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Title: [1433-1435 South Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Real estate photograph commissioned by Albert M. Greenfield & Co. probably for publication in the firm's monthly Real Estate Bulletin depicting a three-story commercial building containing empty storefronts. Building contains signage for Greenfield & Co. offering the building for sale or rent. In the left, a woman bundled against the cold sits on the front stoop. In the center, an African American man, attired in a cap, a white collared shirt, a tie, a waistcoat with a pocket watch chain, an overcoat, and pants, stands on the sidewalk with his hands in his pockets and looks left. There is a partial view of an adjoining shoe store and two automobiles., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso and embossed on recto., Manuscript notes on verso: 1433-35 South St. [and] 1433-35 South., Manuscript note on verso: S-128., Purchase 2000., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Photo Illustrators (Firm), photographer
Date: 1926-1929
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Greenfield collection [P.9789.5]

Title: Mt. Pleasant E. Park, John Macpherson 1761
Description: Exterior view depicting the country house built 1761-1765 for Captain John Macpherson after the designs of Thomas Nevil in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. Shows the front entrance to the mansion, covered in ivy, and flanked by outbuildings. Macpherson, a privateer during the Seven Years’ War, purchased the estate with profits from these operations. Free white and Black laborers, indentured servants, and at least four enslaved people of African descent, whose names are unknown, worked on the plantation. In 1779, General Benedict Arnold purchased Mount Pleasant for his wife Peggy Shippen, but they never occupied the house. In 1792, General Jonathan Williams purchased the mansion. The City of Philadelphia purchased the property from the Williams family in 1869. On behalf of the city, the Philadelphia Museum of Art restored the house in 1926., Title from inscription on mount., Date inferred from photographic medium., Purchase 1989., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date: [ca. 1926]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Official Photographer [P.9260.329]

Title: [Broad Street Station fire, Philadelphia, June 1923]
Description: Scene showing smoke filled interior of the burnt train shed. Depicts laborers, including African Americans, clearing debris from a row of tracks upon which two burnt out train cars rest. Wires hang down from the skeletal framework ceiling. Fire hoses are strewn across the tracks. A camera and tripod rest on a walkway near the damaged trains. In the background, a group of well-dressed men and a group of firemen consult amongst debris. The fire, started by a short circuited cable, was at the time considered one of the worst fires in the city's history with an estimated $1,500,000 worth of damage. By the second day, despite the fire continuing to burn in areas, 2000 laborers began to clear debris and set up umbrella shelters to prepare for the station's planned reopening by the end of that week., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Purchase 1981., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [June 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - transportation [P.8683.13]

Title: [Aftermath of the Broad Street Station fire, Philadelphia, June 1923]
Description: Scene showing a large crowd of men and women commuters on a makeshift walkway stretching to the back of the interior of the train shed. Depicts the crowd, including African Americans, milling about on the landing overseen by a railroad conductor. Two laborers with a plank, one an African American, wait at the front of the crowd. Labor crews on either side of the commuters repair the destroyed platforms and tracks upon which burnt out train cars rest. Under a sign pointing left "To Filbert Street," a conductor and two men consult near a telephone box. The Broad Street Station fire started on a Monday and burned for three days. The fire was still burning when 2000 laborers began repairing the station to reopen that Friday., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Purchase 1981., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [June 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photographs- unidentified - transportation [P.8683.19]

Title: [Procession of Poor Richard Club members down Locust Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Procession of the advertising and publishing club established in 1906 in honor of Benjamin Franklin past the Poor Richard Club and the nightclub, "Club Madrid," on the 1300 block of Locust Street. Depicts the members being led by a Franklin impersonator and a man, wearing makeup and a curly, white wig and attired in an embellished long-sleeved shirt with a cap, shorts, and white stockings, on horseback. They are followed by costumed and uncostumed members. All the costumed "young Franklins," except for a few who hold flags and a club banner, carry loaves of bread simulating Franklin's arrival to Philadelphia. Spectators watch from the sidewalk and the street, including an African American chauffeur leaning on a parked car. Parade may commemorate the relocation of the club to 1319 Locust Street from 239 Camac Street on November 30, 1925., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's blind stamp on recto., Gift of Joseph Kelly, 1982., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2023., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Photo Illustrators (Firm), photographer
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photo-Illustrators-11x14 [P.8876.3]

