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General Image Collection
This collection offers researchers a general survey of the broad range of subjects covered by Hagley Library's collections. Images found here include some of our most requested and popular photographs.
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Dallin Aerial Survey Company, Photograph Collection, 1924-1941
This collection of aerial images includes photographs of factories, private estates, schools, country clubs, towns, airports, rivers, and many other sites and some news events of the day. The majority of the photographs concentrate on the Mid-Atlantic region although Dallin did make trips to other locales within the United States.
The Dallin Aerial Survey Company, founded in 1924 by World War I veteran J. Victor Dallin, was headquartered out of the nascent Philadelphia Airport. The Dallin Company took its final photographs in 1941.
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Photograph Collection, 1917-1983
This collection is comprised primarily of images of completed ships, ships in construction or repair, and events surrounding ship launchings.
The Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company was incorporated in May 23, 1916 as a tanker-building subsidary of the Sun Oil Company. Soon after its founding it began building ships for other companies. During World War II, the National Defense Program helped make the Sun shipyard one of the world's biggest producers of oil tankers. The company launched its final ship in 1980.
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, Photograph Collection, circa 1930
This collection consists of photographs that detail the steps of mining and processing anthracite coal. Images include mine interiors, miners and mine equipment.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company was the country's largest producer of anthracite coal from 1871 through the 1920s. At one time it controlled over 40 per cent of the country's anthracite reserves. The company was located in Locust Summit near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.
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Pusey & Jones Corp., Photograph Collection, 1865-1955
The Pusey and Jones Corporation specialized in ship and machine building. This collection of images primarily consists of those related to the shipbuilding division of the company but does include a few images of their machine operations.
Pusey and Jones Company's main facility was located in Wilmington, Delaware on the Christina River. Over the course of the company's lifespan they built nearly 500 ships. They were active from 1848 to 1959.
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