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Swarthmore Borough Photographs

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Call Number:
PA.064
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
1.5 cubic ft. (4 binders)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Swarthmore Borough Photographs, PA 64, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1880-2005 (inclusive)
Creator:
Swarthmore Historical Society
Abstract:
This collection consists of 4 binders of original and copy photographs and negatives, dating from approximately 1880 to 2005, of the Swarthmore Borough, located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Many of the images were used in the book Swarthmore Illustrated: A Centennial History by Susanna K. Morikawa and Patricia C. O'Donnell (1993).

Swarthmore is a borough located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. After the founding of Swarthmore College in 1864, a residential community and small business hub developed, centered on the College and the train station which was named Westdale until 1872. The Borough of Swarthmore was incorporated in 1893, and its history has since been intertwined with that of the College. Many of its citizens had close associations -- as graduates, employees, or members of the Quaker meeting -- on campus.

The Swarthmore Historical Society was founded in 1988, and its collections were deposited in Friends Historical Library in 1996.

The nucleus of this collection is images used in the book Swarthmore Illustrated: A Centennial History by Susanna K. Morikawa and Patricia C. O'Donnell (1993). Subsequently, other photographs from the Swarthmore Historical Society were added to the collection for ease of access.

This collection includes original and reproduction photographs, negatives and black and white photos, circa 1880-2005. Schools, government buildings, churches, gardens, landscape and ariel views, organizations and transportation are depicted in the collection.

The nucleus of this collection is images used in the book Swarthmore Illustrated: A Centennial History by Susanna K. Morikawa and Patricia C. O'Donnell (1993). Subsequently, other photographs from the Swarthmore Historical Society were added to the collection for ease of access.

The photographs are arranged by volume. Within each volume, pictures are filed in the order in which they appear in Swarthmore Illustrated by item number. Negatives are filed with the photograph when there is a full sized, individual negative. 33mm negatives are filed at the back.

Many of the older pictures used in the Centennial Exhibition, with copy photos and negatives originally were catalogued as PA 89, Swarthmore College Lantern Slide Copy Print Collection. For ease of access, the pictures used in Swarthmore Illustrated have been removed from PA 89 and instead stored with PA 64 since more requests for duplication come through that publication. What remains in PA 89 (stored in box with PA 90) are Swarthmore College Pictures not used in Swarthmore Illustrated and not pertaining to the Borough of Swarthmore.

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Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
Kemi Oladipo
Finding Aid Date
11/06/17
Access Restrictions

This collection is available for research use.

Use Restrictions

Some of the items in this collection may be protected by copyright. The user is solely responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder or their heirs/assigns to reuse, publish, or reproduce relevant items beyond the bounds of Fair Use or other exemptions to the law. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

This binder consists of copies of photographs used in the publication Swarthmore Illustrated, organized as in the booklet.

5. Lenni-Lenape Stone Points.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Item contains 3 photographs of Lenni-Lenape stone points, made by Native Americans of the Delaware Tribe.

6. Oak Tree.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Ancient oak tree at 504 Walnut Lane

7. Deed, 1681.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Detail of deed granted by William Penn, 1681

8. Deed 2, 1681.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Detail of deed granted by William Penn, 1681

9. Map, 1683.
Volume 1
10. Log Plank House, 1700.
Volume 1
11. Benjamin West House, 1874.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Benjamin West house in ruins after fire, ca. 1874.

12. Benjamin West House Restored, 1886.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Benjamin West House after restoration, ca. 1886

13. Maddock-Ogden House, 1736.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

built in 1736

14. Original Train Station, 1867.
Volume 1
15. Timetable, 1920.
Volume 1
16. Parrish Hall, 1880.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Parrish Hall before the fire

17. The Ruins of Parrish Hall, 1881.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Parrish Hall after the fire of 1881

18. The College, 1895.
Volume 1
20. Students going to Meeting House.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Students on their way to Meeting for worship

21. Students Dining in Parrish Hall, 1872.
Volume 1
19. Farm at Swarthmore College.
Volume 1
22. Original College President's House, 1874.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

built in 1874

23. Parrish Dorm Room , 1897.
Volume 1
24. Postcard of Campus and Station.
Volume 1
25. West Hill Land Company Homes.
Volume 1
27. West Hill Water Tower, 1881.
Volume 1
30. Example of the Stick Style of Architecture in Swarthmore, 1881.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

built in 1881

31. View from Parrish Hall, 1895.
Volume 1
36. South Princeton Avenue House.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Photograph from "Swarthmore Illustrated"

37. College Tract Map, 1891.
Volume 1
38. Charles A. Smith General Store.
Volume 1
39. Hannum and Huffnall.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Hannum and Huffnall, now Michaels Corner, at the turn of the century

40. Park Avenue, 1893.
Volume 1
41. First Page of the Minute Book of Borough Council, 1893-1901.
Volume 1
42. View of the Downtown from the College, 1895.
Volume 1
43. Postcard of Borough Hall, 1910.
Volume 1
44. Groundbreaking for New Borough Hall, 1951.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

