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 views of Simon Gratz High School and Elizabeth D. Gillespie Junior High School, located at 18th Street and Hunting Park Avenue in the Nicetown section of Philadelphia. Depicts the Academic Gothic style buildings designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built concurrently from 1925 to 1927. Gratz was named in honor of Philadelphia lawyer, educator, and philanthropist Simon Gratz. Views include nearby rowhomes, churches, and industrial facilities such as John Warner Hardwoods & Building Lumber, Beck & Co. Coal Pockets, and John J. Felin & Co., Negative numbers: 7271, 7272.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7271-7272]
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 Atlantic Refining Company (later Atlantic Richfield Co. or ARCO) petroleum refinery plant along the Schuylkill River in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia. The company was founded as the Atlantic Petroleum Storage Company in 1866 as a storage facility but quickly expanded operations to include refining as the possible uses of petroleum were discovered. It was purchased by John D. Rockefeller in 1874 and became part of the Standard Oil Trust and became Atlantic Refining Company after the Trust was dissolved in 1911. The facility is shown from several angles and altitudes and includes views of the refining equipment and storage drums as well as boats and ships docked on the river., Negative numbers: 6110, 6111, 6112, 6113, 6177, 6178, 6180, 6181, 6182, 6183.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6110-6113; P.8990.6177; P.8990.6178; P.8990.6180-6183]
Aerial views of the the American Steel and Wire Company plant. In 1848 John A. Roebling purchased a 25 acre site along the Delaware & Raritan Canal in Chambersburg (now a part of Trenton) for his wire rope business. Roebling designed the buildings and machinery and directed the company until his death in 1869, when his sons took over. The company manufactured wire rope and related products for suspension bridges, shipping, mining, construction (including the Panama Canal), electrical power transmission, cable cars, tramways, aircraft, submarine netting, musical instruments, elevators, logging and oil drilling. By World War I, the factory was the largest wire rope plant in the world and the company grew considerably in response to steadily increasing demands for its products. The company was a subsidiary of the U.S. Steel Corporation. The views show ortions of the plant from several angles with the city of Trenton visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6031, 6434, 6435.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6031; P.8990.6434; P.8990.6435]
Aerial views of the hospital complex. Designed by Cope & Stewardson. Completed 1897. Located at Chew and Penn Streets in Germantown., Negative numbers: 7149n, 7150n, 7155n, 7156n, 7157n, 7158n, 7160n, 7161n, 7162n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7149n; P.8990.7150n; P.8990.7155-7158n; P.8990.7160n-7162n]
Aerial view of the campus and environs of George School, established 1893 in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. View depicts campus buildings, including the Main Building constructed 1892 after designs by Addison Hutton., Negative number: 5845.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
May 6, 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5845]
Aerial view of the Friends' Central School campus at the former residence of Wistar Morris, designed by architect Mantle Fielding and located at 1101 City Avenue in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Established in 1845 by the Society of Friends, the Quaker school moved to this location in 1925 from Fifteenth and Race Streets in Philadelphia, where it had been located since 1857. A baseball game takes place on the western edge of the campus. Houses in nearby Overbrook are visible in the distance., Negative number: 5723., Inscribed on negative: 5723
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5723]
Aerial view of Girard College at Girard Avenue including Founder's Hall and the eastern and western outbuildings. The school buildings, designed by Philadelphia architect Thomas Ustick Walter in the Greek Revival style, were constructed 1833-1847. Girard College was established through a bequest from Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia financier and philanthropist, for the creation of a school for poor white male orphans. It opened in 1848., Negative number: 6176., 6176 not digitized; negative is damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6176]
Aerial views of the campus of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. Chartered 1746 as the College of New Jersey. Name changed to Princeton University in 1896. Depicts many campus buildings and two views (6020 and 6021) show nearby stadium., Negative numbers: 6019-6021.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6019-6021]
