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Title: Adam Scheidt Brewing Company, Norristown, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of the Adam Scheidt Brewing Company (now the Stony Creek Office Center) on the banks of Stony Creek in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The brewery operated from 1870-1975. The view from a vantage point south of the brewery shows the area of Norristown east of the brewery buildings at Elm and Markley Streets (U.S. Route 202)., Negative numbers: 7957, 7960, 8428.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1927-1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.7957; P.8990.7960; P.8990.8428]

Title: Former site of Baldwin Locomotive Works, Spring Garden and Broad Streets, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial view of the former site of Baldwin Locomotive Works, Broad and Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia. Includes view of the Elverson Building. Baldwin Locomotive Works buildings at this location were demolished in 1937 after the company moved south of Philadelphia to Eddystone, Pa. in 1928., Negative number: 18954n.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: April, 1938
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.18954n]

Title: Hamilton Watch Company complex, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial view of the Hamilton Watch Company complex at Columbia and North West End Avenues in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Surrounding homes and buildings are visible, along with croplands in the distance., Negative number: 1670., 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.8990.1670]

Title: Atlantic Refining Company plant, 3314 Passyunk Avenue, Point Breeze, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the Atlantic Refining Company (later Atlantic Richfield Co. or ARCO) petroleum refinery plant along the Schuylkill River in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia. The company was founded as the Atlantic Petroleum Storage Company in 1866 as a storage facility but quickly expanded operations to include refining as the possible uses of petroleum were discovered. It was purchased by John D. Rockefeller in 1874 and became part of the Standard Oil Trust and became Atlantic Refining Company after the Trust was dissolved in 1911. The facility is shown from several angles and altitudes and includes views of the refining equipment and storage drums as well as boats and ships docked on the river. Probably taken 1921 [1138, 1213]; 1922 [1861]; 1924 [4602-4609]; 1926 [5464-5922]., Negative numbers: 1138, 1213, 1861, 4586, 4602-4609, 5464, 5922., 4602, 4603, 4605, 4606 not digitized; negatives are damaged and cannot be scanned., Digitized for AMD: Global Commodities., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1921-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1138; P.8990.1213; P.8990.1861; P.8990.4586; P.8990.4602-4609; P.8990.5464; P.8990.5922]

Title: Atlantic Refining Company plant, 3314 Passyunk Avenue, Point Breeze, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the Atlantic Refining Company (later Atlantic Richfield Co. or ARCO) petroleum refinery plant along the Schuylkill River in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia. The company was founded as the Atlantic Petroleum Storage Company in 1866 as a storage facility but quickly expanded operations to include refining as the possible uses of petroleum were discovered. It was purchased by John D. Rockefeller in 1874 and became part of the Standard Oil Trust and became Atlantic Refining Company after the Trust was dissolved in 1911. The facility is shown from several angles and altitudes and includes views of the refining equipment and storage drums as well as boats and ships docked on the river., Negative numbers: 6110, 6111, 6112, 6113, 6177, 6178, 6180, 6181, 6182, 6183.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6110-6113; P.8990.6177; P.8990.6178; P.8990.6180-6183]

Title: Charles Warner Company factory plant, Cedar Hollow, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial view of the Charles Warner Company factory plant in Cedar Hollow, Pennsylvania, near Malvern. Depicts strip mining facilities, including processing plants, silos, smokestacks, railroad tracks and freight cars, and quarrying activity. The surrounding area is mostly open land, with some residences and farms visible. Originally the Cedar Hollow Lime Company, the factory was purchased by the Warners in 1899. Views are northwest to southeast [2857], southeast to northwest[2859] and east to west[2870]. Town of Devault, Yellow Springs and Charlestown Roads and St. Peter church and cemetery are also visible [2859]., Negative numbers: 2857, 2859, 2870., 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.8990.2857; P.8990.2859; P.8990.2870]

Title: Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of the Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Views from higher and lower altitudes show the factory complex from several angles as it sits on the bank of the Schuylkill River and straddles Conshohocken Road. The mainfacility was designed by the architecture firm of Savory, Scheetz, & Savory and built in 1910. Railroad tracks and bridges over the river are visible as are portions of the city of Conshohocken in the distance., Negative numbers: 1573, 1575, 2860, 2861., 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.8990.1573; P.8990.1575; P.8990.2860; P.8990.2861]

