Aerial views of Reading, Pennsylvania show views of the central area of the city, with view 11189 from northwest to southeast and 11190 from southwest to northeast. V.K. was the photographer. Probably taken August 21, 1929., Negative numbers: 11189, 11190., Record created with information supplied by former Aero Service employee Carl H. Winnefeld, Jr.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1929
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.11189; P.8990.11190]
Aerial views of Norristown, Pennsylvania taken from a high altitude show the downtown area from a vantage point above the Schuylkill River. The Montgomery County Courthouse and bridges over the Schuylkill River are visible., Negative numbers: 6809, 6810, 6812.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6809; P.8990.6810; P.8990.6812]
Aerial view of farmland on the banks of the Schuylkill River with the cities of Norristown and Bridgeport, Pennsylvania visible in the distance. Manuscript note on image indicates the land might have been slated for development by Belmont Realty Company. Bridges over the river are also visible. The view looks towards the southeast from a vantage point some distance west of Bridgeport., Negative numbers: 8427.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8427]
Aerial views of Norristown, Pennsylvania. Views show the downtown area from a vantage point above the Schuylkill River and look southeast of the city center towards residential areas along Ridge Pike/Main Street. The Montgomery County Courthouse and bridges over the river are also visible., Negative numbers: 1629, 1784, 1794, 1796., 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.8990.1629; P.8990.1784; P.8990.1794; P.8990.1796]
Aerial views of Reading, Pennsylvania show views of the greater downtown area, Mount Penn and bridges spanning the Schuylkill River. View (2711) from west to east along Penn St. with the Luden Mansion visible in the distance. View (2762) from souteast to northwest with Penn St. and the Schuylkill River visible. View (2784) shows downtown Reading from west to east. Probably taken September 12-16, 1922., Negative numbers: 2711, 2761, 2762, 2784., 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.8990.2711; P.8990.2761; P.8990.2762; P.8990.2784]
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]
Aerial views of the piers at Washington and Delaware Avenues in South Philadelphia. Ships are docked at the piers. Cars and a trolley can be seen traveling on the city streets. The area to the north and west of the river and the city skyline are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: P279, P280.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.P279; P.8990.P280]
Vertical view of Philadelphia of the area roughly bounded by the Poplar Street to the north, Pine Street to the south, the Delaware River to the east, and Logan Square to the west. The approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the bridge itself, Washington and Rittenhouse Squares, Logan Square, City Hall and piers along the river are visible in this high-altitude view of the city., Negative numbers: 12428n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Waterfront, Phila. Pa., May 5, 1930.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.12428n]
Vertical views of Philadelphia of the area bounded by the Spring Garden Street to the north, Reed Street to the south, the Delaware River to the east, and 10th Street to the west. Views are from a high altitude. The approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the bridge itself, Washington Square, and piers along the river are clearly visible, as are portions of Camden on the east bank of the river., Negative numbers: 12422n, 12423n., Manuscript notes on negative sleeves indicate photos were taken May 5, 1930.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.12422n; P.8990.12423n]
Glass negative showing a series of buildings in Bryn Mawr seen from the third-story window of Marriott C. Morris' third cousin George Vaux's home. One of the buildings on the left has a dome and a building on the right has various rooftop finials in the shape of crosses., Photographer remarks: One of sample plates [furnished by Carbutt]., Time: PM, 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
February, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.831]
Glass negative showing a series of buildings in Bryn Mawr seen from the third-story window of Marriott C. Morris' third cousin George Vaux's home. One of the buildings on the left has a dome and a building on the right has various rooftop finials in the shape of crosses., Same., Photographer remarks: Another of the sample plates [furnished by Carbutt]., Time: PM, 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
February, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.832]
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]
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]
Aerial views of the Delaware River waterfront include the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (formerly the Delaware River Bridge) and piers in South Philadelphia. Views face north and west from a vantage point on the river, taken on a relatively clear day so that they extend well into North Philadelphia along the waterfront and into South Philadelphia towards the Center City skyline, which can be seen in the distance., Negative numbers: 13829n, 13831n., Manuscript note on negative sleeves indicates images were taken December 3, 1930.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1930
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.13829n; P.8990.13831n]