Aerial view of the Philadelphia House of Correction, opened in 1874 in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia. Depicts the razing of the original building and construction of a new facility using the old materials., Negative number: 5602a.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
May 21, 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5602a]
Aerial view of the University of Pennsylvania looking east across the Schuylkill River toward Center City. Includes views of the Quadrangle dormitories, Franklin Field, and the University Museum. Industrial activity along the Schuylkill River can be seen., Negative number: 6359n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6359n]
Aerial views of the Philadelphia House of Correction, opened in 1874 in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia. Depicts the razing of the original building and construction of a new facility using the old materials., Negative numbers: 5489-5492.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
March 5, 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5489-5492]
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 Indian Head Park Beach on Perkiomen Creek. The location was the site of W.M. Keyser's Mill, which was sold to the park in 1918. Views show several buildings of various sizes alongside the creek at the site of a small dam., Negative numbers: 6834, 6835., Text included in image: Indian Head Park Beach; "On the Perkiomen"; Oaks, Penna.; Dancing, Roller Skating, Bathing, Boating and Canoeing; Inn and Picnic Pavillion.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6834; P.8990.6835]
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.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926-1929
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5604; P.8990.11500-11502]
Aerial views of Norristown, Pennsylvania taken from a high altitude show the downtown area from a vantage point above the Schuylkill River. The Montgomery County Courthouse and bridges over the Schuylkill River are visible., Negative numbers: 6809, 6810, 6812.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6809; P.8990.6810; P.8990.6812]
Aerial views of Norristown, Pennsylvania show areas outside the city center, including areas thick with housing developments alongside sparsely populated farmlands. Schools, farmhouses, streets and portions of the Schuylkill River and Stony Creek are also visible. Manuscript notes on some negative sleeves indicate the areas shown may be adjacent to the Norristown State Hospital, but the hospital is not visible in any of the images., Negative numbers: 6816, 6817, 6818, 6820, 6822, 6823, 6824, 6826, 6827, 6828, 6829, 6833aa., 6828 not digitized; zoom-in view of 6827.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6816-6818; P.8990.6820; P.8990.6822-6824; P.8990.6826-6829; P.8990.6833aa]
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 views of a portion of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, presumably of land owned and/or developed by the E. A. Havens Company. The wide view shows areas of the city south and west of Lancaster Avenue (U.S. Route 30). A portion of the Main Line railroad tracks are also visible., Negative numbers: 6124a.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6124a]
Aerial view showing the Philadelphia Museum of Art under construction. Designed by Horace Trumbauer and the firm of Zantzinger, Borie, and Medary, the museum was built from 1919 to 1928 near the Schuylkill River. View looking southeast includes Center City to the Delaware River., Negative number: 5915.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5915]
Aerial view showing the Philadelphia Museum of Art under construction. Designed by Horace Trumbauer and the firm of Zantzinger, Borie, and Medary, the museum was built from 1919 to 1928 near the Schuylkill River. Construction materials are visible around the perimeter of the building., Negative number: 6277.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6277]
Aerial view showing the Philadelphia Museum of Art under construction, including scaffolding on the front facade. Designed by Horace Trumbauer and the firm of Zantzinger, Borie, and Medary, the museum was built from 1919 to 1928 near the Schuylkill River., Negative number: 7290., 7290 not digitized; negative is damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7290]
Aerial views of several houses adjacent to Colonial Lake in Lawrenceville, Lawrence Township, New Jersey. Houses are spaced relatively far apart and are surrounded by farmlands. View shows the lake from the southwest and includes areas that became part of Colonial Lake Park as well as a portion of US Route 1., Negative numbers: 6588.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6588]
Aerial views of the site of the murders of Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, the wife of a New Brunswick janitor, and Edward Wheeler Hall, a New Brunswick Episcopal priest, known as the Halls-Mills murders. The bodies were found at this site in Somerville near New Brunswick, New Jersey on September 16, 1922. The trial began in Somerville in November, 1926, and lasted 30 days. It garnered huge national attention in the newspapers and on radio but in the end no convictions were made and the case remains unsolved., Negative numbers: 6589, 6590.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6589; P.8990.6590]
