990.5996; P.8990.6272; P.8990.6343; P.8990.6802; P.8990.6803; P.8990.6805; P.8990.7274]
Accession number
P.8990.4866
P.8990.5916
P.8990.5917
P.8990.5996
P.8990.6272
P.8990.6343
P.8990.6802
P.8990.6803
P.8990.6805
P.8990.7274
In Collections
Aero Service Corporation Photographic Negative Collection
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