Call Number:

35

Repository:

Historical Society of Frankford

Extent:

0.92 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

circa 1900-1925

Creator:

Cartledge, Lincoln, 1868-1918

Abstract:

Lincoln Cartledge (1868-1918) was a local photographer and historian active in the Frankford neighborhood of Northeast, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was also a member of the Historical Society of Frankford. The Lincoln Cartledge photograph collection, circa 1900-1925, consists of 144 early twentieth-century photographs primarily depicting Pennypack Creek area landscapes, but also many buildings and other sites in the Northeast Philadelphia area.

Lincoln Cartledge (1868-1918) was a lifelong resident of the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was married to Letty Shallcross. He worked as a cashier at the Public Ledger newspaper. Cartledge was active in local history and community organizations, including serving as secretary of the City History Club and a member of the Historical Society of Frankford and Frankford Fathers Association. He was also an amateur photographer who is known in particular for his photographs of Pennypack Creek in Northeast Philadelphia.

This collection consists of 144 early twentieth-century photographs primarily depicting Pennypack Creek area landscapes, but also many buildings and other sites in the Northeast Philadelphia area.

The photographs are numbered C1 through C144, labeled with a description of the scene, and are indexed by location, building, or site in a card catalog. All of the photographs are mounted.