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Title: [Inauguration of Governor Arthur H. James at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]
Description: Aerial views of the inauguration of Arthur H. James as Pennsylvania's governor outside the State Capitol building in downtown Harrisburg on January 17, 1939. James served as Governor from 1939-1943. Crowds of people gather on the steps of the Capitol, in the open area in front of the building, and on adjacent 3rd and State Streets. The ground is snow-covered. The Capitol, designed by architect Joseph H. Huston, is visible in its entirety, as is the area immediately surrounding it., Negative number: 19538n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: James' Inauguration, Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 17, 1939.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1939
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19538n]

Title: Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg
Description: Aerial views of the Pennsylvania State Capitol building located at 3rd and State Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by architect Joseph M. Huston of Philadelphia. Includes views of the capitol from several angles so that much of Harrisburg is visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1472, 1483, 5772.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1472; P.8990.1483; P.8990.5772]

Title: [Unknown building, Harrisburg, PA]
Description: Film negative showing a group walking through a large courtyard in Harrisburg. Two women wearing hats decorated with flowers and feathers walk on the left and two boys wearing coats and caps walk on the right. A four-story building with pillars and a railing along the roof stands behind them., Title supplied by cataloger., Badger Album, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 23, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.64]

Title: View of Cameron Street arch. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Bridge, Harrisburg, Pa
Description: Ground-level view of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Bridge created after the designs of Arnold Brunner, Sidney Ross, and William Gehron and completed in 1930 in Harrisburg, Pa. Shows automobiles driving under the multiple arches of the stone bridge. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalks on the street and across the span of the bridge above. The bridge memorialized those who served in the armed forces during World War One. Architects Sidney Ross and William Gehron revised the plans which Arnold Brunner began after his death in 1925., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Unidentified artist’s mark in the lower right recto.
Date: [ca. 1930]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Doret and Mitchell Collection – Prints [P.2019.64.47]

Title: [Track meet on City Island, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Aerial views of a track meet on the south end of City Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The three bridges that span the Susquehanna River and connect City Island to downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on the east bank of the river are also visible: the Walnut Street Bridge (the People's Bridge); the Market Street Bridge; and the Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge. One additional railroad bridge is visible south of the island. View is from the northwest side of the island facing southeast towards the track meet, with portions of Harrisburg visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1505., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Harrisburg Bridges.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1505]

Title: Market Street, Harrisburg
Description: View showing Market Street in the state capital. Businesses include a bath house, shoe store, and picture gallery. A man on horseback and pedestrians traverse the dirt street., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Purviance, W. T. (William T.), photographer
Date: ca. 1870
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Purviance - Cities [P.9189.3]

Title: [Susquehanna River, Harrisburg, PA]
Description: Film negative showing a barge floating down Susquehanna River at Harrisburg. A bridge spans the river and trees and other foliage grow on either side of the bank., Title supplied by cataloger., Badger Album, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 23, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.66]

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA]
Description: Film negative showing a distant view of the Pennsylvania State Capitol building at the end of a pathway in a park in Harrisburg. In the left, a building with two towers stands adjacent to a building with a spire. In the center stands the Dauphin County Veteran's Memorial, a tall obelisk. The Capitol is adorned with pillars and a dome. The State Capitol building was designed in 1902 by Joseph Miller Huston. Known as Huston Capitol, it was the third state capitol building to be built in Harrisburg. The first, Hills Capitol, was razed by fire in 1897 and the second, Cobb Capitol, was discontinued in 1899 due to lack of funds. The Dauphin County Veteran's Memorial was designed by Edward Hudson Worrall to honor local soldiers who died during the Civil War. Construction began in 1867, and was completed in 1876 after financial setbacks. The monument was moved in 1959-1960 to Third and Division Streets, away from the Capitol building., Title supplied by cataloger., Badger Album, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 23, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.65]

Title: A plan of the borough of Harrisburg
Description: Reproduction of the grid street map showing the old 8th Ward of the city after incorporation into Harrisburg city limits in 1838. Includes the area between the Susquehanna River and Paxton Creek and Paxton Street to North street. Also includes bridges, the Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad, and Pennsylvania Canal., Includes "Explanation" of key to twenty major landmarks (A-T), including the State Capitol, Court House, and several churches., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date: [ca. 1938]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Miscellaneous [P.2011.10.179]

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