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Title: Municipal Stadium in preparation for the Sesqui-Centennial International Exhibition, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, in 1926 as it is being prepared for the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. A stage is being constructed at one end of the field and a few people are in the stands. Broad Street and other areas of the exposition site are also visible. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia., Negative numbers: 6105, 6276, 6287, 6291.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6105; P.8990.6276; P.8990.6287; P8990.6291]

Title: Catholic Mass at Municipal Stadium, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: 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]

Title: The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views showing the Lawrenceville School's campus, including Fathers' Building, Memorial Hall, the landscaped "Circle" around which dormitories stand, and tennis courts. The school was founded in 1810 as Maidenhead Academy, and after several other names was refounded as the Lawrenceville School in 1883. Also in the 1880s the school expanded and erected new residential and academic buildings after designs by the firm Peabody & Stearns, with landscaping done by Frederick Law Olmsted., Negative numbers: 6010, 6011, 6012, 6013, 6014., 6013 not digitized; similar view to 6010
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6010-6014]

Title: School for the Deaf, Trenton, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the New Jersey School for the Deaf. Depicts construction of the school's West Trenton campus, to which it relocated in 1923 from its original location in downtown Trenton. Residences, fields, and a railroad station are visible in the distance, and Gold Run lake lies in the foreground. The school was established in 1832 as the State Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and first opened to students in 1883. It was renamed New Jersey School for the Deaf in 1900 and the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf in 1965., Negative numbers: 5542, 5543.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5542-5543]

Title: St. Charles Borromeo
Description: Aerial views showing the construction of a large building to the southeast of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary's original building located at 100 East Wynnewood Road. Nearby residences are visible. St. Charles Borromeo, founded in 1832 by Rt. Rev. Francis P. Kenrick, tenanted several locations in Philadelphia before relocating to Overbrook in 1871., Negative numbers: 5619, 5622, 5623.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: April 9, 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5619; P.8990.5622; P.8990.5623]

Title: Western Electric Company Kearny Works, Kearny, New Jersey
Description: Aerial view of the Western Electric Kearny Works factory, Distribution Avenue, Kearny, NJ along the Passaic River looking west/northwest. Other industrial buildings along the river are also visible. Probably taken September 1926., Negative numbers: 6595., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6595]

Title: Buckman Farm, Middletown Township, Pennsylvania
Description: 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]

Title: Art Colony, New Hope, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial view of Art Colony along the Delaware River, immediately north of the Rte. 202 bridge, north of New Hope, Pennsylvania. View shows a number of buildings surrounded by croplands. The towpath is also visible., Negative number: 5532., 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.8990.5532]

Title: Construction of airplane hangars, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: 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]

Title: Langhorne Speedway under construction, Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial view of the Langhorne Speedway under construction. Opened in 1926, it was the first one-mile dirt track built specifically for automobile racing. In this southwest-to-northeast view, grandstand seating is visible, as are Route 1 and Woodbourne Road. Probably taken June 1926. The final race was held at the speedway in 1971., Negative number: 6016., 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.8990.6016]

Title: Willow Grove Park, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of Willow Grove Park in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Amusement park rides, including two roller coasters, are visible along with two ponds. Croplands and residential housing are visible in the area surrounding the park. View is southeast to northwest. Moreland Road, Old Welsh Road and the train station are also visible. Probably taken September 1926., Negative number: 6571., 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.8990.6571]

Title: Aerial views of Darby, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views from very high altitude showing Darby, Pennsylvania. Views are from northwest to southeast, with the Elmwood section of Philadelphia visible [5587]; from southwest to northeast with the B & O and Pennsylvania Railroads, Chester Pike, and MacDade Boulevard visible [5593]; and from west to east showing Darby Creek, Cobbs Creek, and the Fels & Company plant formerly at Woodland and Island Avenues [5615]. The General Electric plant formerly at 69th and Elmwood Avenues is visible in all three views. Probably taken April 1926., Negative numbers: 5587; 5593; 5615., 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.8990.5587; P.8990.5593; P.8990.5615]

