Finding Aid -- David C. Elkinton Slide Collection

David C. Elkinton Slide Collection
Catalog Number 104529

Table of Contents


Copyright and Restrictions
History
Scope and Content
Hierarchy
Container List
 

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History


David Cope Elkinton (1915-2003) was the youngest child of Joseph Passmore Elkinton and Mary Bucknell Elkinton, born January 25, 1915.

The Elkinton Family is a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family and their Collected Papers are located at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection dating back to the late 1800s.

David C. Elkinton graduated from Haverford College in 1936 and became an accountant and cost analyst with the family firm, Philadelphia Quartz Company. He was also a Quaker activist who served on Friends Committees and participated in Friends Conferences.

Mr. Elkinton's office was located in the Philadelphia Ledger Building overlooking the west end of the Independence Hall complex for over 30 yrs. He spent his lunch hour strolling the area during INHP's critical years of development. In 1994, he made a gift of his slides to the Independence National Historical Park’s archive.David C. Elkinton died July 2, 2003.

In 2009, David’s son Steve donated additional slides.
 

Scope and Content

David C. Elkinton Slide Collection
1951-1983

Accession number: INDE- 3866

Catalog number: INDE 104529

Extent: 1 linear feet (214 color slides; 8.02 gigs)

Organization and Arrangement:
Original Order (did not remove duplicates)
Arranged into 4 series

Series I: Year By Year
Series II: Before and After
Series III: The First 33 Years
Series IV: Originals

Provenance: David Elkinton, Steve Elkinton

Restrictions: No

Associated Materials: The Elkinton Family Collected Papers are located at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection

The David C. Elkinton Photo Collection is located at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Location: Independence National Historical Park, 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
 

Hierarchy


SERIES I: Year By Year, 1951-1973
SERIES II: Before and After, 1951-1971, UNDATED
SERIES III: The First 33 Years, 1951-1983
SERIES IV: Originals, 1951-1983

 

Container List


SERIES I: YEAR BY YEAR

INDE-001 6th and Chestnut, 1951
INDE-002 5th and Market-From PLB, 1951
INDE-003 6th and Chestnut, 1951
INDE-004 6th and Commerce, 1951
INDE-005 6th and Market-From PLB, 1952
INDE-006 5th to 6th on Chestnut, 1952
INDE-007 5th to 6th on Chestnut-Old Banks, 1952
