Philadelphia Streets Department Surveys
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| Identifer | Preview | Title | Surveyor | Date | Media / Size / Scale | Area / Map Features |
| RC-042-c |
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Plan showing proposed extension of tracks of Marshall Street Passenger Railway Company on Randolph St. from Thompson St.. to Oxford St., 17th Ward [Ordinance June 2, 1890; approved by Board of Surveyors June 16, 1890] | French, Andrew | 1890 |
Blueprint
10 x 36 in.
1 inch = 50 feet
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Marshall Street Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-042-d |
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Plan of proposed extension of tracks belonging to the Marshall Street Passenger Railway Co. [Ordinance June 2, 1890; approved by Board of Surveyors June 16, 1890] | Mercer, Joseph | 1890 |
Mounted
20 x 34 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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Marshall Street Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-043 Liddonfield |
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Liddonfield. High-class home sites. Large Lots. Wide Streets. Automobile driveways in rear of lots. Disston & Heston, Agents. Liddonfield headquarters 7930 Frankford Avenue, Holmesburg. Main office 6824 Torresdale Avenue, Tacony. Telephones Holmesburg 2000, Tacony 1400. [Title within plan] Liddonfield, Forty-first Ward, Philadelphia. [Survey returned June 26, 1924] | Webster, Clement B. | 1924 |
Paper
17 x 22 in.
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Northeast Philadelphia. Bounded by Tolbut St., Tulip St., Strahle St. and Frankford Ave.
Development plot plan.
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| RC-043-01 |
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Plan made for "The Twenty-second St. and Allegheny Ave. Pass. R'y Co." showing proposed temporary loop at the intersection of Pulaski Ave. & Hunting Park Ave., Twenty-eighth Ward, Philadelphia [Approved by Board of Surveyors Feb. 5, 1894] | Fuller, H. M. | 1894 |
Blueprint
22 x 20 in.
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22nd St. and Allegheny Ave. Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-043-a |
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Plan and profile of tracks. Twenty-second St. and Allegheny Avenue Passenger Railway Co. [Ordinance June 19, 1880; approved by Board of Surveyors July 7, 1890] | Jones, Walter | 1890 |
Mounted
23 x 110 in.
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22nd St. and Allegheny Ave. Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-044-01 |
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Plan showing proposed location of curve at Germantown and Chelten Aves. and proposed relocation of crossover on Chelten Ave. east of Germantown Ave. for the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., Lessee [Approved by Board of Surveyors March 18, 1929. Plan numbered T-1855 and P-38-203] | Not legible | 1929 |
Tracing
14 x 32 in.
1 inch = 20 feet
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Germantown Ave. near Chelten Ave.
Street Railway
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| RC-044-a |
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Plan and profile of tracks of Chelton [Chelten] Ave. Passenger R.W. Co. from Pulaski Ave. to Chew St. [Approved by Board of Surveyors Oct. 6, 1890] | Jones, Walter | 1890 |
Mounted
17 x 80 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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Chelten Avenue Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-044-b1 |
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Tracks of the Chelten Avenue Passenger Railway Co. from Wissahickon Avenue to Park Line. | Sundstrom. C. A. | 1891 |
Mounted
25 x 40 in.
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Chelten Avenue Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-044-b2 |
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Plan and profile of tracks of the Chelton [Chelten] Ave. Passenger R.W. Co. from Chelton Ave. to Wissahickon Ave. via Pulaski Ave. and Rittenhouse St. | Jones, Walter | 1891 |
Tracing
24 x 29 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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Chelten Avenue Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-044-c |
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Plan and profile of tracks of Chelton [Chelten] Ave. Passenger R.W. Co. from Chew St. to Limekiln Turnpike via Chelton Ave., Stenton Ave. and Haines St. [Approved by Board of Surveyors Oct. 6, 1890] | Jones, Walter | 1891 |
Tracing
24 x 73 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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Chelten Avenue Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-045-04 |
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Plan of property for the City of Philadelphia situate in Upper Darby Township, Delaware Co. Pa. | Damon & Foster | 1926 |
Blueprint
45 x 21 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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West side of Cobb's Creek, Upper Darby, Pa., from Marshall Road to Fernwood Cemetery.
