Shows a wooded path and fenced corn fields on the estate of gentleman Turner Camac (i.e., Carnac) at the northeast corner of Eleventh Street and Montgomery Avenue. Views also include a man and several boys posed on and near a fence. The Camac estate was built circa 1841 and demolished in 1870., Attributed to John Moran., Yellow paper mounts with square corners., Title from labels pasted on mounts., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
Date
[ca. 1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views [(8)1322.F.39i; (8)1322.F.41b]
Photograph depicting the reviewing stand and a large crowd of spectators in front of 11th District Police Station at 1217 Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia during the Liberty Loan parade on April 6, 1918. Shows the police station decorated with American flags and Allied flags, including French, British, and Japanese. In front of the building is a large reviewing stand filled with men and women, including police and military officers. Eight women are dressed depicting Liberty, and there are three Boy Scouts. The stand is decorated with American flags and liberty loan posters. A large crowd of spectators faces the stand. People are visible standing in the windows of the buildings. The United States Treasury in conjunction with the Federal Reserve issued Liberty Loans, also known as Liberty Bonds, to finance the cost of America’s participation in the war. Four Liberty Loans were issued on April 24, 1917, October 1, 1917, April 5, 1918, and September 28, 1918 raising a total of 17 billion dollars. A fifth bond called the Victory Liberty Loan was issued on April 21, 1919. Subscribing to bonds was promoted as a patriotic duty., Title supplied by cataloger., Date from manuscript note written on verso: April 6th, 1918. Police station house between Montgomery Ave. and Berks St., Phila., See related: photo - unidentified - processions [8932.3-12]., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections.
Date
April 6, 1918
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - processions [P.8932.3]