H. Lindley Peel (President of the Borough Council), Mayor John Pitman, Bill Ward.

45. Strath Haven Inn.
Volume 1
46. Room at the Strath Haven Inn.
Volume 1
47. Strath Haven Inn (with ice in foreground), 1895.
Volume 1
48. Strath Haven Inn and Lake.
Volume 1
49. Postcard of the Grange.
Volume 1
50. Last Remaining Grange Building, Michigan Avenue.
Volume 1
51. Smokehouse at the Last Remaining Grange Building.
Volume 1
52. Dunbar Family and Others, 1911.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

(standing) Minnie Obey, Rose Hamond,(seated) Claude Dunbar, Mrs. Bertha Dunbar, (standing) Minnie Dunbar, Maud Dunbar

53. Aerial Photograph with the Grange in Foreground, 1931.
Volume 1
54. Bowdoin Avenue, 1937.
Volume 1
55. The Borough Newspaper, 1903-03-20.
Volume 1
56. The Swarthmore Newspaper, 1894-07-07.
Volume 1
59. John Cass' House in Ruins, 1893.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

John Cass was publisher of The Swarthmore.

60. Fire Company, 1909.
Volume 1
61. Swarthmore Fire and Protective Association Engaged in Resuscitation.
Volume 1
62. Swarthmore Fire and Protective Association, 1913.
Volume 1
64. Borough Hall.
Volume 1
65. Borough Hall 2 .
Volume 1
66. Damage at Railroad Station caused by Traffic Accident.
Volume 1
67. Chief John Rogeri Inspects Damage at Railroad Station.
Volume 1
68. Borough Police.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Jimmy Davis, Edmund Jones, Bill Weidner, Stan Shapanski, Ed Burgett, John Wesley, Pete Maginnis, Donald Lee, Charles Thatcher (chairman of Public Safety).

69. Train Station, 1876.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

The train station was built in 1876.

70. Michael McCarty, 1898-1919.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Michael McCarty was the gatekeeper at the Swarthmore train station from 1898-1919.

71. Railroad Underpass on Chester Road, 1931.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

The railroad underpass was completed in 1931.

72. Railroad Trestle over Crum Creek.
Volume 1
73. Yale Avenue Trolley.
Volume 1
74. The First Swarthmore Post Office.
Volume 1
75. Construction of the New Swarthmore Post Office, 1935.
Volume 1
76. Old Bank Building, 1925.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

The bank moved in 1925.

77. Drug Store and Bank on S. Chester Road, 1935.
Volume 1
78. First Section of Shirer Building.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

The Shirer Building was home of Shirer drug store for many years.

79. Second Section of Shirer Building.
Volume 1
80. Michael's Corner, 1993.
Volume 1
81. Livery Stable.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Livery Stable, located at the back of the present site of the Swarthmore Co-op at 403 Dartmouth Avenue.

82. View of the 400 Block of Dartmouth Avenue.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

View of the old Borough Hall on the right.

83. Postcard, 201 S. Chester Road.
Volume 1
84. Postcard, the 600 Block of Harvard Avenue.
Volume 1
85. Postcard, 200 S. Chester Road.
Volume 1
86. Postcard, the 500 Block of Harvard Avenue.
Volume 1
87. Postcard, 736 Harvard Avenue.
Volume 1
88. Postcard, the 100 Block of Rutgers Avenue.
Volume 1
89. Walton and Walton Real Estate, 1900-1929.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

The photograph is from the early 20th century.

90. Riverview Road before Sidewalk Installation, 1946.
Volume 1
91. Riverview Road after Sidewalk Installation, 1949.
Volume 1
93. Aerial View looking North from Cornell and Fairview Avenues, 1931.
Volume 1
94. Postcard of the Yale Avenue School.
Volume 1
95. Yale Avenue School, 1906-1907.
Volume 1
96. Swarthmore High School, 1920.
Volume 1
97. Swarthmore-Rutledge Elementary School.
Volume 1
98. Original Buildings of the Swarthmore Prep School.
Volume 1
99. Postcard of the Swarthmore Prep School.
Volume 1
100. Mary Lyons Dormitory.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

The Mary Lyons dormitory was the Mary Lyons School until 1943.

101. Women's Circle of the Wesley A.M.E. Church.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Bertha Dunbar, Elizabeth W. Coleman, Sadie Quinlan, Martha Tilghman Coleman Broadway, Amanda Polk, Melissa Mason Johnson, Anna Parson (sitting), Victoria Herdon, Martha Maddox, Marion Robinson, Daisy Bakford, Ethel Wynn Herndon, Cordelia Sudler.

102. Swarthmore Friends Meeting House.
Volume 1
103. Swarthmore United Methodist Church.
Volume 1
104. Swarthmore Presbyterian Church.
Volume 1
105. Trinity Episcopal Church.
Volume 1
106. First Church of Christ Scientist.
Volume 1
107. Wesley A.M.E. Church.
Volume 1
108. The Women's Club of Swarthmore.
Volume 1
109. Swarthmore Antiques Fair at the Women's Club, 1969.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Mrs. Chester A. Kunz, Mrs. Robert Clother, Mrs. Henry I. Hoot, Mrs. T.A. Jenkins, and Mrs. Leon Boller.