Title: Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, General Chemical Division plant, Camden, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, General Chemical Division plant on the banks of the Cooper and Delaware Rivers in Camden, New Jersey. The corporation (later known as Allied Chemical Corporation and then as the Allied Corporation) was formed in 1921 as an amalgamation of five of the largest U.S. chemical companies established in the 1800s. These views show what was originally the General Chemical sulfuric acid plant. The facility is shown from several angles, including vertical views from high altitude. A variety of factory buildings are visible, as are ships on the river, railroad tracks servicing the area and row homes in adjacent residential areas., Negative numbers: AC440, AC441, AC442, AC444, AC445, AC446, AC447, AC448, AC449, AC450, AC451, AC452, AC453, AC455.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1925-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.AC440-AC442; P.8900.AC444-AC453; P.8990.AC455]

Title: Byberry Hospital
Description: 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]

Title: Friends' Central School, City Line & 69th St., Phila. Pa
Description: 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. Houses in nearby Overbrook are visible in the distance., Negative number: 5210.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5210]

Title: Philadelphia House of Correction
Description: 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. Holmesburg Prison can be seen in the distance., Negative number: 5458.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5458]

Title: Girard College, Phila., Pa
Description: High-altitude 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. Eastern State Penitentiary is visible in the foreground. View looks north and includes North Philadelphia., Negative number: 5376.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5376]

Title: Aerial views of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania show a distant view of the city and surrounding farmlands as well as a closer view of residential development in the vicinity of Lansdowne Avenue and Garrett Road., Negative numbers: 5588, 6739.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1925-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5588; P.8990.6739]

Title: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Description: Aerial views 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., Negative numbers: 5493, 5494.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5493; P.8990.5494]

Title: [Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Delaware River Bridge, Spanning Delaware River, West of Rotary Island, Yardley, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Aerial views of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad's Delaware River Bridge (also known as the Yardley Bridge and the West Trenton Railroad Bridge) spanning the Delaware River west of Rotary Island between Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and West Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. The bridge was designed by engineers Edwin Chamberlain and William Hunter and was built by F.W. Talbot Construction Company from 1911-1913. A steam locomotive travels over the bridge and surrounding farmlands are also visible., Negative numbers: 5529., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Mercer Co.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5529]

Title: Luckenbach Lines steamship on the Delaware River, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of a Luckenbach Lines ship sailing and docked in the Delaware River. Piers and industrial facilities are visible along the riverfront at Delaware Avenue between Snyder and Oregon Avenues. Various types of boats and watercraft sail on the river. The Philadelphia skyline can be seen in the distance., Negative numbers: 5177, 5178, 5183.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5177; P.8990.5178; P.8990.5183]

Title: [Delaware River waterfront north, vicinity of Port Richmond, Philadelphia.]
Description: 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]

Title: [Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania.]
Description: 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]

Title: Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad terminus on the Delaware River, vicinity of Lehigh Avenue and Richmond Street, Port Richmond, Philadelphia
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., Negative numbers: 2841, 2842, 4862., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2841; P.8990.2842; P.8990.4862]

Title: Real estate development in the Glen Afton neighborhood, Trenton, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the Glen Afton neighborhood in Trenton, New Jersey's West Ward. Views show the area at beginning stages of development with only roads delineated and later after just a few homes have been built. Community lies on the bank of the Delaware River, which is visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 5017, 5017a, 5018, 5019, 5020, 5021, 5524, P218, P220, P221.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925-1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5017; P.8990.5017a; P.8990.5018-5021; P.8990.5524; P.8990.P218; P.8990.P220; P.8990.P221]

Title: Real estate development in the Hiltonia neighborhood, Trenton, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the Hiltonia neighborhood in Trenton, New Jersey's West Ward. Views show the development at its beginning stages with streets delineated but very few houses completed. Surrounding developed communities are visible in the distance, Negative numbers: 4814, 5016, 5024, 5033, 5034, 5035.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4814; P.8990.5016; P.8990.5024; P.8990.5033-5035]