Title: [Forrest Theatre prior to demolition for the construction of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building at the southeast corner of Broad and Sansom streets, Philadelphia ]
Description: View of the old Forrest Theatre on Broad Street at night shortly before being razed to be replaced by the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building. Spectators watch as laborers, mainly African American men, dismantle and remove building materials through a large hole in the side of the theatre. Signs for "Removal Sale" and "Drugs" are visible on the front of the building. Signage on the upper story window advertises "U.T.A United Tourist Agencies Travel Bureau." The Forrest Theatre, built in 1907, was Philadelphia's leading musical theater until its demolition in 1927., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Inscribed in negative: 1501, Gift of Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS), 1989., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date: 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Jennings - Fidelity series [P.9264.1]

Title: [Fire truck in front of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia]
Description: Scene in front of St. Patrick's Church showing a man in a suit climbing an extension ladder attached to a fire truck parked on Rittenhouse Street. Firemen attend the ladder from inside the truck. Spectators, including an African American man, gather on the street corners near a drugstore and residence., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the people., Part of a series of five views of the scene., Gift of Joseph Kelly, 1982., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Photo Illustrators (Firm), photographer
Date: [ca. 1926]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photo-Illustrators [P.8802.42]

Title: [Boys' music class]
Description: Depicts a white woman music teacher at a piano leading a class of five boys, including an African American child. In the right, the woman sits on a piano stool with her fingers on the keys. In the left, four boys stand in a line. In the right, an African American boy sits in a chair beside the piano with his legs crossed. In the background is a phonograph and a blackboard with musical notes written in chalk., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content and attire of the sitters., Gift of Joseph Kelly, 1982., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Photo Illustrators (Firm), photographer
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photo-Illustrators [P.8846.25]

Title: [Construction of the Frankford Elevated railroad tracks at Front and Arch Streets in Philadelphia, September 6, 1922]
Description: Scene showing predominantly African American construction workers laying down railroad tracks near a block of rowhouses at Front and Arch Streets in Philadelphia. The men are surrounded by piled planks, buckets, and construction debris. Many of the workers have stopped to pose, including a white man, possibly a foreman. In the left, two men continue to work and consult near steps by a curved railing. The half completed tracks, bridge platform, a billboard, factory buildings, and water tower are visible in the background. Constructed under the auspices of the City of Philadelphia's Department of City Transit (later Transit Operations and Planning Division) between 1915 and 1922, the Frankford Elevated Railway consisted of a two track structure six miles in length that extended north over the roadway of Front Street, Kensington Avenue and Frankford Avenue between Arch and Bridge Streets. Operated under lease to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (later South Eastern Public Transportation Authority or SEPTA), the line opened November 5, 1922., Title supplied by cataloger., Purchase 1989., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [September 6, 1922]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photos - unidentified - Construction [P.9260.419]

Title: [African American construction crew installing a utility pole]
Description: Scene of a crew of African American men construction workers nearing completion of the installation of a utility pole along a cobblestone city street lined with homes and businesses. Most of the crew members hold their mallets on their shoulders and wait on the sidewalk as another laborer retrieves a long pipe from their nearby utility truck. A mound of freshly dug dirt is piled near his feet. A white pedestrian observes the scene. A gas station is visible on the opposite side of the street., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitters., Purchase 1989., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - construction [P.9260.603]

Title: [Broad Street Station fire, Philadelphia, June 12, 1923]
Description: View of the interior of the burnt out train shed during the fire of June 11-13, 1923. Depicts several workers, including African Americans, building a new train platform and clearing debris from the tracks near the destroyed row of gates. Slightly damaged train cars and engines trapped by the fire, including "Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus," rest on the tracks. Large burnt pieces of the destroyed ceiling lay under a "Baggage Claim" sign. The Broad Street Station fire, started Monday, June 11, 1923 by a short circuited cable, was at the time considered one of the worst fires in the city's history with an estimated $1,500,000 worth of damage. By the second day, despite the fire continuing to burn in areas, 2000 laborers began to clear debris and set up umbrella shelters to prepare for the station's reopening at the end of that week., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content., Manuscript note on verso: Tues. noon., Reproduced in Harry Albrecht. Broad Street Station.... (Harry P. Albrecht: Philadelphia: 1976), p.30. (LCP Ok A1026.O.5), Purchase 1981., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [June 12, 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - transportation - railroad [P.8683.9]

