Collection of 250 portrait photographs on postcard stock depicting residents of South Philadelphia and Kensington by amateur photographer John Frank Keith (1883-1947), ca. 1910-ca. 1940. Keith documented hundreds of, typically unidentified, working-class Philadelphians, individually, and as groups standing on sidewalks, in front of streetscape, and sitting on stoops. The majority of photographs date to the 1920s and show men, women, and children.

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Small girl standing in front of stone wall, Philadelphia.
Portrait of a little girl, about three years old, wearing a full dress with 3/4 sleeves and a ribbon bow at the neck, long stockings and Mary Janes standing in front of a stone wall in Philadelphia. A woman, possibly her mother, peeks her head into the frame and looks at the photographer from the sidelines., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Smiling woman with infant sitting on her lap, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing a young woman sitting on the wooden steps of a modest wooden house in Philadelphia. She holds a baby with dark hair on her lap. Although she is wearing an apron she also wears dress shoes. She wears a short sleeve dress under the apron., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Spring flowers.
Photograph of bare trees and flowered ground cover leading into a gully, hidden by dense fog. A sandy path goes off to the left., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Teenage girl and younger boy standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing a teenaged girl standing next to a boy outside a brick house in Philadelphia. She wears a simple hat, a spring coat with a large bow at the neck, a dress somewhat longer than the coat, and high heels. The boy, about twelve years old, wears a jacket with his knickers, printed socks and sensible shoes. A fresh bouquet of flowers is visible in the window behind them., Ms. note on recto: 201 Federal, Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Teenage girl standing in front of a brick house, Philadelphia.
Portrait of a teenage girl wearing a two-piece dress and low-waisted belt stands in the sunlight in front of a large brick house in Philadelphia. The cellar windows are screened. The window shades are pulled down in the first floor windows to keep the sun out., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Teenage girl standing with two little girls in front of brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing a teenage girl with dark curly hair and flowered blouse (or dress) standing behind two little girls about three years old. The older girl and one of the little ones are smiling; the other child is puffed up with self-importance. All of them wear summer clothes. They stand on a cement sidewalk in front of a neatly painted brick house in Philadelphia., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three adults and four small children standing in front of brick wall, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two women, one of them very heavy, and a man in a three-piece suit, standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. They have their arms around each other and in front of them stand four children (three little girls in dresses and a boy in sailor pants and a knitted cardigan). The man and the heavy women have a flower pinned to their clothes. The image is a bit blurred or overexposed because of the intense sunlight., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three boys in caps sitting on wooden steps, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three boys sitting on the wooden steps of a corner house in Philadelphia. The boys all wear dark trousers, light colored shirts and workmen's caps. The peaks of the caps shade their eyes giving them a threatening look. There is a small paper tablet, or perhaps a box of cards, on one of the steps. In the background a woman pushing a baby carriage in the street is visible., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three children in front of a brick wall with two windows, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two boys, one about seven years old, the other about five, and a little girl, about six years old, standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. All are neatly combed and dressed in summer outfits. They might be siblings. The window shutters behind them are in dire need of paint as are the window frames. The window sills appear to be damaged as well., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three couples in bathing suits in woodland, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three young couples dressed in woolen bathing suits posing on a grassy plot in a woodland. The man and the woman on the left wear glasses., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three females standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two women and a younger girl standing in front of the window of a brick house in Philadelphia. The woman on the left wears a housedress and has her hair covered against dust with a cloth cloche. In the center is a young girl about eleven years old wearing a summer dress with white stockings. On the right is an older taller woman, also in a summer dress and high heels. The brick sidewalk is laid in a herringbone pattern., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three girls standing in front of a brownstone building, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three young girls, possibly sisters, in play dresses standing in front of a brownstone building in Philadelphia. One girl wears eyeglasses., Cyko postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 233., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three girls standing in front of brick wall, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two smiling teenage girls, arms around each other's shoulders, wearing sleeveless summer printed dresses (one checked, one plaid), standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. In front of them is a little girl, about four or five years old, also in a summer dress, knee socks and Mary Janes. There is graffiti