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Title: [BRL?] minstrels of Philadelphia
Description: Group portrait photograph depicting nine white members of a minstrel club, including two in Blackface, seated in a row on a stage in front of a paneled wall. The performers are attired in dark tuxedo suits or Buster Brown suits in a checkered pattern, gloves, and comical corsages. "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 item. First word is illegible., Date inferred from content and attire of the sitters., Photographer's imprint inscribed in negative., Description of Blackface minstrelsy from Dorothy Berry, Descriptive Equity and Clarity around Blackface Minstrelsy in H(arvard) T(heater) C(ollection) Collections, 2021., Purchase 2004., 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: Paul, Dan E., photographer
Date: [ca. 1920]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department group portrait photographs - organizations [P.2004.42]

Title: Little girl and dog in wicker chair on sidewalk, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little girl, about four years old, sitting with a white dog on her lap in a wicker children's chair on the sidewalk in Philadelphia. She wears a dress, white knee-high socks, and patent leather 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.19]

Title: Young girl and dog sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a girl, about ten years old, with her arm around a black dog beside her, sitting on marble steps in Philadelphia. She wears a dress, white stockings, white shoes, and a bow in her hair. Behind her is an open door leading into a house, and on both sides of the steps are railings topped with flower boxes., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 North 6th St., Phila., 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.76]

Title: Young girl standing on sidewalk in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little girl, about six years old, standing on a sidewalk in front of a window and cellar door in Philadelphia. She wears a soiled dress, dark stockings, and worn 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.27]

Title: Girl in sailor suit with hat, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little girl wearing a sailor suite, cloche, and necklace standing in front of a house in Philadelphia. Paint is chipped off the wooden shutters behind her, and there is trash at her feet., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 North 6th St., Phila., 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.6]

Title: Girl in checked ruffled dress in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a young girl standing in front of a window in Philadelphia. She wears a checked ruffled dress, striped knee-high socks, and shiny shoes. A comic book or magazine lies at her feet., 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.12]

Title: Young woman standing in front of brick wall and windows, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a young woman standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia, in between two windows on the first floor and two cellar windows. She wears a dress with two large pockets, a wide fabric belt, and a ruffle collar around the neck, and white shoes laced up to her calves with white stockings. The cellar windows are protected by wrought iron screens., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 North 6th St., Phila., 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.28]

Title: Young man in cardigan sweater sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a young man wearing a cardigan sweater and holding a hat in his hands, sitting on marble steps in front of a door in Philadelphia. There is graffiti on the brick wall of the house behind him., 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.56]

Title: Young man in cardigan sweater sitting on wooden stoop, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a young man with neatly combed hair wearing a cardigan sweater, sitting on wooden steps in front of a door in Philadelphia., Ms. note on verso: Tooey, 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.19]

Title: Boy wearing a suit and ribbon bow on arm standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a boy about six years of age wearing a belted suit with knee pants and a bow tied around his arm standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. He also wears a flower in his lapel. Ruffled tie-back curtains are visible in the window behind him., 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.65]

Title: Infant in wicker baby carriage, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing an infant sitting up in a wicker baby carriage that is parked underneath the closed shutters of a window in Philadelphia., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 North 6th St., Phila., 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.159]

Title: Blond boy in overalls standing on sidewalk, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a little boy with blond hair standing in a patch of weeds on the sidewalk in front of a brick wall and a screened cellar window in Philadelphia. He is dressed in a wrinkled, soiled playsuit and worn 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. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.9; P.8649.11]