Detailed delineation of property along Cobb's Creek, including Cardington Land Co., and the factory buildings of Wolfenden, Shore & Co. Building footprints, material used, and height shown. Naylor's Run, mill race, and line of sewer. Some or all of this property became part of Cobb's Creek Park.
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| RC-049-s |
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[No title. From Railroad Plan Index (City Archives Record Group 90.14), p. 306: "Philadelphia and Reading railroad, Broad & Pennsylvania Ave. crossing. Tracing (small) showing track layout."] | Smedley, Samuel L. | 1890 |
Tracing
8 x 13 in.
1 inch = 80 feet
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Philadelphia and Reading Railway, crossing at Broad St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
Railroad track arrangement
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| RC-049-v |
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Reading Terminal R.R. Proposed bridge at Broad St. and Pennsylvania Ave. View looking east. Dec. 19, 1890 [Two attachments: pencil sketches in profile of train in tunnel and horse-drawn carriage on street above] | Not named | 1890 |
Paper
12 x 26 in.
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Philadelphia and Reading Railway, crossing at Broad St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
Railroad
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| RC-051-g |
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Map of northern section of Phila. Belt Line R.R. | Wilson, John A., Chief Engineer | 1889 |
Blueprint
14 x 60 in.
1 inch = 800 feet
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Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad
Railroad
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| RC-051-j |
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Profile of the Belt Line Railroad, Fishers Lane to Frankford Road | Not named | 1891 |
Paper, Graph
11 x 50 in.
1 inch = 200 feet
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Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad
Railroad
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| RC-054-a |
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Map showing the located line of the Philadelphia and Newtown Connecting Railroad Company | Not named | 1892 |
Blueprint
14 x 32 in.
1 inch = 200 feet
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad - Philadelphia and Newtown Connecting Railroad
Railroad
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| RC-054-b |
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Profile of the Philadelphia and Newtown Connecting Railroad | Not named | 1892 |
Blueprint
15 x 36 in.
1 inch = 200 feet
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad - Philadelphia and Newtown Connecting Railroad
Railroad
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| RC-054-c |
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Bridge over North Penn Railroad, Philadelphia and Newtown Connecting Railroad | Not named | 1892 |
Blueprint
48 x 36 in.
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad - Philadelphia and Newtown Connecting Railroad
Railroad
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| RC-055-01 |
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[No title. Fort Washington Railroad, spur from Pennsylvania Railroad line to Chestnut Hill to Stenton Avenue, along Cresheim Creek] | Not named | 1890 ca. |
Tracing
7 X 15 in.
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Pennsylvania Railroad System - Cresheim Valley Railroad
Railroad
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| RC-055-02 |
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Plan of part of property belonging to the Estate of James Gowen, Dec'd. and Franklin B. Gowen, Twenty-second Ward, Philadelphia [Shows Fort Washington Railroad added in colored pencil] | Not named | 1890 ca. |
Blueprint
21 x 58 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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Pennsylvania Railroad System - Cresheim Valley Railroad. Bounded by Mermaid La. To McPherson St., Mower St. to Stenton Ave.
Topography, railroads, building footprints, quarry
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| RC-055-02 gs |
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Plan of part of property belonging to the Estate of James Gowen, Dec'd. and Franklin B. Gowen, Twenty-second Ward, Philadelphia [Shows Fort Washington Railroad added in colored pencil] | Not named | 1890 ca. |
Blueprint (inverted)
21 x 58 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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Pennsylvania Railroad System - Cresheim Valley Railroad. Bounded by Mermaid La. To McPherson St., Mower St. to Stenton Ave.
