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Title: Backyard window, Philadelphia
Description: Photograph of a curtained window with shutters from the backyard of a row house in Philadelphia. Underneath the window, hung on the wall, is a washtub. Beside it is a mop, and possibly a stool. The scene is lit by bright sunshine., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.17]

Title: Blond boy in overalls standing on sidewalk, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little boy with blond hair standing in a patch of weeds on the sidewalk in front of a brick wall and a screened cellar window in Philadelphia. He is dressed in a wrinkled, soiled playsuit and worn shoes., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.9; P.8649.11]

Title: Boy and girl in front of a religious statue of Mary, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a boy, about thirteen years old, sitting on the base of a statue of Mary. Next to him stands a little girl, about five years old, wearing a wreath on her curly hair and holding a large bouquet of flowers. The boy wears a very nicely tailored suit with knickers and patterned socks and white shoes. There are two potted palms behind the statue. The statue of Mary wears a wreath of flowers., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.75]

Title: Boy and girl posing in sailor outfits in front of brick wall, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a seated little boy, about five years old, and a standing girl, about eight years old, wearing sailor shirts and trousers and hats standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. The boy affects a casual air, sitting in a child's wooden chair, his legs crossed. The brick wall behind them has graffiti on it., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.177]

Title: Boy and girl standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a boy about ten years old, dressed in knickers and a soiled shirt standing with his arm around a little girl's shoulders. She looks about four or five years old and wears a summer dress and white shoes. They stand in front of a brick house in Philadelphia., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.29]

Title: Boy and girl standing in front of brownstone house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a boy and girl, who might be siblings, standing in front of a brownstone building in Philadelphia. The boy's figure is a bit blurred. He wears a summer shirt and dark shorts. The little girl's dress has ruffles but appears to be quite wrinkled. They both wear white socks and shoes., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.146]

Title: Boy and girl standing in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a boy and a girl standing in front of a window with open shutters in Philadelphia. The boy wears a cap and stands behind the llittle girl, who wears a checked dress., Cyko postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 233., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.37]

Title: Boy and his dog sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young boy in knickers and dark stockings holding his spotted dog on his lap. They are sitting on a very dirty set of marble steps in Philadelphia. The brick wall of the house bears graffiti. The boy looks up with misgiving at the photographer., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.51]

Title: Boy and two young men in suits standing outside brick building, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two young men in suits, one wearing a fedora, the other a workman's cap, standing next to the window of a brick building in Philadelphia. A boy, about fourteen years old, stands in front of them. He wears a suit with knickers and a workman's cap. A protective grill covers the window., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.120; P.2008.10.141]

Title: Boy wearing a suit and ribbon bow on arm standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a boy about six years of age wearing a belted suit with knee pants and a bow tied around his arm standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. He also wears a flower in his lapel. Ruffled tie-back curtains are visible in the window behind him., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.65]

Title: Boy wearing white outfit standing in front of wall, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young boy wearing a white short sleeved shirt, shorts, knee socks, and shoes standing on a brick pavement in front of a large covered window opening in Philadelphia., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.1]

Title: Boy with baby on old marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a little boy with a baby sitting on marble steps in Philadelphia. Both subjects wear summer clothes. The boy wears knickers, and long stockings. The baby wears a summer dress. The marble steps are chipped and have graffiti on them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.66]

Title: Boys and girls sitting on a doorstep, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two boys and four little girls, their clothes and faces spotted with dirt, sitting on a doorstep in Philadelphia. The young girl sitting on the sidewalk in front of the others has side-parted hair with a bow., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 824 Sentner St., Crescentville, Phila., Pa., Kruxo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 231., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.41]

Title: Brick row house next to alley, Philadelphia
Description: View of a three-story brick row house standing next to an alley in Philadelphia. The first floor window has an attractive fringed shade in it. The front door and window shutters are painted in two colors. The brick is in need of pointing., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.176]

Title: Canoes for rent in wooded area, Philadelphia
Description: Photograph of a wooded area showing large trees and several canoes, possibly for rent, on the grass. In the background, a person crouches to the ground and looks towards the camera., Artura postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 225., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1922
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.175]

Title: Child sitting in a wheeled scooter, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a chubby baby with blonde hair sitting in a wheeled scooter similar to a tricycle in front of the brick wall of a house in Philadelphia. The wall has been cemented over and damaged with holes and graffiti. The door and window frame are in much need of paint. The sidewalk is cement., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.22]

Title: Child standing on sidewalk with woman, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a young child standing on a sidewalk in Philadelphia, being supported by the hand of a woman crouched beside him. The child wears a baggy playsuit with white stockings and patent leather shoes. In the background is a brick wall bearing graffiti., Kruxo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 231., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1917
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.49]

Title: Children sitting on the hood of a car or truck, Philadelphia
Description: 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., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.98]

Title: Eight men and boys standing outside a brick building, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing eight men and boys wearing caps standing in front of a large window outside a brick building in Philadelphia. Many of the subjects wear suits and ties, and two men smoke cigars., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.94]

