The Bryn Athyn Cathedral Collection

Title

The Bryn Athyn Cathedral Collection

Subject

The Bryn Athyn Cathedral

Description

Pictures pertaining to the Bryn Athyn Cathedral

Creator

The Glencairn Archives

Source

The Bryn Athyn Cathedral Collection, Series 3 Photographs

Publisher

Glencairn Museum

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Contributor

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Rights

All Rights Reserved by Glencairn Museum

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Format

300 dpi JPEG files. (600 dpi TIFF files available upon request)

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Type

Still Images

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Collection Items

Pitcairn Children Playing in the Stonework
Pitcairn Children, supervised by Mildred, playing around a piece of unfinished tracery

Ivan Pitcairn Playing by a Piece of Stonework 01
Ivan Pitcairn supporting himself with a block of carved stone

Raising the Cathedral Walls 02
Craftsmen working on the Cathedral walls, crane in background

Ivan Pitcairn Playing by a Piece of Stonework 02
Ivan Pitcairn supporting himself with a block of carved stone

Horses Bringing in Logs for Construction 01
Six horses pulling a log along the road

Horses Bringing in Logs for Construction 02
Horses pulling a log past the Cole House in the snow. Standing by are members of the Pitcairn family and others.

Horses Bringing in Logs for Construction 03
Wagon and log being pulled by a team of horses

Hitching a Team to the Lumber Wagon
Hitching or unhitching a team of horses to the lumber wagon in the snow

Corbel Model
A corbel model raised on scaffolding to be viewed in context

Partial Wall with a Corbel Model 01
A partially completed stone wall with a corbel model attached, wooden scaffolding visible

Partial Wall with a Corbel Model 02
A partially completed stone wall with a corbel model attached, wooden scaffolding visible

Partial Wall with a Pinnacle
Scaffolding around a corner of the building topped by a pinnacle

Tree Cutting with a Two Man Saw 01
John Pitcairn and Bishop W. F. Pendleton posing behind two workers sawing down a tree with a two man saw and wedges.

Tree Cutting with a Two Man Saw 02
John Pitcairn and Bishop W. F. Pendleton posing behind two workers sawing down a tree with a two man saw and wedges.

Workmen 01
William Dickinson, a carpenter, with Gustav Gunkel, a glazier

Metal Fittings 01
Square, round, and flower shaped metal fittings of various patterns

Metal Fittings 02
Square, round, and flower shaped metal fittings of various patterns

Metal Fittings 03
Square, round, and flower shaped metal fittings of various patterns

Interior Ceiling Beam Waiting to be Raised
A rectangular beam waiting in the nave to be hoisted up

Metalwork 01
A segment of metalwork for a screen or door

Stonecutter's Shed
The stonecutters' shed, corner of foundation visible in lower right corner

Raising the Cathedral Walls 01
Two workmen standing beside an unfinished wall of about five feet

Laying the Foundation
Workmen laying rough stone and cement for the foundation of the Cathedral, includes a bit of piping.

Barrel Vault
View of what is most likely the unfinished sanctuary. Includes wood boards surrounded by cement and wire, as well as the top of a barrel vault.

Early Construction in the Snow
The unfinished basement of the Cathedral under snow
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