Title: [Penn Hardware Company foundry and environs, Reading, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Aerial view of the Penn Hardware Company plant at the foot of Spruce Street between the canal and the Schuylkill River in Reading, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1877 by two brothers, C. Raymond and Albert A. Heizmann. This view shows the factory from the south with the river, bridges and other areas of Reading visible in the distance. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative numbers: 2758., 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.8990.2758]

Title: Knickerbocker Lime Company factory plant, Mill Lane, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial view of the Knickerbocker Lime and Mortar Company factory plant in Mill Lane, Pennsylvania, near Malvern. Depicts strip mining facilities, including processing plants, silos, smokestacks, railroad tracks and freight cars, and quarrying activity. The surrounding area is mostly open land, with some residences and farms visible. The company, part of the Van Sciver Corporation, operated here from 1899 to 1929 and also maintained two offices and depots in Philadelphia. Views are southeast to northwest [2864, 2867], east to west [2865] and south to north [2868]., Negative numbers: 2864, 2865, 2867, 2868., 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.8990.2864-2865; P.8990.2867-2868]

Title: [Agasote Millboard Company, West Trenton, New Jersey.]
Description: Aerial views of the the Agasote Millboard Company in West Trenton, New Jersey, located on the main line of the Reading Railroad. The company was founded in 1909 by Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge who brought what was then a secred process of creating fiberboard out of newspapers from England to the U.S.. The company's products included: agasote, used in the manufacture of passenger railroad car roofs; vehisote, used in the making of truck panels; and homasote, still used as a versatile building material today. The company changed its name to Homasote Company in the late 1930s., Negative numbers: P65., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Agasote Millboard, Trenton, N.J.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1930-1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P65]

Title: Armstrong Cork Company factory plant, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of the Armstrong Cork Company (later Armstrong World Industries) plant on the outskirts of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The company produced its first linoleum products at this plant beginning in 1908. Views include high-altitude vertical views showing the factory and environs as well as close-up views of the facility from a lower altitude. Surrounding farmlands are visible in the distance. Probably taken 1922 [1806, 1891] and 1925 [4785-4792]., Negative numbers: 1806, 1891, 4785, 4785a, 4786, 4786a, 4787, 4787a, 4788, 4789, 4790, 4792., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1922-1925
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1806; P.8990.1891; P.8990.4785; P.8990.4785a; P.8990.4786; P.8990.4786a; P.8990.4787; P.8990.4787a; P.8990.4788; P.8990.4789; P.8990.4791; P.8990.4792]

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: American Can Company plant, Bridgeton, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the American Can Company factory in Bridgeton, New Jersey. The Sanitary Can Company opened the facility in 1906. American Can purchased the factory in 1908. The plant remained in operation until 1931 when the equipment became outmoded. View shows the factory and watertower labeled "American Can Company" with adjacent residential areas and farmlands., Negative numbers: 1378., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Bridgeton, N.J., Record revised 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.8990.1378]

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: Reading Iron Company Foundry, Reading, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of the Reading Iron Company Foundry in Reading, Pennsylvania. Views show the forge site on the banks of the Schuylkill River from several angles. Surrounding residential areas and business districts are visible. 2764 shows view of the Puddle Mill at West Oley St. from southeast to northwest with Schuylkill River, Tulpehocken Creek, and homes on Eisenbrown St., Tulpehocken St. and Greenwich St. visible. 2766 shows view of Tube Works and Rolling Mill at the foot of South 7th St. along the Schuylkill River from southeast to northwest with buildings at South 6th. St. and Willow St., Bingaman St. Bridge, Penn St. Bridge and Schuylkill Canal visible. 2768 shows view of the mill at north end of N. 9th St. from southwest to northeast in which the buildings along Kutztown Rd. and the Alsace Luthern Church are visible. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative numbers: 2764, 2766, 2768., 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.8990.2764; P.8990.2766; P.8990.2768]