Title: Chapel in negro cemetery on 47 St. no. of Lancaster Ave
Description: Depicts the dilapidated chapel at Olive Cemetery on Girard Avenue between Merion and Belmont Avenues in Philadelphia. In the right, African American children sit in and stand near the chapel's doorway. Four young children sit within the covered doorway and look at the viewer. A small boy stands beside the door and faces the viewer. Olive Cemetery, established in February 1849, was one of the city's largest African American administered business enterprises which by the late 19th century had failed due to mismanagement., Title from descriptive manuscript note by photographer on verso., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: This cemetary [sic] will soon make way for modern buildings (1925). Romanesque., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney, 1979., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: [ca. 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson [P.8513.239], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson239.htm

Title: [Olive Cemetery chapel, Girard Avenue between Marion and Belmont Avenues, Philadelphia.]
Description: View showing the chapel at the African American cemetery, Olive Cemetery. African American children sit in the doorway of the chapel, which stands behind a dilapidated stone and wrought iron gate. The cemetery, established in February 1849, was one of the city's largest African American administered business enterprises, which by the late 19th century had gone to ruination due to mismanagement. The Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons is visible in the background., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: 47 Street no. of Lancaster Ave., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney, 1979, Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: [ca. 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson [P.8513.240], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson240.htm

Title: Logan Square, Park Boulevard, Philadelphia
Description: Scene depicting two African American women walking past the Swann Memorial Fountain at Logan Square in Philadelphia before the installation of Alexander Stirling Calder's sculpted naiad figures in 1924. In the foreground, two women walk side-by-side on the sidewalk in front of the active fountain. Walking on the inside, the woman is attired in a black dress, stockings, and shoes, and the woman walking on the outside closer to the viewer is attired in a patterned dress, black stockings, and shoes., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from content., Duplicate print of P.8513.9., Gift of Mrs. Margaret Odewalt Sweeney, 1979., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: [ca. 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson [P.8513.109], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson109.htm

Title: Logan Circle
Description: Scene depicting two African American women walking past the Swann Memorial Fountain at Logan Square in Philadelphia before the installation of Alexander Stirling Calder's sculpted naiad figures in 1924. In the foreground, two women walk side-by-side on the sidewalk in front of the active fountain. Walking on the inside, the woman is attired in a black dress, stockings, and shoes, and the woman walking on the outside closer to the viewer is attired in a patterned dress, black stockings, and shoes., Title from photographer's manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from content., Duplicate print P.8513.109., Digital file shows P.8513.109., Gift of Mrs. Margaret Odewalt Sweeney, 1979., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: [ca. 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson [P.8513.9], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department P.8513.9, http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson109.htm

Title: Court. Lombard St. W. of 7
Description: Depicts the courtyard between the brick residences of 710 and 714 Lombard Street, Philadelphia. An African American man, attired in a brimmed hat, a white shirt, dark-colored pants, and shoes, stands in the courtyard near 710 facing the viewer. In the right, several children, including African Americans, sit on the stoop of the opposite residence. Chairs are visible in the courtyard., Title from manuscript note on verso., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney, 1979., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: [ca. 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Wilson [P.8513.88], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson88.htm

Title: A little rural scene in Frankford
Description: Exterior view showing a quaint area of the Frankford section of Philadelphia including Campbell African Methodist Episcopal Church on the 1600 block of Oxford Avenue (that is Kinsey Street). In the right, is a two-story, colonial-style home with shuttered windows situated behind a fence. In the left is the African American church, founded in 1804, with its door open. Several trees line the property. A fire hydrant is visible in the left foreground., Title from descriptive manuscript note by photographer on verso., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: One block away the Frankford El rumbles past - the trolleys clang, and general traffic rolls along., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney, 1979., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: [ca. 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson [P.8513.206], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson206.htm

Title: [Arthur Showell]
Description: Full-length studio portrait showing Showell, seated in a chair, and attired in a suit, tie, and spats. His legs are crossed, with one hand resting on his knee, and the other hand resting on the arm of the chair. A studio backdrop is visible in the background. Showell, a resident of South Philadelphia, worked as a laborer with the Adams Express Co. He also served in World War I in the 368th Infantry, part of the African American 92nd Infantry Division known as the "Buffalo Soldiers.", Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Brice C. Showell., Fragile condition.
Date: [ca. 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - misc. - sitter - Showell [P.2015.1.1]

