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George A. Hoadley photograph collection
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George A. Hoadley was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, in 1848 and graduated from Union College in 1874 with degrees in engineering. He served as principal of Argyle Academy, New York, 1874-1879, and at high schools in Massachusetts before being appointed professor of physics at Swarthmore College in 1888. In 1892 he was appointed Vice-President of the College, and he served as Acting President several times. While he remained committed to the College, he retired from the faculty in 1914 to become secretary of the Franklin Institute. As well as supporting College interests and activities, he served as president of the Swarthmore School District School Board. In 1900 with his second wife, Marie Kemp Hoadley, he moved his extensive family into a large frame home at 518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore, a house which remained in the family until 2019. Ecumenical in his religious practice, he was a founder of the non-denominational Union Church in Swarthmore and occasionally lectured at the nearby Swarthmore Meeting. George A. Hoadley died in 1936.
Hoadley was married three times and had nine children, most of whom attended Swarthmore College. With his first wife, Ida Burtch Hoadley, he had four children, all of whom attended Swarthmore College. Ida died in 1891, and in 1895, George married second Marie A. Kemp, a professor of German at the College, 1891-1901. She earned her B.A. and A.M. from Swarthmore College. Marie had one child, Anthony deHothleigh Hoadley, born in 1901.
In 1908, George A. Hoadley married third Fannie Burnham Kilgore, a Swarthmore College graduate, school teacher, and 32 years his junior. Her mother, Carrie Sylvester Burnham Kilgore (1838-1909) was a suffragist and the first woman admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar. Three of Fannie Hoadley's children graduated from Swarthmore College. Son George B. Hoadley (1909-1995) became a Quaker on request and married Mary Elizabeth Betts in 1934 under the care of Buckingham Monthly Meeting. His younger sister, Florence A. Hoadley, Swarthmore College Class of 1932, became a member of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting in 1937 and lived in the family home until her death in 1993.
The collection contains photographs taken by George A. Hoadley, long-time professor of physics at Swarthmore College and secretary of the Franklin Institute. A founder of the Swarthmore College Camera Club, he was a avid amateur photographer. Approximately 2,000 of his glass negatives were preserved in the family home; they illustrate Swarthmore College and local homes and sites from circa 1899-1929. The collection also includes a small number of film negatives and photographic prints.
The papers and pictorial material were stored in the family home and include clippings compiled by George A. Hoadley's daughter by his third wife and secretary, Florence A. Hoadley, who lived in the house until her death in 1993. Her grandparents were Damon Y. and Carrie B. Kilgore. The donor, John Lawrence, Jr., is Florence's great-nephew and grandson of Anthony deH. Hoadley, son of George Hoadley's second wife, Marie Kemp Hoadley. Marie and George Hoadley built the house at 518 Walnut Lane in 1900.
Gift of John Lawrence, Acc. 2019.030
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Collection Inventory
The series contains 3 bound albums, 1 folder of loose images, 8 large format class negatives, and one cased image.
Joseph Swain inauguration, Water Tower, Pearson Hall
Probably Florence Hoadley and Carrie Kilgore?
Sarah Barber Burtch, wife of Birdsey N. Burtch, and mother of Ida Burtch Hoadley
Includes labeled photographs of George A. Hoadley and his brother Fred B. Hoadley and Ida Burtch Hoadley. Most not labeled.
Includes images of Swarthmore College building exteriors (including Trotter, Carnegie Library, and Book and Key), campus events (sports, graduation, etc.), and groups of students.
Portraits of individual people and groups of people, as well as household animals (dogs and horses).
Images of houses and residential neighborhoods.
Images of trains, rails, carriages, and boats.
Includes images of parades, public gatherings, and various tourist locales. Of special interest are images of the Elk's Greatest Parade, held in Philadelphia on July 18, 1907.
These photographs were stored together and were kept in the order received.
Boxed and stored with FHL glass negatives and slides
"Primary class 1896." The Swarthmore Grammar School was a private school founded in 1892 by Arthur Hibbs Tomlinson after the preparatory school at Swarthmore College was closed. It moved to the corner of South Chester Road and Harvard Avenue in 1896.
The Swarthmore Women's Club was established in 1898.
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
"Crum Creek above Lewis Mill." The site of the J. Howard Lewis Paper Mills is located in Nether Providence, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Cum Creek Between Baltimore Pike and Beatty Road. It was first constructed in 1826 by John Pancoast and others, and was purchased by John and Elizabeth Lewis in 1833. It was damaged by fire in 1882, and again in 1883, and was operated by the Franklin Paper Company after 1890. It continued in business until the late 1950s.
