Aero Service Corporation photographer Stearns & Castor fl. 1895-1917 architect Stearns & Castor fl. 1895-1917 architect still image Graphic Glass negatives -- 1920-1930 Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930 pau PA. Philadelphia ca. 1926-1929 1926 1929 monographic eng

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4 negatives : glass ; 21 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) Aerial views of the Abrasive Company industrial site in the Wissinoming neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded as the Abrasive Material Company in 1893, the company was purchased by Simonds and the name changed in 1927. The name changed again to the Simonds Abrasive Company in 1946. The Abrasive Company was known as an innovator in the grinding wheel market and abrasives industry. The factory was designed by the Philadelphia architecture firm Stearns & Castor. The images show the factory as well as the surrounding residential area and row homes. Negative numbers: 5604, 11500, 11501, 11502. Abrasive Company Factories Pennsylvania Philadelphia Machinery industry Pennsylvania Philadelphia Row houses Pennsylvania Philadelphia Wissinoming (Philadelphia, Pa.) James Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) 5500 North Fraley Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2200 East P.8990.5604 P.8990.11500 P.8990.11501 P.8990.11502 Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5604; P.8990.11500-11502] aacr 080811 20230712170029.0 257748 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.6 using a version of MARC21slim2MODS3-6.xsl (Revision 1.116 2016/3/15) modified by the Library Company of Philadelphia (modified 2023-10-02)