Aerial view 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. Railroad tracks and a road with automobiles run along the edges of the campus. A water tower and residences are visible in the distance., Negative number: 2869.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2869]
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]
Glass negative showing the three-story stone home with a duel slanted roof and two chimneys where Benjamin West was born. The house is surrounded by trees and other houses are visible in the background. West was a history painter during the Revloutionary War and the Seven Years' War., Photographer remarks: Soaked in bromide solution before developing. Camera shook., Time: 2:10, Light: Strong sun., The photograph is slightly blurred., 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
April 27, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.580]
