Creator |
Pancoast, Charles R., 1858-, photographer. |
Title |
[Canning and preserving at demonstration center at Little Wakefield, Germantown] [graphic] / C.R. Pancoast, Philadelphia. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1918 |
Date |
[ca. 1918] |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : gelatin silver mounted on cardboard ; mount 26 x 31 cm (10 x 12 cm.) |
Description |
Shows a class for young National League for Women's Service workers at the Germantown estate "Little Wakefield." In the center,
an African American woman, attired in a long-sleeved dress with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows and an apron, stands behind
a table over a metal basin as she demonstrates preserving techniques. A group of young women gather around her and watch.
In the left, more students stand around a stove and take jars out of a metal basin and pot. The students, many in the similar
attire of a white blouse and dark bloomers, take notes, observe, assist in the preserving process, and take a photo with a
hand held camera. They stand outside a building on a porch that is covered with a wooden trellis with vines growing on it.
A voluntary organization in support of the homefront during World War I, the League used the Little Wakefield estate as a
demonstration center. They held classes in home economics and canning and preserving, grew fruits and vegetables, and cultivated
bees. Little Wakefield was built by Thomas Rodman Fisher in 1829 on property adjacent to his father's estate, Wakefield, located
at 1601 Lindley Avenue. La Salle University purchased the land in 1989.
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Notes |
Title from published postcard. |
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Date inferred from content. |
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Photographer's blindstamp on recto. |
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Purchase 1989. |
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Description revised 2022. |
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Access points revised 2022. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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Subject |
Fisher, Thomas Rodman, 1803-1861 -- Homes and haunts. |
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National League for Woman's Service. |
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African American teachers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African American women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Cameras. |
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Canning & preserving -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Estates (Law) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Food processing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Laboratory schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Little Wakefield (Pa. : Estate) |
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Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
Genre |
Gelatin silver prints -- 1910-1920. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Pancoast [P.9276.43] |
Accession number |
P.9276.43 |