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: [Progress photographs documenting the construction of the Sesquicentennial Exhibition, South Philadelphia, 1926]
Description: Series of progress photographs of the construction of the Tower of Light and "Progress on Lagoon" west of Broad Street and near Packer Street. Photographs depict the construction of the tower from its foundation to completion and the early stages of development of the lagoon from muddy marshland. Images show construction workers, including African Americans; construction equipment and supplies; automobiles and horse-drawn wagons; and foot traffic, including spectators. Lagoon photographs also show neighboring exhibition buildings under construction. Series also contains a view of the completed exhibition grounds. In the foreground, cars and visitors travel past the "Kodak" building. In the background, other exhibition buildings, including the "Battle of Gettysburg" theater, "Fire and Flame" hall, Alpine Haus restaurant, and Louis Mark Model Shoe Manufactory, are visible. The exhibition near the Navy Yard celebrated the 150th anniversary of independence in Philadelphia through attractions and entertainment in the form of pageants, exhibitions and sporting events., Title supplied by cataloger., Negative numbers written lower right corner. Includes 644; 1257; 1715; 1922- 1923, 1927, 3171; and 4057., Three photographs contain dates. Dates include: June 13, 1926 (Neg. #1257); June 26, 1926 (Neg. #1715); and July 2, 1926 (Neg. #1923)., See also related collection: Brightbill postcards [Sesquicentennial Exposition - 155]., Purchase 2010., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Cardinell, John D., photographer
Date: [1926]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Cardinell [P.2010.18.2-9]

Title: [Forrest Theatre during demolition for the construction of the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building, southeast corner of Broad and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia]
Description: Exterior views of Forrest Theatre before demolition and construction., Negative numbers: 1546 & 1547., Negative inscribed: Mar. 7, 1927. Fidelity Building. Irwin & Leighton, builders. Simon & Simon, architects., Photographs commissioned by Irwin & Leighton.
Creator: Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date: March 7, 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Jennings - Fidelity series [P.9264.2-3]

Title: [Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building construction, southeast corner of Broad and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia]
Description: Part of a series of progress photographs commissioned by the builders Irwin & Leighton documenting the construction of Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company building from March 1927 to beginning of 1928. Documents the clearing of the site, laying of the foundations, the erection of steel framing, the progress of exterior masonry work and the completed building. Also contains interior views of the framing between floors and details of the ornamental doorway., Negative numbers: 4-31, P.9479.6067 negative for photographic print P.9479.31.
Creator: Jennings, William Nicholson, 1860-1946, photographer
Date: 1927-1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Jennings - Fidelity series [P.9264.4-31]

Title: Halloween party given by the Craftsman Club of the Reading Co
Description: Group portrait of the male and female attendees, ranging in age from child to adult, in front of a stage. Most are attired in Halloween costume, many in masks and hats, and including clowns, a soldier, a pirate, a chef, and possibly a mummer’s headdress. In the right, a boy wearing Black face and attired as a bell hop, stands and smiles. "Blackface minstrelsy is a popular entertainment form, originating in the United States in the mid-19th century and remaining in American life through the 20th century. The form is based around stereotypical and racist portrayals of African Americans, including mocking dialect, parodic lyrics, and the application of Black face paint; all designed to portray African Americans as othered subjects of humor and disrespect. Blackface was a dominant form for theatrical and musical performances for decades, both on stage and in private homes.", Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's blind stamp on recto., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso., Description of Blackface minstrelsy from Dorothy Berry, Descriptive Equity and Clarity around Blackface Minstrelsy in H(arvard) T(heater) C(ollection) Collections, 2021., Gift of Joseph Kelly, 1982., RVCDC, Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Photo Illustrators (Firm), photographer
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photo-Illustrators - 11x14 [P.8882.12]

Title: [Finale of an unidentified theatrical production]
Description: Depicts the entire cast of men gesturing toward center stage where the show's "female" star is hoisted on the shoulders of two cast members. In the left, a supporting player, wearing Black face and costumed as a messenger in a cap and white gloves, kneels and points with his right hand. The front row of actors kneel, many of whom are attired as women in large brimmed hats and dresses with tulle skirts. The back row of actors stand, attired in white collared shirts, ties, dark-colored jackets, and white pants. The backdrop depicts a small town street including "Bernies Antique Shop," a drug store, and a post office. "Blackface minstrelsy is a popular entertainment form, originating in the United States in the mid-19th century and remaining in American life through the 20th century. The form is based around stereotypical and racist portrayals of African Americans, including mocking dialect, parodic lyrics, and the application of Black face paint; all designed to portray African Americans as othered subjects of humor and disrespect. Blackface was a dominant form for theatrical and musical performances for decades, both on stage and in private homes.", Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint ink stamped on verso., Description of Blackface minstrelsy from Dorothy Berry, Descriptive Equity and Clarity around Blackface Minstrelsy in H(arvard) T(heater) C(ollection) Collections, 2021., Gift of Joseph Kelly, 1982., RVCDC, Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Photo Illustrators (Firm), photographer
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photo-Illustrators-11x14 [P.8882.20]