on the brick wall behind them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three girls standing in front of window, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three girls, about twelve or thirteen years of age, standing on a sidewalk made of stone slabs under a window in Philadelphia. They have their arms wrapped around each other, and smile as they face the camera. Although a bit rumpled, the girls appear to be dressed in their best dresses and are wearing patent leather shoes., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three girls standing in front of wooden house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait of three girls wearing dresses standing in front of a wood frame building and shutter in Philadelphia. Two of the girls wear bows in their tied-back hair. The girl on the right holds a ball and string in her hand., Cyko postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 233., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three little girls sitting on a marble step, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three girls sitting on a marble step in front of a door in Philadelphia. The two bigger girls, who are smiling, wear the same patterned knee-high stockings and summer dresses. The little girl in between them wears plain white stockings with her summer dress. There is graffiti on the brick wall behind them., Identified as Theresa, Mary, and Margaret McGoldrick, near 1700 S. Lee Street, Philadelphia, Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three little girls sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three girls, probably sisters, sitting on marble steps in front of a door in Philadelphia. All of them wear plaid dresses, dark stockings, and ankle-high dark shoes. The girl in the center wears a bow in her hair., Kruxo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 231., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three little girls sitting on wooden steps with an older woman, possible a grandmother, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three little girls, about three or four years old, sitting next to an older woman on the steps of a house in Philadelphia. The girls are all neatly combed and dressed in summer dresses with nice shoes and socks. The woman wear a printed summer dress and stockingss, and her Oxford shoes are neatly tied and polished. A broom handle is visible behind the woman., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three men and a little boy sitting on a wooden stoop, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three young men, two wearing workman's caps and the third with a wild head of hair, sitting on a wooden doorstep in Philadelphia with a little boy in a sailor suit standing in front of them. The child has very curly hair. Two men hold cigarettes., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three men and a little girl sitting on the sidewalk in front of a brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three men wearing workman's caps and working clothes, sitting on a sidewalk in Philadelphia with a little girl among them. She has a very dirty face. There is graffiti on the brick wall behind them. The brick house adjoins a wooden structure., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three men and a woman on stone steps next to an alley, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three young men, one dressed in a three piece suit with hat in hand and wearing a wedding ring, and an older woman in a printed dress sitting on marble steps next to an alley in Philadelphia. The two young men on the back row are in casual shirts. One has his arm around the shoulders of the other. The shades are drawn on both the door and the window behind them., Ms. note on verso: "Joe, John Donda, Mrs. Stumback, cousin, 100 titan St." Also: "15th & Jackson, near Playground, no more car barn-July 9-74" And:"Sofie & Barbara up in Pocono Pete", Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three men and girl on wooden stoop, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing an older man and two younger men sitting on a wooden stoop in Philadelphia with a teenage girl. She is dressed nicely and wears stockings and heels. Two of the men wear ties with their suits and all three men wear the working man's cap., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three men, possibly fathers, with three boys, possibly their sons, sitting on marble step, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three young men, each wearing business suits, sitting with a boy, possibly his son, on his knee. The boys, about six to eight years old, wear knee-high socks, shirts and ties with sweaters over them. One of the boys wears a coat. The door behind the group has a fringed shade on its window., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three men sitting on a wooden stoop, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three workmen, probably forty and older, sitting on a wooden doorstep next to an alley in Philadelphia. The sidewalk is of old brick. The rear end of a dog can be seen to the right. The door to the house behind them is in need of paint., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three men standing outside a brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three young men, two in ties and suit jackets and the third only in his dress slacks and shirt, standing in front of brick building and wooden shutters in Philadelphia. Two of them wear a workman's cap and the third wears a straw boater. There is graffiti on the brick wall behind them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three teenage girls and two little girls standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three teenage girls in summer dresses (one plaid) standing behind and holding on to two little girls (about five years old) in front of them. The big girls have their arms around each other. The little girl to the right has dirtied her stockings and her coat., Artura postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 225., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three women and infant sitting on doorstep, Philadelphia.
