Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
Contributor |
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect. |
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Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940, engineer. |
Title |
Henry Avenue Bridge construction, Philadelphia. [graphic]. |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1931 |
Date |
1931 |
Physical Description |
3 negatives : nitrate ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.) |
Description |
Aerial views of the Henry Avenue Bridge (also known as the Wissahickon Memorial Bridge) under construction. The bridge spans
Wissahickon Creek at Lincoln Drive and Henry Avenue and was built from 1930-1932 after designs by Ralph Modjeski and and Paul
Cret. Areas of the city to the north and east of the bridge are also visible.
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Notes |
Negative numbers: 13961n, 13963n, 14393n. |
Subject |
Bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Bridge construction -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Wissahickon Creek (Pa.) |
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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Henry Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 5400 block -- West. |
Genre |
Nitrate negatives -- 1930-1940. |
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Aerial photographs -- 1930-1940. |
Associated name |
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect. |
Associated name |
Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940, engineer. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.13961n; P.8990.13963n; P.8990.14393n] |
Accession number |
P.8990.13961n |
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P.8990.13963n |
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P.8990.14393n |