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Title: Two teenage girls and four younger children sitting at doorway of row house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a teenage girl sitting on the brownstone step of a house in Philadelphia. She is in her "good" dress covered by a short velveteen jacket and wears white stockings and high heels tied with a bow. Behind her in the doorway is another teenage girl and four little girls, all in summer clothes. They all smile at the photographer. The outside brick wall is smeared with graffiti., 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.2008.10.26]

Title: Man, baby boy, and two puppies on a stone porch, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a child dressed in summer clothes sitting on a stone support to a porch in Philadelphia as a man with dark, slicked back hair, possibly his father, supports and consoles him. The baby is surrounded by two very small puppies., Ms. note on verso: Old man Fryman was as young at 80 as Turk is Today at 50, 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.2008.10.35]

Title: Seven men and a young boy sitting on brownstone steps, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing seven men of varying ages and a boy about fourteen years old, almost all dressed in suits and ties, sitting on the brownstone steps of a brick house in Philadelphia. One man, who holds a cigarette, sticks his tongue out 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.2008.10.78]

Title: Three females standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two women and a younger girl standing in front of the window of a brick house in Philadelphia. The woman on the left wears a housedress and has her hair covered against dust with a cloth cloche. In the center is a young girl about eleven years old wearing a summer dress with white stockings. On the right is an older taller woman, also in a summer dress and high heels. The brick sidewalk is laid in a herringbone pattern., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.83]

Title: Three men and a little girl sitting on the sidewalk in front of a brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing three men wearing workman's caps and working clothes, sitting on a sidewalk in Philadelphia with a little girl among them. She has a very dirty face. There is graffiti on the brick wall behind them. The brick house adjoins a wooden structure., 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.2008.10.85]

Title: Woman with infant sitting on steps, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a woman holding an infant sitting on worn brownstone steps in Philadelphia. While the woman wears a sleeveless dress, the child wears a cap and long-sleeved coat or jacket. The image of the woman is blurred as the wind blows her hair about. The door behind them is in dire need of paint., 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.2008.10.90]

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: Three men and a woman on stone steps next to an alley, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing three young men, one dressed in a three piece suit with hat in hand and wearing a wedding ring, and an older woman in a printed dress sitting on marble steps next to an alley in Philadelphia. The two young men on the back row are in casual shirts. One has his arm around the shoulders of the other. The shades are drawn on both the door and the window behind them., Ms. note on verso: "Joe, John Donda, Mrs. Stumback, cousin, 100 titan St." Also: "15th & Jackson, near Playground, no more car barn-July 9-74" And:"Sofie & Barbara up in Pocono Pete", 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.2008.10.112]

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: Two little girls in First Communion dresses, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two little girls wearing white veils, white dresses, white knee-high socks and white shoes, holding hands and standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. Their hair is neatly combed., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.8]

Title: Teenage girl standing with two little girls in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a teenage girl with dark curly hair and flowered blouse (or dress) standing behind two little girls about three years old. The older girl and one of the little ones are smiling; the other child is puffed up with self-importance. All of them wear summer clothes. They stand on a cement sidewalk in front of a neatly painted 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.2008.10.10]

Title: Two little girls standing in front of a stone building, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two little girls standing in front of a stone building in Philadelphia. They are both wearing good dresses and have their hair combed. The bigger girl wears a flowered dress with saddle shoes. The smaller girl wears a big bow in her hair, a patterned dress, and patent leather shoes. A decorative iron window grate is behind them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.20]

Title: Two girls standing in front of a brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing a girl about ten years old and a girl about three years old standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. The older girl wears eyeglasses, a hat, a cape adorned with a corsage, and a skirt. She carries a small purse and wears short dark socks and dark shoes. The smaller child wears a princess-cut, light-colored coat with white stockings 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.2008.10.30]

Title: Four young women sitting on marble stoop, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four young smiling women in patterned summer dresses, their hair neatly combed, sitting on a marble stoop in Philadelphia. One girl in the back still has some of her hair set in pin curls with bobby pins. The two in the back row have their hands on the shoulders of the two in the front row. One girl in the front row has reached over to hold the arm of the other girl in front., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.58]

Title: Three little girls sitting on a marble step, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing three girls sitting on a marble step in front of a door in Philadelphia. The two bigger girls, who are smiling, wear the same patterned knee-high stockings and summer dresses. The little girl in between them wears plain white stockings with her summer dress. There is graffiti on the brick wall behind them., Identified as Theresa, Mary, and Margaret McGoldrick, near 1700 S. Lee Street, 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.2008.10.70]