INDE-008 5th and Market-From PLB, 1954
INDE-009 6TH and Chestnut, 1954
INDE-010 From Inde Hall-North, 1954
INDE-011 5th and Market-Mall, 1954
INDE-012 From Inde Hall-North thru Arch, 1955
INDE-013 From Inde Hall-North with Lamp Post, 1955
INDE-014 Liberty Bell Inside Inde Hall, 1955
INDE-015 Liberty Bell Inside Inde Hall, 1955
INDE-016 6th Street from 5th Street, 1955
INDE-017 "Penn Mutual, Inde Hall, Public Ledger Bldg." 1955
INDE-018 Elkinton Family and Friends visit to Inde Hall, 1956
INDE-019 Elkinton Family Boys on 2nd Floor Inde Hall, 1956
INDE-020 "Old Custom House, Robert Morris, Inde Hall, PLB" 1957
INDE-021 5th and Market- Lewis Fountain, 1957
INDE-022 "5th, North of Market" 1957
INDE-023 5th and Market N.W., 1957
INDE-024 5th and Market-From PLB, 1957
INDE-025 5th and Market Temporary Parking, 1958
INDE-026 "Dock Street, South of 3rd-Exchange and Mall Bldgs." 1959
INDE-027 New Custom House from Dock St. South of 3rd, 1959
INDE-028 Inde Hall from 6th, 1960
INDE-029 3rd Street South of Walnut-Playground, 1961
INDE-030 6th and Arch, 1962
INDE-031 6th and Market-From PLB, 1963
INDE-032 2nd and Market Christ Church, 1963
INDE-033 2nd and Market Christ Church, 1963
INDE-034 4th and Locust-Pool; Hopkinson House Tower, 1963
INDE-035 5th and Market-Franklin Bridge Winter (PLB), 1964
INDE-036 5th and Market-Lewis Fountina in Winter, 1964
INDE-037 New Custom House from Society Hill Towers, 1964
INDE-038 6th and Arch-Fountians Looking North, 1964
INDE-039 6th and Market Rohm and Haas Bldg-from PLB, 1965
INDE-040 "4TH South of Chestnut-Friends School Foundation (Built
1745, Demo-1867" 1966
INDE-041 5th and Arch from PLB, 1966
INDE-042 6th and Arch North, 1966
INDE-043 4th and Market-N.E. Corner, 1970
INDE-044 "4th and Market, West to 5th" 1970
INDE-034 4th and Locust-Pool; Hopkinson House Tower, 1963
INDE-035 5th and Market-Franklin Bridge Winter (PLB), 1964
INDE-036 5th and Market-Lewis Fountina in Winter, 1964
INDE-037 New Custom House from Society Hill Towers, 1964
INDE-038 6th and Arch-Fountians Looking North, 1964
INDE-039 6th and Market Rohm and Haas Bldg-from PLB, 1965
INDE-040 "4TH South of Chestnut-Friends School Foundation (Built
1745, Demo-1867" 1966
INDE-041 5th and Arch from PLB, 1966
INDE-042 6th and Arch North, 1966
INDE-043 4th and Market-N.E. Corner, 1970
INDE-044 "4th and Market, West to 5th" 1970
INDE-045 5th and Market-from PLB, 1971
INDE-046 "3rd and Dock, Phila. Exchange, Second Bank/US" 1971
INDE-047 6th and Chestnut-Woman Walking, 1973
INDE-048 "4th and Market, West " 1973

