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P.8990.13831n
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Aero Service Corporation Photographic Negative Collection
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Details
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer.
Title
Delaware River waterfront, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1930
Date
1930
Physical Description
2 negatives : nitrate ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Description
Aerial views of the Delaware River waterfront include the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (formerly the Delaware River Bridge) and piers in South Philadelphia. Views face north and west from a vantage point on the river, taken on a relatively clear day so that they extend well into North Philadelphia along the waterfront and into South Philadelphia towards the Center City skyline, which can be seen in the distance.
Notes
Negative numbers: 13829n, 13831n.
Manuscript note on negative sleeves indicates images were taken December 3, 1930.
Subject
Cities & towns -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Piers & wharves -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Rivers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Suspension bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Waterfronts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Delaware River (N.Y. - Del. and N.J.)
South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre
Nitrate negatives -- 1920-1930.
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.13829n; P.8990.13831n]
Accession number
P.8990.13829n
P.8990.13831n
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Aero Service Corporation Photographic Negative Collection
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