02237ckm a2200361 a 4500 000274483 20230711184608.0 kh bo 991221s1931 paunnn kneng d 10 ppl PPL gihc Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer. [John Rodgers and Mary Schmidt sitting on step in front of brick residence] [graphic]. ca. 1931. 1 photographic print : gelatin silver on postcard mount ; 14 x 9 cm. (5.5 x 3.5 in.) Group portrait showing Rodgers iin his suit and tie, hair neatly slicked down, sitting with his arm around Schmidt, notable for the spit curl in the middle of her forehead. She wears a spring coat, white stockings and dark, high-heeled shoes. It looks as though she is wearing an engagement ring. The brick house in Philadelphia in front of which they sit is neatly painted and the brick trim is clean.In 1930 both the subjects lived on the 100 block of Dudley Street in South Philadelphia. Ms. note on verso: John Rodgers + Mary Schmidt. In 1930 the subjects both lived on the 100 block of Dudley Street in South Philadelphia. 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. Rodgers, John 1912-1965 Portraits. Schmidt, Mary ca. 1912- Portraits. Women Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Men 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.2008.10.2] P.2008.10.2 261404 261404 000274483 CHARLENE 40 20090820 1228 000274483 CHARLENE 40 20090821 1325 000274483 SARAH 40 20190328 1247 000274483 SARAH 40 20190328 1254 000274483 SARAH 40 20190327 1443 ppl PA. Philadelphia. 1931. Imprint