Aerial views of a large house being constructed in an area of sparse residential development in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The Delaware River, a more densely populated area of Morrisville, and Trenton, New Jersey are all visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6451, 6452.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6451; P.8990.6452]
Aerial views of areas north of the town of Red Bank, i.e., National Park, N.J. in Gloucester County, N.J. Shows Westville, Brooklawn, Gloucester City & Bellmawr Park, including Bellmawr Park under development. Portions of Big Timber & Little Timber Creeks are also visible., Negative numbers: 6107, 6108.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6107; P.8990.6108]
Aerial views of the the Municipal Colony, a complex that included facilities to care for city dependents, including the aged, the homeless, the infirm and those suffering from contagious diseases. The 15-acre complex was located just outside of theTrenton city limits in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. Care facilities included the Home for the Aged and Infirm, the Tuberculosis Hospital, the Children's Hospital for Contagious Diseases (the "Contagion Hospital"), the Venereal (or Urology) Hospital and the Isolation Hospital. Residential buildings housed professional and non-professional staff and various maintenance facilities allowed for the care and upkeep of the complex., Negative numbers: 6008, 6023, 6443.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6008; P.8990.6023; P.8990.6443]
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 Ocean City, New Jersey looking northeast towards Great Egg Harbor Inlet and Longport. The entire northeast portion of the island is visible, as are portions of Great Egg Harbor Bay and the Atlantic Ocean., Negative numbers: 5945, 5946.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5945; P.8990.5946]
Aerial views of Somers Point, New Jersey, with several views looking east towards Great Egg Harbor and Ocean City. The area featured looks as if it is just beginning to be developed, with buildings and other areas of the city visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 5939, 5940, 5941, 5942, 5943, 5944.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5939; P.8990.5940; P.8990.5941; P.8990.5942; P.8990.5943; P.8990.5944]
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 a real estate development project in its beginning stages in the vicinity of Absecon, New Jersey. View includes homes adjacent to the new development as well as nearby undeveloped farmlands. Atlantic City and Absecon Bay are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6215, 6216, 6217, 6219., Manuscript note on negative sleeves: Real estate development nr. Atlantic City, NJ.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6215; P.8990.6216; P.8990.6217; P.8990.6219]
Aerial views of residential areas and farmlands in the vicinity of Absecon, New Jersey. Some views show an empty lot which may be in the beginning stages of a construction project. Atlantic City and Absecon Bay are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6479, 6481, 6483, 6484, 6491, 6492, 6493, 6494., Manuscript note on several negative sleeves: J.J. Cassidy, Atlantic City, NJ.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6479; P.8990.6481; P.8990.6483; P.8990.6484; P.8990.6491; P.8990.6492; P.8990.6493; P.8990.6494]
Aerial views of Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate City and Longwood on Absecon Island, New Jersey. Western and southern vantage points provide views of residential areas, undeveloped land, inland waterways and marshlands on the west (inland) side of the island. The coastline and Atlantic Ocean can be seen in the distance., Negative numbers: 5948, 5949, 5950, 5952, 5953, 5955, 5956, 5957, 5963.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5948; P.8990.5949; P.8990.5950; P.8990.5952; P.8990.5953; P.8990.5955; P.8990.5956; P.8990.5957; P.8990.5963]
Aerial views of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus in the neighborhood of North Philadelphia. Depicts vicinity of Butler Street between 10th Street and Old York Road. Delivery trucks and wagons populate the grounds of the circus, which consists of at least five tents and side shows. Adjacent to the circus grounds are row homes, railroad tracks, a streetcar shed, the lumber yard of Charles F. Felin & Co., and Welsh Bros. Coal facility., Negative numbers: 5777, 5784-5787.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
May 5, 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5777; P.8990.5784-5787]
