[Miscellaneous Sites in Reading, Pennsylvania: a view of Reading from the south, showing the Schuylkill River and the Spruce Street railroad bridge.

[Miscellaneous Sites in Reading, Pennsylvania [lantern slide]: a view of Reading from the south, showing the Schuylkill River and the Spruce Street railroad bridge.

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[Miscellaneous Sites in Reading, Pennsylvania [lantern slide]: a view of Reading from the south, showing the Schuylkill River and the Spruce Street railroad bridge.
[Miscellaneous Sites in Reading, Pennsylvania [glass negative]: a view of Reading from the south, showing the Schuylkill River and the Spruce Street railroad bridge.
[Miscellaneous Sites in Reading, Pennsylvania [glass negative]: a view of Reading from the south, showing the Schuylkill River and the Spruce Street railroad bridge.

Object Details

Photographer

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

Collection Creator

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

Sears & Wendell

Olmsted Brothers

Harvard University

American Society of Landscape Architects

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.

sova.aag.srs_ref6176

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63160ab59-687c-46f5-adfe-e2697c7275c1

General

The image appears in John Nolen, Replanning Reading, An Industrial City of a Hundred Thousand (Boston: Geo. H. Ellis Co., Printers, 1910), where it was used to show the "smoke nuisance," visible on the right.

Place

Pennsylvania -- Reading

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Berks County -- Reading

Topic

Bridges

Rivers

Woodlands

Railroad tracks

Urban areas

Photographer

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

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Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection

Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Pennsylvania / PA310: Reading -- Miscellaneous Sites in Reading, Pennsylvania

Extent

2 Glass negatives (black-and-white, 8 x 10 in.)

1 Lantern slide (black-and-white, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Date

1909 Oct.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.SRS, Item PA310029

Type

Archival materials

Glass negatives

Lantern slides

Collection Rights

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Genre/Form

Glass negatives

Lantern slides

Collection Restrictions

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

AAG.SRS_ref6176

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63160ab59-687c-46f5-adfe-e2697c7275c1

AAG.SRS

AAG

Record ID

ebl-1562707900944-1562707902136-3

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