"Hull's house and oak." Residence of Wm. I. Hull, 504 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore, 1900. Supposed to be a "descendant" of Penn's Treaty Oak.
"Dr. Hull's house & Oak 1900." Residence of Wm. I. Hull, 504 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore, 1900. Supposed to be a "descedant" of Penn's Treaty Oak.
The site of the J. Howard Lewis Paper Mills is located in Nether Providence, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Cum Creek Between Baltimore Pike and Beatty Road. It was first constructed in 1826 by John Pancoast and others, and was purchased by John and Elizabeth Lewis in 1833. It was damaged by fire in 1882, and again in 1883, and was operated by the Franklin Paper Company after 1890. It continued in business until the late 1950s.
"Road from Lewis Mills." The site of the J. Howard Lewis Paper Mills is located in Nether Providence, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Cum Creek Between Baltimore Pike and Beatty Road. It was first constructed in 1826 by John Pancoast and others, and was purchased by John and Elizabeth Lewis in 1833. It was damaged by fire in 1882, and again in 1883, and was operated by the Franklin Paper Company after 1890. It continued in business until the late 1950s.
"Near Secan PA." Secane in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, is a small community within Ridley Township, located two stop east of Swarthmore onthe Pennsylvania Railroad.
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
"Dr. Hull's Oak." Residence of Wm. I. Hull, 504 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore, 1900. Supposed to be a "descendant" of Penn's Treaty Oak.
"Lock on Leiper canal." The Leiper Canal was built in about 1828 by George Leiper, son of Thomas, to carry stone from the Leiper Quarry to the Delaware River near Eddystone; it was cosed in 1852. The canal had three locks.
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College. Fire destroyed a building, formerly used as the men's gymnasium, just in back of Parrish Hall.
Swarthmore College. Fire destroyed a building, formerly used as the men's gymnasium, just in back of Parrish Hall.
Swarthmore College
View from Walnut Lane looking northward toward Baltimore Pike in Swarthmore
Magstan Manse
Unknown residence
Swarthmore residence
Row of houses, perhaps Leiperville or near the Lewis Paper Mills.
Gilbert Alleman was a Professor of Chemistry asat Swarthmore, and lived at 6 Whittier Place in Swarthmore.
"Junior House - Swarthmore Preparatory School, June 26, 1917." The Swarthmore Grammar School was a private school founded in 1892 by Arthur Hibbs Tomlinson after the preparatory school at Swarthmore College was closed. It moved to the corner of South Chester Road and Harvard Avenue, Swarthmore, in 1896.
Dr. Frank L. Bassett lived at 519 Walnut Lane.
"Mr. Ramsey's house," abt. 1914. John Everton Ramsey was a bank president and lived at 500 N. Chester Road in Swarthmore.
"Mr. Ramsey's house," abt. 1914. John Everton Ramsey was a bank president and lived at 500 N. Chester Road in Swarthmore.
Swarthmore College
Residence of Wm. I. Hull, 504 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore, 1900. Built in 1898.
"Mr. Ramsey's house, June 1, 1914." John Everton Ramsey was a bank president and lived at 500 N. Chester Road in Swarthmore.
George A. Hoadley, long-time professor of physics at Swarthmore College, was a founder of the Swarthmore College Camera Club; he was an amateur photographer. He built the house at 520, supposedly for his son
The site of the J. Howard Lewis Paper Mills is located in Nether Providence, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Cum Creek Between Baltimore Pike and Beatty Road. It was first constructed in 1826 by John Pancoast and others, and was purchased by John and Elizabeth Lewis in 1833. It was damaged by fire in 1882, and again in 1883, and was operated by the Franklin Paper Company after 1890. It continued in business until the late 1950s.
508 Cedar, Swarthmore
Magill's house
The Leiper Canal was built in about 1828 by George Leiper, son of Thomas, to carry stone from the Leiper Quarry to the Delaware River near Eddystone; it was cosed in 1852. The canal had three locks.
The Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company constructed a new trolley line from 69th Street in Upper Darby to Media in 1912.
The Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company constructed a new trolley line from 69th Street in Upper Darby to Media in 1912.
B&O Railroad engine at Leiper's Quarry. Thomas Leiper quarried stone at several sites along the Crum.
This is probably an image of Avondale, a community built along the Crum for the workers in Leiper's quarry.
The WWl Memorial Bridge was completed in 1923, replacing the Plush Mill covered bridge; the latter collapsed before 1920, leaving the trolley trestle seen just underneath.
The WWl Memorial Bridge was completed in 1923, replacing the Plush Mill covered bridge; the latter collapsed before 1920, leaving the trolley trestle seen just underneath.
