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Catholic Mass at Municipal Stadium, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A61804
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Creator
Aero Service Corporation, photographer.
Contributor
Simon & Simon, architect.
Title
Catholic Mass at Municipal Stadium, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1926
Date
1926
Physical Description
6 negatives : glass ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Description
Aerial views of Catholic mass held at Municipal Stadium, later known as John F. Kennedy Stadium, in October, 1926 as part of the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Crowds are gathered inside and outside the stadium and a blimp flies overhead. Broad Street, trolley station and other exposition buildings are also visible. Stadium was designed by the Philadelphia firm Simon & Simon. Located at 3601 Broad Street in South Philadelphia.
Notes
Negative numbers: 6616-6622.
Subject
John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Stadiums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Outdoor religious services -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Exhibitions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 3601 -- South.
Genre
Glass negatives -- 1920-1930.
Aerial photographs -- 1920-1930.
Associated name
Simon & Simon, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Aero Service [P.8990.6616-6622]
Accession number
P.8990.6616
P.8990.6617
P.8990.6618
P.8990.6619
P.8990.6620
P.8990.6621
P.8990.6622
In Collections
Aero Service Corporation Photographic Negative Collection
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