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Title: Wire Bridge at Fairmount
Description: Built 1841-1842. Designed by Charles Ellet, Jr. Demolished 1874., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint from duplicate (3)1322.F.123b., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - bridges [P.9462.24]

Title: Wire Bridge at Fairmount
Description: Built 1841-1842. Designed by Charles Ellet, Jr. Demolished 1874., Title from printed label on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on label., Image faded. Use duplicate P.9462.24 for reproduction., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections.
Creator: Bartlett & French, photographer
Date: ca. 1868
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - bridges [(3)1322.F.123b]

Title: Girard Avenue Bridge postcards
Description: Contains views of the Girard Avenue bridge, built 1872-1874 by Henry Augustus Sims and James Peacock Sims. Images document the railroad bridge spanning the Schuylkill River at Girard Avenue from the banks of the river, the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, West Drive and Fairmount Park., Contains 35 postcards printed in color and 9 printed in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: 1900-1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Bridges - Girard Avenue - 12]

Title: P.R.R. Bridge over Schuylkill River, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa
Description: Depicts a locomotive crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River near Girard Avenue. The Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, completed in 1867 after the designs of P.R.R. Chief Engineer John A. Wilson, served as the first connecting railway between Philadelphia and New York City., Numbered 23609 on recto. Publisher's monogram on verso., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Bridges - [P.9048.358]

Title: Schuylkill Bridge High Street Philadelphia
Description: Scenic view of the uncovered Market Street Permanent Bridge commissioned by the Schuylkill Bridge Company and completed in 1805 after the designs of engineer Timothy Palmer. Depicts horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and pedestrians traversing the bridge, and ships and barges sailing on the Schuylkill River. In the foreground, a man works on his loaded sailing vessel. Contains inset of "The Bridge as it appears now covered." The bridge, covered later in 1805 after the designs of Owen Biddle and redesigned in 1850 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was destroyed by fire in 1875., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date: [ca. 1820]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 43c/P.2276.75]

Title: [Connecting Railway Bridge over the Schuylkill River near Girard Avenue, showing the installation of the Pratt truss, October 1897.]
Description: Depicts a locomotive crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over the Schuylkill River near Girard Avenue. Wooden scaffolding supporting a new Pratt truss flanks both sides of the bridge over the main channel of the river. The Pratt truss, which could hold heavier train loads, replaced the old Whipple truss in October of 1897., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, completed in 1867 after the designs of P.R.R. Chief Engineer John A. Wilson, served as the first connecting railway between Philadelphia and New York City., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.27]

Title: [Aerial view of the Schuylkill River looking southeast from Manayunk, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial view of the Schuylkill River looking southeast from the vicinity of Fountain Street in Manayunk. Relatively high vantage point shows the river and adjacent areas for some distance. Several bridges crossing the river are visible, as are industrial buildings in Manayunk and portions of Fairmount Park., Negative numbers: 1624., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Girard Ave. Bridge., 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.8990.1624]

Title: [University Avenue Bridge under construction, connecting the Grays Ferry and West Philadelphia neighborhoods, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial views of the University Avenue Bridge under construction. Bridge spans the Schuylkill River at University Avenue (34th Street), connecting the neighborhoods of West Philadelphia and Grays Ferry. A portion of the University of Pennsylvania campus south of and including Franklin Field can be seen on the west bank of the river, as can industrial buildings on the east bank., Negative numbers: 15778n.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1932
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.15778n]

Title: New Girard Ave: Bridge from Zoological Garden
Description: Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Photographer's blindstamp on mount., Depicts the south side of the bridge spanning the Schuylkill River at Girard Avenue. Measuring 100 feet wide, the iron and stone Girard Avenue Bridge, built between 1872 and 1874, was considered to be the widest bridge in the world at the time of its construction. It replaced an earlier bridge at this site. The bridge, designed by James and Henry Sims, was demolished between 1970 and 1971.
Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer., creator
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: stereo - Gutekunst - Views [P.9058.7]

Title: [Iron-truss bridge spanning the Schuylkill Canal, Philadelphia.]
Description: A group of people are fishing near an old iron-truss bridge along the Schuylkill Canal. A small landing, which functioned as a dock for the canal tow boats, is visible along the banks of the canal in the foreground., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.22]

Title: Girard Avenue Bridge postcards
Description: Contains views of the Girard Avenue bridge, built 1872-1874 after designs by Henry Augustus Sims and James Peacock Sims for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Depicts the bridge spanning the Schuylkill River from the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens and a detailed view of the Promontory Rock Tunnel, bored in 1871, on East River Drive (i.e., Kelly Drive)., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Accession numbers: P.9048.163, P.9048.391, P.9048.395, P.9105.3 and P.2002.67.35., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date: ca. 1910
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - Bridges - [various]

