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Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Camden approach, Camden, New Jersey.
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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, Camden approach, Camden, New Jersey.
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1926
Date
ca. 1926
Physical Description
4 negatives : glass ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Description
Aerial views of the approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, on the Camden, New Jersey side of the Delaware River. Bridge was constructed from 1922-1926 and spans the river to connects Camden to Philadelphia. The approach, portions of the bridge and the area immediately surrounding the approach are visible. Commissioned by the Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission of New Jersey and the Delaware River Bridge and Tunnel Commission of Pennsylvania, the bridge was designed by architect Paul Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski. Located at 5th and Race Streets in Philadelphia.
Notes
Negative numbers: 6645, 6734, 6735, 6804.
Subject
Suspension bridges -- Delaware River (N.Y. - Del. and N.J.).
Geographic subject
Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Camden (N.J.)
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.8990.6645; P.8990.6734; P.8990.6735; P.8990.6804]
Accession number
P.8990.6645
P.8990.6734
P.8990.6735
P.8990.6804
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Aero Service Corporation Photographic Negative Collection
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