Title: [Group portrait photograph of fourteen African American nurses and nursing students outside of Dr. J. H. Mudgett’s Private Hospital and Training School for Nurses, 2030 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Group portrait depicts the women, including Helen Waller, posed in three rows on the steps outside the entryway to the hospital and training school. Five woman stand in a line in the top and bottom rows and four women stand in a line in the middle row. The women hold their arms to their sides or behind them and have plain expressions. The women in the bottom row wear white, ankle-length dresses with long sleeves and collars, white stockings, and white shoes with heels. They also wear nurses caps with the one of the woman in the middle trimmed with a thin black stripe along the edge, possibly “Miss Harris, super-intendant of the nurses.” The women in the upper rows wear white, long-sleeved shirts, white apron dresses, and nurses caps. The sign naming the hospital and school adorning the building is partially visible in the right. The figure who is Helen Waller, a 1919 graduate of the hospital is not known, but likely one of the women in the first row., Dr. J. H. Mudgett’s Private Hospital and Training School for Nurses was established by New Hampshire-born white (per census records) physician John H. Mudgett and chartered in 1919. Mudgett served as the medical director of surgery. In 1921, the school was one of a number of nursing schools advertised in the “Evening Public Ledger” as offering “Free Tuition, Board, Lodging, and a Nominal Fee” to be trained as a nurse. Mudgett, graduated Dartmouth Medical School in 1896 and resided in Philadelphia as a physician by circa 1905. By 1925, he was listed as only a physician with no listing for the training school. Mudgett, a member of the First African Baptist Church, died in 1945. At the time of his death he was in a multiracial marriage with Adeline Mudgett (1889-1958), a former dressmaker. His race on his death certificate had been altered from white to “colored.” Helen Waller (1897-1925) was one of the first nurse graduates of Mudgett’s Hospital in 1919. By 1924, she worked as a child hygiene nurse before her death in 1925 from tuberculosis., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from article about “Mudgett’s Hospital Has Its First Commencement,” Philadelphia Tribune, July 19, 1919., Name of photographer from photographer's stamp on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Helen Waller, 2020 Turner Street., See also complementary group portrait photographs - Education - M [P.2022.5.2 & 3].
Creator: Paul, Dan E., photographer
Date: [1919]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *group portrait photographs - education - Mudgett's Hospital [P.2022.5.1]

Title: [Group portrait photograph of Dr. Mudgett and four African American physicians outside of Dr. J. H. Mudgett’s Private Hospital and Training School for Nurses, 2030 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Group portrait depicts Dr. John Herbert Mudgett and four African American physicians, posed, standing and seated, on the steps outside the entryway to the hospital and training school. In the right, two physicians, attired in dark-colored suits and ties, stand next to Mudgett and the other men seated on the stairs. One of the physicians also wears a mustache. They look past the photographer. In the center, Mudgett, grey-haired, wearing glasses, and attired in a white suit with bow tie, sits on the outer edge of the middle stair. He looks past the photographer and his hands are clasped and rest in his lap. To his right, another two physicians sit next to him on the stairs. They are attired in dark-colored suits with either a tie or bow tie. One physician wears glasses. They rest their hands and/or arms on the upper part of their bent legs. They look at the photographer. The visible shoes of the men are shined, except Mudgett’s which are scuffed. View also shows a boot scraper near the foot of Mudgett, at the base of the steps, and in the right, the sign reading "Dr. Mudgett’s Private Hospital" adorning the wall of the building., Dr. J. H. Mudgett’s Private Hospital and Training School for Nurses was established by New Hampshire-born white (per census records) physician John H. Mudgett and chartered in 1919. Mudgett served as the medical director of surgery. In 1921, the school was one of a number of nursing schools advertised in the "Evening Public Ledger" as offering "Free Tuition, Board, Lodging, and a Nominal Fee" to be trained as a nurse. Mudgett, graduated Dartmouth Medical School in 1896 and resided in Philadelphia as a physician by circa 1905. By 1925, he was listed as only a physician with no listing for the training school. Mudgett, a member of the First African Baptist Church, died in 1945. At the time of his death he was in a multiracial marriage with Adeline Mudgett (1889-1958), a former dressmaker. His race on his death certificate had been altered from white to “colored.”, Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photograph with complementary content and article about “Mudgett’s Hospital Has Its First Commencement,” Philadelphia Tribune, July 19, 1919., Name of photographer from photographer's stamp on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Helen Waller. Helen Waller (1897-1925) was one of the first nurse graduates of Mudgett’s Hospital in 1919. By 1924, she worked as a child hygiene nurse before her death in 1925 from tuberculosis., See also complementary group portrait photographs - Education - M [P.2022.5.2 & 3].
Creator: Paul, Dan E., photographer
Date: [1919]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *group portrait photographs - education - Mudgett's Hospital [P.2022.5.2]

