Aerial views of the Norristown State Hospital campus and surrounding farmlands. Opened in 1880 as Pennsylvania's first state inpatient psychiatric facility. Buildings were constructed in the "cottage" model, with separate structures above ground that were interconnected by a series of tunnels underground. This model allowed patients to be separated and treated according to their level of functionality., Negative numbers: 1772, 1678, 1805.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1772; P.8990.1678; P.8990.1805]
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]
