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King of Prussia Park Photograph Collection

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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This collection contains photographs and a few other materials concerning a plot of land sold for development in the 1950s. The 623 acres were located at the intersection of the Schuylkill Expressway and the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the Valley Forge interchange. The acreage was originally known as the "Irwin Estate" and had been owned by Alexander D. Irwin who acquired the land in 1918. Photographs in the collection are views of the estate including exterior and interior views of the main house and outbuildings. Photographers include Peter Paul.

Originally received as accession 290.

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in June 2015.

Publisher
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Finding Aid Author
Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
Finding Aid Date
February 2024
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The King of Prussia Park Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Gift Letter, February 22, 1977.
Box 1 Folder 1
Package Plan Book, including photographs, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, Co., Philadelphia, undated.
Box 1 Folder 2
Photographs, undated.
Box 1 Folder 3
Photographs, 1934.
Box 1 Folder 4
Photographs, 1952.
Box 1 Folder 5
"Interchange Ahead," by Robert Lubar, Fortune, October 1958.
Box 1 Folder 6

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