Title: 1908 South Street
Description: Real estate photograph commissioned by Albert M. Greenfield & Company depicting Silverman's Pawn Shop and Old Reliable Clothing House for sale. Clothing, jewelry, and musical instruments are prominently displayed in the store windows. Image includes adjacent buildings at 1906 and 1910 South Street of an African American "Hair Shop of Mme. V.V. Maginley," and an abandoned Army & Navy store. The hair shop displays several beauty products and Black dolls. Posters for the "101 Ranch Wild West Street Parade" hang in the windows of the abandoned store. Also visible in the right is a man pedestrian (out of focus and ghost-like). The real estate firm was established in 1905. The Greenfield Bulletin contained photographic illustrations, property listings, and articles about the firm's important brokerage and development deals., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date based on content and active dates of the photographer., Photographer's imprint inscribed on negative., Negative inscribed: 606 D2., Stamped on verso: Greenfield Bulletin, Issue June. Page 4. No. 4., Purchase 2000., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Rau Studios, established in Philadelphia in 1887 by William Herman Rau, was a respected commercial firm which operated until around the early 1930s.
Creator: Rau Studios, photographer
Date: [ca. 1927]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Greenfield Collection [P.9789.13]

Title: "What do you all want to do wif dat pixture tak'en contraption"
Description: Depicts an older African American woman, with a stern expression, her arms crossed in front of her body, standing next to her brick home at Jessup and Irving Streets in Philadelphia. According to the photographer, the home is "a good example of a skilled mechanics home - the middle class of from 60 to 80 years ago," and that the woman was coaxed in to allowing the photograph after he described her house as "quaint" and she as "beautiful." Today this house is connected to the one behind it on Quince Street. Plaques on Quince Street house list builder of both buildings as Henry Vollum in 1813; the architect of additions and alterations made in 1924 was Wetherill P. Trout; those involved with connecting the two buildings in 1989 were Francis Henkels, architect, Diana Fertik, designer, and Philip Johnson, builder., Title from descriptive manuscript note on verso., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: "I don't 'low no one no how to make no fotygraf of me nor my house." "Madam" we said "we are interested in quaint old residences and beautiful women and desire to have the camra [sic] record both." The picture was a natural sequence of this little speech. The house is not far from 10[th] and Locust Sts. - Jessup and Warnock Sts. Now I wonder how many know where Jessup and Warnock Sts. bisect."A good example of a skilled mechanics home, or as this and other 'wider spread' bread earners are now designated "the middle class of from 60 to 80 years ago.", Gift of Mrs. Margaret Odewalt Sweeney, 1979., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: [ca. 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson [P.8513.188], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson188.htm

Title: [Young African American woman]
Description: Sample of photo restoration work depicting a damaged and touched up bust-length portrait mounted side-by-side of a young African American woman. The woman, attired in a beret, a white shirt, and a plaid jacket, faces right with her eyes looking left., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from attire of the sitter., Gift of Joseph Kelly, 1982., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Photo Illustrators (Firm)
Date: [ca. 1930]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photo-Illustrators-Non-Philadelphia-Afro-Americana

Title: Digging potatoes with modern machinery
Description: Touched up newspaper photograph depicting a portrait of the back of an African American man riding his horse-drawn "Iron Age" potato machine as he harvests a field of potatoes. The man, attired in a brimmed hat, a long-sleeved shirt, overalls, and shoes, sits on the machine and holds the reins to the two horses. The machine is pulled down rows of potato plants. The newly harvested potatoes are visible on the ground., Title from typed note pasted on verso., Printed caption pasted on verso: "Digging Potatoes with Modern Machinery.", Manuscript note on verso: Bateman & Cos Inc., Grenloch, N.J., Gift of Jane Abrams Bender, 1997., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: March 25, 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photos - unidentified - Industry [P.9520.51]

