Aerial views of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Originally established as Franklin College in 1787, the institution merged with Marshall College (chartered 1836) in 1850. Views show Hartman Hall, completed 1908 for use by Franklin and Marshall Academy and razed 1975. Scholl Observatory (built 1886; demolished 1966) is also visible. Nearby row homes can be seen in the foreground, while plots of farm land are visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1668, 1769.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1668; P.8990.1769]
Aerial views of the campus of Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. Chartered 1746 as the College of New Jersey. Name changed to Princeton University in 1896. Depicts many campus buildings and two views (1228 and 1253) show nearby railroad station., Negative numbers: 1228-1230, 1253.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1228-1230; P.8990.1253]
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 view of the University of Pennsylvania looking east across the Schuylkill River toward Center City. Includes views of the Quadrangle dormitories, Franklin Field, and the University Museum. Industrial activity along the Schuylkill River can be seen., Negative number: 4308., 4308 not digitized; negative is damaged and cannot be scanned.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4308]
Aerial views of the campuses of Delaware College and Women's College, located in Newark, Delaware. Delaware College was originally chartered in 1769 as the Academy of Newark. In 1843 it was renamed Delaware College. The separate but coordinate Women's College opened in 1914. In 1921 the two coordinate colleges merged and were officially renamed University of Delaware., Negative numbers: 2882-2886.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1918
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2882-2886]
Aerial view of Holmesburg Prison, opened in 1896 on Torresdale Avenue in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia. Shows central rotunda, from which eight blocks of cells extend. Designed by Wilson Brothers & Co. The prison closed in 1995., Negative number: 2526a.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2526a]
Aerial view of the campus of the Academy of the New Church in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. Depicts Benade Hall and other original buildings constructed in the early 20th century. The institution, founded in 1876, is comprised of a Theological School, secondary schools, and Bryn Athyn College, all associated with the New Church or General Church of the New Jerusalem (commonly known as the Swedenborgian church)., Negative number: 1323.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1323]
Aerial view of the Bryn Mawr College campus. Depicts stone buildings in the Collegiate Gothic style, many designed by the firm Cope & Stewardson and constructed circa 1890-1907. The women's college opened in 1885., Negative number: 1790.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1790]
Aerial view of the Swarthmore College campus. Buildings depicted include Parrish Hall, which was rebuilt in 1890 after a fire destroyed the original in 1881, and the Sproul Observatory. The co-educational college was founded in 1864 by the Society of Friends. Railroad tracks and a road with automobiles run along the edges of the campus. A water tower and residences are visible in the distance., Negative number: 2869.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2869]
Aerial view of Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood, looking east from East Fairmount Park (foreground) to the Delaware River (background). View shows Girard College, the Corinthian Avenue Reservoir, and Eastern State Penitentiary in the distance. Also shows a railroad tunnel bordering the park. Row homes and factories are visible., Negative number: 1651.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1651]
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 view of the Springhaven Country Club (later called Springhaven Club) currently located in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. The club, Delaware County's first, formed in 1896 in what was then Media, Pennsylvania., Negative numbers: 4242., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Springhaven Country Club, between Media and Chester, Pa.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.4242]
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]
Aerial view of the Sisters of Mercy Convent in Merion, Pa. Built between 1892 and 1906 after designs by Edwin Forrest Durang, the building now houses the Merion Mercy Academy., Negative number: 1551.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1551]
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]
Aerial views of a track meet on the south end of City Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The three bridges that span the Susquehanna River and connect City Island to downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on the east bank of the river are also visible: the Walnut Street Bridge (the People's Bridge); the Market Street Bridge; and the Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge. One additional railroad bridge is visible south of the island. View is from the northwest side of the island facing southeast towards the track meet, with portions of Harrisburg visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1505., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: Harrisburg Bridges.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1505]
Aerial views of the piers and industrial buildings along the Delaware riverfront in Northern Liberties. Views face north and west from the vicinity of Spring Garden Street and Delaware Avenue., Negative numbers: 2834, 4860.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2834; P.8990.4860]
Aerial views of the waterfront along the Delaware River in Philadelphia generally south of Market Street to Pattison Avenue. Piers, industrial facilities, railroad tracks, ships and ferries are visible as are portions of neighborhoods adjacent to the waterfront. The city skyline is visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1196, 1198, 1199, 1201, 2835, 2836, 2843, 2852, 2853, 2854, 2856, 4862a.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1196; P.8990.1198; P.8990.1199; P.8990.1201; P.8990.2835; P.8990.2836; P.8990.2843; P.8990.2852; P.8990.2853; P.8990.2854; P.8990.2856; P.8990.4862a]
Aerial views of industrial piers on the Camden waterfront. Campbell's Soups pier and R.C.A.-Victor Talking Machine Company facilities are visible along with railroad tracks and other industrial facilities further south along the Delaware River., Negative numbers: 1342, 1343.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1342; P.8990.1343]
Aerial views of the shipyard at Hog Island in Philadelphia. Industrial buildings and sheds, railroad tracks and shipbuilding equipment can be seen from several angles and many boats and ships are docked in the harbor., Negative numbers: 1211, 1216, 1387, 1388, 2851.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1211; P.8990.1216; P.8990.1387; P.8990.1388; P.8990.2851]
