| Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
| Title |
Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, General Chemical Division plant, Camden, New Jersey. [graphic]. |
| Date |
1925-1926 |
| Physical Description |
14 negatives : glass ; 21 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) |
| Description |
Aerial views of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, General Chemical Division plant on the banks of the Cooper and Delaware
Rivers in Camden, New Jersey. The corporation (later known as Allied Chemical Corporation and then as the Allied Corporation)
was formed in 1921 as an amalgamation of five of the largest U.S. chemical companies established in the 1800s. These views
show what was originally the General Chemical sulfuric acid plant. The facility is shown from several angles, including vertical
views from high altitude. A variety of factory buildings are visible, as are ships on the river, railroad tracks servicing
the area and row homes in adjacent residential areas.
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| Notes |
Negative numbers: AC440, AC441, AC442, AC444, AC445, AC446, AC447, AC448, AC449, AC450, AC451, AC452, AC453, AC455. |
| Subject |
Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation. General Chemical Division. |
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Chemical industry -- New Jersey -- Camden. |
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Factories -- New Jersey -- Camden. |
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Piers & wharves -- New Jersey -- Camden. |
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Railroads -- New Jersey -- Camden. |
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Rivers -- New Jersey -- Camden. |
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Row houses -- New Jersey -- Camden. |
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Waterfronts -- New Jersey -- Camden. |
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Vessels. |
| Geographic subject |
Camden (N.J.) |
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Cooper River (N.J.) |
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Delaware River (N.Y. - Del. and N.J.) |
| Genre |
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930. |
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Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.AC440-AC442; P.8900.AC444-AC453; P.8990.AC455] |
| Accession number |
P.8990.AC440 |
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P.8990.AC441 |
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P.8990.AC442 |
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P.8990.AC444 |
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P.8990.AC445 |
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P.8990.AC446 |
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P.8990.AC447 |
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P.8990.AC448 |
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P.8990.AC449 |
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P.8990.AC450 |
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P.8990.AC451 |
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P.8990.AC452 |
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P.8990.AC453 |
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P.8990.AC455 |