Title: [African American woman playing tambourine]
Description: Snapshot photograph showing an African American woman outside and playing a tambourine between two white women who play guitars. The white woman in the left is partially removed from the view and the white woman in the right is partially obscured by the woman playing tambourine. The tambourine player has her hair pulled back and wears a silk shawl and long, ruffled, tiered skirt. Spectators, including an African American boy attired in overalls, and white men attired in summer suits stand near and behind the women. Wooden warehouse and barn-like structures, including one with signage reading "Sterline," are visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from format of photograph and attire of sitters., Gift of Ivan Jurin, 2019., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022.
Date: [ca. 1925]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - misc. - sitter - female [P.2019.2.1]

Title: Tulpehocken Station, 1928
Description: Triplicate panoramic views showing the train station built in 1878 after the designs of William Brown and Washington (sometimes listed William) Bleddyn Powell at 314 West Tulpehocken Street, Germantown. Men and women wait on the station platform in the right of the image. A car is parked next to the Victorian-style station building across from the platform on which the passengers wait. A multi-story building rises from behind the station. A rough-patched grassy pasture to the left of the station fills most of the image. Groves of trees and a three-story white building are also visible., Title and date from manuscript notes on verso., Manuscript note on versos: L-85., Attributed to Marriott C. Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [1928]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.6-8]

Title: W. Walnut Lane, G[ermant[ow]n. Mr. Lindsay & houses between him & Greene St., March 1923
Description: Panoramic view looking south and showing the 100 block of West Walnut Lane east of the Marriott C. Morris residence (131). Includes the Queen Anne-style residence of Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Lindsay (143) and the Italian villa-style residences of Mr. & Mrs. Louis H. Swind (149) and Alonzo P. Smith (155). Snow covers the front yards of the houses. Trees line the street. In the foreground, the snow-covered and fence-lined front yards of the opposite side of the street are visible. Image also depicts the residence east of Greene Street, a partial view of the Morris house, and distant views of the neighborhood in the background., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped lower right corner: Marriott C. Morris Photo., Manuscript note on verso: neg. L-68., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [March 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.9]

Title: N. Side of W. Walnut Lane, G[ermant[ow]n. West of Greene St. Mar. 1923
Description: Panoramic view looking north and showing the 200 block of West Walnut Lane. Includes (l-r) the Queen Anne-style residence of Mrs. Mary Pardee (239); the residence of Irvin King (215); and the recent residence of the late Charles T. Evans (203). Snow covers the front yards of the houses. Trees line the street. Also shows a sculptural brick fence lining the Pardee property., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped lower right corner: Marriott C. Morris Photo., Manuscript note on verso: L-69., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [March 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.10]

Title: N. Side of W. Walnut Lane. West of Greene St. Mar. 1923
Description: Panoramic view looking north and showing the 200 block of West Walnut Lane. Includes (l-r) the residence of Irvin King (215); the recent residence of the late Charles T. Evans (203); and the residence at the northwest corner of Greene Street and West Walnut Lane, possibly that of John W. Parker (6120 Greene). Two women and a girl walk past the corner property. Snow covers the front yards of the houses. Trees line the street. In the foreground, bushes line the edge of the snow-covered property from which Morris photographs his view., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped lower right corner: Marriott C. Morris Photo., Manuscript note on verso: L-70., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [March 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.11]

Title: Cor. Greene St. & W. Walnut Lane G[erman]t[ow]n & N. side of Walnut Ln. W. of Greene. 3/1923
Description: Duplicate panoramic views looking north and showing the northwest corner of Greene Street and West Walnut Lane. Includes (l-r) the recent residence of the late Charles T. Evans (203 West Walnut); the residence at the northwest corner of Greene Street and West Walnut Lane, possibly that of John W. Parker (6120 Greene); and the residence of Alonzo P. Smith (155 West Walnut). Snow covers the front yards of the houses. Trees line the street. Cars travel down Greene Street and a couple walks on the sidewalk in the right of the image., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped lower right corner: Marriott C. Morris Photo., Manuscript note on verso: L-72., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [March 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.12 & 13]

Title: Garden at 131 W. Walnut Lane with John Gagen, 1928
Description: Panoramic view showing the expansive backyard garden at Marriott C. Morris's Germantown residence. Garden includes tilled plots of land, patches and rows of flowers and bushes, and wire fencing extending from a building in the back, left of the image. Gardener John Gagen stands near a patch of daffodils in the right side of the garden. The residential and out buildings, including the garage (far right) of the Morris estate are visible in the background. Trees and lawns also adorn the property. The house was renovated 1905-1907 with the Morris Family taking residence about 1907., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Marriott C. Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [1928]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.3]

