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Title: Philadelphia Going to Town
Date(s): 1976
Contributor(s): Western Savings Bank (sponsor)
Description: Shots of various parts of Philadelphia including landmarks such as the Liberty Bell and City Hall, as well as a Chinese New Year Parade, the Philadelphia Symphony, The Philadelphia Eagles, rowers on the Schuylkill and the Mummer's Parade.
Collection ID: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
Hagley ID: FILM_2018222_FC63
Collection: Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection

Title: Blue Mountain Dam #16, Schuylkill River, and vicinity
Date(s): 1927-06-07
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: View is southeast to northwest. Tilden Township, Port Clinton, Schuylkill River, Blue Mountain Dam #16, Locks 28 & 29 all visible.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 1970200_02702
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Kernsville Dam #17, Blue Mountain Dam, Schuylkill River, and vicinity
Date(s): 1927-06-27
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks visible.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 1970200_02624
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Port Clinton, Tilden Township, Blue Mountain, Pennsylvania and vicinity
Date(s): 1930-03-03
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: High altitude view. Port Clinton, Hawk Mountain, Schuylkill River also visible. View is just southwest to northeast.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 1970200_05262
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: West Jersey Sand and Supply Co. at Bainbridge Street Wharf, Schuykill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date(s): 1927-07-04
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: South Street Bridge also depicted.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 1970200_02873
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Kernsville Dam #17, Schuylkill River, north of Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Date(s): 1926-10-03
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: View is southwest to northeast. Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks visible in foreground, with train on PRR line.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 1970200_01870
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title

Pennsylvania Railroad Connecting Railroad Bridge and Girard Avenue Bridge

Date(s)

1908

Contributor(s)

Pennebaker, William B. (former owner)

Description

Glass negative of an unidentified waterway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park system. This appears to be the Schuylkill River, with the Pennsylvania Railroad's Connecting Railway Bridge in the foreground and the Girard Ave bridge in the background.

The stone arch bridge was built by the Connecting Railway, a Pennsylvania Railroad affiliated company, and was completed in 1867. The Girard Avenue bridge is the second of three bridges that stood in this spot. This Pratt truss bridge was completed...
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Glass negative of an unidentified waterway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park system. This appears to be the Schuylkill River, with the Pennsylvania Railroad's Connecting Railway Bridge in the foreground and the Girard Ave bridge in the background.

The stone arch bridge was built by the Connecting Railway, a Pennsylvania Railroad affiliated company, and was completed in 1867. The Girard Avenue bridge is the second of three bridges that stood in this spot. This Pratt truss bridge was completed in 1874 and stood until construction began on the bridge's third incarnation in 1969.
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Collection ID

Fairmount Park glass plate negatives (Accession 1971.597)

Hagley ID

AVD_1971597_035

Collection

Fairmount Park glass plate negatives

Title: Laurel Hill Cemetery, seen from Fairmount Park
Date(s): 1908
Contributor(s): Pennebaker, William B. (former owner)
Description: Glass negative of what appears to be Laurel Hill Cemetery, as seen from across the Schuykill River from Fairmount Park.
Collection ID: Fairmount Park glass plate negatives (Accession 1971.597)
Hagley ID: AVD_1971597_019
Collection: Fairmount Park glass plate negatives

Title: Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1938-10-29
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10248
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Belmont Hills, Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-30
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10269
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-29
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: St. Charles Borromeo Seminary visible in bottom left corner. West Laurel Hill Cemetery visible bottom right corner.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10247
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-29
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: Narberth, Pa. partially visible in bottom left corner.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10250
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-30
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10267
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Lower Merion Township and Narberth (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-29
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10249
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Belmont Hills, Lower Merion Township (Pa.), looking south
Date(s): 1937-10-31
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: West Laurel Hill Cemetery visible at upper left corner of image.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10262
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Gladwyne in Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-29
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10252
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Gladwyne in Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-29
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10253
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-29
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: Narberth, Pa. partially visible in bottom left corner.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10251
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Belmont Hills, Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-29
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: Manayunk is partially visible across the Schuylkill River.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10246
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Belmont Hills, Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date(s): 1937-10-29
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: Manayunk is visible across the Schuylkill River.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_10245
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs

Title: Address of the President and Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company : To the Stockholders and to the Publick in General
Date(s): 1817-05-29
Contributor(s): Evans, Cadwallader, 1762-1841 (author), Schuylkill Navigation Company (issuing body)
Description: Script of address given by Cadwalader Evans in Philadelphia.
Hagley ID: addressSchuylkill_712013
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets

Title: South Street Bridge, West Jersey Sand and Supply Corp., and Philadelphia Electric Company Schuylkill Generating Station, Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date(s): 1927-07-14
Contributor(s): Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
Description: South Street Bridge at top. Below bridge on East side of Schuykill River is West Jersey Sand and Supply Corp. site at Bainbridge Street Wharf. Also visible on East side of the river and above the railroad bridge at Christian Street Wharf is Philadelphia Electric Company's Schuylkill Generating Station.
Collection ID: J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
Hagley ID: 70_200_02872
Collection: Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs