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- Title
- Real estate development in Baederwood, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views of real estate and housing developments in Baederwood, Pennsylvania. Views depict areas under construction as well as completed developments and surrounding residential areas., Negative numbers: 5796, 6516, 6517, 6520, 6521, 6522, 6523.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5796; P.8990.6516; P.8990.6517; P.8990.6520-6523]
- Title
- Aerial views of Media and West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views of Media and West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Perspectives from a high altitude showing residential areas of row homes adjacent to business districts. West Philadelphia view (P.8990.1868a) includes A.P. Hill's Bell Storage Warehouse at 6926 Woodland Avenue., Negative numbers: 1433, 1868a., Record revised with date information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1921-1922
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1433; P.8990.1868a]
- Title
- [Real estate development on the outskirts of Reading, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Aerial view of real estate development along Reading Blvd. in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Several homes on Reading Blvd. built before 1920 are still visible. Bausman Memorial United Church of Christ Tower, Yocum Institute for Arts Education, State Hill Rd., Penn Ave. and the Reading Railroad are all visible. View is from east to west, towards Sinking Spring. Probably taken mid-September, 1922., Negative numbers: 2780., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1922
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2780]
- Title
- [Ellinger Park neighborhood, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Aerial views of the undeveloped Ellinger Park neighborhood in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Real estate developers the Potts brothers purchased the land from the estate of Dr. George Elliger in the 1920's. The view shows an area of land between Bethlehem Pike and the Fort Washington Expressway (Route 309) that has streets but no houses. The area is surrounded by more developed residential areas., Negative numbers: 6614a.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6614a]
- Title
- Residential area, Absecon, New Jersey
- Description
- Aerial views of residential areas and farmlands in the vicinity of Absecon, New Jersey. Some views show an empty lot which may be in the beginning stages of a construction project. Atlantic City and Absecon Bay are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6479, 6481, 6483, 6484, 6491, 6492, 6493, 6494., Manuscript note on several negative sleeves: J.J. Cassidy, Atlantic City, NJ.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6479; P.8990.6481; P.8990.6483; P.8990.6484; P.8990.6491; P.8990.6492; P.8990.6493; P.8990.6494]
- Title
- Aerial view of the 69th Street area, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views (some from extremely high altitude) of Upper Darby, Pa. Views looking south/southeast from West Chester Pike towards West Philadelphia. The 69th Street Transportation Center, Cobbs Creek, row houses and some industrial buildings are visible. Probably taken May 1926 [5875, 5876]; 1925 [5190, 5195] and 1930 [12276]., Negative numbers: 5875; 5876; 5190; 5195; 12276., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1925-1930]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5875; P.8990.5876; P.8990.5190; P.8990.5195; P.8990.12276]
- Title
- Aerial views of Darby, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views from very high altitude showing Darby, Pennsylvania. Views are from northwest to southeast, with the Elmwood section of Philadelphia visible [5587]; from southwest to northeast with the B & O and Pennsylvania Railroads, Chester Pike, and MacDade Boulevard visible [5593]; and from west to east showing Darby Creek, Cobbs Creek, and the Fels & Company plant formerly at Woodland and Island Avenues [5615]. The General Electric plant formerly at 69th and Elmwood Avenues is visible in all three views. Probably taken April 1926., Negative numbers: 5587; 5593; 5615., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1926]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5587; P.8990.5593; P.8990.5615]
- Title
- Alirene Mills textile plant at Frankford Creek, 1200-1300 Adams Avenue, Frankford, Philadelphia
- Description
- Aerial views of Alirene Mills (formerly Bromley Mills) textile plant at Frankford Creek and Adams Avenue. The mill was owned by James Bromley and was built in 1903, designed by the architecture firm Stearns and Castor. Row homes can be seen adjacent to the factory complex., Negative numbers: 13002n, P98, P99, P103, P104., Manuscript note on negative sleeve of 13002n: Buckman and Buckman, Fkd. Creek, N. Phila, Pa, August 27, 1930.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1930-1931
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.13002n; P.8990.P98; P.8990.P99; P.8990.P103; P.8990.P104]
- Title
- Crown Can Company plant, vicinity of I Street and Erie Avenue, Juniata Park, Philadelphia
- Description
- Aerial views of the Crown Can Company plant in the Juniata Park section of Philadelphia. Other industrial facilities can be seen, including those of Richardson's Mints and Cuneo Press. The Crown facility spans several city blocks and sits adjacent to the Bellvue Cemetery, a stadium, railroad tracks and areas of row homes. A trolley car is visible on the trolley tracks., Negative numbers: 19842s, 19848s, 19849s., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Crown Can Co., Phila, Pa., June 26, 1939.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1939