Title: Young man and woman standing in front of a brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a young couple with their arms around each other smiling at the camera in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. The man is dressed in his workman's cap and suit, minus the jacket. The woman is dressed in a cotton cap and torn and soiled dress., 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.2008.10.81]

Title: Three women sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing three young women, each wearing a long dark dress, sitting on a set of white marble steps in Philadelphia. They are wearing jewelry. There is a handsome double door behind them that appears to be framed in marble., Kodak 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. 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.47]

Title: Man standing with two women in courtyard, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a man in a straw boater, a striped shirt with no collar, smoking a cigar, standing with two women in a courtyard in Philadelphia. They are in front of a wire fence. In the distance one sees a gas lamp to light up the alley. The women are both in summer dresses-one looks like a house dress; the other like a dressy dress, with a vertical lace trim. An exotic plant, a small tree, grows behind them., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2703 E. Ontario St., Phila., Pa., Defender postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 228., 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. 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8958.1]

Title: Two girls with an infant sitting on wooden steps of wooden house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two girls sitting with a small baby between them on the steps of a wooden house in Philadelphia. The baby wears a very ruffled cap. One of the girls wears a jumper with a blouse; the other girl wears a light-colored dress with some ruffle trim. The girls are smiling and enjoy playing with the baby., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2703 E. Ontario St., Phila., Pa., Defender postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 228., 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. 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.122]

Title: Man in straw bowler standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a straw hat and collarless shirt standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. He stands between two windows with shutters., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2703 E. Ontario St., Phila., Pa., Defender postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 228., 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. 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.161]

Title: Woman standing in front of brick house with stone porch, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young woman with dark hair wearing a two-piece dress standing in front of a stone porch in Philadelphia. Her blouse is plain with an inset of striped fabric and some embroidery. The skirt is full-length and made of striped fabric. Patent leather shoes complement her dress. Behind her is a decorative iron grille on a cellar window., Defender postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 228., 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. 1928
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.133]

Title: Large group of men, women, and children gathering in wooded area, Philadelphia
Description: Photograph showing a large group of people in a wooded area, waiting for an activity to take place or watching an event. The people, standing in an overgrown field, are dressed for warm weather, and the trees in the background are heavy with fruit., 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.8768.12]

Title: Two women with infant sitting on stoop, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two young women, one holding a very young infant, sitting on marble steps in front of a door in Philadelphia. The woman holding the baby wears a good summer dress. The other woman wears an attractive blouse and skirt., 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.8649.26]

Title: Young mother holding infant standing in front of church, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a young mother in a dark dress, her hair combed very neatly, standing and holding a baby in front of a church in Philadelphia. The baby wears a very pretty summer cap, a ruffled white dress, white stockings and shiny patent leather shoes. The iron fence surrounding the church was made by Field & Todd, Phila., Ms. note on mount: St. John's Church 3rd & Reed S. Phila., 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.2008.10.33]

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: Young girl standing outside a house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a girl about seven or eight years old, dressed in a plaid, summer dress with white stockings, white shoes laced up to her calves, and a big bow in her hair, standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. Beside her is a doorway to a cellar. The brick sidewalk underneath her feet is old and set in the herringbone pattern., 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.2008.10.11]

Title: Small girl sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little girl, about two years old, wearing a summer dress, white shoes and stockings. She is sitting on the steps in front of the open door to the vestibule of a brick house in Philadelphia. Her dark hair is cut short with bangs., 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.2008.10.38]

Title: Little boy riding a small tricycle, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little boy riding a children's tricycle on the sidewalk in Philadelphia. He wears a white playsuit and black boots., 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.2008.10.73]

Title: Little girl in dress standing on marble step, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little girl, about three or four years of age, standing on a marble step in front of a door in Philadelphia. She wears a summer dress trimmed with ruffles and a headband with big ribbon bows on both sides. Her hair is cut short and she has bangs. Her stockings and shoes are white., 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.2008.10.125]

Title: Little girl in summer dress standing on sidewalk, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little girl wearing a white dress trimmed with ribbon flowers at the neckline and shoulders standing on the sidewalk in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. She also wears white knee high socks, white shoes, and a white ribbon in her hair. The cellar window behind her is protected by metal bars., 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.2008.10.148]

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