Aerial views of the Van Sciver Corporation located on the Camden, New Jersey waterfront along the Delaware River. The Van Sciver Corporation manufactured and distributed building materials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including much of the stone and concrete materials for projects such as the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the piers for major shipbuild facilities along the Delaware River. The facility can be seen from several angles and various types of building materials stacked on the piers and ships sailing nearby., Negative numbers: 6636, 6638, 6640, 6641, 6642.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6636; P.8990.6638; P.8990.6640; P.8990.6641; P.8990.6642]
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 views of the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Views are taken from a lower vantage point so that several hotels and surrounding areas can be seen in some detail., Negative numbers: 6201, 6202, P240, P241, P244.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926-1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6201; P.8990.6202; P.8990.P240; P.8990.P241; P.8990.P244]
Aerial views showing residential development, a recreational area and boats docked at and sailing on the Absecon Inlet in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Views show relatively small portions of the area along the inlet, as if taken from a lower vantage point., Negative numbers: 6213, 7683.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926-1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6213; P.8990.7683]
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 Avalon, New Jersey shoreline from several angles. Distant views show minimal development in the area and some views extend to Towsends Inlet and Sea Isle City. Wetlands and inland waterways to the west of the city are also visible., Negative numbers: 5932, 5934, 5935, 5936, 6220.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5932; P.8990.5934; P.8990.5935; P.8990.5936; P.8990.6220]
Aerial views of land in the early stages of development in Hughes Park, Pennsylvania. Views depict the area bounded by Church Road to the north, Crooked Lane to the east and south and railroad tracks to the west. The area is south of what is now the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A housing development in its early stages has only roads delineated. Adjacent farmlands and communities to the northeast of Hughes Park are also visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 5086b, 5087, 5088.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5086b; P.8990.5087; P.8990.5088]
Aerial views of Audubon, New Jersey show the building and construction of new housing developments along with views of adjacent completed residential areas and undeveloped farmlands., Negative numbers: 6128, 6129, 6131, 6132, 6133, 6134, 6136.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6128; P.8990.6129; P.8990.6131-6134; P.8990.6136]
Aerial views of real estate and housing developments in Baederwood, Pennsylvania. Views depict areas under construction as well as completed developments and surrounding residential areas., Negative numbers: 5796, 6516, 6517, 6520, 6521, 6522, 6523.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5796; P.8990.6516; P.8990.6517; P.8990.6520-6523]
Aerial views of real estate development in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Views show housing developments as well as adjacent farmlands., Negative numbers: 5801, 6525.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5801; P.8990.6525]
Aerial view of the Seaview Country Club, a golf club and resort in Absecon, New Jersey, across the Absecon Bay from Atlantic City. The resort was designed by Frank Seeburgerand was built in 1914. The adjacent golf course, Bay Course, is also visible. The property was purchased in 1984 by the Marriott Corporation, who opened the resort and golf courses to the public., Negative number: 6478.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6478]
Aerial views of New York City's WJZ radio station's 50,000-watt transmission tower in Bound Brook, New Jersey. In 1925, WJZ was owned by the Radio Corporation of America. The tower stands among farmlands and several buildings and farmhouses, as well as the Raritan River, are also visible., Negative numbers: 6635, 6571a.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6635; P.8990.6571a]
Aerial views of the approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, on the Camden, New Jersey side of the Delaware River. Bridge was constructed from 1922-1926 and spans the river to connects Camden to Philadelphia. The approach, portions of the bridge and the area immediately surrounding the approach are visible. Commissioned by the Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission of New Jersey and the Delaware River Bridge and Tunnel Commission of Pennsylvania, the bridge was designed by architect Paul Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski. Located at 5th and Race Streets in Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 6645, 6734, 6735, 6804.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6645; P.8990.6734; P.8990.6735; P.8990.6804]
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]