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19842s; P.8990.19848s; P.8990.19849s]
- Title
- Abrasive Company, James and Fraley Streets, Wissinoming, Philadelphia
- Description
- Aerial views of the Abrasive Company industrial site in the Wissinoming neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded as the Abrasive Material Company in 1893, the company was purchased by Simonds and the name changed in 1927. The name changed again to the Simonds Abrasive Company in 1946. The Abrasive Company was known as an innovator in the grinding wheel market and abrasives industry. The factory was designed by the Philadelphia architecture firm Stearns & Castor. The images show the factory as well as the surrounding residential area and row homes., Negative numbers: 5604, 11500, 11501, 11502.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1926-1929
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5604; P.8990.11500-11502]
- Title
- [Vanity Fair textile mill and environs, Reading, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Aerial view of the Vanity Fair factory building showing nearby row homes and other industrial buildings. Founded as the Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company in 1899 and later known as Vanity Fair Mills, the company more recently operates as the VF Corporation. View is southeast to northwest. Vanity Fair Mills buildings are on the east side of Coventry Way and south of Buttonwood St. Buttonwood St., Schuylville Ave. and a portion of the Reading Iron Company, Oley St. mill are visible. In addition the homes on the north side of Buttonwood St. between Tulpehocken St. and Gordon St. are still in place. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative numbers: 2760., 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.8990.2760]
- Title
- Aerial views of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania show a distant view of the city and surrounding farmlands as well as a closer view of residential development in the vicinity of Lansdowne Avenue and Garrett Road., Negative numbers: 5588, 6739.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1925-1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5588; P.8990.6739]
- Title
- [Real estate development near Colonial Lake, Lawrenceville, New Jersey.]
- Description
- Aerial views of several houses adjacent to Colonial Lake in Lawrenceville, Lawrence Township, New Jersey. Houses are spaced relatively far apart and are surrounded by farmlands. View shows the lake from the southwest and includes areas that became part of Colonial Lake Park as well as a portion of US Route 1., Negative numbers: 6588.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6588]
- Title
- Moon development, Morrisville, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views of a large house being constructed in an area of sparse residential development in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. The Delaware River, a more densely populated area of Morrisville, and Trenton, New Jersey are all visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6451, 6452.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6451; P.8990.6452]
- Title
- Real estate development, Absecon, New Jersey
- Description
- Aerial views of a real estate development project in its beginning stages in the vicinity of Absecon, New Jersey. View includes homes adjacent to the new development as well as nearby undeveloped farmlands. Atlantic City and Absecon Bay are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6215, 6216, 6217, 6219., Manuscript note on negative sleeves: Real estate development nr. Atlantic City, NJ.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6215; P.8990.6216; P.8990.6217; P.8990.6219]
- Title
- Inland views of Absecon Island, New Jersey
- Description
- Aerial views of Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate City and Longwood on Absecon Island, New Jersey. Western and southern vantage points provide views of residential areas, undeveloped land, inland waterways and marshlands on the west (inland) side of the island. The coastline and Atlantic Ocean can be seen in the distance., Negative numbers: 5948, 5949, 5950, 5952, 5953, 5955, 5956, 5957, 5963.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5948; P.8990.5949; P.8990.5950; P.8990.5952; P.8990.5953; P.8990.5955; P.8990.5956; P.8990.5957; P.8990.5963]
- Title
- Aerial views of the construction of the Hollywood housing development, Abington Township, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views of the housing development in the unincorporated area of Hollywood in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Conceived by developer Gustav Weber after a trip to the West Coast, the community consists of mission-style homes and Mediterranean landscaping, much of which had to be modified because it could not withstand the Northern climate. The project began in 1928 but was abandoned by Weber when he went into bankruptcy during the Great Depression. It was eventually completed in the 1940's by Montgomery County developer Sidney Robin. Surrounding residential areas and farmlands are also visible., Negative numbers: 5244, 5264, 5793.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1928
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5244; P.8990.5264; P.8990.5793]
- Title
- Aerial views of housing developments and residential areas in Audubon, New Jersey
- Description