Title: Hog Island shipyard, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the shipyard at Hog Island in Philadelphia. Industrial buildings and sheds, railroad tracks and shipbuilding equipment can be seen from several angles and many boats and ships are docked in the harbor., Negative numbers: 1211, 1216, 1387, 1388, 2851.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1211; P.8990.1216; P.8990.1387; P.8990.1388; P.8990.2851]

Title: Baldwin Locomotive Works
Description: Aerial views of Baldwin Locomotive Works, located at Broad and Spring Garden Streets in Philadelphia. Depicts factory and office buildings, as well as nearby industrial buildings. Includes views of the Elverson Building. Baldwin Locomotive Works buildings at this location were demolished in 1937 after the company moved south of Philadelphia to Eddystone, Pa. in 1928., Negative numbers: 8724, 8725., Negative 8724 dated July 30, 1928., Negative 8725 dated July 9, 1928.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8724-8725]

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: Aerial view of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial view of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania from the east along Main Street. George Brown's Sons Cotton and Woolen Mill (now known as the Sassafras Alley Apartments) is visible., Negative numbers: 1647.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1922
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1647]

Title: Wall Rope Works, Beverly, New Jersey
Description: Aerial view of the Wall Rope Works factory plant at Railroad Avenue and Mt.Holly Road in Beverly, New Jersey. Wall Rope Works was an industrial complex of national importance. The heart of the factory was its ropewalk, a long narrow building where strands of material were laid and twisted into rope. The 1,700 foot-long facility was the largest in the U.S. The company supplied rope products for the military beginning with the Spanish-American War; its products were used in the construction of the Kennedy Space Center. View is from northwest to southeast. Railroad tracks and adjacent residential areas are visible., Negative number: 1837., 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.8990.1837]

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: American Bridge Company factory plant, Trenton, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the American Bridge Company industrial facility on the Delaware River in Trenton, New Jersey. The company was formed In 1900 when the JP Morgan & Company undertook a consolidation of the bridge construction industry in the United States. This merger of 27 companies commanded 90 percent of the bridge building market in the U.S. Eventually, the American Bridge Company became a subsidiary of the U.S. Steel Corporation. The views show the facility from several angles. Railroad tracks and ships servicing the facility can be seen, as can adjacent residential areas., Negative numbers: 1233, 6433., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1921-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1233; P.8990.6433]

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: Heinz Pickle Company plant, Salem, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the Heinz Pickle Company factory showing the food processing facility along the banks of the Salem River in Salem, New Jersey., Negative numbers: 11127a, 11128a.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1929
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.11127a; P.8990.11128a]

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: Diamond State Fibre Company, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial views of the Diamond State Fibre Company industrial facility on the banks of the Schuylkill River just south of DeKalb Pike in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. The facility contained the company's main offices and a fiber processing mill and factory. Views show the facility and the adjacent railroad tracks that serviced it. Bridges over the Schuylkill River and portions of Norristown are also visible., Negative numbers: 1576, 7096, 7097, 7098, 7099.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1576; P.8990.7096-7099]

Title: [Carpenter Steel Company, Reading, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Aerial views of the Carpenter Steel Company plant on the banks of the Schuylkill River in Reading, Pennsylvania. Surrounding croplands and Berkshire Country Club golf course are visible in the distance. View is south to north. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative numbers: 2775., 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.8990.2775]

Title: [Glen Gery Brick Company factory and environs, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Aerial view of the Glen Gery Brick factory building and adjacent farmlands and railroad tracks. The Wyomissing plant was built in 1898, the same year the company reorganized as the United States Brick Company. The Wyomissing facility applied the continuous firing process in what was then the largest brick kiln in the United States. View is southeast to northwest. Location is immediately across Park Rd. from Vanity Fair textile mill along the Reading Railroad tracks. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative numbers: 2772., 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.8990.2772]

Title: R.C.A.-Victor Talking Machine plant on the Delaware riverfront, Camden, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the R.C.A.-Victor Talking Machine plant on the Camden, New Jersey waterfront near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Factory buildings were primarily constructed between 1910 and 1920, based on designs by Ballinger & Perrot, before Victor merged with the Radio Corporation of America (R.C.A.) in 1929., Negative numbers: 8494, 12219n.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1928-1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8494; P.8990.12219n]

