Series 4: Glass plate negatives, ca. 1897-1919
Scope and Contents
Glass plate negatives of Walter Smedley,largely 5"x 7" architectural projects and landscapes in Philadelphia, Swarthmore, and Media, Pennsylvania, and in New Jersey, Catskills, Upstate New York, etc. Many are not included in the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (PAB) project and have been demolished. Also some family photographs. See spreadsheet for complete information.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1897-1919
Creator
- Smedley, Walter, 1862-1939 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
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Note that the bulk of the glass plate negatives in this collection have been digitized and are available in our Digital Library. Explore these materials online.
Arrangement
Arranged in the order received. Numbered when scanned and rehoused in same order, consecutive numbers.
Physical Description
5 x 7 glass negatives, conditions vary as indicated on spreadsheet. The negatives were cleaned and scanned in 2018, Adam Levine who was chair of the Media (Pa) Historic Commission and assisted the Smedleys in the transfer of the family papers and photographs.
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