- Aerial views of Audubon, New Jersey show the building and construction of new housing developments along with views of adjacent completed residential areas and undeveloped farmlands., Negative numbers: 6128, 6129, 6131, 6132, 6133, 6134, 6136.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6128; P.8990.6129; P.8990.6131-6134; P.8990.6136]
- Title
- Real estate development in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views of real estate development in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Views show housing developments as well as adjacent farmlands., Negative numbers: 5801, 6525.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5801; P.8990.6525]
- Title
- Trenton Senior High School, Trenton, New Jersey
- Description
- 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]
- Title
- Nolde and Horst Company, Reading, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial view of the Nolde and Horst Company hosiery plant located at Moss and Windsor Streets in Reading, Pennsylvania. Row houses and other buildings surround the factory. View is northwest to southeast. Factory built ca. 1900. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative number: 2769., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1922
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2769]
- Title
- A. Wilhelm Company, Reading, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial view of the A. Wilhelm Company paint manufacturing plant located on Bern Street between Center Avenue and the Fifth Street Highway. View is southwest to northeast. George Field and Hiesters Lane tunnel are visible as are other factories and residential row homes. Berks Knitting Company visible at bottom of image. Paint factory plant was closed in late 2007 and the complex has been demolished. Image probably taken November 1928., Negative number: 9108., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1928
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.9108]
- Title
- Heintz Manufacturing Company plant, Olney Avenue and Front Street, Olney, Philadelphia
- Description
- Aerial views of the Heintz Manufacturing Company steel fabricating plant in the Onley section of Philadelphia. The factory and its watertower can be seen from several angles adjacent to railroad tracks, surrounded by rowhomes and undeveloped land., Negative numbers: 11295, 11296, 11297, 11298, 11300, 11301, 11302.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1929
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.11295-11298; P.8990.11300-11302]
- Title
- Tioga Steel & Iron Company plant, Grays Avenue and 51st Street, Kingsessing, Philadelphia
- Description
- Aerial views of factories and industrial buildings in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia. Though the focus is on the Tioga Iron and Steel Company plant (absorbed by the Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel Company in 1913) adjacent industrial facilities are also visible, includingt he Geo. W. Smith Woodworking Co., Breyer's Ice Cream and the Mason Adams Coal Company. Residential areas of row houses and railroad tracks and yards servicing the factories can also be seen., Negative numbers: 7913, 7914, 7915.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1929
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7913; P.8990.7914; P.8990.7915]
- Title
- Leeds and Northrup Company plant, 4901 Stenton Avenue, Nicetown-Tioga, Philadelphia
- Description
- Aerial views of the Leeds and Northrup plant and laboratory in the Nicetown-Tioga section of Philadelphia. The company was founded by Morris E. Leeds and Edwin F. Northrup in 1903. Originally known as Morris E. Leeds & Company, the organization produced electrical measuring instruments for laboratory and testing use and was an important supplier of this equipment to industrial markets. In the late 1990's, the company became the L&N Metallurgical Products Company. The facility consists of several buildings and sits alongside railroad tracks very near a residential area with row homes., Negative numbers: 11312, 11313, 11314, 11315, 11316, 11319.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1929
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.11312-11316; P.8990.11319]
- Title
- Boger and Crawford textile mill, vicinity of East Ontario, Janney, J, and Venango Streets, Harrowgate, Philadelphia
- Description
- Aerial views of the Boger and Crawford yarn processing plant in the Harrowgate section of Philadelphia. The facility sits near row homes, a playground, Harrowgate Square and Frankford elevated tracks near tioga Station. An area of what appear to be croplands is visible across the street from it., Negative numbers: 19843s., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Boger & Crawford [plant], Phila, June 26, 1939.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1939
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19843s]
- Title
- Aerial views of real estate and farmlands on the outskirts of Norristown, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views of Norristown, Pennsylvania show areas outside the city center, including areas thick with housing developments alongside sparsely populated farmlands. Schools, farmhouses, streets and portions of the Schuylkill River and Stony Creek are also visible. Manuscript notes on some negative sleeves indicate the areas shown may be adjacent to the Norristown State Hospital, but the hospital is not visible in any of the images., Negative numbers: 6816, 6817, 6818, 6820, 6822, 6823, 6824, 6826, 6827, 6828, 6829, 6833aa., 6828 not digitized; zoom-in view of 6827.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6816-6818; P.8990.6820; P.8990.6822-6824; P.8990.6826-6829; P.8990.6833aa]
- Title
- [Real estate development by E. A. Havens Company, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.]