Title: McCahan Sugar Refining Co
Description: Aerial views from different directions and altitudes of the W.J. McCahan Sugar Refining Company between Tasker and Morris Streets along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Views show vessels docked on piers, activity on wharves, and warehouse and factory buildings. The refinery was erected 1892-1893., Negative numbers: 5399, 5431, 5804, 5805, 5807, 6114, 6115, 6117., Negatives 5804, 5805, and 5807 dated May 5, 1926., 6114 and 6115 not digitized; similar view to 6117.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1925-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5399; P.8990.5431; P.8990.5804-5805; P.8990.5807; P.8990.6114-6115; P.8990.6117]

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: American Steel & Wire Company factory plant, Trenton, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the the American Steel and Wire Company plant. In 1848 John A. Roebling purchased a 25 acre site along the Delaware & Raritan Canal in Chambersburg (now a part of Trenton) for his wire rope business. Roebling designed the buildings and machinery and directed the company until his death in 1869, when his sons took over. The company manufactured wire rope and related products for suspension bridges, shipping, mining, construction (including the Panama Canal), electrical power transmission, cable cars, tramways, aircraft, submarine netting, musical instruments, elevators, logging and oil drilling. By World War I, the factory was the largest wire rope plant in the world and the company grew considerably in response to steadily increasing demands for its products. The company was a subsidiary of the U.S. Steel Corporation. The views show ortions of the plant from several angles with the city of Trenton visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6031, 6434, 6435.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6031; P.8990.6434; P.8990.6435]

Title: New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation on the Camden, New Jersey waterfront along the Delaware River. The shipbuilding facilities can be seen from several angles in both close-up and distant views. Adjacent railroad tracks and neighborhoods are also visible and other parts of Camden can be seen in the distance. The company launched its first ship in 1901 and its last in 1967., Negative numbers: 1683, 1685, 2516, 7204, 7206, 7207.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915-1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1683; P.8990.1685; P.8990.2516; P.8990.7204; P.8990.7206; P.8990.7207]

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: Van Sciver Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of the Van Sciver Corporation located on the Camden, New Jersey waterfront along the Delaware River. The Van Sciver Corporation manufactured and distributed building materials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including much of the stone and concrete materials for projects such as the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the piers for major shipbuild facilities along the Delaware River. The facility can be seen from several angles and various types of building materials stacked on the piers and ships sailing nearby., Negative numbers: 6636, 6638, 6640, 6641, 6642.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6636; P.8990.6638; P.8990.6640; P.8990.6641; P.8990.6642]

Title: William Cramp & Sons shipyard, Delaware Avenue and Cumberland Street, Kensington, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of William Cramp & Sons shipyard and shipbuilding facilities located on the waterfront in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia along the Delaware River. The yard closed in 1927 and then reopened briefly in 1941 to produce warships. The site does not appear to be very active and few ships can be seen. Distant views of Philadelphia to the south, west and north of the site are visible., Negative numbers: 21976s, 21978s, 21980s, 21981s, 21983s.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1941
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.21976s; P.8990.21978s; P.8990.21980s; P.8990.21981s; P.8990.21983s]

Title: William Cramp & Sons shipyard, Delaware Avenue and Cumberland Street, Kensington, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of William Cramp & Sons shipyard and shipbuilding facilities located on the waterfront in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia along the Delaware River. The yard was open from 1830-1927. It reopened briefly in 1941 to produce warships. This set of images includes distant views showing the entire facility from a higher altitude as well as close-up views showing ships, railroad tracks and other details of the industrial site and adjacent neighborhood. Images probably taken 1921 [1468], 1926 [5571, 6646, 6558] and 1927 [7336]., Negative numbers: 1468, 5571, 6646, 6558, 7336., Record revised with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1921-1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1468; P.8990.5571; P.8990.6646; P.8990.6558; P.8990.7336]

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: 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]

Title: S.S. Manhattan on the Delaware River
Description: Aerial view of the S.S. Manhattan on the Delaware River. The ship was built by the the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, which is visible along the Camden, New Jersey waterfront. In 1941, the Manhattan was requisitioned and leased by the US Navy, and was subsequently commissioned as the troopship USS Wakefield. Image probably taken July 1932., Negative number: 15673., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1932
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.15673]

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