Topography, railroads, building footprints, quarry
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| RC-055-03 |
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[No title. Profile of Philadelphia, Germantown & Chestnut Hill Railroad] | Not named | 1891 |
Paper
11 x 33 in.
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Pennsylvania Railroad System - Cresheim Valley Railroad
Streams, mill race, pond
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| RC-058-v1 |
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Academy Gardens, 35th Ward, Philadelphia, PA. Plan prepared for McCloskey Homes Inc. | Franklin & Lindsey | 1947 |
Paper
27 x 31 in.
1 inch = 80 feet
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Northeast Philadelphia. Bounded by Academy Rd., Holyoke Rd., Wooden Bridge Run, and Willits Rd.
Development plot plan.
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| RC-058-v2 |
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Academy Gardens, 35th Ward, Philadelphia, PA. Revised plan. Plan prepared for McCloskey Homes Inc. | Franklin & Lindsey | 1950 |
Paper
27 x 31 in.
1 inch = 80 feet
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Northeast Philadelphia. Bounded by Academy Rd., Holyoke Rd., Wooden Bridge Run, and Willits Rd.
Development plot plan.
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| RC-058-w |
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Plan of Camp Happy showing location of buildings and physical conditions. Forty-first Ward, Philadelphia. Made for the Coordinating Engineer's office. [Survey returned Jan. 28, 1942] | Kohler, George F. | 1942 |
Blueprint
27 x 36 in.
1 inch = 40 feet
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Northeast Philadelphia. Camp Happy. Bounded roughly by Tolbut to Gregg Sts., Torresdale Ave. to above Ditman St.
Building footprints and uses, elevations, trees
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| RC-058-x |
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February 2, 1946. Registry Division, [Bur.] of Eng. Sur. & Zon. [Dept.] of Public Works. L-46-6. [Plan of property in East Falls, including that of John and James Dobson] | Not named | 1946 |
Tracing, Paper
39 x 43 in.
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East Falls. Bounded roughly by Indian Queen La., McMichael St., Hunting Park Ave., Allegheny Ave. and Ridge Ave.
Property lines and ownership, Dobson's Run (Fall's Run), railroads. Lists Deed Books from which property lines were obtained. Note: "Creek plotted from Contract Plan 4-c-104 to Clara Whitaker Property; east of this property creek plotted from City Plan, confirmed 7-19-1875"
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| RC-058-y |
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Industrial Map of property of John and James Dobson Inc., Falls of Schuylkill, 38th Ward, City of Philadelphia. Showing within the boundaries of this property the City streets, dimensions of the ground, building improvements, Scotts Lane, driveways leading to the buildings, and railroad sidings as well as abutting railroads. | Albright & Friel | 1937 ca. |
Blueprint
29 x 40 in.
1 inch = 50 feet
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East Falls. Dobson Mills, 27.581 acres
Building footprints and square footage, covered water course, railroads, sewers, water mains
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| RC-058-z |
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Proposed bridge at Broad St. and Pennsylvania Avenue [See original drawing: plan RC-049-v] | Not named | 1890 ca. |
Blueprint
12 x 25 in.
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Broad Street, Bridge over Pennsylvania Ave.
Profile of bridge and sunken Reading Railroad bed in Pennsylvania Ave.
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| RC-059-z |
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Plan showing location of line of Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad (as constructed by the State of Pennsylvania) from Columbia Bridge over Schuylkill River to its junction with present Main Line of Pennsylvania Railroad at Anderson's Lane, later Athensville, now Ardmore. Traced for John C. Trautwine Jr., from T. H. Mueller's reproduction of John Levering's map of Lower Merion Township, 1851, with data from other sources, by Chas. R. Barker, 1920, June. | Barker, Charles R. | 1920 |
Blueprint
28 x 38 in.
1 inch = 1320 feet
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Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, in Philadelphia and adjacent area in Montgomery County
Railroad line, streams, existing and proposed roads. An extensive map key identifies "Relics Found" along the old line of the railroad as a supplement to the original 1920 tracing.
