Aerial view of the Berkshire Country Club golf courses and club house. Bern Township Sports. Surrounding farmlands and the Schuylkill River are also visible. View 2712 is southwest to northeast. View 2765 is southeast to northwest with Schuylkill River visible on right side of image. View 2786 is from south to north with clubhouse visible. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative number: 2712, 2765, 2786., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1922
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2712; P.8990.2765; P.8990.2786]
Aerial views of the coastline in Atlantic City, New Jersey. View shows the boardwalk, beach, and other areas in the vicinity of City Park., Negative numbers: 5644.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5644]
Aerial views of the Boger and Crawford yarn processing plant in the Harrowgate section of Philadelphia. The facility sits near row homes, a playground, Harrowgate Square and Frankford elevated tracks near tioga Station. An area of what appear to be croplands is visible across the street from it., Negative numbers: 19843s., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Boger & Crawford [plant], Phila, June 26, 1939.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1939
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19843s]
Aerial views of the Bryn Athyn Cathedral, or the General Church of the New Jerusalem, built 1914-1919 by Raymond Pitcairn and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson. Commonly known as the Swedenborgian church. 1467 shows the Church of the New Jerusalem from southwest to northeast. Cairnwood is also visible., Negative numbers: 1366, 1467., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1921
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1366; P.8990.1467]
Aerial views of the Bryn Athyn Cathedral, or the General Church of the New Jerusalem, built 1914-1919 by Raymond Pitcairn and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson. Commonly known as the Swedenborgian church., Negative numbers: 4804, 5032, 5189a.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1925
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4804; P.8990.5032; P.8990.5189a]
Aerial view of the Bryn Mawr College campus. Depicts stone buildings in the Collegiate Gothic style, many designed by the firm Cope & Stewardson and constructed circa 1890-1907. The women's college opened in 1885., Negative number: 1790.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1790]
Aerial views of the Bryn Mawr College campus. Depicts stone buildings in the Collegiate Gothic style, many designed by the firm Cope & Stewardson and constructed circa 1890-1907. The women's college opened in 1885. Views show adjacent residential and industrial areas., Negative numbers: 5849, 5852.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
May 6, 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5849; P.8990.5852]
Aerial views of the Bryn Mawr College campus. Depicts stone buildings in the Collegiate Gothic style, many designed by the firm Cope & Stewardson and constructed circa 1890-1907. The women's college opened in 1885., Negative numbers: 12480, 12481, 12483., 12481 not digitized; negative is damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
May 12, 1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.12480; P.8990.12481; P.8990.12483]
Aerial views of the Buckman Farm at Highland Avenue and Hulmeville Road in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, near Langhorne. Distant view (5828) shows the farm amid surrounding croplands, farms and houses. Closer view (5829) shows a large white barn, possibly with livestock in the yard. Probably taken May 1926., Negative numbers: 5828; 5829., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5828; P.8990.5829]
Aerial views. Depicts original hospital buildings including male and female dormitories or "groups" constructed between 1906 and the mid-1920s in the Byberry or Somerton section of northeast Philadelphia. Established in 1907 as Philadelphia Hospital for Mental Diseases, it was renamed Philadelphia State Hospital when the state of Pennsylvania took over the operations in 1936. Closed in 1990, the buildings were demolished 2006-2008., Negative numbers: 5501, 5502, 5503, 5504, 5505, 5506, 5507, 5508, 5509, 5510, 5519, 5520, 5521, 5523., 5521 not digitized; negative is damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1925
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5501-5510; P.8990.5519-5521; P.8990.5523]
Aerial views from high altitude. Includes original buildings of the Byberry Hopital complex constructed between 1906 and the mid-1920s in the Byberry or Somerton section of northeast Philadelphia. Established in 1907 as Philadelphia Hospital for Mental Diseases, it was renamed Philadelphia State Hospital when the state of Pennsylvania took over the operations in 1936. Closed in 1990, the buildings were demolished 2006-2008., Negative numbers: 20313s, 22518s, 22520s., Negative 20313 dated September 18, 1939.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1939-1941
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8890. 20313s; P.8990.22518s; P.8990.22520s]
Aerial views of Bynden Wood on Cushion Peak Road in South Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, near Wernersville. Ownership of the mansion changed several times after its construction ca. 1888-1889 and it became alternately a private summer home, sanitorium and resort. It was demolished in 1954, but the auxilary buildings still exist on what is now the South Mountain YMCA grounds. View [11177] is northwest to southeast with Cushion Peak road in the center of the photograph. View [11180] is southwest to northeast, reaching out over 2.5 miles from the aircraft’s position over Cushion Peak Rd. The Jesuit Center located on the east side of Wernersville is visible in the upper left corner of the photograph. Penn Avenue, the Reading Railroad, Preston Road and Belle Alto Road are also visible. Virgil Kauffman is believed to be the photographer. Reading Eagle, probably taken August 22, 1929., Negative number: 11177; 11180., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1929
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.11177; P.8990.11180]