The Magstan Manse at 915 Harvard Avenue in Swarthmore was designed by Francis G,. Caldwell for S.K. Wilson in 1909.
The Union Church, later United Methodist and, most recently sharing space with the Swarthmore Community Center, was built on Park Avenue in Swarthmore.
This log house is probably the one labelled on the 1892 Miller map, Log House 200 Years. It was located east of the Crum Creek on a spit of land overlooking the Lewis Mills.
The Gibbons family gave funds to the Swarthmore Presbyterian Church towards a Sunday School building in memory of their adopted niece, May Loeffler.
Clarence Scott's residence was located at 508 Cedar Lane in Swarthmore.
The Union Church, later United Methodist and, most recently sharing space with the Swarthmore Community Center, was built in on Park Avenue in Swarthmore.
Thomas Leiper quarried stone at several sites along the Crum.
Victor D. Shirer built his pharmacy on South Chester Road in two sections, the first about 1902. In about 1908 the building also housed the post office.
"Repairs on Dr. Hull's oak 1916." Residence of Wm. I. Hull, 504 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore, 1900. Supposed to be a "descendant" of Penn's Treaty Oak.
John Marshall lived at 507 North Chester Road.
Mr. Simons owned Crumwald at the corner of Walnut Lane and Elm in Swarthmore.
Roy Bennett Pace was a Professor of English at Swarthmore College, but likely rented his home, perhaps on Whittier Place.
Damaged
500 North Chester Road, Swarthmore
Dr. Harry L. Smedley was a dentist. This building is on the corner of Baltimore Pike and Jackson Street in Media, currently a funeral home.
Job T. Pugh's death certificate lists his residence at 519 Walnut Lane in 1917. However this image is probably of 517 Walnut Lane.
Clarence Scott's residence was located at 508 Cedar Lane in Swarthmore.
518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
526 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore. George Hoadley, who lived next door at 518, built 526 (520) in 1901.
526 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore. George Hoadley, who lived next door at 518, built 526 (520) in 1901
518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
526 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore. George Hoadley, who lived next door at 518, built 526 (520) in 1901
526 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore. George Hoadley, who lived next door at 518, built 526 (520) in 1901
526 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore. George Hoadley, who lived next door at 518, built 526 (520) in 1901
Images include an Eclipse Party May 28 1900 Kelford NC, 1st Reunion Veterans and Wives May 28 1901, and Hothlegh Walnut Lane Swarthmore.
518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
Roy Bennett Pace was a Professor of English at Swarthmore College, but likely rented his home, perhaps on Whittier Place.
Roy Bennett Pace was a Professor of English at Swarthmore College, but likely rented his home, perhaps on Whittier Place.
518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
Hydrangea bush.
The Swarthmore Presbyterian Church was erected on Harvard Avenue in 1896.
The second Swarthmore train station was built in 1876; it was enlarged around the turn of the century.
The Swarthmore Presbyterian Church was erected on Harvard Avenue in 1896.
Dr. J. Foster Flagg was a dentist and owned three adjacent houses in the 200 block of Elm Avenue.
Residence of Wm. I. Hull, 504 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore, 1900. Built in 1898.
Residential interior with classical "Rogers group type" sculpture on a table
Thomas Leiper quarried stone at several sites along the Crum. This quarry mentioned in the title may be the one in Swarthmore onYale Avenue, but is not visible in the picture.
The second train station in Swarthmore was built in 1876; it was enlarged around the turn of the century.
Hull residence. Glass negative damaged.
Swarthmore College campus.
Gilbert Alleman was a Professor of Chemistry asat Swarthmore, and lived at 6 Whittier Place in Swarthmore.
123 South Princeton
Residential interior with spinning wheel in stairwell
219 South Chester Road. William H. Gutelius was a journalist.
Dr. Frank L. Bassett lived at 519 Walnut Lane.
Gilbert Alleman was a Professor of Chemistry asat Swarthmore, and lived at 6 Whittier Place in Swarthmore.
The Crum Creek Viaduct was originally constructed of wood with stone pillars; it was rebuilt in 1895 as a steel trestle bridge.This photo is likely of the 1895 rebuilding.
405 Elm. Built for Leonard C. and Ruth Potter Ashton.
Residence of Wm. I. Hull, 504 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore, 1900. Built in 1898.
Image of felled trees.
The Crum Creek Viaduct was originally constructed of wood with stone pillars; it was rebuilt in 1895 as a steel trestle bridge.
This pedestrian/automobile bridge on Yale Avenue was an iron structure. It was replaced in the early 1930s. The Strath Haven Inn, built in 1892, is visible beyond.