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| RC-059-z gs |
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Plan showing location of line of Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad (as constructed by the State of Pennsylvania) from Columbia Bridge over Schuylkill River to its junction with present Main Line of Pennsylvania Railroad at Anderson's Lane, later Athensville, now Ardmore. Traced for John C. Trautwine Jr., from T. H. Mueller's reproduction of John Levering's map of Lower Merion Township, 1851, with data from other sources, by Chas. R. Barker, 1920, June. | Barker, Charles R. | 1920 |
Blueprint (inverted)
28 x 38 in.
1 inch = 1320 feet
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Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, in Philadelphia and adjacent area in Montgomery County
Railroad line, streams, existing and proposed roads. An extensive map key identifies "Relics Found" along the old line of the railroad as a supplement to the original 1920 tracing.
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| RC-063-01 |
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[No title. From Railroad Plan Index (City Archives Record Group 90.14), p. 357: "Pennsylvania Railroad, Fairhill Branch. Two tracings showing location of centre line and profile from Connecting R.R. to Cambria St. | Not named | 1890 ca. |
Tracing
22 x 47 in.
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Pennsylvania Railroad, Fairhill Branch
Railroad center line, curb elevations, property lines and owners
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| RC-063-02 |
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[No title. From Railroad Plan Index (City Archives Record Group 90.14), p. 357: "Pennsylvania Railroad, Fairhill Branch. Two tracings showing location of centre line and profile from Connecting R.R. to Cambria St. | Not named | 1890 ca. |
Tracing
22 x 57 in.
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Pennsylvania Railroad, Fairhill Branch
Railroad center line, curb elevations, property lines and owners
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| RC-063-03 |
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No. 5288. Fairhill R.R. Plan and profile. | Not named | 1890 ca. |
Blueprint
18 x 56 in.
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Pennsylvania Railroad, Fairhill Branch
Railroad center line, curb elevations, property lines and owners
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| RC-064-02 |
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Gravity R.R. Fairmount Park, Philada. Map showing revised location of the line from Belmont Ave. to point beyond Lansdowne Valley. Drawing No. 18106, Wilson Brothers & Co. | Wilson Brothers & Co.; Darrach, Charles G. | 1890 |
Blueprint
20 x 61 in.
1 inch = 50 feet
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Railroad, Gravity. West Fairmount Park
Gravity Railroad, Fairmount Park
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| RC-064-04 |
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Gravity R.R. Fairmount Park, Philada. Crossing of R.R. under present bridge over Lansdowne Valley. Drawing No. 18107 Wilson Brothers & Co. | Wilson Brothers & Co. | 1889 |
Blueprint
23 x 24 in.
1 inch = 10 feet
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Railroad, Gravity. West Fairmount Park
Gravity Railroad, Fairmount Park
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| RC-064-05 |
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Gravity R.R. Fairmount Park, Philada. Revised location showing crossing under road to George's Hill and road to C.T.A. Fountain. Drawing No. 18118 Wilson Brothers & Co. | Wilson Brothers & Co. | 1889 |
Blueprint
17 x 47 in.
1 inch = 50 feet
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Railroad, Gravity. West Fairmount Park
Gravity Railroad, Fairmount Park
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| RC-064-06 |
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Gravity R.R. Fairmount Park, Philada. Design for bridge at Montgomery Ave. Drawing No. 18146 Wilson Brothers & Co. | Wilson Brothers & Co. | 1889 |
Blueprint
20 x 35 in.
1 inch = 10 feet
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Railroad, Gravity. West Fairmount Park
Gravity Railroad, Fairmount Park
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| RC-064-07 |
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Gravity R.R. Fairmount Park, Philada. Design for bridge at Fountain Road. Drawing No. 18145 Wilson Brothers & Co. | Wilson Brothers & Co. | 1889 |
Blueprint
18 x 36 in.