Group portrait of three smiling young women sitting on a step in front of a door marked with graffiti in Philadelphia. The woman in the middle holds on her lap an infant about a year old wearing a full dress with lace-trimmed petticoat and leather shoes. The women wear long dark skirts, lace-up shoes, and jewelry., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 824 Sentner St., Crescentville, Phila., Pa., Kruxo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 231., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three women and two men on a wooden stoop, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three women and two men on a stoop in front of a door in Philadelphia. A man wearing suspenders stands in the back next to a woman folding her arms, while a man sits in the foreground flanked by two women, one wearing a striped shirt and a cap., Kruxo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 231., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three women sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three young women, each wearing a long dark dress, sitting on a set of white marble steps in Philadelphia. They are wearing jewelry. There is a handsome double door behind them that appears to be framed in marble., Kodak postcard., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three young men standing in front of brick wall, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three men, all of different heights, all dressed and pressed in winter coats or sweaters, standing in front of a high brick wall in Philadelphia. The sidewalk is paved. The man on the left wears glasses and a bow tie. All three have combed and parted their hair neatly and slicked it down with Macassar oil., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Three young women standing in front of window, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing three young women, dressed up in their best dresses with stockings and dress shoes, standing in front of the window of a brick house in Philadelphia. Behind them, from inside the house, two small children and an adult can be seen looking out the window at the activity on the sidewalk. Two of the women wear glasses., The young woman in the middle is also the subject of John Frank Keith photographs P.2008.10.92 and P.8649.23, in which she wears the same clothing., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Twin babies in a wicker baby coach, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing twin babies sitting in a wicker carriage parked in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. Their hair is combed up to a point, and they wear matching dresses underneath crocheted or knitted sweaters, all in light colors., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Two boys and two girls posing outside brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two girls, about seven and eight years old, standing behind two little boys outside a brick house in Philadelphia. The girls wear summer dresses. One boy, about five years old, wears a play suit with a plaid shirt and holds a lollipop. The other boy, younger, also holds a lollipop, and is dressed in a knitted cardigan sweater., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Two boys standing in front of house door, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two young boys, one about fourteen years old, the other about eleven, standing in front of a door in Philadelphia. They are dressed alike in white shirts with light colored ties, knickers, dark stockings and dark shoes. Their hair is neatly combed. The door and frame are in need of paint and the marble steps leading up to the door are worn and dirty. To the right a brick alley is visible., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Two girls and a boy standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing a boy in knickers, rumpled sweater, and sneakers standing between two girls wearing dresses in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. All the children wear striped socks. They stand at attention on the sidewalk posed between windows., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Two girls in First Communion dresses standing in front of window, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two girls, about eight years old, standing in First Communion dress (white veils, dresses, stockings and shoes) in front of a first floor window (with white lace curtain and fringed shade) and a cellar window. Both of them hold very large bouquets of flowers., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Two girls posing in summer dresses in front of brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two girls, about eleven or twelve years old, posing in their fine summer dresses. They are standing in front of a brick house with an open window and a sliding screen in place., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Two girls standing in front of a brick house, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing a girl about ten years old and a girl about three years old standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. The older girl wears eyeglasses, a hat, a cape adorned with a corsage, and a skirt. She carries a small purse and wears short dark socks and dark shoes. The smaller child wears a princess-cut, light-colored coat with white stockings and shoes., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Two girls standing in front of a house or factory, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two girls dressed in sailor-style two-piece dresses and calf-high laced shoes standing in front of a building in Philadelphia., Kruxo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 231., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Two girls standing in front of brick wall with their arms around one another, Philadelphia.
Group portrait showing two girls standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. The girl on the left wears a white dress, a white ribbon in her hair and white socks with her patent leather shoes. She has her arm around the younger girl, who wears a printed summer dress and brown shoes with white socks. Lattice work covers the cellar windows of the brick house behind them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.

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