Title: Municipal Stadium under construction, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, under construction in 1925 in preparation for the Sesqui-Centennial International Exhibition the following year. Designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Broad Street and the Delaware River are also visible. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia. The stadium was demolished in 1992., Negative numbers: 4826a, 4826b, 4828a, 4829a, 4831, 5214, 5406-5409, 5413.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1925-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4826a; P.8990.4826b; P.8990.4828a; P.8990.4829a; P.8990.4831; P.8990.5406-5409; P8990.5213; P.8990.5214]

Title: Penn Charter School
Description: Aerial views of William Penn Charter School located in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Depicts main school building, athletic fields, and surrounding residences. The co-educational Quaker school was established in 1689 by William Penn., Negative numbers: 5393, 5877, 5878.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5393; P.8990.5877-5878]

Title: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa
Description: Aerial view showing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Depicts campus buildings, nearby residences and industrial areas, and bridges spanning the Lehigh River. Lehigh University was founded in 1865 by Asa Packer., Negative number: 4506.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4506]

Title: Lower Merion schools, Penna
Description: Aerial view of Lower Merion Senior High School and Ardmore Junior High School, located at 245 East Montgomery Avenue in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. The high school moved to this location in 1911, and the junior high school building was added in 1922. Includes surrounding property and nearby residences. The high school was demolished and replaced by an updated building in 1963 and the junior high school was demolished in 1992., Negative number: 5191.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5191]

Title: Overbrook High School
Description: Aerial view of Overbrook High School under construction. Located at 59th Street and Lancaster Avenue, the school was built 1924-1926 in the Academic Gothic style after designs by Irwin T. Catharine. View includes Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and rowhomes in the surrounding area., Negative number: 5216.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5216]

Title: McCahan Sugar Refining Co
Description: Aerial views from different directions and altitudes of the W.J. McCahan Sugar Refining Company between Tasker and Morris Streets along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Views show vessels docked on piers, activity on wharves, and warehouse and factory buildings. The refinery was erected 1892-1893., Negative numbers: 5399, 5431, 5804, 5805, 5807, 6114, 6115, 6117., Negatives 5804, 5805, and 5807 dated May 5, 1926., 6114 and 6115 not digitized; similar view to 6117.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5399; P.8990.5431; P.8990.5804-5805; P.8990.5807; P.8990.6114-6115; P.8990.6117]

Title: Charles E. Ellis College for Fatherless Girls, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Description: 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]

Title: [Aerial view of Haverford College, Haverford Pennsylvania.]
Description: Negative number: 37a, Inscribed in negative: Aero Service Corporation, Phila., P.9480.37a (n) not digitized; negative is damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator: Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Jennings [P.9480.37a]

Title: [Aerial views of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.]
Description: Aerial views of Princeton University's campus., Negative numbers: 36, 89, 96 (assigned), 100a, Inscribed in negative: Aero Service Corp, Phila.
Creator: Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Jennings [P.9480.36 ; P.9480.89 ; P.9480.96 ; P.9480.100a]

Title: [Aerial view from high altitude.]
Description: Negative numbers: 80 & 81, Photographs taken for the Aero Service Corporation.
Creator: Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date: ca. 1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Jennings [P.9480.80-81]

Title: General Electric Company buildings, 5901 Elmwood Avenue, Philadelphia
Description: View of the General Electric Company building at 59th St. and Elmwood Ave. in Southwest Philadelphia. Photographs probably taken in March 1925 [4684]; December 1926 [7133-a]; and May 1920 [12469]., Negative numbers: 4684; 7133-a; 12469., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1925-1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4684; P.8990.7133-a; P.8990.12469]

Title: Aerial view of the 69th Street area, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views (some from extremely high altitude) of Upper Darby, Pa. Views looking south/southeast from West Chester Pike towards West Philadelphia. The 69th Street Transportation Center, Cobbs Creek, row houses and some industrial buildings are visible. Probably taken May 1926 [5875, 5876]; 1925 [5190, 5195] and 1930 [12276]., Negative numbers: 5875; 5876; 5190; 5195; 12276., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: [ca. 1925-1930]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5875; P.8990.5876; P.8990.5190; P.8990.5195; P.8990.12276]

Title: Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pa
Description: Aerial views of Ursinus College, located at 601 East Main Street, Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Includes Bomberger Hall, built 1891. The college was established in 1869 and originally occupied the former buildings of the Freeland Seminary for boys in Collegeville (formerly Freeland). Views show a cemetery across Main Street, surrounding houses, and farmland., Negative numbers: 4384, 4385., 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.8990.4384; P.8990.4385]

Title: Church Farm School, Penna
Description: 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]

Title: Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Old City Historic District, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge. Bridge was constructed from 1922-1926 and connects Camden, New Jersey to Philadelphia over the Delaware River. Distant and close-up full and partial views of the bridge and the riverfronts of both Camden and Philadelphia. Commissioned by the Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission of New Jersey and the Delaware River Bridge and Tunnell Commission of Pennsylvania, the bridge was designed by architect Paul Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski. Located at 5th and Race Streets., Negative numbers: 4866, 5916, 5917, 5996, 6272, 6343, 6802, 6803, 6805, 7274.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1924-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4866; P.8990.5916; P.8990.5917; P.8990.5996; P.8990.6272; P.8990.6343; P.8990.6802; P.8990.6803; P.8990.6805; P.8990.7274]

Title: Benjamin Franklin Bridge construction, Old City Historic District, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, under construction over the Delaware River from 1924-1926. The riverfronts of both Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia are visible. Commissioned by the Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission of New Jersey and the Delaware River Bridge and Tunnell Commission of Pennsylvania, the bridge was designed by architect Paul Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski. Located at 5th and Race Streets. Probably taken 1924 [4299-4300]; 1925 [4827-5186]; and 1926 [5556]., Negative numbers: 4299, 4300, 4827, 4869, 4881, 5003, 5166, 5167, 5176, 5179, 5181, 5184, 5185, 5186, 5556., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1924-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4299; P.8990.4300; P.8990.4827; P.8990.4869; P.8990.4881; P.8990.5003; P.8990.5166; P.8990.5167; P.8990.5176; P.8990.5179; P.8990.5184-5186; P.8990.5556]

Title: Chester Military Academy, Chester, Pa
Description: 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]

Title: [Aerial view of Wilmington, Delaware]
Description: Negative number: 211114, Inscribed in negative: Aero Service Corporation, Phila.
Creator: Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date: ca. 1924
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Jennings [P.9480.211114]

Title: Farm, Solebury Township, Pennsylvania
Description: 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]

Title: Charles Warner Company factory plant, Cedar Hollow, Pennsylvania
Description: 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]

Title: Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of the Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Views from higher and lower altitudes show the factory complex from several angles as it sits on the bank of the Schuylkill River and straddles Conshohocken Road. The mainfacility was designed by the architecture firm of Savory, Scheetz, & Savory and built in 1910. Railroad tracks and bridges over the river are visible as are portions of the city of Conshohocken in the distance., Negative numbers: 1573, 1575, 2860, 2861., 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.8990.1573; P.8990.1575; P.8990.2860; P.8990.2861]

Title: Armstrong Cork Company factory plant, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of the Armstrong Cork Company (later Armstrong World Industries) plant on the outskirts of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The company produced its first linoleum products at this plant beginning in 1908. Views include high-altitude vertical views showing the factory and environs as well as close-up views of the facility from a lower altitude. Surrounding farmlands are visible in the distance. Probably taken 1922 [1806, 1891] and 1925 [4785-4792]., Negative numbers: 1806, 1891, 4785, 4785a, 4786, 4786a, 4787, 4787a, 4788, 4789, 4790, 4792., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1922-1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1806; P.8990.1891; P.8990.4785; P.8990.4785a; P.8990.4786; P.8990.4786a; P.8990.4787; P.8990.4787a; P.8990.4788; P.8990.4789; P.8990.4791; P.8990.4792]

Title: George School, Newtown, Pa
Description: Aerial views of the campus and environs of George School, established 1893 in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Views depict campus buildings, including the Main Building constructed 1892 after designs by Addison Hutton., Negative numbers: 2739, 2740, 2741., 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.8990.2739; P.8990.2740; P.8990.2741]

Title: University of Pennsylvania looking north/northeast
Description: Aerial view of the University of Pennsylvania, particularly the Quadrangle dormitories and surrounding area., Negative number: 1587., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: March 27, 1922
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1587]

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