110. Advertisement for Concert at the Swarthmore Public Library.
Volume 1
111. Present Public Library Building on Park Avenue.
Volume 1
111a. Swarthmore's Girl Scout Troop 16, 1920-1929.
Volume 1
112. Members of Swarthmore Troop 744, 1963.
Volume 1
113. The Players Club of Swarthmore.
Volume 1
114. Elizabeth Bassett in her Red Cross Uniform.
Volume 1
115. Founding Members of the Swarthmore Rotary Club.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Pictured from left (front row): Emmanuel Buckner, John Michael, Charles Russell, Fred Patman, Edward Noyes, (second row) Walter Hoffman, John Pitman, Wayn Mosteller, Walter Suplee, Bill Lee, Sr., Clarence Hannum, (back row) Harold Speight, George Heckman, Elric Sproat, Richard Ammerman

116. Company H, Swarthmore's Home Guard, at Parade, 1919.
Volume 1
117. Company H at Parade 1, 1919.
Volume 1
118. Company H at Parade 2, 1919.
Volume 1
119. The Swarthmore Lions Club.
Volume 1
119a. Members of the Swarthmore Branch of the League of Women Voters 1 , 1993.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Dorothy Fields, Rosemarie Johnson, Harriet Goldberg, Joyce Terwilliger, Claudia Bennett, Marion Purdy, Ellie Lavin, and Lora Lavin.

119b. Members of the Swarthmore Branch of the League of Women Voters 2, 1993.
Volume 1
120. The Swarthmore Community Center.
Volume 1
121. Members of the Swarthmore Recreation Association.
Volume 1
121a. The Town Soccer Team, 1987.
Volume 1
122. Public Swimming Area on Grounds of Riverview Farm .
Volume 1
123. Construction of the Swarthmore Swim Club, 1955.
Volume 1
123a. Swarthmore Swim Club Varsity Swim Team , 1993.
Volume 1
124. The "Jack Morris Five" Basketball Team, 1929-1930.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

(Standing) Jack Baily, Jimmy Johnson, John Morris, Bill Jones. (Seated) "Happy Handy," Jack Johnson, and other unidentified players.

125. 1929 Baseball Team , 1929.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

E.C. Walton, Leonard Ashton, Fred Price, George Powers, Print Manning, Porter Waite, Rudy Yarnall, Bob Reed, John Belfield, George Place, Bill Abernathy, Jack Rupp

126. Children Waiting for the Easter Egg Hunt, 1931.
Volume 1
126a. Easter Egg Hunt on the College Field, 1988.
Volume 1
127. Flag Placing, 1937.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Boy Scout Richard Keppler placing a flag at the memorial tablet at Borough Hall on Memorial Day 1937.

129. Members of Fire Department, 1955-07-04.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Paul Goldsmith, Bill Shirley, John Rumsey, Jimmy Dunn, Gene Finnegan

130. Early Pageant of the Nativity.
Volume 1
131. Kindergarten Students, 1988.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Kindergarten students marching from the Swarthmore-Rutledge School to reenact the migration of the monarch butterflies.

132. Centennial Park.
Volume 1
Scope and Contents

Centennial Park, on the corner of Park and Dartmouth Avenues.

133. Unused Photograph - Lenni-Lenape Stone Point 1.
Volume 1
134. Unused Photograph - Lenni-Lenape Stone Point 2.
Volume 1
135. Contact Sheet and Negatives.
Volume 1
Vol. 2. Binder 2: Government, Schools, 1900-1950.
Volume 2
Scope and Contents

This volume consists of photographs of the government, borough halls, and schools. Pictures depict buildings and homes in the borough, elementary and high school class pictures, high school sports teams and clubs, and government officials. Photographs are mostly black and white, but includes color pictures. Items of special interest include photographs of the Swarthmore Borough fire on March 15, 1950, the groundbreaking of the new Borough Hall, and aerial views of the Swarthmore Prep and Grammar schools.

Vol. 3. Binder 3: Transportation, Views, Businesses, 1883-2000.
Volume 3
Scope and Contents

This volume consists of pictures of the railroad, trolleys, other transportation, aerial and landscape views, Strath Haven Inn, businesses,and the neighborhood. The volume includes mostly black and white photographs, some color pictures, and negative slides. Items of special interest include colored postcard collections of the borough and Crum Creek, and photographs of Strath Haven lake, Crum Creek, Strath Haven Inn dining room decorated for a wedding, and Livery Stable.

Vol. 4. Binder 4: Residential, Organizations, Miscellaneous, 1887-1997.
Volume 4
Scope and Contents

This volume consists of pictures of residences, gardens, churches, slides from Swarthmore College calendar, "Then and Now", organizations, events, and portaits of individuals. The volume includes mostly black and white photographs, some color pictures, and negative slides. Items of special interest include early photo of the building known as The Ingleneuk and the Swarthmore baseball team.

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