- Description
- Aerial views of a portion of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, presumably of land owned and/or developed by the E. A. Havens Company. The wide view shows areas of the city south and west of Lancaster Avenue (U.S. Route 30). A portion of the Main Line railroad tracks are also visible., Negative numbers: 6124a.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6124a]
- Title
- Location of the Halls-Mills murders crime scene, Somerville, New Jersey
- Description
- Aerial views of the site of the murders of Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, the wife of a New Brunswick janitor, and Edward Wheeler Hall, a New Brunswick Episcopal priest, known as the Halls-Mills murders. The bodies were found at this site in Somerville near New Brunswick, New Jersey on September 16, 1922. The trial began in Somerville in November, 1926, and lasted 30 days. It garnered huge national attention in the newspapers and on radio but in the end no convictions were made and the case remains unsolved., Negative numbers: 6589, 6590.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6589; P.8990.6590]
- Title
- Real estate development in the Glen Afton neighborhood, Trenton, New Jersey
- Description
- Aerial views of the Glen Afton neighborhood in Trenton, New Jersey's West Ward. Views show the area at beginning stages of development with only roads delineated and later after just a few homes have been built. Community lies on the bank of the Delaware River, which is visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 5017, 5017a, 5018, 5019, 5020, 5021, 5524, P218, P220, P221.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1925-1930
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5017; P.8990.5017a; P.8990.5018-5021; P.8990.5524; P.8990.P218; P.8990.P220; P.8990.P221]
- Title
- Real estate development in the Hiltonia neighborhood, Trenton, New Jersey
- Description
- Aerial views of the Hiltonia neighborhood in Trenton, New Jersey's West Ward. Views show the development at its beginning stages with streets delineated but very few houses completed. Surrounding developed communities are visible in the distance, Negative numbers: 4814, 5016, 5024, 5033, 5034, 5035.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1925
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4814; P.8990.5016; P.8990.5024; P.8990.5033-5035]
- Title
- New Olney High School, N. Phila
- Description
- 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]
- Title
- Overbrook High School
- Description
- 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]
- Title
- St. Joseph Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Description
- 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]
- Title
- Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation plant, Grays Ferry Avenue and the Schuylkill River, Grays Ferry, Philadelphia
- Description
- Aerial view of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation plant on the Schuylkill River in the Gray's Ferry neighborhood in Philadelphia. The corporation (later known as Allied Chemical Corporation and then as the Allied Corporation) was formed in 1921 as an amalgamation of five of the largest U.S. chemical companies established in the 1800s. View of the chemical plant looks north from a vantage point just south of the Grays Ferry Avenue bridge at around Reed Street and spans north to include portions of Center City and West Philadelphia along the river. Residential neighborhoods in the vicinity are also visible., Negative numbers: 20898n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Allied Chemical Co., Grey's Ferry, Pa, May 12, 1940.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1940
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.20898n]
- Title
- Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, 11th and Erie, Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Aerial views of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus in the neighborhood of North Philadelphia. Depicts vicinity of Butler Street between 10th Street and Old York Road. Delivery trucks and wagons populate the grounds of the circus, which consists of at least five tents and side shows. Adjacent to the circus grounds are row homes, railroad tracks, a streetcar shed, the lumber yard of Charles F. Felin & Co., and Welsh Bros. Coal facility., Negative numbers: 5777, 5784-5787.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- May 5, 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5777; P.8990.5784-5787]
- Title
- Simon Gratz School
- Description
- 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]
- Title
- W. F. Taubel Knitting Mill, Riverside, New Jersey
- Description
- Aerial view of the W. F. Taubel Knitting Mill along Lafayette Street in Riverside, New Jersey. Adjacent buildings are likely also be part of a larger factory complex. Railroad tracks and train cars are visible as are two horses pulling a cart through the street (lower left)., Negative number: 1292., 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.8990.1292]
- Title
- University of Pennsylvania, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial view of the University of Pennsylvania's West Philadelphia campus from 33rd Street to the Schuylkill River and from South Street to Market Street. View looking north/northeast from the vicinity of 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard and shows Franklin Field before it was reconstructed in the early 1920s. The Penn Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, adjacent railroad yards and residential row homes are all visible, as are bridges across the Schuylkill going to Center City Philadelphia., Negative number: 1588., Record created 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.8990.1588]
- Title
- Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, General Chemical Division plant, Camden, New Jersey
- Description
- Aerial views of the Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, General Chemical Division plant on the banks of the Cooper and Delaware Rivers in Camden, New Jersey. The corporation (later known as Allied Chemical Corporation and then as the Allied Corporation) was formed in 1921 as an amalgamation of five of the largest U.S. chemical companies established in the 1800s. These views show what was originally the General Chemical sulfuric acid plant. The facility is shown from several angles, including vertical views from high altitude. A variety of factory buildings are visible, as are ships on the river, railroad tracks servicing the area and row homes in adjacent residential areas., Negative numbers: AC440, AC441, AC442, AC444, AC445, AC446, AC447, AC448, AC449, AC450, AC451, AC452, AC453, AC455.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1925-1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.AC440-AC442; P.8900.AC444-AC453; P.8990.AC455]