| Creator |
Aero Service Corporation, photographer. |
| Title |
Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad terminus on the Delaware River, vicinity of Lehigh Avenue and Richmond Street, Port Richmond,
Philadelphia. [graphic].
|
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1925 |
| Date |
ca. 1925 |
| Physical Description |
1 negative : glass ; 21 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) |
|
2 negatives : glass ; 17 x 22 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in.) |
| Description |
Aerial views of the terminus of the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad at Port Richmond, Philadelphia. Railroad ends at the
Delaware River, where an extensive network of railroad tracks, piers and industrial buildings are visible along the riverfront,
many of which served the coal trade. Large ships are visible on the river and portions of the city to the north and west of
the terminus can be seen in the distance.
|
| Notes |
Negative numbers: 2841, 2842, 4862. |
|
Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr. |
| Subject |
Reading Company |
|
Factories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Piers & wharves -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Railroads -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Rivers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Waterfronts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Vessels. |
| Geographic subject |
Delaware River (N.Y. - Del. and N.J.) |
|
Port Richmond (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Richmond Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2700-2800 block -- North. |
|
Lehigh Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2800 block -- West. |
| Genre |
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930. |
|
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.2841; P.8990.2842; P.8990.4862] |
| Accession number |
P.8990.2841 |
|
P.8990.2842 |
|
P.8990.4862 |
