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Jennings, William Nicholson,
1860-1946,
photographer.
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[Forrest Theatre prior to demolition for the construction of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building at the southeast corner of Broad and Sansom streets, Philadelphia ]
[graphic] /
W.N. Jennings.
[Philadelphia],
1927.
1 photograph :
gelatin silver mounted on canvas ;
sheet 30 x 19 cm (11.5 x 7.5 in.)
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from content.
Inscribed in negative: 1501
View of the old Forrest Theatre on Broad Street at night shortly before being razed to be replaced by the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building. Spectators watch as laborers, mainly African American men, dismantle and remove building materials through a large hole in the side of the theatre. Signs for "Removal Sale" and "Drugs" are visible on the front of the building. Signage on the upper story window advertises "U.T.A United Tourist Agencies Travel Bureau." The Forrest Theatre, built in 1907, was Philadelphia's leading musical theater until its demolition in 1927.
Forms part of: Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building Construction Photographs.
Gift of Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS), 1989.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
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.
Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company.
African American men
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
Demolition.
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Laborers
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Spectators
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Theaters
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
South
121-153.
Gelatin silver prints
1920-1930.
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African American laborers
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
SP3
African American History
SP10
Philadelphia artists.
Barnes, Amos Warren,
1867-1953,
architect.
Marshall & Fox,
architect.
Imprint
PA. Philadelphia.
1927.
Library Company of Philadelphia
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architect.
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architect.