Title: Five young female friends standing in front of a brick wall, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing four nicely dressed young women standing with their arms around each other. A fifth young woman, in a striped sweater stoops down in front of them. One of the women has spit curls right in the center of her forehead. All have their hair bobbed., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.71]

Title: Two little girls standing in front of brick wall, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two girls, possibly sisters, about nine and seven years of age, in identical white dresses with ruffled skirts, white socks and shoes, standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. The windows have wrought iron screens set in them. The older girl has her arm around the younger. Both of them have short, straight dark hair and bangs. They smile 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.2008.10.109]

Title: Two girls posing in summer dresses in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two girls, about eleven or twelve years old, posing in their fine summer dresses. They are standing in front of a brick house with an open window 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.2008.10.143]

Title: Two girls standing in front of brick wall with their arms around one another, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two girls standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia. The girl on the left wears a white dress, a white ribbon in her hair and white socks with her patent leather shoes. She has her arm around the younger girl, who wears a printed summer dress and brown shoes with white socks. Lattice work covers the cellar windows of the brick house behind them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.153]

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]

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: Spring flowers
Description: Photograph of bare trees and flowered ground cover leading into a gully, hidden by dense fog. A sandy path goes off 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.8649.16]

Title: Two girls in First Communion dresses standing in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait showing two girls, about eight years old, standing in First Communion dress (white veils, dresses, stockings and shoes) in front of a first floor window (with white lace curtain and fringed shade) and a cellar window. Both of them hold very large bouquets of flowers., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.20]

Title: Philadelphia public schools photograph collection
Description: Contains photographs and a newspaper clipping showing interior and exterior views of identified and unidentified Philadelphia public schools and school administration buildings, many from construction funded by the Public Works Administration. Includes photographs depicting sculpted architectural ornaments and pencil sketches of proposed sculptures to be installed at the schools. Interior views show an auto shop; classrooms, gymnasiums, cafeterias, and auditoriums. Also contains five architectural drawings drawn by Philadelphia architect Emil C. Schmidt. Majority of collection lacks photographer's imprint except three views photographed by Philadelphia photographers Samuel H. Oxman and Philip B. Wallace., Views show John Bartram Public High School, 67th Street and Elmwood Avenue; Edward Bok Vocation High School, 8th and Mifflin Streets; Joseph H. Brown Public School, Frankford and Stanwood avenues; Joseph W. Catherine Public School, 66th Street and Chester Avenue; Central High School, Ogontz and Olney Avenues; Dobbins High School, 22nd Street and Lehigh Avenue; Robert Fulton Public School, Haines and Germantown Avenues; Girls' High School, Broad and Olney Streets; Delaplaine McDaniel Public School, 22nd and Moore Streets; Willis and Elizabeth Martin Orthopedic School, 22nd and Brown Streets; Gen. George C. Meade School, 18th and Oxford Streets; Thomas Mifflin School, Conrad and Mifflin Avenue; North East High School, 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue; Philadelphia Board of Education Administration Building, Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 21st Street; William Rowen Public School, 19th and Haines Streets; Southwark Public School, 9th and Mifflin Streets; Stetson Jr. High School, Broad Street and Allegheny Avenue; and Roberts Vaux Public School, 24th and Master Streets. Views of the Willis and Elizabeth Martin Orthopedic School show physically handicapped children, including African Americans, in a music and woodwork class, at recess, and entering a school bus. Dobbins High School views depict decorative works utilized in the school building. Majority of interior views depict interiors at unidentified public schools, including a view of an auto shop class with an African American student. Images of sculpted works include several allegorical figures symbolizing education and industry. Collection also includes a photograph of an architectural drawing of an unexecuted design for the Henry Platt School., Title supplied by cataloger., Thirty-two of images contain negative numbers inscribed in the negative., Twenty-four of images contain dates inscribed in the negative., Majority of images accompanied by manuscript note providing name of school., Schmidt worked for the Philadelphia Board of Public Education and was the chief designer of the Central High School building., Gift of Mrs. Arthur Kushlan, 1980., 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: [ca. 1930-1938]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - unidentified - Education [P.8565-P.8603; P.8886]

Title: [Young men's track team]
Description: Formal group portrait depicting the team, including African Americans, the coach, and managers. The men sit and stand in two rows outside the front entrance to a building. The team are attired in uniforms of either v-neck long-sleeved shirts or tank tops with their emblem, shorts, and running shoes., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitters., Purchase 1990., 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: [ca. 1940]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department group portrait photographs - recreation [P.9312.3]

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