Title: [View of operating room with Dr. J.H. Mudgett and African American men physicians and African American women nurses at a surgical procedure at Dr. J. H. Mudgett’s Private Hospital and Training School for Nurses, 2030 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia]
Description: View shows Dr. John Herbert Mudgett and African American physicians and nurses surrounding an African American person lying on a surgical gurney and covered in surgical drapes in an operating room. Mudgett, center and looking at the camera, and attired in a surgical cap and gown, rests his hands on the patient. To his right stands a nurse, attired in a cap and a white surgical gown who looks with a side glance at the camera. To her right, a man anesthesiologist, in right profile, is seated, and holds his hands above the face of the patient. In the right foreground, two men physicians, attired in surgical caps and gowns stand over and have their hands on the patient. One man looks at the patient and the other man looks at the camera. In the left, center background, possibly Miss Harris, super-intendant of the nurses, attired in a striped, nurse's cap looks over the shoulder of Mudgett. In the far right background, a nurse attired in a surgical cap and gown looks, with a slight frown, at the camera. The face and head of another nurse wearing a surgical cap is seen behind her. View also includes two uncovered windows in the background., Dr. J. H. Mudgett’s Private Hospital and Training School for Nurses was established by New Hampshire-born white (per census records) physician John H. Mudgett and chartered in 1919. Mudgett served as the medical director of surgery. In 1921, the school was one of a number of nursing schools advertised in the “Evening Public Ledger” as offering "Free Tuition, Board, Lodging, and a Nominal Fee" to be trained as a nurse. Mudgett, graduated Dartmouth Medical School in 1896 and resided in Philadelphia as a physician by circa 1905. By 1925, he was listed as only a physician with no listing for the training school. Mudgett, a member of the First African Baptist Church, died in 1945. At the time of his death he was in a multiracial marriage with Adeline Mudgett (1889-1958), a former dressmaker. His race on his death certificate had been altered from white to "colored.", Title supplied by cataloger., Name of attributed photographer from complementary photographs., Date inferred from photographs with complementary content and article about "Mudgett’s Hospital Has Its First Commencement," Philadelphia Tribune, July 19, 1919., See also complementary group portrait photographs - Education - M [P.2022.5.1 & 2].
Creator: Paul, Dan E., photographer
Date: [1919]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *group portrait photographs - education - Mudgett's Hospital [P.2022.5.3]

Title: [Lillie Showell]
Description: Full-length studio portrait showing Showell, seated in a chair containing an ornate back. The young woman wears glasses and is attired in a shirtwaist and long skirt. She rests one hand on the arm of the chair and the other on her knee. A studio backdrop is visible in the background. Family lore suggests Showell, born in Philadelphia, died from the flu during the 1917-1918 pandemic following World War I. Showell, younger sister of Arthur Showell (1894-1943), resided in Maryland as a child and young adult., Title supplied by cataloger., Gift of Brice C. Showell.
Date: [ca. 1917]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - misc. - sitter - Showell [P.2015.1.2]

Title: [Sarah E. Showell]
Description: Cameo portrait showing Showell from the bust up. She wears a shirtwaist and possibly a tie. Family lore suggests Showell died from the flu during the 1917-1918 pandemic following World War I. Showell, younger sister of Arthur Showell (1894-1943), was born and resided in Maryland as a child and young adult., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Brice C. Showell., Very worn condition.
Date: [ca. 1917]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - misc. - sitter - Showell [P.2015.1.3]

Title: Young woman standing in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a young woman dressed in a skirt and belted four-pocket jacket standing in front of a window with open shutters in Philadelphia. Paint peels from the wooded clapboard and shutters in front of which she stands., 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.8649.51]

Title: Infant sitting on pillow on doorstep, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing an infant, sitting on a pillow on a doorstep in Philadelphia, being helped to sit up by adult hands. The baby wears a sleeveless dress and and knitted booties., 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.2008.10.42]

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: 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: William Zennels
Description: Full-length portrait of an African American baby propped up on a fur-covered chair. Zennels, attired in a long-sleeved cardigan, a long white shirt, pants, and shoes, looks at the viewer., Title and date from manuscript note written on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Born June 1917., Photographer's imprint stamped on mount., Photographer's insignia blindstamped on mount., Cover adorned with decorative blindstamp., Gift of Erika Piola, 2002., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Benjamin W. Fowler operated from 238 N. Eighth St., Philadelphia between 1889 and 1917.
Creator: Fowler, Benjamin W., photographer
Date: [1917]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - sitter - Zennels [P.2002.44]

Title: [Full-length studio portrait photograph of an unidentified, young African American man, seated]
Description: Shows the man, posed slightly to the left, seated on a wooden chair, and his left leg crossed over his right. He looks toward the photographer. His left hand rests in his lap and his right hand rests on the fore edge of the right arm of the chair. He wears a dark-colored suit, white shirt, neck tie, and laced up boots. Image also includes a backdrop and decorated flooring., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint and insignia blindstamped on mount., Paper cover is embossed with floral pictorial details., Gift of J. Murray Atkins Library., Benjamin W. Fowler operated from 238 N. Eighth St., Philadelphia between 1889 and 1917.
Creator: Fowler, Benjamin W., photographer
Date: [ca. 1915]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - photographer - Fowler [P.2022.54]

