View of the central portion of the main building of the boarding school for girls and boys, established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799 in Westtown, Chester County, Pa. Building enlarged in 1847, but replaced in stages from 1885 to 1888 after designs by Addison Hutton., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members., Numbered 2.11 in manuscript note on negative sleeve.
Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.118]
View of the central portion of the main building of the boarding school for girls and boys, established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799 in Westtown, Chester County, Pa. Building enlarged in 1847, but replaced in stages from 1885 to 1888 after designs by Addison Hutton., Modern reference print #36 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.119]
Aerial views of the campus and environs of the Westtown School, located in Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Views depict campus buildings, including the Main Building designed by Addison Hutton and completed in 1888, from various altitudes and directions. The boarding school was established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799. Images probably taken 1921 [1354, 1384, 1448] and 1922 [1526, 1528, 1605, 1606]., Negative numbers: 1354, 1384, 1448, 1526, 1527, 1528, 1605, 1606., Record revised with 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.8990.1354; P.8990.1384; P.8990.1448; P.8990.1526; P.8990.1527; P.8990.1528; P.8990.1605; P.8990.1606]
Aerial view of Westtown Lake, to the northwest of the campus of the Westtown School, located in Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Shows lake house. The boarding school was established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799., Negative number: 1447., 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.8990.1447]
Informal group portrait of male students in front of the main building "in the boys bounds" [i.e. on the boys side]. Includes boys standing in trees. Westtown was established by the Society of Friends as a boarding school for boys and girls., Title from printed paper label on verso., Distributor's imprint stamped on verso: J.W. Queen & Co. Phila. Apr. 186[5] PA., 2 cent internal revenue stamp on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date
1865
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Education [P.8547]
Genre scene showing female students gathered on the main path and grounds at the west end of the main building of the co-educational Quaker boarding school. Girls stroll, converse, read under a tree, and hold hands in a game. Also shows a man with a young boy, and another man carrying two baskets, walking on the grounds landscaped with several trees. Westtown was established in 1794 by the Society of Friends as a boarding school for boys and girls. The campus was separated into the girls' and boys' bounds, i.e., yards for recreation. Sledding, or coasting, was a favorite winter activity., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone., POSP 222, Westtown School Archives
Creator
Collins, John, 1814-1902, artist
Date
1858
Location
Westtown School Archives WSA Collins color, Westtown School Archives WSA Collins bw
