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Title: Teenage girl and younger boy standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a teenaged girl standing next to a boy outside a brick house in Philadelphia. She wears a simple hat, a spring coat with a large bow at the neck, a dress somewhat longer than the coat, and high heels. The boy, about twelve years old, wears a jacket with his knickers, printed socks and sensible shoes. A fresh bouquet of flowers is visible in the window behind them., Ms. note on recto: 201 Federal, 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.2008.10.157]

Title: Group of teenagers standing in front of a stone porch, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four young men and one young woman standing in front of a stone porch in Philadelphia. Three of the teen boys wear white shirts and trousers, bow ties and sleeve garters, and one has a cigarette in his mouth. Their workman's caps are decorated with bows and a ribbon with the words "Jack Rose Social" printed on it. The other young man wears a jacket and trousers as well as a workman's cap. The woman has her hair neatly combed and wears a dark dress with a pleated skirt and an apron., 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.2008.10.39]

Title: Man and teenage boy standing in front of a brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a man with his arm around the shoulder of a teenage boy in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. Both are dressed in white shirts and neat slacks. The boy wears a vest and white shoes. The man's tie is tucked inside his shirt, and he wears a belt with a decorative buckle., Ms. note on verso: 216 Wilder St.; 220 Dickinson; 149 Morris; 154 Watkins; Lee & Ritner; 2312 Lee; 108 Fed[eral]; 121 Manton; 134 Manton; 2d & Earp; 1820 S 2; 139 Wilder; 201 Gerritt; 202 Gerritt; 146 Fernon; 111 McClellan; 2254 Lee., Kodak postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 226., 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. 1944
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.108]

Title: Two teenage men and two teenage women standing in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two teenage men and two teenage women standing in front of a window in Philadelphia. The two women wear knitted hats with roll-back brims, and one holds a chain purse in her hands. The young man in the back row wears a dress suit and a fedora. The young man in the front row wears a three-piece suit with a cap and roller skates., 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.2008.10.4]

Title: Three teenage girls and two little girls standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing three teenage girls in summer dresses (one plaid) standing behind and holding on to two little girls (about five years old) in front of them. The big girls have their arms around each other. The little girl to the right has dirtied her stockings and her coat., 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.2008.10.67]

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]

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