Title: Eleven men standing in front of brick wall, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing eleven men standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. Six of them wear suits and the remaining five men are in shirtsleeves. One man wears a workman's cap and another, a fedora. The man at the far left holds a cigar. Splotches of paint dot the brick wall behind them. A closed metal box with a handle (possibly a camera box) sits on the sidewalk in front of them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.80]

Title: Five boys posing in front of wooden house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing five boys posing in front of a window of a wooden house in Philadelphia. The boys wear knee pants and shirts with ties, and three wear caps. One boy is on roller skates and another holds a ball in his hand. A lace curtain covers the lower half of the window behind them and part of a small dog standing on the sidewalk is visible., Ms. note on recto: Woodsie, Noko postcard., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1918
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.93]

Title: Five boys sitting on the wooden door of a sidewalk cellar entrance, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing five boys sitting on top of a wooden cellar door protruding from the sidewalk in Philadelphia. Three teenage boys, all wearing caps, one with a broken stick in his hand, sit behind two younger boys who wear white shirts and ties. The window behind them has a cast iron screen and a lace curtain., Ms. note on recto: Gene Reed, Midge Henry, Wm. Walls, Ms. note on verso: Joe Robinson, Jimmy Robinson, Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8768.8]

Title: Five children and older woman standing in front of brick building, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing three boys and two little girls, possibly dressed for church at Easter, standing with an older woman, possibly a grandmother, in front of a brick building in Philadelphia. Both girls wear double-breasted woolen coats with matching hats, white socks and white shoes. The taller girl also has a purse. The boys wear knickers, matching jackets and ties. They are all smiling. To the right is a much older heavy-set woman in a big coat. She is looking to her left instead of at the photographer. There is a bit of graffiti on the wall behind the children., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.95]

Title: Five girls sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing five girls sitting on marble steps in front of a door in Philadelphia. Two of the girls wear sailor blouses and one wears a dark beret., Cyko postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 233., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.5]

Title: Five men and two women on the front steps of a brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing five men and two women posing in front of the door and window shutters of a brick house in Philadelphia. Four of the men wear suits and ties with their workman caps. The man in the center holds a cigar. The women wear dark suits, stockings and shoes. One of the women is wearing a workman's cap. The other woman wears gloves., Artura postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 225., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1922
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.97]

Title: Five men at wooden stoop, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing five men posing at a wooden stoop in Philadelphia. One man, wearing an unbuttoned vest, stands and four sit on the steps in front of a screen door. Four of the men wear caps, and one wears a boater., Noko postcard., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1918
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.16]

Title: Five men, one drinking out of a flask, sitting on a doorstep, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing five men, all wearing suits and workman's caps, gathered together on a sunny day for a group portrait on a doorstep in Philadelphia. One of the men is taking a drink from his flask., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.158]

Title: Five young female friends standing in front of a brick wall, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four nicely dressed young women standing with their arms around each other. A fifth young woman, in a striped sweater stoops down in front of them. One of the women has spit curls right in the center of her forehead. All have their hair bobbed., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.71]

Title: Five young men sitting outside a corner grocery store, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing five young men, all laughing and smiling, sitting together on the steps of a grocery store in Philadelphia. Heads of cabbage or lettuce are visible in the window. The men are wearing shirts and dark slacks and shoes. There is a little boy sitting behind them to the right. The streetscape is visible in the background., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.91]

Title: [Florence Schlager and Harriet Goodchild in front of brick wall and shutters]
Description: Subjects identified in 1983 as Florence Schlager and her friend Harriet Goodchild at Second and Mountain Streets in South Philadelphia., Group portrait of Schlager and Goodchild (later Bryne), their arms around each other's waist, standing in front of a brick wall and closed window shutters in South Philadelphia. One woman wears a black dress with chiffon top and the other wears a light colored dress with decorative embroidery., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 North 6th St., Phila., Title supplied by cataloger based on information provided by subject's daughter., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1918
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.5]

Title: Four girls sitting on wooden stoop, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait of four girls wearing dresses sitting on a wooden stoop in front of a door with chipped paint in Philadelphia. Two of the girls wear high heel shoes and two wear lace-up shoes., Ms. note on recto: Veronica Halpern, Marie Krause, Clara Bennet, Tootsie Young, Ms. note on verso: susan allen, Buster allen sister, Doozie, Veronica allen, Marie Krause, Clara Bennett, Young, Tootsie Young, Cyko postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 233., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.48]

Title: Four men sitting in front of large doorway, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four men sitting in front of a deteriorated, graffiti covered doorway in Philadelphia. Three of the men wear caps, and the fourth holds a cap in his hand., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 North 6th St., Phila., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.22]

Title: Four men sitting on stone step in front of porch, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four men sitting on the steps of a brick house, which has a stone porch, in Philadelphia. Three men, maybe in their thirties, sit in the foreground with a younger man behind them. They hold workman's caps and are in shirtsleeves. There is some graffiti on one of the brick pillars behind them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8768.6]

