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Plan of the property of Friends Asylum for the Insane in the Thirty-fifth Ward near Frankford, Philadelphia , 1892

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Title:
Plan of the property of Friends Asylum for the Insane in the Thirty-fifth Ward near Frankford, Philadelphia
Creator:
Webster, John H., Jr.
Date Created:
1892
Physical Format:
34 x 36 in.
Coverage:
Friends Asylum (now Friends Hospital). Property bounded roughly (in 1892) by Philadelphia, Bustleton & Trenton Railroad, Adams (or Asylum) Road, Oakland Cemetery, and Tacony Creek
Identifier:
RC-102-y1
Media:
Blueprint
Map Features:
Building footprints of the Asylum, Tacony (mislabeled Frankford) Creek and tributary streams, pond, property lines and ownership
Scale:
1 inch = 100 feet
Image Note:
The colors in this image may have been adjusted to enhance legibility, and may not accurately reflect the original item.
Source:
Philadelphia Streets Department, Survey and Designs Bureau
Image File(s)
RC-102-y1
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