SERIES II: BEFORE AND AFTER

INDE-049 6th and Chestnut, 1951
INDE-050 "From 5th, North of Chestnut" 1952
INDE-051 Inde Hall- Shadow on Mall, 1955
INDE-052 5th and Market-from PLB, 1955
INDE-053 "3rd and Dock, PQ Co. ('55) Visitor Center ('83
Demolished)" 1955
INDE-054 Old Custom House and New Custom House, 1957
INDE-055 3rd and Dock PQ Co. Building Demolished, 1957
INDE-056 5th and Market-Lewis Fountain, 1957
INDE-057 5th and Arch- Free Quaker Meeting House, 1958
INDE-058 2nd and Chestnut-New Custom House, 1958
INDE-059 4th and Chestnut-Carpenters' Hall, 1959
INDE-060 "4th and Chestnut-Mall Building New, Custom House"
1959
INDE-061 6th and Chestnut-Park and Bourse Building, 1960
INDE-062 "Locust, E of 4th- Garden Pool" 1961
INDE-063 3rd and Spruce-Society Hill Towers, 1963
INDE-064 6th and Arch-Mall Fountains, 1964
INDE-065 6th and Race- Mall, 1964
INDE-066 6th and Market- Rohm and Haas Building, 1965
INDE-067 4th and Walnut- Old Custom House, 1966
INDE-068 4th and Chestnut-New Custom House from Old Custom
House, 1966
INDE-069 6th and Market- Rohm and Haas Building, 1967
INDE-070 "6th and Chestnut-Inde Hall, Penn Mutual " 1968
INDE-071 4th and Walnut- Old Custom House, 1968
INDE-072 4th and Walnut- Second Bank, 1970
INDE-073 4th and Arch Holiday Inn, 1971
INDE-074 4th and Market-N.E. Corner '71; NW Corner '83, 1971
INDE-075 5th and Market Lewis Fountain, 1972
INDE-076 "Chestnut, East of 5th, American Philo. Society" 1973
INDE-077 5th and Commerce-Blasting, 1951
INDE-078 Mall and Ben Franklin Bridge, 1971
INDE-186 6th and Chestnut, Taken from INDE Hall Corner,
UNDATED
INDE-187 5th Street from Corner of 5th and Market, UNDATED
INDE-188 Old Liberty Bell Center- from Chestnut Street, 1987-2003
INDE-189 Wells Fargo and Bourse from Mall/East, UNDATED
INDE-190 Old Visitor Center-3rd and Chestnut. Part of the image
shows the old VC and part of it shows the IPI building which is not LEOC.
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INDE-074 4th and Market-N.E. Corner '71; NW Corner '83, 1971
INDE-075 5th and Market Lewis Fountain, 1972
INDE-076 "Chestnut, East of 5th, American Philo. Society" 1973
INDE-077 5th and Commerce-Blasting, 1951
INDE-078 Mall and Ben Franklin Bridge, 1971
INDE-186 6th and Chestnut, Taken from INDE Hall Corner,
UNDATED
INDE-187 5th Street from Corner of 5th and Market, UNDATED
INDE-188 Old Liberty Bell Center- from Chestnut Street, 1987-2003
INDE-189 Wells Fargo and Bourse from Mall/East, UNDATED
INDE-190 Old Visitor Center-3rd and Chestnut. Part of the image
shows the old VC and part of it shows the IPI building which is not LEOC.
UNDATED
INDE-191 Library Hall/Library Street/Custom House. View from
INDE Square, Post 1987
INDE-192 3rd Street. View of Dock St. and Old VC, UNDATED
INDE-193 Lewis Fountain. INDE Mall -Now Demolished, UNDATED
INDE-194 Fifth Street-Free Quaker Meeting House, UNDATED
INDE-195 Custom House. View from 4th Street/ Shows Todd House?
UNDATED
INDE-196 Carpenters' Hall over Fourth Street. UNDATED
INDE-197 Custom House. View from ? On Chestnut St. UNDATED
INDE-198 Garden area on Fifth St. across from Bourse Building,
UNDATED
INDE-199 [UNKNOWN] UNDATED
INDE-200 Best guess-3rd St. Between Locust and St. James Place.
Shows Society Hill Towers, UNDATED
INDE-201 Independence Mall. Look at old Mall Plans -Not sure of the
direction, Pre 1990s
INDE-202 Independence Mall. Look at old Mall Plans -Not sure of the
direction, Pre-1990S
INDE-203 Dow Building. From Arch St? UNDATED
INDE-204 Rose Garden . Second Bank in Distance, UNDATED
INDE-205 Pemberton House, Post 1987
INDE-206 Mall Area between Market and Chestnut on 6th St. This
area is now where the Bell Center is. UNDATED
INDE-207 [UNKNOWN] UNDATED
INDE-208 Second Bank, UNDATED
INDE-209 Rose Garden, UNDATED
INDE-210 Arch Street. On Right-Arch Street Meeting House,
UNDATED
INDE-211 4th and market -Xerox building. Mint in background -Today
Wells Fargo/Bible Society, UNDATED
INDE-212 Lewis Fountain. Market Street, UNDATED
INDE-213 Duplicate of INDE 213 27-A, UNDATED
INDE-214 Signers Garden/Library Hall. View from 5th and Chestnut
St. UNDATED

