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 the Mercer Automobile Company factory plant on Whitehead Road in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, north of Trenton. Mercer was an American automobile manufacturer from 1909 until 1925 notable for its high-performance cars, especially the Type 35 Raceabout. View shows several buildings and water towers that comprise the factory surrounded by a scattering of buildings, some likely residential, spread across a relatively open landscape., Negative number: 1220., Record created 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.8990.1220]
