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Alirene Mills textile plant at Frankford Creek, 1200-1300 Adams Avenue, Frankford, Philadelphia. [graphic].
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Aero Service Corporation Photographic Negative Collection
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Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer.
Contributor
Stearns & Castor, fl. 1895-1917, architect.
Title
Alirene Mills textile plant at Frankford Creek, 1200-1300 Adams Avenue, Frankford, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1930-1931
Date
1930-1931
Physical Description
4 negatives : glass ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
1 negative : nitrate ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Description
Aerial views of Alirene Mills (formerly Bromley Mills) textile plant at Frankford Creek and Adams Avenue. The mill was owned by James Bromley and was built in 1903, designed by the architecture firm Stearns and Castor. Row homes can be seen adjacent to the factory complex.
Notes
Negative numbers: 13002n, P98, P99, P103, P104.
Manuscript note on negative sleeve of 13002n: Buckman and Buckman, Fkd. Creek, N. Phila, Pa, August 27, 1930.
Subject
Alirene Mills.
Factories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Textile industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Row houses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Streams -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Frankford (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Adams Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1200-1300.
Genre
Glass negatives -- 1930-1940.
Nitrate negatives -- 1930-1940.
Aerial photographs -- 1930-1940.
Associated name
Stearns & Castor, fl. 1895-1917, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.13002n; P.8990.P98; P.8990.P99; P.8990.P103; P.8990.P104]
Accession number
P.8990.13002n
P.8990.P98
P.8990.P99
P.8990.P103
P.8990.P104
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Aero Service Corporation Photographic Negative Collection
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