Title: Young woman standing on stoop in front of door, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait showing a young woman standing on a wooden step in front of a door in Philadelphia. She is neatly dressed in a bouffant dress (possibly a coat to wear motoring), dark stockings, and dark pointed shoes laced up to her calves. Her styled hair is secured with a headband around her forehead. Graffiti on a wooden wall behind her shows the date "JAN. 1 1916.", 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. 1916
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.24]

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: 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]

Title: Little boy with leg braces sitting on bench, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little boy, about four years old, with neatly combed hair and wearing a pressed summer playsuit, sitting on a park bench in Philadelphia. Both of his legs are encased in leather and metal braces from the knees to the foot., 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.2008.10.154]

Title: Young man standing beside a wooden fence and house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young man wearing a double-breasted jacket with a high collar shirt, wide tie, and checked cap standing in front of a wooden picket fence in Philadelphia. Behind him is a window with a striped awning opened over it., Ms. note on recto: Robinson, 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.2008.10.74]

Title: Pennsylvania at the Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915
Description: Photograph album containing twenty-seven captioned views of Pennsylvania's contributions to the world's fair held in San Francisco, February 20-December 4, 1915. A number of the images include persons and groups of people posed in front of the Liberty Bell, which traveled nation wide on train from Philadelphia to the fair. Photographs include: "Pennsylvania Building"; "Corner of the Pennsylvania Garden"; "Corner of the Pennsylvania Bldg showing Plaque"; "Mural Pennsylvania Bldg. Steel Industry, Edward Trumbull";"Mural Pennsylvania Bldg. Penn's Treaty, Edward Trumbull"; "The Chinese Commission to the Exposition" in front of the Liberty Bell; "Gentlemen's Rest Room" in the Pennsylvania Building; "Education Day, October 11. 1915" showing young girls attired in "stars and stripes" dresses dancing; "Education Day, October 11. 1915" showing a woman attired as "Liberty" surrounded by young girls attired in "stars and stripes" dresses and standing in front of the Liberty Bell; "Great Grand Daughter of Gen. Putnam" by the Liberty Bell; "Ex Gov. John K. Tenor delivering address Dedication Day, March 18, 1915"; "Vice Pres. Fairbanks delivering address Dedication Day; "Judge William Bailey Lamar U.S. Repr. delivering address Dedication Day"; "Mr. Thomas A. Edison" by Liberty Bell; "A group of Chinese girls" by Liberty Bell; "Mr. Henry Ford" by Liberty Bell; Pennsylvania "Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh and Official Party" by Liberty Bell; Pennsylvania "Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh delivering address Pennsylvania Day, September 4, 1915; "Senator E.L. Tustin delivering address Pennsylvania Day, September 4, 1915";, "Judge Win Bailey Lamar U.S. Repr. delivering address Pennsylvania Day"; "Vice Pres Ruben B. Hale of P.P.J.E. delivering address Pennsylvania Day"; "Senator Boies Penrose" at Liberty Bell; "Farwell to the Liberty Bell, November 10, 1915"; "Philadelphia Officers 'Guards to the Liberty Bell"; "Chief Little Bear" at Liberty Bell; "Arrival of the Liberty Bell at the Pennsylvania Bldg"; and "Arrival of the Liberty Bell at the Pennsylvania Bldg.", Photograph titled, "The Chinese Commission to the Exposition," depicts nine Chinese men and one white man posed in front of the Liberty Bell behind a metal barrier. The men are attired in suits, some holding bowler hats in their hands, except one older Chinese man who wears a white mustache and is attired in a changshan and a round hat. The Liberty Bell is decorated with flowers and sits on a platform draped in an American flag. Four flags, including two American flags, are on flagpoles flanking the bell. Partial view of men and women spectators in the background. Photograph titled, "A group of Chinese girls," depicts six Chinese women posed in front of the Liberty Bell. In the center, the Liberty Bell is displayed on a platform that is draped with an American flag. Two women sit on the platform, and four women stand. Five of the women are attired in white tunics with Mandarin collars, dark-colored skirts, and lace-up, heeled boots, and several of the women wear necklaces and brooches. The woman in the right is attired in a long-sleeved white shirt, a quilted, dark-colored tunic with a Mandarin collar and matching quilted pants, a bracelet, and lace-up, heeled boots., Title and date from manuscript note on first page of album., See related: Rau Collection [P.9520.1] and photo - unid. -events [P.9520.2-8].
Date: [1915]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2022.2]

