01903ckm a2200325 a 4500 000274422 20230711184606.0 kh bo 991221s1931 paunnn kneng d 10 ppl PPL gihc Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer. Children sitting on the hood of a car or truck, Philadelphia. [graphic]. ca. 1931. 1 photographic print : gelatin silver on postcard mount ; 14 x 9 cm. (5.5 x 3.5 in.) Group portrait showing four small children sitting on a quilt or blanket on the hood of an automobile or truck in Philadelphia. They are dressed in casual clothing. Three of the four are squinting because of the glare of the sunlight. One of the children holds onto the hood ornament. The eyes of an adult holding on to one of the children can be seen behind them. In the background is an attractive brick row house. 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. Forms part of: John Frank Keith Collection Azo postcard. See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223. Children Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Automobiles Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Gelatin silver prints 1930-1940. gmgpc Group portraits 1930-1940. gmgpc Photographic postcards 1930-1940. gmgpc SP10 Philadelphia artists. Imprint PA. Philadelphia. 1931. Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.98] P.2008.10.98 261350 261350 000274422 CHARLENE 40 20090819 0937 ppl PA. Philadelphia. 1931. Imprint