Aerial view of Camden High School, located at 1700 Park Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. Built 1915 after designs by Paul Armon Davis, III. Opened 1918. View includes portion of the Cooper River., Negative number: 1717.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1717]
Aerial views of the Carpenter Steel Company plant on the banks of the Schuylkill River in Reading, Pennsylvania. Surrounding croplands and Berkshire Country Club golf course are visible in the distance. View is south to north. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative numbers: 2775., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1922
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2775]
Aerial view of Carson College for Orphan Girls, also known as the Carson Valley School, in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. Depicts several interconnected, two-story stone buildings on a landscaped campus designed by Albert Kelsey. The buildings remain in active use by the related institution Carson Valley Children's Aid. View is west to east with West Wissahickon Avenue, Bethlehem Pike and surrounding farmland and residences visible., Negative number: 1552., Title supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Chestnut Hill School, Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service Employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1922
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1552]
Aerial view of Mount Saint Joseph College, a Catholic liberal arts college for women opened in 1924 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Also the site of Mount Saint Joseph Academy until 1961. Renamed Chestnut Hill College in 1938. Became coeducational in 2003., Negative number: 13591n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.13591n]
Aerial views of Catholic mass held at Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, in October, 1926 as part of the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Crowds are gathered inside and outside the stadium and a blimp flies overhead. Broad Street, trolley station and other exposition buildings are also visible. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 6616-6622.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6616-6622]
Aerial views of the Charles E. Ellis College for Fatherless Girls in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Depicts stone cottages (built circa 1923 after designs by John T. Windrim) surrounded by farmland. The school was established in 1919 with a bequest from Charles E. Ellis (1835-1909), who earned his wealth in the transportation industry. The school closed in 1977., Negative numbers: 5392, 5394.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1925
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5392; P.8990.5394]
Aerial view of the reception honoring Charles Lindbergh at Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, in 1927. Lindbergh's nationwide tour celebrated his successful first trans-Atlantic flight. People seated in the stands. Area immediately surrounding the stadium is also visible. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 7928.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7928]
Aerial view of the Charles Warner Company factory plant in Cedar Hollow, Pennsylvania, near Malvern. Depicts strip mining facilities, including processing plants, silos, smokestacks, railroad tracks and freight cars, and quarrying activity. The surrounding area is mostly open land, with some residences and farms visible. Originally the Cedar Hollow Lime Company, the factory was purchased by the Warners in 1899. Views are northwest to southeast [2857], southeast to northwest[2859] and east to west[2870]. Town of Devault, Yellow Springs and Charlestown Roads and St. Peter church and cemetery are also visible [2859]., Negative numbers: 2857, 2859, 2870., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1922
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2857; P.8990.2859; P.8990.2870]
Aerial view of the Pennsylvania Military College (1892–1966) in Chester, Pa. Depicts a multi-storied building adorned with a cupola and double staircases up to a portico. The college, founded as the Bullock School for Boys in 1821 and known as the Pennsylvania Military Academy 1862-1892, relocated from Wilmington, De. to Chester, Pa. in 1868 and was reincorporated as Widener University in 1979., Negative number: 4247., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1924
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4247]
Aerial view of Chestnut Hill Academy in the St. Martin's area of Chestnut Hill. Depicts the u-shaped building constructed 1883-1884 after designs by G. W. & W. D. Hewitt that was formerly the Wissahickon Inn and which the academy occupied in 1898. Also shows nearby estates primarily established by Henry H. Houston. Chestnut Hill Academy was founded in 1851 as a boarding and day school for boys., Negative number: 7292.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7292]
Aerial views of the Church Farm School in Exton, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Depicts original school and residential buildings, mainly designed 1918 by Milton B. Medary, Jr. of the firm Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, as well as surrounding barns and farmlands. Founded 1918 by Rev. Charles W. Shreiner as a boarding school for boys, with the goal of combining religious education with agricultural and industrial work., Negative numbers: 4774, 4776-4778, 4781, 4783.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1924
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4774; P.8990.4776-4778; P.8990.4781; P.8990.4783]
Aerial views of Philadelphia's City Hall, originally known as the New Public Buildings, and Penn Square at Broad and Market Streets in Philadelphia. Built from 1871-1901 after the designs of architect John MacArthur, Jr. with Thomas U. Walter as a consultant on the project. Views show City Hall from the north in its entirety as well as a vertical perspective that looks into the interior courtyard., Negative number: 14412n, 15887n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1931-1933
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14412n; P.8990.15887n]
