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Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3146.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking west from over Mt. Sharon Cemetery showing intersection of Lynbrooke Road and South Norwinden Drive. Springfield High School in top center, with Sproul Road (Route 320) visible behind it.

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3145.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking east showing Lynbrooke Road (running from the bottom center) to South Norwinden Drive (running horizontally, hidden in woods and behind houses), with Mt. Sharon Cemetery beyond. Springfield Road skirts the cemetery to the left. Philadelphia…

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3144.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking north-northwest over Woodland Avenue (bottom right), showing ongoing development of Wheatsheaf Road and Briarcliff Road.

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3143.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
View looking west over Woodland Avenue, showing ongoing development of Wheatsheaf Road and Briarcliff Road. Trolley stop at Woodland Road is in foreground; Sproul Road (Route 320) runs diagonally in the distance.

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3142.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking east over Thomson Road (lower left). New development of Wheatsheaf Road and Briarcliff Road is in foreground.

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3141.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking east, showing trolley line and Thomson Ave. & Woodland Ave. as horizontal streets.

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3140.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking east-northeast over intersection of Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road (Route 320).

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3139.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking north over intersection of Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road (Route 320).

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3138.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking north-northwest over intersection of Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road (Route 320).

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3137.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking west-northwest past area near Thomson Road toward Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road (Route 320)

Aerial view of Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3136.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking south-southeast past Baltimore Pike & Sproul Road (Route 320), with Delaware River and New Jersey in background.

Aerial view of Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3135.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking west past Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road (Route 320) along Baltimore Pike, showing Victoria Mills and the Memorial Arch at Crum Creek, and various housing developments under construction.

Aerial view over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3134.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking southwest toward intersection of Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road (Route 320). The Delaware River is at the top.

Aerial view of Media, Pa. and vicinity

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18202.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1937-11-04
North is more or less at the top of the photograph.

743. Darby Creek, Tinicum Marsh

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18164.jpg
Date: 1956 (circa)
Delaware River and Little Tinicum Island are in the distance. This view may have been taken from over Folcroft.

Aerial view of Williamson School, Elwyn, Pa.

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

Aerial view of Darby, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18053.jpg
Location: Darby (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
See also P-18009 and P-18020

Aerial view of Drexel Hill, Pa. and vicinity

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18052.jpg
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 Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18051.jpg
Location: Yeadon (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View is looking north. Houses in upper right are on Yeadon Avenue.

Aerial view of Swarthmore, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18050.jpg
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 Folcroft, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18049.jpg
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 ballfields, probably Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18048.jpg
Location: Unknown
Date: 1935-1945
View shows combination football and baseball field, with bleachers set up for football

Aerial view of Newtown Square, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18047.jpg
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 Clifton Heights, Pa. and vicinity

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18046.jpg
Date: 1935-1945
View shows intersection of Baltimore Pike and Springfield Road.

Aerial view of southwestern Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18045.jpg
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).