In The Cradle of Industry and Liberty

For the historical images that enliven these pages and tell the story as much as the text, I am indebted
to my colleagues in the Philadelphia region’s many outstanding archival repositories. Sara Borden of
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Nicole Joniec of the Library Company of Philadelphia
were exceptionally helpful in procuring the dozens of images I requested from those two renowned
institutions. Sara Borden in particular went above and beyond in tracking down numerous elusive
images. Others who helped locate, reproduce, and/or arrange for the use of historical images include
John Alviti and Susannah Carroll of The Franklin Institute; Terry Potter and Craig Bruns of the
Independence Seaport Museum; Lynsey Sczechowicz of the Hagley Museum and Library; David
McKnight, John Pollack, and Dennis Mullen of University of Pennsylvania Libraries; Tamoul Quakhaan
of the Free Library of Philadelphia; Lou Iatarola of the Historical Society of Tacony; Josue Hurato of
Temple University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center; Susan Couvreur of the Historical
Society of Frankford; Adam Levine of the Philadelphia Water Department; Rob Armstrong and
Alina Josan of the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation/Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archive;
Leslie Tobias-Olsen of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University; and Mary Crauderueff of
the Quaker & Special Collections at Haverford College. Michael Sherbon and the reference staff of
the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg were very helpful in making available images from the
important Philadelphia Commercial Museum Photograph Collection.
Photographer Tim McCusker took most of the contemporary images of Philadelphia industrial sites
in the book. Bradley Maule, Theresa Stigale, Lauren Work, and Michael Spain-Smith each provided one
of their contemporary photos as well. I am indebted to Merrill Mason and Hannah Sisk of the American
Philosophical Society for providing the contemporary map of colonial-era Dock Street, to Alexandra
Hill and Jamie Leary of Philadelphia Magazine for the Philadelphia energy hub graphic, and to Jessica
Calter and Chamor Hollinger of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation for the PIDC
industrial land use map and other images. Jolene Nieves Byzon of the mayor’s office provided the
photo of the Philadelphia Manufacturing Task Force members. My thanks to the following companies
for providing or approving the use of photos of their facilities or activities: Amuneal, AgustaWestland,
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Globe Dye Works, NextFab, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, and Tasty
Baking Company. I have also made considerable use of historical and contemporary images from
Wikipedia Commons, the online repository of free and freely usable media.
The company profiles that form the second half of the book are not my work. These were submitted
directly to the publisher by the companies that sponsored the book.
My thanks to publisher HPNbooks, including President & CEO Ron Lammert, Business Profile
Marketer Bob Sadoski, Production Manager Colin Hart, and Production Assistant Glenda Krouse. Ron
Lammert was particularly understanding as the scope of the book expanded and deadlines passed
and word counts increased. His patience and support allowed me the time and space necessary to tell
the complex story of Philadelphia manufacturing as best I could. HPN’s editorial and design input
improved the work considerably as well.
My thanks also to Mayor of Philadelphia Michael A. Nutter for writing the foreword and to both
his Executive Assistant Denise Dixon and to Director of the Philadelphia Office of Manufacturing &
Industry Michael Cooper for making the arrangements.
Lastly, my eternal gratitude to my wife and partner in history, Patty McCarthy, for not just putting
up with the various history projects that seem to take over my life on a regular basis, but for actively
supporting and engaging in them. My work is infinitely better because of it.
—Jack McCarthy
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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