518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
Dr. Bassett resided at 519 Walnut Lane.
The Swarthmore National Bank opened in 1905.The building was replaced in 1925; the original building moved to Rutgers Avenue and was later demolished
Swarthmore Preparatory School, June 26, 1917." The Swarthmore Grammar School was a private school founded in 1892 by Arthur Hibbs Tomlinson after the preparatory school at Swarthmore College was closed. It moved to the corner of South Chester Road and Harvard Avenue in 1896. The headmaster's house, "Rustone," was at 200 South Chester Road.
Thomas Leiper quarried stone at several sites along the Crum.
Col. George W. Bain was a well-known Chautauqua lecturer. The image is probably of the construction of the trolley line between 69th Street and Media.
Residence at 512 Elm in Swarthmore.
Swarthmore Preparatory School, June 26, 1917." The Swarthmore Grammar School was a private school founded in 1892 by Arthur Hibbs Tomlinson after the preparatory school at Swarthmore College was closed. It moved to the corner of South Chester Road and Harvard Avenue in 1896.
Whiskey Run, also known as Lownes Run, ran into Crum Creek in what is today know as Smedley Park, just north of Baltimore Pike.
Beatrice Magill was the daughter of Edward Hicks Magill. She married J. Campbell Robinson in 1904. Residence at 512 Elm in Swarthmore.
Thomas Leiper quarried stone at several sites along the Crum.
The Strath Haven Inn was built along Crum Creek in Swarthmore 1893-94 by businessman and and real estate developer, Fredrick M. Simons. The site is currently occupied by the Strath Haven Condominiums.
Thomas Leiper quarried stone at several sites along the Crum.
518 Walnut Lane
George A. Hoadley, long-time professor of physics at Swarthmore College, was a founder of the Swarthmore College Camera Club; he was an amateur photographer. He built the house at 518 Walnut Lane in 1900.
Dr. Bassett resided at 519 Walnut Lane.
518 Walnut Lane
Thomas Leiper quarried stone at several sites along the Crum.
Powell Stackhouse residence, Castanea, was off of Avondale Road in Nether Providence.
518 Walnut Lane
518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
Perhaps 518 Walnut Lane, Swarthmore.
Two young musicians with girl, probably looking toward Chester Road
Crum Falls with dam house in background, Swarthmore
Swarthmore College campus
Cycling under an unknown viaduct with train passing overhead
Unknown stone house, probably early 19th century
Laying pipe in the street, probably Swarthmore
Light snowfall with house and church tower in background, probably Swarthmore
Two women standing in front of a house
Two women standing in front of a house (copy 2)
Unknown residence
Unknown residence
Unknown residence
Unknown church building with bell tower
Unknown residence, probably Swarthmore
Unknown residence
Morgan Hall, Williams College
Philadelphia botanist John Bartram founded the garden on his farm in Kingsessing, west of the Schuylkill River in 1728. After the family sold the property in 1850, it passed through several owners until the City of Philadelphia acquired it in 1891.
USS Iowa was a battleship built for the United States Navy by Wm. Cramp & Sons shipyard in the mid-1890s.
View of City Hall with Peace Jubilee columns
The Dunkard Parsonage at 6611 Germantown Avenue in the Germantown area of Philadlephia.
The January 26th fire was discovered on the basement of Hanscom Brothers. It destroyed nearly all the buildings in the block bounded by Market, Filbert, Juniper and Thirteenth Streets in Philadelphia. The clock tower of John Wanamaker's store was burned but the firemen saved the building from destruction. Image shows smoke and observers.
Philadelphia botanist John Bartram founded the garden on his farm in Kingsessing, west of the Schuylkill River in 1728. After the family sold the property in 1850, it passed through several owners until the City of Philadelphia acquired it in 1891.
Philadelphia botanist John Bartram founded the garden on his farm in Kingsessing, west of the Schuylkill River in 1728. After the family sold the property in 1850, it passed through several owners until the City of Philadelphia acquired it in 1891.
Philadelphia botanist John Bartram founded the garden on his farm in Kingsessing, west of the Schuylkill River in 1728. After the family sold the property in 1850, it passed through several owners until the City of Philadelphia acquired it in 1891.
The Reading Terminal Market opened for business on February 22, 1893.
National Export Exposition took place in Philadelphia from Sept. 14- Dec. 2, 1899 and attracted over a million visitors.
National Export Exposition took place in Philadelphia from Sept. 14- Dec. 2, 1899 and attracted over a million visitors.
Powell Stackhouse residence, Castanea, was off of Avondale Road in Nether Providence.