1 inch = 10 feet
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Railroad, Gravity. West Fairmount Park
Gravity Railroad, Fairmount Park
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| RC-064-08 |
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Design for tunnels under driving roads crossing line of Gravity R.R. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Drawing No. 18105 Wilson Brothers & Co. | Wilson Brothers & Co. | 1889 |
Blueprint
25 x 28 in.
1 inch = 4 feet
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Railroad, Gravity. West Fairmount Park
Gravity Railroad, Fairmount Park
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| RC-064-09 |
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Plan of proposed drive from Chamounix Drive to River Road with overhead crossing at P.&R.R.R. [Part 1] | Thayer, Russell | 1889 |
Blueprint
31 x 26 in.
1 inch = 50 feet
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West Philadelphia. Fairmount Park
West Fairmount Park
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| RC-064-10 |
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Plan of proposed drive from Chamounix Drive to River Road with overhead crossing at P.&R.R.R. [Part 2] | Thayer, Russell | 1889 |
Blueprint
30 x 26 in.
1 inch = 50 feet
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West Philadelphia. Fairmount Park
West Fairmount Park
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| RC-081-y |
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Philadelphia Convention Center | Not named | 1940 ca. |
Paper
36 x 41 in.
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West Philadelphia
Loading docks, ballroom, arena, Commercial Museum, and many other features of this complex
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| RC-081-z |
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United States of America. Prepared especially for National Geographic Magazine. | Not named | 1923 |
Mounted
28 x 38 in.
1 inch = 82.86 miles
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United States of America
Rivers, cities, roads, railroads, and many other features
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| RC-091-03 |
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Plan of proposed extension of tracks of the 17th and 19th Sts. Pass. R'wy. Co. on [various streets] and of the Continental Pass. R'wy. Co on [various streets] [Approved by Board of Surveyors March 20, 1903] | Nobré, John M. | 1903 |
Blueprint
30 x 47 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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17th and 19th Streets Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-091-04 |
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Plan showing proposed extension of tracks on Orthodox Street from Frankford Avenue to Richmond Street for the 22nd St. and Allegheny Ave. Passenger Railway Co. [Ordinance Dec. 24, 1902; approved by Board of Surveyors March 16, 1903] | Webster, John H., Jr. | 1903 |
Blueprint
18 x 98 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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22nd St. and Allegheny Ave. Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-091-05 |
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Plan showing proposed extension of tracks on [various streets] of the West Phila. Passenger Railway Co. | Gillingham, J. Harvey | 1903 |
Blueprint
18 x 153 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-091-06 |
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Plan showing proposed extension of tracks on Sixtieth St., Lancaster Avenue to Market Street, of the West Phila. Passenger Railway Compy. [Approved by Board of Surveyors March 2, 1903] | Johnson, Joseph | 1903 |
Blueprint
18 x 88 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-091-07 |
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Plan of proposed extension of tracks on [various streets] for the 22nd St. and Allegheny Ave. Passenger Railway Co. [Ordinance Dec. 24, 1902; approved by Board of Surveyors March 16, 1903] | Webster, John H., Jr. | 1903 |
Blueprint
18 x 75 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
|
22nd St. and Allegheny Ave. Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-091-08 |
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Proposed extension of tracks on So. Twentieth St. between Tasker St. & Passyunk Ave and proposed connecting curve at Eighteenth St. & Passyunk Ave. for the Continental Passenger Railway Company, Philadelphia, PA. [Approved by Board of Surveyors Oct. 20, 1902] | Nobré, John M. | 1902 |
Blueprint
14 x 32 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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Continental Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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| RC-091-09 |
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Proposed extension of tracks on So. Nineteenth St. between Tasker St. & Passyunk Ave and proposed connecting curve at Seventeenth St. & Passyunk Ave. for the 17th and 19th Streets Passenger Railway Company, Philadelphia, PA. [Approved by Board of Surveyors Oct. 20, 1902] | Nobré, John M. | 1902 |
Blueprint
14 x 31 in.
1 inch = 100 feet
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17th and 19th Streets Passenger Railway Co.
Street Railway
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