Aerial views of the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, located at 1901 Vine Street. Built 1917-1925 after the designs of Horace Trumbauer., Negative numbers: 8305, 8306., Negatives dated April 5, 1928., 8305 and 8306 not digitized; negatives are damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8305; P.8990.8306]
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 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 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 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]
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 view of Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, located at 3200-3254 Henry Avenue in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Depicts a five-story building with columned portico entrance (constructed circa 1925 after designs by the firm Ritter & Shay) and circular driveway lined with automobiles. The school was founded in 1850 as the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, the first medical school for women in the world. It was renamed Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1970, and in 1993 it merged with Hahnemann University., Negative number: 19866n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
July 6, 1939
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19866n]
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]
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]
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]
Aerial views showing Olney High School under construction. Located at North Front Street and Duncannon Avenue in the Olney section of Philadelphia, the building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine in the Academic Gothic style. Includes views of nearby rowhomes., Negative numbers: 12618, 12619.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
June 4, 1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.12618-12619]
Aerial view of the Ogontz School located in Rydal, Abington Township. Depicts a three-story L-shaped building surrounded by trees and open fields. Originally founded in 1850 as the Chestnut Street Female Seminary (in Philadelphia), the school moved to Elkins Park in 1883 and changed its name to the Ogontz School for Young Ladies. In 1917 it relocated to Rydal and became known as the Ogontz School until it closed in 1950 and gave the property to Pennsylvania State College., Negative number: 1351.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1917
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1351]
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 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]
Aerial view of the West Chester State Normal School campus located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Originated in 1812 as West Chester Academy, then was renamed West Chester Normal School in 1871. In 1913 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania became owner of the school. It was renamed again in 1983 as West Chester University of Pennsylvania., Negative number: 1367., 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.8990.1367]
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]
Aerial views showing the Lawrenceville School's campus, particularly the golf course and nearby buildings. 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: 1219, 1244.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1219; P.8990.1244]
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 view of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, a Catholic school for women founded in 1858 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Around 1924 the campus became the site for Mount Saint Joseph College (later renamed Chestnut Hill College), also founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph to educate women. In 1961 the academy relocated to Flourtown, Pennsylvania., Negative number: 1724.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1724]
Aerial view of the Alexis I. duPont secondary school located at 3130 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, Delaware. Depicts school building, outdoor athletic fields, and surrounding farmlands. Groups of people stand on the lawn in front of the building. The school was founded in 1893 and presided at this location until 1966., Negative number: 1441.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1921
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1441]
Aerial view of the campus of Beaver College, later renamed Arcadia University, in Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1853 in Beaver, Pa., the school moved to Jenkintown, Pa. in 1925. In 1929 it added the Glenside campus, formerly the estate of William Welsh Harrison. Called Grey Towers, the Gothic Revival stone castle was designed by Horace Trumbauer and built 1893-1894., Negative number: 17352n.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
March 31, 1936
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.17352n]
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 view showing St. Joseph Hospital on College Avenue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on what is now the site of the Lancaster Regional Medical Center. View shows the four-story building and surrounding residences and industrial buildings. Hamilton Watch Company complex is also visible., Negative number: 1744., Identified by manuscript on negative sleeve: Catholic Institute, Lancaster., Record updated with information supplied 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.8990.1744]
Aerial views showing the campuses of Central High School and La Salle University in the Logan (or Olney) section of Philadelphia. Depicts school and university buildings, as well as row homes in the vicinity of Olney and Ogontz avenues. Central High School was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built 1937-1939., Negative numbers: 19839s, 19841s, 20940n., Negatives 19839s and 19841s dated June 26, 1939., Negative 20940n dated May 12, 1940.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1939-1940
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8890.19839s; P.8990.19841s; P.8990.20940n]
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 the Haverford School, located at 450 Lancaster Ave. in Haverford, Pa. Depicts circular driveway in front of school buildings, and nearby residences. Pennsylvania Railroad line and Haverford Station can be seen in the distance. Founded in 1884 as the Haverford College Grammar School. Renamed Haverford School around 1916 after it severed ties with the college., Negative number: 2756.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2756]
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 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 view showing Salem High School in Salem, New Jersey. Depicts columned entrance of two-story brick school building (constructed 1906) as well as nearby homes, a lumberyard, and pedestrian and automobile activity., Negative number: 1459.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1459]
Aerial views of Trenton Senior High School, located on Chambers Street between Hamilton and Greenwood Avenues in Trenton, New Jersey. Depicts a large central building adorned with a clock tower undergoing final stages of construction, flanked by two identical smaller buildings on each side with entrances marked by columns. Nearby residences are visible., Negative numbers: P123, P124, P125., P124 and P125 not digitized; negatives are similar views to P123.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
September 11, 1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P123-P125]
Aerial view of St. Luke's School for boys in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Depicts Colonial-style buildings and dormitories and tennis courts surrounded by woodland. Established in 1863 as the Ury House School, it relocated to Wayne in 1902., Negative number: 1440.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1440]
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 views of Baldwin Locomotive Works, located at Broad and Spring Garden Streets in Philadelphia. Depicts factory and office buildings, as well as nearby industrial buildings. Includes views 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 numbers: 8724, 8725., Negative 8724 dated July 30, 1928., Negative 8725 dated July 9, 1928.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8724-8725]
Aerial view of the Mt. Airy campus of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (later renamed Pennsylvania School for the Deaf). Constructed circa 1890 after designs by Cope & Stewardson and Wilson Brothers & Company, the school operated at this location from 1892 until 1984, when it relocated to Germantown. The school was established by David Sexias in Center City in 1820. View includes residences and adjacent railroad tracks. Looks northeast towards Montgomery County., Negative number: 1536.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1536]
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 view of Trenton Junior High School No. 3, located at 1001 West State Street in Trenton, New Jersey. Depicts a large front building adorned with a clock tower, flanked by two identical smaller buildings set back on each side with entrances marked by columns. Built 1924. Nearby residences and the Delaware River are visible., Negative number: 11311.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
September 12, 1929
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.11311]
Aerial views of the Philadelphia Protectorate for Boys located near Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Depicts grounds and environs of institution, including the main u-shaped, multi-storied brick building and courtyard populated with bystanders. Founded in 1898 by Catholic Archbishop Patrick John Ryan, the reformatory was established to protect, educate, and train boys in useful arts and handicrafts. Renamed Saint Gabriel's Hall in the 1960s., Negative numbers: 1566, 1895, 2538-o.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1566; P.8990.1895; P.8990.2538-o]
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]
Aerial view of the Knickerbocker Lime and Mortar Company factory plant in Mill Lane, 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. The company, part of the Van Sciver Corporation, operated here from 1899 to 1929 and also maintained two offices and depots in Philadelphia. Views are southeast to northwest [2864, 2867], east to west [2865] and south to north [2868]., Negative numbers: 2864, 2865, 2867, 2868., 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.8990.2864-2865; P.8990.2867-2868]
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 Woodstown High School, located in Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey. Shows a u-shaped driveway dotted with trees, an athletic field, and adjacent farmland., Negative number: 2518.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1922
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2518]
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]
Aerial view of an institution, probably an African American nursing home and surrounding grounds. In the center are two large buildings. In the right, a water tower is surrounded by a forest of trees. Roads and houses are visible., Title from negative sleeve., 13015 not digitized; similar view to P102; P102 includes entire house in lower portion of negative., Accessioned 1983., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
[August 27, 1930]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.13015; P.8990.P102]