Aerial view of the Ogontz School located in Rydal, Abington Township. Depicts a three-story L-shaped building surrounded by trees and open fields. Originally founded in 1850 as the Chestnut Street Female Seminary (in Philadelphia), the school moved to Elkins Park in 1883 and changed its name to the Ogontz School for Young Ladies. In 1917 it relocated to Rydal and became known as the Ogontz School until it closed in 1950 and gave the property to Pennsylvania State College., Negative number: 1351.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1917
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1351]
Aerial views showing the Lawrenceville School's campus, particularly the golf course and nearby buildings. The school was founded in 1810 as Maidenhead Academy, and after several other names was refounded as the Lawrenceville School in 1883. Also in the 1880s the school expanded and erected new residential and academic buildings after designs by the firm Peabody & Stearns, with landscaping done by Frederick Law Olmsted., Negative numbers: 1219, 1244.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1219; P.8990.1244]
Aerial view of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, a Catholic school for women founded in 1858 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Around 1924 the campus became the site for Mount Saint Joseph College (later renamed Chestnut Hill College), also founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph to educate women. In 1961 the academy relocated to Flourtown, Pennsylvania., Negative number: 1724.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1724]
Aerial view of Camden High School, located at 1700 Park Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. Built 1915 after designs by Paul Armon Davis, III. Opened 1918. View includes portion of the Cooper River., Negative number: 1717.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1717]
Aerial view of the Haverford School, located at 450 Lancaster Ave. in Haverford, Pa. Depicts circular driveway in front of school buildings, and nearby residences. Pennsylvania Railroad line and Haverford Station can be seen in the distance. Founded in 1884 as the Haverford College Grammar School. Renamed Haverford School around 1916 after it severed ties with the college., Negative number: 2756.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.2756]
Aerial view showing Salem High School in Salem, New Jersey. Depicts columned entrance of two-story brick school building (constructed 1906) as well as nearby homes, a lumberyard, and pedestrian and automobile activity., Negative number: 1459.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1459]
Aerial view of St. Luke's School for boys in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Depicts Colonial-style buildings and dormitories and tennis courts surrounded by woodland. Established in 1863 as the Ury House School, it relocated to Wayne in 1902., Negative number: 1440.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1440]
Aerial view of the Mt. Airy campus of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (later renamed Pennsylvania School for the Deaf). Constructed circa 1890 after designs by Cope & Stewardson and Wilson Brothers & Company, the school operated at this location from 1892 until 1984, when it relocated to Germantown. The school was established by David Sexias in Center City in 1820. View includes residences and adjacent railroad tracks. Looks northeast towards Montgomery County., Negative number: 1536.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1536]
Aerial views of the Philadelphia Protectorate for Boys located near Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Depicts grounds and environs of institution, including the main u-shaped, multi-storied brick building and courtyard populated with bystanders. Founded in 1898 by Catholic Archbishop Patrick John Ryan, the reformatory was established to protect, educate, and train boys in useful arts and handicrafts. Renamed Saint Gabriel's Hall in the 1960s., Negative numbers: 1566, 1895, 2538-o.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1566; P.8990.1895; P.8990.2538-o]
Aerial views of the the American Steel and Wire Company plant. In 1848 John A. Roebling purchased a 25 acre site along the Delaware & Raritan Canal in Chambersburg (now a part of Trenton) for his wire rope business. Roebling designed the buildings and machinery and directed the company until his death in 1869, when his sons took over. The company manufactured wire rope and related products for suspension bridges, shipping, mining, construction (including the Panama Canal), electrical power transmission, cable cars, tramways, aircraft, submarine netting, musical instruments, elevators, logging and oil drilling. By World War I, the factory was the largest wire rope plant in the world and the company grew considerably in response to steadily increasing demands for its products. The company was a subsidiary of the U.S. Steel Corporation. The views show ortions of the plant from several angles with the city of Trenton visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 6031, 6434, 6435.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6031; P.8990.6434; P.8990.6435]
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 the Pennsylvania State Capitol building located at 3rd and State Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The building was designed by architect Joseph M. Huston of Philadelphia. Includes views of the capitol from several angles so that much of Harrisburg is visible in the distance., Negative numbers: 1472, 1483, 5772.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915-1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1472; P.8990.1483; P.8990.5772]
Aerial views of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation on the Camden, New Jersey waterfront along the Delaware River. The shipbuilding facilities can be seen from several angles in both close-up and distant views. Adjacent railroad tracks and neighborhoods are also visible and other parts of Camden can be seen in the distance. The company launched its first ship in 1901 and its last in 1967., Negative numbers: 1683, 1685, 2516, 7204, 7206, 7207.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915-1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1683; P.8990.1685; P.8990.2516; P.8990.7204; P.8990.7206; P.8990.7207]
Aerial views of the Naval Shipyard on League Island at the base of Broad Street in South Philadelphia. Buildings, facilities and equipment are visible on the island and a variety of types of ships can be seen docked in the harbor. Municipal Stadium (later John F. Kennedy Stadium) and South Philadelphia are visible in the murky distance in some shots., Negative numbers: 1346, 2793, 5918, 5923.
Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date
ca. 1915-1926
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.1346; P.8990.2973; P.8990.5918; P.8990.5923]