SERIES III: THE FIRST 33 YEARS

INDE-079 6th and Chestnut, 1951
INDE-080 6th and Chestnut, 1951
INDE-081 Looking North 6th and Chestnut, 1951
INDE-082 6th and Chestnut, 1983
INDE-083 Demolishing old banks, 1952
INDE-084 New Park Arises North, 1952
INDE-085 5th and Market Lewis Fountain, 2/1/1954
INDE-086 5th and Market, 6/1/1954
INDE-087 Probably Mall Construction, 1955
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SERIES III: THE FIRST 33 YEARS
INDE-079 6th and Chestnut, 1951
INDE-080 6th and Chestnut, 1951
INDE-081 Looking North 6th and Chestnut, 1951
INDE-082 6th and Chestnut, 1983
INDE-083 Demolishing old banks, 1952
INDE-084 New Park Arises North, 1952
INDE-085 5th and Market Lewis Fountain, 2/1/1953
INDE-086 5th and Market, 6/1/1954
INDE-087 Probably Mall Construction, 1955
INDE-088 5th and Market, 1983
INDE-089 INDE Hall 2 Autos, 1955
INDE-090 INDE Hall Arcade, 1955
INDE-091 Liberty Bell Inside Independence Hall, 1955
INDE-092 Liberty Bell Up Close, 1955
INDE-093 Shadow on the Mall, 1955
INDE-094 Liberty Bell Relocated, 1983
INDE-095 Penn Mutual and PLB, 1955
INDE-096 Judge Lewis Fountain and 5th and Market, 1955
INDE-097 [UNLABELED] 1957
INDE-098 Judge Lewis Fountain, 1983
INDE-099 4 Boys Visit Independence Hall, 1956
INDE-100 Boys Eye View of the Mall, 1956
INDE-101 "Facing East- Second Bank, New Custom House" 1957
INDE-102 Library Hall, 1983
INDE-103 Old Custom House -Robert Morris, 1957
INDE-104 NW From 5th and Market St., 1957
INDE-105 Mall Jamboree in 1957
INDE-106 Free Quaker Meeting House 5th and Arch, 1958
INDE-107 Free Quaker Meeting House 5th and Arch, 1983
INDE-108 Dock Street Below 3rd, 1959
INDE-109 Dock Street and New Custom House, 1959
INDE-110 Visitor Center Gift Queen Elizabeth II - Bicentennial Bell,
5/1/1983
INDE-111 Exchange Builidng NPS Regional Office/First Bank,
3/1/1971
INDE-112 Chestnut Street Facing East, 1959
INDE-113 Mall Building and New Custom House, 1983
INDE-114 INDE Hall with Blossoms, 1960
INDE-115 Playground 3rd and South Walnut, 1961
INDE-116 Locust East of 4th, 1961
INDE-117 "Garden Pool-Locust , East 4th Street " 1983
INDE-118 Bricklayers-6th and Arch, 1962
INDE-119 Christ Church 2nd and Market, 1963
INDE-120 Christ Church, 1963
INDE-121 Floral Designs 3rd and Spruce Streets, 1963
INDE-122 Society Hill Towers, 1983
INDE-123 New Custom House from Society Hill Towers, 1964
INDE-124 Judge Lewis Fountain 5th and Market, 1964
INDE-125 Independence Mall, 1964
INDE-126 Fountains South and Race Streets, 1983
INDE-127 Snow on the Mall, 1964
INDE-128 Dow Building, 1965
INDE-129 Rohm and Haas Building- 6th and Market, 1983
INDE-130 [UNLABELED] 1967
INDE-131 Rohm and Haas Building- 6th and Market, 1983
INDE-132 Grass on the Mall, 1966
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INDE-121 Floral Designs 3rd and Spruce Streets, 1963
INDE-122 Society Hill Towers, 1983
INDE-123 New Custom House from Society Hill Towers, 1964
INDE-124 Judge Lewis Fountain 5th and Market, 1964
INDE-125 Independence Mall, 1964
INDE-126 Fountains South and Race Streets, 1983
INDE-127 Snow on the Mall, 1964
INDE-128 Dow Building, 1965
INDE-129 Rohm and Haas Building- 6th and Market, 1983
INDE-130 [UNLABELED] 1967
INDE-131 Rohm and Haas Building- 6th and Market, 1983
INDE-132 Grass on the Mall, 1966
INDE-133 Rose Garden, 1966
INDE-134 Old Custom House from Walnut Street, 1983
INDE-135 [UNLABELED] 1968
INDE-136 Old custom House from Walnut Street, 1983
INDE-137 Rose Garden, 1970
INDE-138 Rose Garden, 1983
INDE-139 4th and Arch Streets, 2/1/1971
INDE-140 Holiday Inn at 4th and Arch, 1983
INDE-141 Lewis Fountain, 10/1/1972
INDE-142 Lewis Fountain, 1983
INDE-143 6th and Chestnut and Green Trees, 7/1/1973