Aerial views of the coastline in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Distant views show the shoreline in sections from the vicinity of Ventnor City to the Absecon Inlet. The boardwalk, hotels and piers are somewhat visible., Negative numbers: 5650, 5966, 5967, 5968, 6204, 6206, 6207, 6211, 6212, 6480.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5650; P.8990.5966; P.8990.5967; P.8990.5968; P.8990.6204; P.8990.6206; P.8990.6207; P.8990.6211; P.8990.6212; P.8990.6480]
Aerial views of airplane hangars under construction at the site of what is now Philadelphia International Airport. Starting in 1925 the Pennsylvania National Guard used the site (known as Hog Island) as a training airfield. The site was dedicated as the "Philadelphia Municipal Airport" by Charles Lindbergh in 1927, but it had no proper terminal building until 1940. 5924 shows a view of the hangars from southwest to northeast along Island Avenue. 5926 shows a slightly more distant view from west to east including the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard as well as the hangers under construction. The Pennsylvania Rail Road is also visible. Probably taken May 1926., Negative numbers: 5924; 5926., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5924; P.8990.5926]
Aerial views of the Ridge-8th Street Subway (later known as the Broad-Ridge Spur) under construction. The approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge at 5th and Race Streets and the adjacent Franklin Square are visible, as is the area bounded roughly by Callowhill to the north, Market Street to the south, Front Street to the East and 10th Street to the west. The Ridge-8th Street Subway opened in 1932., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from manuscript note on negative sleeve: Eighth st. Subway, Frank. Square; Phila. Pa.; June 13, 1931., Negative numbers: 14407n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14407n]
Aerial views of the construction of Crescent Boulevard Bridge. Initial construction began in 1926 of Crescent Boulevard (US Route 130/30) over the Cooper River in Collingswood, New Jersey. The bridge is in Cooper River Park. Portions of Camden, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Delaware River are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6775, 6776, 6777, 6779., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Crescent Blvd, 1928., 6777 not digitized; similar view to 6779 with more detail on left side.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6775; P.8990.6776; P.8990.6777; P.8990.6779]
Aerial views of Crescent Boulevard (US Route 130/30) in Collingswood, New Jersey. Crescent Boulevard Bridge over the Cooper River and portions of Cooper River Park and Collingswood are visible. Initial construction on Crescent Boulevard Bridge began in 1926., Negative numbers: 8317., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Crescent Blvd, 1928.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8317]
Aerial views of the Crown Can Company plant in the Juniata Park section of Philadelphia. Other industrial facilities can be seen, including those of Richardson's Mints and Cuneo Press. The Crown facility spans several city blocks and sits adjacent to the Bellvue Cemetery, a stadium, railroad tracks and areas of row homes. A trolley car is visible on the trolley tracks., Negative numbers: 19842s, 19848s, 19849s., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Crown Can Co., Phila, Pa., June 26, 1939.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1939
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19842s; P.8990.19848s; P.8990.19849s]
Aerial views of the campuses of Delaware College and Women's College, located in Newark, Delaware. Delaware College was originally chartered in 1769 as the Academy of Newark. In 1843 it was renamed Delaware College. The separate but coordinate Women's College opened in 1914. In 1921 the two coordinate colleges merged and were officially renamed University of Delaware., Negative numbers: 2882-2886.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1918
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2882-2886]
Aerial view of the Delaware River and South Philadelphia taken from a bi-plane (parts of which are visible) from ca. 2000-foot altitude above the vicinity of 6th and Tasker streets. View is southwest to northeast. Petty Island and Cooper's Point, New Jersey are visible., Negative number: 1618, Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1922
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1618]
Aerial views of the Delaware River and Benjamin Franklin Bridge (formerly the Delaware River Bridge) from a vantage point just south and west of Dock Street. Taken on a clear day, the view extends well past North Philadelphia and includes Petty Island, New Jersey and a portion of Camden, New Jersey., Negative numbers: 21990s, Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Philadelphia, Penna., Delaware River, Dock St. & N.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1941
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.21990s]
Aerial views of the piers and industrial buildings along the Delaware riverfront in Northern Liberties. Views face north and west from the vicinity of Spring Garden Street and Delaware Avenue., Negative numbers: 2834, 4860.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2834; P.8990.4860]
Aerial views of the piers at Washington and Delaware Avenues in South Philadelphia. Ships are docked at the piers. Cars and a trolley can be seen traveling on the city streets. The area to the north and west of the river and the city skyline are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: P279, P280.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P279; P.8990.P280]
Aerial view of the riverfront from the vicinity of Columbia Avenue looking north. The Reading Railroad Company railroad terminus and Port Richmond are visible in the distance, as are industrial buildings and piers along the riverfront. Ships sail on the river., Negative numbers: 4873., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Philadelphia, Pa, N.E. Waterfront, 1925.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1925
