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Aerial view of Chester, Pa. and vicinity.
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View looking north from Chester, with Media and Swarthmore in the distance.
Aerial view of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby, Pa.
Address: 1500 Lansdowne Ave., Darby (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
Aerial view of Aldan, Pa.
Date: 1935-1945
View looking west on Providence Road. Diagonal in foreground is Springfield Road. Houses under construction are on Aldan Avenue, Walnut Avenue, and Magnolia Avenue (which has yet to be extended into this development.
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 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 St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Lower Merion Township, Pa.
Location: Lower Merion Township (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
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 Aston Township, Pa. and vicinity
Date: 1935-1945
This view shows the Delaware River and the built-up part of Chester and vicinity at the top. Part of Chester Creek is also visible. The intersection of Concord Road and Dutton Mill Road (running along the bottom of the photo) is in the lower left.
Aerial view Glenolden, Pa. and vicinity
Location: Glenolden (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows Mulford Biological Laboratories (part of Sharp & Dome ) near the intersection of Chester Pike and South Avenue.
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).
Aerial view of Clifton Heights, Pa. and vicinity
Location: Clifton Heights (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows intersection of Baltimore Pike and Springfield Road.
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 ballfields, probably Delaware County, Pa.
Location: Unknown
Date: 1935-1945
View shows combination football and baseball field, with bleachers set up for football
Aerial view of Folcroft, Pa.
Location: Folcroft (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows Folcroft School, facing on Elmwood Avenue at Primos Avenue, northeast corner. This is now (2020) the Folcroft Police Department and District Court.
Aerial view of Swarthmore, Pa.
Location: Swarthmore (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
The school in upper right corner of photograph is at the intersection of College Avenue and Princeton Avenue. Top center of the photo shows the intersection of Princeton, Elm, and Swarthmore avenues. Swarthmore Avenue is the diagonal road that…
Aerial view of Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
Location: Yeadon (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View is looking north. Houses in upper right are on Yeadon Avenue.
Aerial view of Drexel Hill, Pa. and vicinity
Location: Drexel Hill (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
Diagonal road is Springfield Road. Baltimore Pike runs from left to right. The school complex at the left, on Diamond Avenue, included the smaller Clifton Heights Elementary School, which burned in 1974 after 103 years in service. After the fire,…
Aerial view of Williamson School, Elwyn, Pa.
Date: 1935-1945
The school is now (2020) known as Williamson College of the Trades. The campus includes several buildings designed by architect Frank Furness. See also P-18022.