| 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. |
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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]
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| Accession number |
P.8990.4866 |
|
P.8990.5916 |
|
P.8990.5917 |
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P.8990.5996 |
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P.8990.6272 |
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P.8990.6343 |
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P.8990.6802 |
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P.8990.6803 |
|
P.8990.6805 |
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P.8990.7274 |
