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]
Panoramic view showing cityscape in Center City Philadelphia. Includes residential buildings, storefronts, factories, Chestnut Street Theatre (603-609 Chestnut), the flag-adorned roof of "Barnum Museum" (628-632 Chestnut) and the top of Alfred M. Herkness Philadelphia Horse & Carriage Bazaar (800 block Sansom). Also shows partial view of the Philadelphia Arcade (615-619 Chestnut), trees in Independence Square, and pedestrian and street traffic in the foreground. Traffic includes a horse-drawn carriage and man on horseback., Copyrighted by E. Whitefield., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 544d, Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Whitefield, Edwin, 1816-1892, artist
Date
c1850
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Views [P.2120]
Aerial view of the Girard Trust Company Building under construction. The building was designed by the architecture firm of Furness, Evans & Co. and was later finished by McKim, Meade & White. City Hall, the Lincoln Liberty Building and other buildings adjacent to Penn Square can be seen in some detail. The view faces southeast from a vantage point just northwest of City Hall., Negative number: P194.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1931
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P194]
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 view of the Franklin Institute looking south-west towards 30th Street Station. Located at 20th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the science museum was built 1929-1931 after the designs of John T. Windrim. Logan Circle, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Schuylkill River are visible., Negative number: 16541n., Negative dated July 31, 1934.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1934
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.16541n]
Panoramic view showing cityscape in Center City and Northern Philadelphia. Includes residential buildings, storefronts, and factories. Particularly depicts the American Hotel and other storefronts on the 500 block, north side of Chestnut Street and the Artisan Building (4th and Chestnut). Patron and pedestrian traffic is visible in the foreground. Also shows maritime traffic on the Delaware River in the upper right of the image., Copyrighted by E. Whitefield., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 544b, Left edge torn.
Creator
Whitefield, Edwin, 1816-1892, artist
Date
[c1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Views [P.2118]