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4873]
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., Negative numbers: 13829n, 13831n., Manuscript note on negative sleeves indicates images were taken December 3, 1930.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.13829n; P.8990.13831n]
Aerial views of the waterfront along the Delaware River in Philadelphia generally south of Market Street to Pattison Avenue. Piers, industrial facilities, railroad tracks, ships and ferries are visible as are portions of neighborhoods adjacent to the waterfront. The city skyline is visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1196, 1198, 1199, 1201, 2835, 2836, 2843, 2852, 2853, 2854, 2856, 4862a.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1196; P.8990.1198; P.8990.1199; P.8990.1201; P.8990.2835; P.8990.2836; P.8990.2843; P.8990.2852; P.8990.2853; P.8990.2854; P.8990.2856; P.8990.4862a]
Aerial views of the Diamond State Fibre Company industrial facility on the banks of the Schuylkill River just south of DeKalb Pike in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. The facility contained the company's main offices and a fiber processing mill and factory. Views show the facility and the adjacent railroad tracks that serviced it. Bridges over the Schuylkill River and portions of Norristown are also visible., Negative numbers: 1576, 7096, 7097, 7098, 7099.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915-1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1576; P.8990.7096-7099]
Aerial views of Dock Street in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. Views face north from the vicinity of Pine and Front Streets. The Delaware River, Benjamin Franklin Bridge, piers and industrial buildings lining Front Street are visible to the east and the view west extends to 2nd Street. The United States Custom House can also be seen., Negative numbers: 21908s, 21909s, 21913s, 21915s, 21917s., Manuscript note on negative sleeves: Dock St. area, Phila., Pa., (for John P. Donovan Co.), 6-25-41.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1941
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.21908s; P.8990.21909s; P.8990.21913s; P.8990.21915s; P.8990.21917s]
Aerial view of the Eastern State Penitentiary, looking southeast and including a view of Center City. Built 1823-1836 after designs by John Haviland., Negative number: 17482n., Negative dated May 16.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1936
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.17482n]
Aerial views of the undeveloped Ellinger Park neighborhood in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Real estate developers the Potts brothers purchased the land from the estate of Dr. George Elliger in the 1920's. The view shows an area of land between Bethlehem Pike and the Fort Washington Expressway (Route 309) that has streets but no houses. The area is surrounded by more developed residential areas., Negative numbers: 6614a.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6614a]
Aerial view of an opening event at Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, on May 1, 1926. People gathered on the field and in the stands, though seats are mostly empty. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 5813., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Stadium - Opening of Bay Week, May 1, 1926.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5813]
Extreme high-altitude aerial views of southwest Philadelphia taken from Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania looking towards the Schuylkill River., Negative number: 22501., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1941
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.22501]
Extreme aerial views of the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia. The Delaware River and Pennypack Creek are visible., Negative numbers: 22454s, 22455s.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1941
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.22454s; P.8990.22455s]
Aerial view of fair grounds at Red Bank, New Jersey. Crowds of pedestrians walk down a roadway decorated with monument-like statues and flags. The fair grounds are composed of three tents and a raised platform surrounded by a group of spectators. Visible in the surrounding area are parked automobiles, nearby residences, and a body of water., Negative number: 7941.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7941]
Aerial view of a farm at Aquetong Road & Covered Bridge Road in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Surrounding croplands and Delware River are visible., Negative number: 4283., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1924
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4283]
Aerial views of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company's building at 2501-2515 Fairmount Avenue under construction. Scaffolding flanks the entrance of the nearly completed building while vehicles move along the streets. Designed by Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, the Art Deco building was constructed 1926-1927. Views show a railroad tunnel and large semicircular factory building on the 2600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Nearby row homes are visible., Negative numbers: 7631, 7632, 7633.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7631; P.8990.7632; P.8990.7633]
Aerial views of a fleet of ships sailing down the Delaware River. Good portions of the riverfronts of Camden and Philadelphia are visible; Center City and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge can be seen in the distance. View looks northwest from the New Jersey side of the river south of Camden., Negative numbers: 6769, 6770.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6769; P.8990.6770]
Aerial view of the former site of Baldwin Locomotive Works, Broad and Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia. Includes view of the Elverson Building. Baldwin Locomotive Works buildings at this location were demolished in 1937 after the company moved south of Philadelphia to Eddystone, Pa. in 1928., Negative number: 18954n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
April, 1938
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.18954n]
