Organization: Willow Grove Park (Willow Grove, Pa.). / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1950">1950</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1999">1999</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 199.5 linear feet (160 boxes, 624 volumes, 38 rolled items)
Abstract:: Prior to the 1870s, Philadelphia's public transportation system consisted of dozens of independently owned and operated horse drawn streetcar lines. In the 1880s and 1890s steps were taken toward electrification and unification, a goal finally achieved in 1902 with the founding of Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT). PRT constructed subway and elevated train lines, and managed public transportation until 1940, when the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) was established, absorbing PRT and all of its functions. The Dr. Harold E. Cox transportation collection is composed primarily of records from PTC and PRT, as well as PRT's subsidiary and predecessor rail lines. This collection dates from 1803 to 1967, with the bulk of materials ranging from 1858 to 1960. It consists of financial records, legal records, correspondence, administrative records, ephemera, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, atlases, and route maps and diagrams. The collection documents the growth and...(see more)

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

Extent:: 40.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Upper Moreland Historical Association subject files, 1909-2012, are comprised of various materials collected by the association relating to the history of Upper Moreland Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Held at: Upper Moreland Historical Association [Contact Us]

Extent:: 5.75 linear feet
Abstract:: The Upper Moreland Historical Association photographs and audiovisual materials collection, 1918-2012, is comprised primarily of original and reproduction photographs, with a small number of slides, film reels, and audio reels. These materials relate to Montgomery County, Upper Moreland Township, and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

Held at: Upper Moreland Historical Association [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.75 linear feet
Abstract:: Anita Smiley (1915-2007) was a local historian and sixth grade teacher at Cold Spring Elementary School in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The Anita Rothwell Smiley scrapbooks, 1892-1992, contain materials relating to Upper Moreland Township and Willow Grove local history, including Willow Grove Park.

Held at: Upper Moreland Historical Association [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Upper Moreland Historical Association scrapbook and ledger collection, 1910-1960, contains about one-dozen volumes relating to the history and residents of Upper Moreland Township and surrounding areas, especially Willow Grove Amusement Park.

Held at: Upper Moreland Historical Association [Contact Us]

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