SERIES IV: ORIGINALS

INDE-144 NE corner of 6th and Chestnut from PL Bldg., Aug 23 1951
INDE-145 Ind Mall demolition from PLB - 11th floor, Aug 23 1951
INDE-146 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Oct 4 1951
INDE-147 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Mar 14 1952
INDE-148 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Mar 20 1952
INDE-149 [LOCATION UNLABELED] 4/1/1954
INDE-150 [LOCATION UNLABELED] 4/1/1954
INDE-151 "ABA Convention (from PLB) ""IKE"" in the middle
tent" 8/1/1955
INDE-152 [LOCATION UNLABELED] 8/1/1955
INDE-153 [LOCATION UNLABELED] 8/1/1955
INDE-154 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Aug 12 1957
INDE-155 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Aug 12 1957
INDE-156 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Mar 21 1958
INDE-157 "V.S.P.O. & [unreadable] New Custom House ""121"" no
longer there" Jun 30 1958
INDE-158 ""Tea" Garden construction, east side of Second Bank"
Oct 13 1959
INDE-159 [LOCATION UNLABELED] May 6 1960
INDE-160 [LOCATION UNLABELED] May 3 1963
INDE-161 Hop. Hse. & Magnolia Tribute Gardens. 4th & Locust, May
13 1963
INDE-162 Lewis Fountain, Jun 14 1964
INDE-163 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Aug 21 1964
INDE-164 Corner of 4th and Chestnut St. New Hall, Nov 18 1965
INDE-165 View of Carpenters' Court facing East, May 11 1966
INDE-166 Building the Mall, May 11 1966
INDE-167 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Oct 14 1966
INDE-168 Possibly Market St., Apr 9 1968
INDE-169 NE corner 4th & Market, Jan 17 1970
INDE-170 4th & Market, Jan 30 1970
INDE-171 Market St. West, 2/18/1971
INDE-172 [LOCATION UNLABELED] 2/18/1971
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13 1963
INDE-162 Lewis Fountain, Jun 14 1964
INDE-163 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Aug 21 1964
INDE-164 Corner of 4th and Chestnut St. New Hall, Nov 18 1965
INDE-165 View of Carpenters' Court facing East, May 11 1966
INDE-166 Building the Mall, May 11 1966
INDE-167 [LOCATION UNLABELED] Oct 14 1966
INDE-168 Possibly Market St., Apr 9 1968
INDE-169 NE corner 4th & Market, Jan 17 1970
INDE-170 4th & Market, Jan 30 1970
INDE-171 Market St. West, 2/18/1971
INDE-172 [LOCATION UNLABELED] 2/18/1971
INDE-173 NE corner 4th & Market, Aug 9 1971
INDE-174 American Philosophical Society, 5/1/1983
INDE-175 4th & Market, 5/1/1983
INDE-176 5th Street Near Market, 5/1/1983
INDE-177 NW corner 4th & Market, 5/1/1983
INDE-178 Duplicate [LOCATION UNLABELED] 5/1/1983
INDE-179 [LOCATION UNLABELED] 5/1/1983
INDE-180 Mall area across from Bourse Building, 5/1/1983
INDE-181 Signers' Garden, 5/1/1983
INDE-182 Pemberton House, 5/1/1983
INDE-183 Facing East-Fourth St. Carpenters' Hall, 5/1/1983
INDE-184 3rd St. Old Visitor Center (Demolished) 5/1/1983
INDE-185 [LOCATION UNLABELED] 5/1/1983
 

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