Title: Violet Oakley at work upon the panel of "International Understanding and Unity" for the Senate Chamber, Capitol of Pennsylvania
Description: Depicts the principal mural artist for the Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Violet Oakley, standing on an elevated wooden platform, posing with a palette in her left hand, and a paintbrush in her right hand, before her Forty-four feet long Senate Chamber mural, International Understanding and Unity: Supreme Manifestation of Enlightenment Prophecy of William Penn. Visible in this photograph is the woman with outstretched hands, which symbolizes the "Water of Life" or "Unity." Oakley is attired in a smock over a dress with a straight skirt., Title from manuscript note on verso., Blind stamp of Mathilde Weil on recto., Note on verso: Please handle with Great Care and return., Although construction on the Capitol building was completed in 1906, much of the artwork continued to be created and installed decades later., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Weil, Mathilde, 1847-1943?, photographer
Date: ca. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - sitter - O [P.9260.616]

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 boy in playsuit standing in front of brick wall, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little boy wearing a playsuit with knee high white stockings and black shoes standing in front of a brick wall in Philadelphia., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 N. Sixth St., Philadelphia, 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. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.124]

Title: Young man sitting on stoop, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young man, possibly Frankie Paul, wearing a suit, bow tie, and workman's cap sitting on wooden steps in front of a door in Philadelphia. His dress shoes are brightly polished and he holds a cigarette in his left hand., Ms. note on recto: Frankie Paul, Photographer's imprint stamped on verso: John Frank Keith, 2042 N. Sixth St., Philadelphia, 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. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.25]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

Title: [Carson R. Draucker photograph album]
Description: Album compiled by Draucker between 1913 and 1918 containing snapshots, photocollages, and photomechanical prints of family and friends in Philadelphia, getaways and vacations, and his experiences as a World War I draftee in Fort Sill, Ok. and Rochester and Long Island N.Y. Philadelphia views depict University of Pennsylvania; Fairmount Park, including the waterworks, Boat House Row and the Schuylkill River; Logan’s Square; Delaware River; Broad and Market streets near and including City Hall; Draucker’s residence at 235 South 15th Street; and Rittenhouse Square, including the annual Flower Show in 1916. Vacation images show Draucker and friends and/or family at recreational sites in Atlantic City, N.J., Lock Haven, Pa., Hecla Park, Center County, Pa., and Riverview, Pa. The vacation views often show picnicking, canoeing, and swimming. World War I imagery predominantly includes portrait snapshots of Draucker and his fellow soldiers, as well as interior views of his barracks at 202nd Aero Squadron and the U.S. School of Aerial Photography in Rochester, N.Y. Album also contains portrait studies of persons and pets, including Rau "celebrity dog 'Bob'," as well as photocollages composed of sketched bodies and photographic heads; views of the dam at Lafayette, Pa. and Cascadella Gorge, Ithaca, N.Y.; images of the “Ad-Men’s Convention 1916” in Philadelphia; works by Draucker awarded prizes at exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Y.M.C.A. (p. 19, 25, 27, 30); and a series of images of a crashed car being removed from a Philadelphia storefront (p. 31)., Portraiture depicts Draucker’s family, including his sister Annetta and father Edward; friends and professional colleagues, including Al Swope, Charles R. Darwin, D. Sargent Bell, and William Rau; and group portraits of “M[otion P[icture] Operators Lyric Theatre, Lock Haven, Pa. 1912” and young men “Fredericks. Swope. Myers. Messerly. Kissenger” in driving attire and riding motorcycles., Stamped on front cover: National Simplex., Inscribed on inside cover: Draucker., Illustrated National "Simplex" Note Book advertisement printed on inside front cover., Many of the pages contain titles., Majority of images annotated with a caption., Accompanied by "Studio Light: a Magazine of Information for the Profession. Published by the Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, N.Y. 1930." Vol. 22, No. 7. (September 1930). Promotional periodical illustrated with Draucker’s photographs and including biography of Draucker. [P.2007.35b]., Carson R. Draucker (1895-1971), son of Stathia and Edward Draucker, a hotel manager in Clinton, Pennsylvania was a professional photographer who specialized in portraiture in Syracuse, N.Y. by 1921. During his early years, he worked as a motion picture operator in his hometown of Clinton, Pa. and later, most likely in the Philadelphia photographic studio of William H. Rau. His early work was displayed and awarded at amateur exhibitions at John Wanamaker’s and the Philadelphia Y.M.C.A. Camera club. He attended Army Schools of Photography at Rochester and Cornell University and served in the Photographic Section of the Air Service during World War I. Draucker was also featured in "Studio Light: A Magazine of Information for the Profession" (1930) and copyrighted a photoflash calculator in 1937. He was married to Lucretia Draucker and passed away in San Diego, Ca. in January 1971.
Creator: Draucker, Carson R., 1895-1971
Date: [1913-1918]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2007.35a&b]

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