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Aerial view of Darby, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18020.jpg
Location: Darby (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
This view is looking in the opposite direction of looking in the opposite direction of P-18009.

Aerial view of new houses under construction, probably Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18021.jpg
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 Williamson School, Elwyn, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18022.jpg
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-18054.

Aerial view of Swarthmore, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18023.jpg
Date: 1935-1945
View shows center of Swarthmore, the railroad station, and in the upper right corner, the lower end of the Swarthmore College campus.

Aerial view of quarry, Glen Mills, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18024.jpg
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 Lansdowne, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18025.jpg
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 Chester, Pa. and vicinity.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18032.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View looking north from Chester, with Media and Swarthmore in the distance.

Aerial view of Aldan, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18034.jpg
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.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18036.jpg
Date: 1935-1945
The convent is now on the campus of Waldron Mercy Academy

Aerial view, probably Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18037.jpg
Location: Unknown
Date: 1935-1945
View shows five-point intersection in relatively rural area.

Aerial view of Llanerch, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18038.jpg
Location: Llanerch (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows intersection of West Chester Pike (Route 3) and Township Line Road (Route 1)

Aerial view of Lansdowne, Pa. and vicinity

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18040.jpg
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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18043.jpg
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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18044.jpg
Location: Glenolden (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows Mulford Biological Laboratories (part of Sharp & Dome ) near the intersection of Chester Pike and South Avenue.