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- Collection: I. Frank Lees Photograph Collection
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Aerial view of institutional building, probably Delaware County, Pa.
Location: Unknown
Date: 1935-1945
View shows what is probably a public high school, in a relatively undeveloped but gridded neighborhood. A football field is in the foreground.
Aerial view of Lansdowne, Pa.
Location: Lansdowne (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View looking north on Lansdowne Avenue from the railroad overpass. Railroad cut is in the bottom left. Highland Avenue is on the right.
Aerial view of Lansdowne, Pa. and vicinity
Location: Lansdowne (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
The view is looking northwest. The street with the odd jog in the lower left is Bartram Ave. The large church sits on Baltimore Pike between Wycombe and Highland avenues.
Aerial view of Llanerch, Pa.
Location: Llanerch (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows intersection of West Chester Pike (Route 3) and Township Line Road (Route 1)
Aerial view of Media from the east
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1926-08-09
Shows many landmarks and smaller houses. Excellent snapshot of development of Media at this moment in time.
Aerial view of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby, Pa.
Address: 1500 Lansdowne Ave., Darby (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
Aerial view of Merion Golf Club, Haverford, Pa.
Location: Haverford (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows Golf Course Road in foreground, looking southeast. Ardmore Avenue runs to the top of the photo.
Aerial view of new houses under construction, probably Delaware County, Pa.
Location: Unknown
Date: 1935-1945
Two four-lane roads run adjacent to these new houses, and a creek runs in the upper left corner.
Aerial view of Newtown Square, Pa.
Location: Newtown Square (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows Liseter, home of a branch of the DuPont family, in foreground, and Aronimink Country Club, with its golf course, in the background. The two are separated by Route 252.
Aerial view of Pennsylvania Military College
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
PMC is now Widener University. This view is looking north over building known as Old Main.
Aerial view of Pennsylvania Military College and Chester, Pa.
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View looking northwest showing Old Main building at PMC (now Widener University) and Chester, Pa. and vicinity.
Aerial view of Prospect Hill Baptist Church, Prospect Park, Pa.
Location: Prospect Park (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View also shows cemetery on Lincoln Avenue. Further along this avenue, on the opposite side of the street are a school building (now demolished), First United Methodist Church (remodeled and added onto since this photograph), and at 822 Lincoln…
Aerial view of quarry, Glen Mills, Pa.
Date: 1935-1945
View shows the quarry at the intersection of Stoney Bank Road (curving in the bottom right) and Forge Road (just out of the picture at the bottom. Formerly known as General Crushed Stone, this quarry is now (2020) part of Hanson Aggregates, and is…
Aerial view of Sisters of Mercy Convent and vicinity, Lower Merion Township, Pa.
Location: Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
The convent is now on the campus of Waldron Mercy Academy
Aerial view of Sisters of Mercy Convent, Lower Merion Township, Pa.
Location: Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
The convent is now on the campus of Waldron Mercy Academy
Aerial view of southwestern Delaware County, Pa.
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows showing wide area, including parts of Aston, Chester, Upper Chichester and other municipalities. The tank farm sits off the Conchester Highway (Route 322) and is bounded on the left by Pennell Road (Route 452).