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]
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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
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 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]
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]
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]
Aerial views of the University of Pennsylvania campus and area around Spruce Street from 33rd to 38th Streets. Includes views of the Quadrangle dormitories, Franklin Field, the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and the Irvine Auditorium (under construction)., Negative numbers: 7125, 7126, 7127, 7664, 7667.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7125-7127; P.8990.7664; P.8990.7667]
Aerial view of West Philadelphia and Center City, from the University of Pennsylvania looking east. Depicts the general area from 36th and Spruce Streets to the Delaware River up to Northern Liberties., Negative number: 7668.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7668]
Aerial views of the Swarthmore College campus. Buildings depicted include Parrish Hall, which was rebuilt in 1890 after a fire destroyed the original in 1881, and the Sproul Observatory. The co-educational college was founded in 1864 by the Society of Friends. Residences are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 7102, 7103, 7104.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7102; P.8990.7103; P.8990.7104]
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 the Adam Scheidt Brewing Company (now the Stony Creek Office Center) on the banks of Stony Creek in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The brewery operated from 1870-1975. The view from a vantage point south of the brewery shows the area of Norristown east of the brewery buildings at Elm and Markley Streets (U.S. Route 202)., Negative numbers: 7957, 7960, 8428.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1927-1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7957; P.8990.7960; P.8990.8428]
Aerial views showing sailboats and other water craft on Barnegat Bay in New Jersey. Focus is mainly on the boats on the water though some land is visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 7675, 7677, 7678, 7687.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7675; P.8990.7677; P.8990.7678; P.8990.7687]
Aerial view showing the 1927 demolition of the Forrest Theatre, located at the southeast corner of Broad and Sansom Streets in Philadelphia. The musical theater was built in 1907 after the designs of architects Amos W. Barnes and Marshall & Fox., Negative number:7281.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7281]
Aerial views of industrial facilities on the Camden, New Jersey waterfront along the Delaware River. Residential areas near the waterfront are also visible., Negative numbers: 7993., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Camden Water Front, 12/10/1927.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7993]
Aerial views of the lighthouse at Barnegat Bay. Image shows a small area of beach around the lighthouse and several adjacent structures, including a small pier that extends out over the water., Negative number: 7679., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Barnegat light house.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1927
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7679]
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 factories and industrial buildings in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia. Though the focus is on the Tioga Iron and Steel Company plant (absorbed by the Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel Company in 1913) adjacent industrial facilities are also visible, includingt he Geo. W. Smith Woodworking Co., Breyer's Ice Cream and the Mason Adams Coal Company. Residential areas of row houses and railroad tracks and yards servicing the factories can also be seen., Negative numbers: 7913, 7914, 7915.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1929
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7913; P.8990.7914; P.8990.7915]
Aerial views of the grounds of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary located at 100 East Wynnewood Road. Shows original seminary building built 1864-1871 and library opened in 1911, as well as construction of another large building to the southeast. 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: 8546, 8547, 8549, 8550., 8546, 8547, 8550 not digitized; negative is damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
May 10, 1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8546; P.8990.8547; P.8990.8549; P.8990.8550]
Aerial view of farmland on the banks of the Schuylkill River with the cities of Norristown and Bridgeport, Pennsylvania visible in the distance. Manuscript note on image indicates the land might have been slated for development by Belmont Realty Company. Bridges over the river are also visible. The view looks towards the southeast from a vantage point some distance west of Bridgeport., Negative numbers: 8427.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8427]
Aerial view showing the construction of the Graterford State Correctional Institution in Graterford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Built 1928-1934 near the Perkiomen Creek. Construction equipment and vehicles are visible. Workers can be seen along the perimeter of the high exterior walls., Negative number: 9114.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.9114]
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 view of the construction of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge that spans the Delaware River at Levick Street from the Tacony section of Philadelphia to Palmyra, Burlington County, New Jersey (PA/NJ Route 73). Bridge designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski., Negative numbers: 8496., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Palmyra Bridge.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8496]
Aerial views of the site of Temple Stadium (also called Beury Stadium and Owl Stadium) under construction. Located at the corner of Pickering Avenue and East Vernon Road, on the site formerly known as Vernon Park. The Temple Owls football team played at the stadium until 1978, and it was demolished in the 1980s., Negative numbers: 8396.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8396]
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]
