Access is granted in accordance with the
Protocols for the University Archives and Records Center.
The Bureau of Publicity of the University of Pennsylvania merged with
the Recorder's Office in 1912. George Erazmus Nitzsche served as the
administrator of this office from 1902 to 1946.
The 29 photographic prints in this collection present aerial views
of the grounds along the Schuylkill River belonging to the University.
Represented in the views are: the South Street Bridge, Convention Hall,
Franklin Field, property of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Woodlands
Cemetery, the University Museum, the Commercial Museum, and the athletic
fields.
Gift of George Thomas, 1992.