The old Custom House was designed by William Strickland and erected on Chestnut Street between 1819 and 1824 as the Second Bank of the United States.
Philadelphia botanist John Bartram founded the garden on his farm in Kingsessing, west of the Schuylkill River in 1728. After the family sold the property in 1850, it passed through several owners until the City of Philadelphia acquired it in 1891.
1904 statue of The Puritan by Saint-Gaudens on a pedestal next to City Hall, Philadelphia. Relocated to Kelly Drive in 1920.
Probably Market Street, east of Philadelphia City Hall
Broad Street in front of the Masonic Temple, Philadelphia
Custom House
Army-Navy football game
The Philadelphia Peace Jubilee was held for three days in October 1898 to celebrate the end of the Spanish-American War.
Dignitaries riding in an open carriage, perhaps the President
Statue of Ben Franklin
Entrance to the quad at the University f Pennsylvania
Streetscape
Merchants Exchange building
Blue Anchor Tavern at 221 Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia. The 225th Anniversary of its founding was celebrated in1908.
Photograph of the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh; it was built in 1898.
Market Street, west from about 12th, near City Hall, Philadelphia
Faneuil Hall, Boston.
Building under construction, probably Philadelphia
Bas relief on wall of 30th Street station, The Spirit of Transportation
Faded image of Independence Hall
Market Street near City Hall, Philadelphia
Bas relief on wall of 30th Street Station, The Spirit of Transportation, carved in 1895
Market Street, west from about 12th, near City Hall, Philadelphia
Looking toward City Hall
The Philadelphia Peace Jubilee was held for three days in October 1898 to celebrate the end of the Spanish-American War.
The Philadelphia Peace Jubilee was held for three days in October 1898 to celebrate the end of the Spanish-American War.
East River (now Kelly) Drive
View of Philadelphia City Hall
View of Philadelphia City Hall
Parade
Independence Hall
Philadelphia side street
Philadelphia side street
Parade
Streetscape, possibly Chestnut Street
Probably the launch of the USS Iowa, a battleship built for the United States Navy by Wm. Cramp & Sons shipyard in the mid-1890s. It was located on the Delaware River in Port Richmond.
Probably the launch of the USS Iowa, a battleship built for the United States Navy by Wm. Cramp & Sons shipyard in the mid-1890s. It was located on the Delaware River in Port Richmond.
Philadelphia, 1898?
Probably the launch of the USS Iowa, a battleship built for the United States Navy by Wm. Cramp & Sons shipyard in the mid-1890s. It was located on the Delaware River in Port Richmond.
Originally unveiled in 1897 in Fairmount Park; moved to Eakins Oval in 1928
Exterior
Army-Navy football game
National Export Exposition took place in Philadelphia from Sept. 14- Dec. 2, 1899 and attracted over a million visitors.
William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company (also known as William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company) of Philadelphia was founded in 1830 by William Cramp. It was the preeminent U.S. iron shipbuilder of the late 19th century.
William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company (also known as William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company) of Philadelphia was founded in 1830 by William Cramp. It was the preeminent U.S. iron shipbuilder of the late 19th century.
Carriages lined up
The Ben Franklin Bridge -- originally called the Delaware RIver Bridge -- was built over the Delaware River in 1922. Shows pedestrians crossing.
Betz Building (Liberty Building), 1 South Broad Street. Philadelphia's first skyscraper.
A bronze statue of William Penn by the sculptor, Alexander Milne Calder, was installed atop Philadelphia's City Hall in 1894.
The Union League was founded in 1862 to support the Union and the policies of President Abraham Lincoln. Its Philadelphia headquarters was built in 1865 at 140 South Broad Street.
National Export Exposition took place in Philadelphia from Sept. 14- Dec. 2, 1899 and attracted over a million visitors.
1300 Market Street, Philadelphia
William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company (also known as William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company) of Philadelphia was founded in 1830 by William Cramp. It was the preeminent U.S. iron shipbuilder of the late 19th century.
A bronze statue of William Penn by the sculptor, Alexander Milne Calder, was installed atop Philadelphia's City Hall in 1894. This image shows the statue on the ground, before it was hoisted atop the building.
Originally designed for an opera house in Vienna, these two winged horses and their muses were purchased by a Philadelphia businessman and installed at Memorial Hall for the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
President McKinley, accompanied by his secretary, J. Addison Porter, delivered an address to the faculty and students of the University of Pennsylvania on the life and lessons of George Washington on February 22, 1898.
Probably the launch of the USS Iowa, a battleship built for the United States Navy by Wm. Cramp & Sons shipyard in the mid-1890s. It was located on the Delaware River in Port Richmond.