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- 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
- Two boys and two girls posing outside brick house, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing two girls, about seven and eight years old, standing behind two little boys outside a brick house in Philadelphia. The girls wear summer dresses. One boy, about five years old, wears a play suit with a plaid shirt and holds a lollipop. The other boy, younger, also holds a lollipop, and is dressed in a knitted cardigan sweater., 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.2008.10.149]
- Title
- Two girls and a boy standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing a boy in knickers, rumpled sweater, and sneakers standing between two girls wearing dresses in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. All the children wear striped socks. They stand at attention on the sidewalk posed between windows., 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.8649.2]
- 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
- Three children in front of a brick wall with two windows, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing two boys, one about seven years old, the other about five, and a little girl, about six years old, standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. All are neatly combed and dressed in summer outfits. They might be siblings. The window shutters behind them are in dire need of paint as are the window frames. The window sills appear to be damaged as well., 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.8649.35]
- Title
- Small child sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia
- Description
- Portrait showing a small child sitting on marble steps in front of a door in Philadelphia. The child wears a summer dress and striped stockings and holds a toy in its hand., 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. 1925
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.84]
- Title
- Small child standing on a stone porch, Philadelphia
- Description
- Portrait of a small blonde child under the age of two standing unsteadily on a porch support wearing a white summer dress, white socks, and dark shoes and looking directly 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.2008.10.111]
- Title
- Young child standing in front of brick wall, Philadelphia
- Description
- Portrait of young child about three years old with neatly parted slicked down hair wearing a clean baggy playsuit with long sleeves, long white stockings, and ankle-high dark shoes standing on a sidewalk in Philadelphia. There is graffiti on the brick wall behind the subject and weeds protruding from the brick sidewalk., 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. 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.60]
- Title
- Little girl with a bow in her hair standing in front of a door, Philadelphia
- Description
- Portrait showing a smiling little girl with a bow in her hair standing on wooden steps in front of a door in Philadelphia. About seven years old, she wears a white dress with a colored ribbon marking the bodice, white stockings, and white shoes. Her dark hair is cut short and her bangs are even., 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.2008.10.117]
- Title
- Small child sitting on wooden stoop, Philadelphia
- Description
- Portrait showing a small child sitting on a wooden stoop in Philadelphia. Behind the child is a screen door., 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.8649.7]
- 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]
- 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
- Small child standing on doorstep, Philadelphia
- Description
- Portrait of a small child wearing a white long-sleeved dress, white shoes, and a petticoat adorned with eyelets standing on a doorstep in Philadelphia., 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.2008.10.127]
- Title
- Two young children on sidewalk with rocking chair, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait of two young children on a sidewalk in Philadelphia. A young girl wearing a bow in her hair stands behind a baby seated on a pillow in a child's rocking chair., 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.8649.50]
- 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
- 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 children gathered on steps in front of house, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing over twenty-five children gathered on the steps of a brick house under a striped awning in Philadelphia. The children range in age from infancy to nine or ten years old. They are dressed nicely in summer clothes and might be on an outing., 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.8768.13]
- 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
- 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
- Woman and three children sitting on a wooden stoop, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait of a woman wearing an apron sitting beside three children on a wooden stoop in Philadelphia. Shows two boys, about seven and nine years old, one barefoot, with parted and combed hair and a young girl in a checked dress., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 N. 6th St., Phila., 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. 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.40]
- Title
- Two young women and two young children sitting on wooden steps, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait of two young women sitting next to each other on a wooden step in front of a door in Philadelphia. A young girl with a bow in her hair sits in front of one woman, and a toddler sits on the lap of the other. Both women wear ribbon headbands, long skirts, and blouses., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 N. 6th St., Phila., 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. 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8768.2]
- 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
- Group of men and children posing on steps of brownstone house, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing nine men and three children sitting on steps in front of a brownstone house in Philadelphia. A woman leans out of a window on the right from within the house. Several of the men wear suits and fedoras or caps. The sun casts a shadow over the children in the front row., 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.2008.10.114]
- Title
- Young woman standing outside a brick and stone house holding a child, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing a young woman standing outside a brick house in Philadelphia, holding a little child. She wears high heels and a summery dress. The child is also in a summery outfit, and white shoes. The cellar windows have wrought iron screens and also lace curtains. The first floor windows have tie-back curtains and shades with tassels., 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.2008.10.48; P.8768.14]
- Title
- Young woman with two children standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing a young woman in an attractive dark dress standing with two children in front of the window of a brick house in Philadelphia. She holds the hand one child, who is losing a diaper. A girl about eight years old holds the other hand of the child. She, too, is in a pretty dress. The window behind them is open and a sliding screen in place., 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.2008.10.137]
- Title
- Man holding two small children on steps, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing a man with no teeth smiling at the camera as he holds two small children on his lap. He holds a cigarette in his hand. They sit on brownstone steps that lead to a double door in Philadelphia. The end of a canvas baby carriage can be see to the left., 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.2008.10.150]
- 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
- Men playing cards on stoop, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait of six men and three children sitting on a stoop and chairs in Philadelphia. Of the six men, four hold playing cards, three smoke cigarettes, and two hold glasses of beer. Two young girls, one holding an infant, stand in the background., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 N. 6th St., Phila., 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. 1913
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.4]
- Title
- Woman and three children standing in front of brick wall and shutters, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing a woman holding an infant and two young girls standing in front of a brick wall and graffiti-covered wooden shutters in Philadelphia. All subjects wear white dresses, white stockings, and white shoes., 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.2008.10.59]
- Title
- Woman with two children sitting outside a wooden house, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing a woman, possibly a mother, with two children posing outside a wooden house in Philadelphia. The older child is a little girl with a big bow in her short hair. She wears a cotton dress with long white stockings. The younger child, sitting on the woman's lap, is probably a bit over a year old. It is dressed with a knitted or crocheted cap and a long coat with long stockings. The woman's hair is messy. She wears her apron over her lacy blouse. All three subjects have pleasant expressions on their faces., 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.2008.10.119]
- Title
- Group of fourteen people sitting and standing in the doorway of a brick house, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing fourteen men, women, and children standing in the doorway of a brick house in Philadelphia. They are dressed for summer and crowd together to have their photo taken. Two of the women hold infants. There are at least three other small children. Two teenage boys stand in the doorway. A newspaper clutters the sidewalk., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2703 E Ontario St., Phila PA, 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.8958.2]
- Title
- Three adults and four small children standing in front of brick wall, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing two women, one of them very heavy, and a man in a three-piece suit, standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. They have their arms around each other and in front of them stand four children (three little girls in dresses and a boy in sailor pants and a knitted cardigan). The man and the heavy women have a flower pinned to their clothes. The image is a bit blurred or overexposed because of the intense sunlight., 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.2008.10.123]
- Title
- Outdoor group portrait of men, women, and children, Philadelphia
- Description
- Group portrait showing over forty people, possibly all related, dressed in summer clothes, some in bathing suits, posing on a lawn in a wooded area near Philadelphia. In the back row, a man in a bathing suit is held above the head of another man. There are several children, including an infant, seated in the first two rows., 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.8768.16]