Title: Four men standing outside a brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four young men, arms around each other's shoulders, standing in a swaggering pose, smiling and talking in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. The window behind them is furnished only with a shade. The brick sidewalk is set in the herringbone pattern., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.7]

Title: Four older women standing in grassy backyard, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four women standing in a backyard in Philadelphia. They wear jewelry and fine dresses made of embellished material., Kruxo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 231., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1917
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.156]

Title: Four teenage boys standing in front of brick and stone house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four young men, arms around each other's shoulders, dressed in workman's caps and three piece suits, standing in front of a house in Philadelphia. They smile at the camera and show a bit of swagger. Behind them on the porch are two little boys wearing the same sort of outfits. A woman looks out the window behind them. The brick house has a stone porch and a window box, and the cellar windows are protected with painted wrought iron grates., Ms. note on mount: Left (George Grubb), 2300 S. Lee St., S. Phila., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.15]

Title: Four young men posing as gangsters, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four young men dressed in suits and fedora hats posing like gangsters, their hands in their pockets, feigning guns, in front of a wooden wall in Philadelphia. A cigarette droops from the mouth of one of them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.116]

Title: Four young women sitting on marble stoop, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four young smiling women in patterned summer dresses, their hair neatly combed, sitting on a marble stoop in Philadelphia. One girl in the back still has some of her hair set in pin curls with bobby pins. The two in the back row have their hands on the shoulders of the two in the front row. One girl in the front row has reached over to hold the arm of the other girl in front., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.58]

Title: Frowning girl on steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little girl about three years of age standing on the top step of a set of dirty marble steps in Philadelphia. There is a closed screened door behind her. She wears a clean light-colored dress with white knee-high socks and shiny dark shoes. Her hair is neatly combed., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.13]

Title: Girl and her dog on a stone porch, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young girl, about twelve years old, her socks sliding down around her ankles, sits with her white dog on the steps of a stone porch in Philadelphia. A potted plant is on the stoop behind them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.87]

Title: Girl and two boys standing on sidewalk in front of two windows, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a teenage girl in a flowered two-piece dress standing with two little boys who are probably her brothers, holding on to them with both of her hands. The older boy wears a light colored suit with short pants and drab shoes. This might be his First Communion suit. The younger boy wears bib overalls and a shirt trimmed with ruffles. All three children have their hair neatly combed. Flower boxes and potted plants sit on the window sill behind them., Ms. note on recto: Ray Mitchell (crossed out), Andrea (?) Ferricola, Frankie Ferricola, Joe Ferricola, Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.34]

Title: Girl in checked ruffled dress in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a young girl standing in front of a window in Philadelphia. She wears a checked ruffled dress, striped knee-high socks, and shiny shoes. A comic book or magazine lies at her feet., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.12]

Title: Girl in First Communion dress standing in front of painted brick wall, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little girl wearing a white dress with very full bows on both shoulders and both sides of her headband standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. She holds her white missal out with both hands. Her white stockings are a bit twisted and her facial expression is serious., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.121]

Title: Girl in sailor suit with hat, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little girl wearing a sailor suite, cloche, and necklace standing in front of a house in Philadelphia. Paint is chipped off the wooden shutters behind her, and there is trash at her feet., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 North 6th St., Phila., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.6]

Title: Girl in white dress standing in front of wrought iron gate, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a girl about twelve or thirteen years of age standing in front of a wrought iron gate in Philadelphia. She wears a white dress with long sleeves, a veiled headdress, white stockings and shoes. A rosary is wrapped around her hands, held in a prayerful position. This could be her First Communion day or because of her age, her Confirmation day. The wrought iron gate and steps probably belong to a church., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.39]

Title: Girl sitting on dirty marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a girl, about fourteen years old, wearing a summer dress, white stockings and dark shoes sitting on marble steps in Philadelphia. The steps she sits on are in great need of a scrubbing. There is also graffiti on the brick wall behind her., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.86]

Title: Girl standing in front of the First Association of Spiritualists Temple, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a teenage girl wearing a summer dress trimmed with lace and a bow around her head standing in front of the First Association of Spiritualists Temple, located at 12th and Thompson Streets in Philadelphia. A partially visible sign on the wall behind her reads: "will be observed in this temple Sunday, March 28th, Special music & Singing.", Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 824 Sentner St., Crescentville, Phila., Pa., Kruxo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 231., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.43]

Title: Girl wearing hat standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a girl about thirteen years old standing in her Sunday finest-a Spring coat in light color, a straw hat, and a ruffled dress-in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. She wears knee high socks and black Mary Janes. She is very composed., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.53]

Title: Girl with infant on lap sitting on wooden stoop, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a young girl with messy hair and clenched lips holding an infant on her lap and sitting on a wooden stoop in Philadelphia., Cyko postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 233., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.41]

Title: Group of boys and girls sitting on wooden stoop in front of screen doors, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing five small children, some smiling, sitting on a wooden stoop with an old brick sidewalk underfoot. Two boys are dressed in fresh shirts and ties. Their hair is neatly combed. In front of them are three younger girls, all in white, summery dresses. Behind them are two screen doors., Artura postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 225., 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.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1922
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.68]

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