Title: [Unidentified bridge construction]
Description: Depicts the construction of an unidentified bridge in the winter, showing materials lying in a snow-covered valley. Industrial buildings sit nearby. Probably a bridge designed by one of the civil engineers in the Webster family., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members., Modern reference print #13 available for P.9501.12 in research file.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.1-3, P.9501.12-15]

Title: [Girard Avenue Bridge and Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial view of the Girard Avenue Bridge and Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge (also known as the Mantua Junction Viaduct) spanning the Schuylkill River at Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. View looks east from the west side of the river at around 34th Street. Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge was designed by engineers John A. Wilson and Alexander C. Shand. A trolley can be seen going over the Girard Avenue Bridge and a train runs over the railroad bridge. Portions of Fairmount Park and industrial buildings are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1159., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Girard Ave. Bridge.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1159]

Title: [Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River & Green Lane, Manayunk, Philadelphia.]
Description: Aerial views of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Manayunk Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River at Green Lane in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Today, the bridge also spans the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76). View looks southeast towards Manayunk from Green Lane, with the Green Lane automobile bridge also visible. Beginning stages of construction projects are visible on the west bank of the river at Green Lane., Negative numbers: 8844., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Manayunk Bridge, Manayunk.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: ca. 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8844]

Title: Schuylkill River Improv. Area, December 31, 1930
Description: Aerial views of the Schylkill River at 30th and Market Streets prior to the construction of 30th Street Station. View shows the area bounded by John F. Kennedy Boulevard to the north, Walnut Street to the south, 32nd Street to the west and 23rd Street to the east including the Schuylkill River and the Walnut, Chestnut and Market Street bridges. The Pennsylvania Railroad yards are also visible., Negative numbers: P138.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1930
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P138]

Title: Wire Bridge at Fairmount, Phila. Pa
Description: View from the east bank of the Schuylkill River looking south showing the Wire Suspension Bridge. The bridge, the first suspension bridge in the United States, was built from 1841-1842 after the designs of engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. It was removed in 1874. Also shows factories and mills lining the east bank; horse-drawn wagons transporting materials across the bridge; and men in rowboats on the river in the foreground., Orange mount with rounded corners., Title from label on negative., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Missing upper left corner., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Union View Co.
Date: [ca. 1876]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Union View Company - Bridges [P.9260.81]

Title: 30th Street Station and the Main Post Office, 30th and Market Streets, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the area of West Philadelphia at 30th and Market Streets. 30th Street Station (designed architects Graham, Anderson, Probst & White) and the Main Post Office (designed by architects Rankin & Kellog) are visible, as are several bridges crossing the Schuylkill river. Other areas of West and South Philadelphia are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 19829s, 19859s, 15895n, 19863n.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1939
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19829s; P.8990.19859s, P.8990.15895n, P.8990.19863n]

Title: 30th Street Station under construction, 2901-2951 Market Street, Philadelphia
Description: Aerial views of the 30th Street Station (also known as Pennsylvania Station - 30th Street) under construction, which began in 1929 and was completed in 1934. Designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. Areas of Philadelphia to the north and east of 30th and Market Streets are visible in the distance, including the Schuylkill River, Chestnut and Walnut Streets, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art., Negative numbers: 14831n, 15252n, P278.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14831n; P.8990.15252n, P.8990.P278]

Title: Schuylkill River
Description: View from the east bank of the Schuylkill River looking southwest showing the Wire Suspension Bridge in the distance. The bridge, the first suspension bridge in the United States, was built from 1841-1842 after the designs of engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. It was removed in 1874. Also shows Moan's boat store and stables, floating boat houses, taverns, and factories on the west bank of the river., Photographer, publisher, and title from label pasted on verso listing over sixty views published by the firm., Green mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Jane Carson James., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., R. Newell & Son, a partnership between Robert Newell and his son, Henry, was active from circa 1870 until 1897 and the death of the elder Newell.
Creator: R. Newell & Son
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Bridges [P.9299.57]

Title: Metropolitan Edison Power Plant, West Reading, Pennsylvania
Description: Aerial view of the Metropolitan Edison electric power plant along the Schuylkill River in West Reading, Cumru Township, Pennsylania. View is southwest to northeast with the city of Reading, Pennsylvania visible in the background. A number of other factories, smokestacks, railroad tracks and a bridge are also visible. Image probably taken November 1928., Negative number: 9110., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.9110]

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