Exterior view of church built 1868-1876 by Edwin Forrest Durang. Durang and John McShain added the cupola and dome in 1901., Sheet number: 50A06., Divided back. Post marked 1909., 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
ca. 1909
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Churches - Miscellaneous - 50]
Aerial views of the grounds of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary located at 100 East Wynnewood Road. Shows original seminary building built 1864-1871 and library opened in 1911. The outline of a baseball diamond can be seen on the lawn. St. Charles Borromeo, founded in 1832 by Rt. Rev. Francis P. Kenrick, tenanted several locations in Philadelphia before relocating to Overbrook in 1871., Negative numbers: 1146, 1179, 1430, 1869.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1146; P.8990.1179; P.8990.1430; P.8990.1869]
Aerial views of the grounds of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary located at 100 East Wynnewood Road. Shows original seminary building built 1864-1871 and library opened in 1911, as well as construction of another large building to the southeast. St. Charles Borromeo, founded in 1832 by Rt. Rev. Francis P. Kenrick, tenanted several locations in Philadelphia before relocating to Overbrook in 1871., Negative numbers: 8546, 8547, 8549, 8550., 8546, 8547, 8550 not digitized; negative is damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
May 10, 1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.8546; P.8990.8547; P.8990.8549; P.8990.8550]
Aerial views showing the construction of a large building to the southeast of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary's original building located at 100 East Wynnewood Road. Nearby residences are visible. St. Charles Borromeo, founded in 1832 by Rt. Rev. Francis P. Kenrick, tenanted several locations in Philadelphia before relocating to Overbrook in 1871., Negative numbers: 5619, 5622, 5623.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
April 9, 1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5619; P.8990.5622; P.8990.5623]
Shows the seminary building built 1864-1871 at 100 East Wynnewood Road. View includes gentlemen in coats and top hats, and boys, walking the grounds as a horse-drawn carriage approaches the building. St. Charles Borromeo, founded in 1832 by Rt. Rev. F. P. Kenrick, tenanted several locations in Philadelphia before relocating to Overbrook in 1871., Not in Wainwright., Date from manuscript note on recto., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 690, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 46 S 136, P. S. Duval, Son & Co. operated as a firm 1867-1869.
Date
[ca. 1869]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 46 S 136
