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Title: [Bust-length portrait of an unidentified Asian American woman]
Description: Bust-length portrait of a young unidentified Asian American woman. The woman, wearing her hair parted in the middle with tight curls close around her head and attired in a light-colored fur shawl and earrings, looks at the viewer., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred by the attire of the sitter., Gift of Joseph Kelly, 1982.
Creator: Photo Illustrators (Firm), photographer
Date: [ca. 1950]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photo-Illustrators – Non-Philadelphia-Women – Portraits

Title: Brice Leon Showell
Description: Class photograph showing a bust-length portrait of Showell as a teen. He wears a zippered pullover, collared shirt, and tie. Showell, the nephew of Arthur Showell (1894-1943), was born and resided in Maryland as a child and young adult., Title from manuscript note on verso., Printed above portrait: School Days., Printed below portrait: 1946-47., Gift of Brice C. Showell.
Date: [1946]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - misc. - sitter - Showell [P.2015.1.4]

Title: Infant in baby carriage with netting, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of an infant wearing a little cap and hand-made sweater over its dress resting in a baby carriage with netting parked on a sidewalk in Philadelphia. There is another baby carriage parked in the background., Defender postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 228., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1943
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.139]

Title: John Frank Keith standing in front of store, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of John Frank Keith wearing a long coat standing in front of a corner store in Philadelphia. Pairs of gloves and a sign for "Baby Ruth" candy can be seen in the windows 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. 1940
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - portraits [P.9770.2]

Title: John Frank Keith sitting on porch steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of John Frank Keith sitting on the steps leading up to a stone porch in Philadelphia. He wears a vest and shirt with the sleeves rolled up. His straw hat rests on the landing behind him., Ms. note on recto: John F. Keith, 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. 1940
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department LCP postcards - portraits [P.9770.1]

Title: [Young men's track team]
Description: Formal group portrait depicting the team, including African Americans, the coach, and managers. The men sit and stand in two rows outside the front entrance to a building. The team are attired in uniforms of either v-neck long-sleeved shirts or tank tops with their emblem, shorts, and running shoes., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitters., Purchase 1990., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1940]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department group portrait photographs - recreation [P.9312.3]

Title: [Portrait of an African American family]
Description: Family portrait of several generations of a middle-class African American family posed in front of a Christmas tree. The family, attired in suits and dresses, sit and stand in the living room. In the foreground, an African American boy sits on the floor, crossed legged, and smiles at the viewer. Behind him, seven men and women sit on chairs. Two young girls sit on the laps of the older men. Nine men and women stand behind the chairs. In the background, the top of a decorated Christmas tree is visible., Title supplied by cataloger., Date written on recto: Mosby 1936., Purchase 1993., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: 1936
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department group portrait photographs - family [P.9410.31]

Title: Library Company of Philadelphia scrapbook
Description: Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photographs, ephemera and prints predominantly issued between the 1930s and 1970s documenting exhibitions, loans, collections, events and the history of the Library Company. Clippings include newspaper articles about a loan of American political cartoons to the Toledo Museum (1936); exhibitions commemorating the centenary of librettist W.S. Gilbert (1936); the tercentenary of Swedish Settlement (1938); and the library's African American history collection (1971). Columns also describe the presentation of the Christopher Sower library (1909); the return in 1876 of a book 99 years overdue since the American Revolution (1938); the demolition of the Library's Juniper and Locust streets building for a parking lot (1939); and the vandalism of the former Ridgway Building at 901-933 Broad Street (1969). Photographs predominantly depict the exteriors and reading rooms of the library buildings at Fifth and Library Streets, Juniper and Locust Streets, and Broad Street (Ridgway Building). Other photographs include a series of views from the 1939 unveiling ceremony of the James Logan memorial (to be erected in Fairmount Park) on the steps of the Ridgway Branch. Ephemera includes invitations (several from The Women's Committee), brochures, catalogs, announcements and placards related to library events; bulletins and pamphlets describing collections; dues notices and book plates; the variant 1884 and 1906 "Rules of the Library Company"; an off-print of the 1882 Louise Stockton entry in "A Sylvan City..." about "The Old Philadelphia Library"; and a 1961 citation from the city recognizing the library as a "Philadelphia first.", Title supplied by cataloger., Cut outs of the seal and motto of Library Company from bookplate pasted on title page., Some contents annotated with dates and typewritten descriptions., Several loose photographs removed and rehoused as "Library Company of Philadelphia Scrapbook Photographs Collection" [P.2010.17]. Contains a ca. 1865 portrait of library donor John A. McAllister misidentified as librarian Lloyd P. Smith, a ca. 1935 portrait of librarian George Abbot, and interior and exterior views of the library buildings, including artifacts, at Fifth and Library Streets, Juniper and Locust Streets, and Broad Street (Ridgway Building)., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Typewritten index inserted in volume., The Library Company of Philadelphia, America’s first successful lending library and oldest cultural institution, was founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin as a subscription library supported by its shareholders. Until the 1850s it was the largest public library in America. It was transformed into a research library in the 1950s.
Creator: Library Company of Philadelphia
Date: [ca. 1865-ca. 1971, bulk ca. 1936-ca. 1945]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *albums (flat) [P.2010.17], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Library Company of Philadelphia Scrapbook Photographs Collection [P.2010.17]

Title: Woman standing on sidewalk in front of porch, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a woman dressed in an ankle-length pleated skirt with a dark jacket and a light-colored vest standing in front of a porch in Philadelphia. She also wears a hat with a pompom on top, dark leather gloves, and laced up dress shoes. She stands in front of a large brick house with a porch over a stone foundation. The cellar window is protected by a wrought iron screen., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.131]

Title: Young woman standing on woodland path, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young woman, her hair neatly combed, standing on a path in a woodland. She wears a long sleeveless flower-printed dress that is trimmed with a dark ribbon bow and a necklace., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.152]

Title: Woman standing on wooden steps with her dog, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of an overweight woman in a cotton housedress standing with her dog on the wooden steps of a house in Philadelphia. She has the dog on a leash. The dog sits quietly, posing for the photographer., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.169]

Title: Young woman standing in bathing suit, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young woman with dark wavy hair posing in her woolen bathing suit in front of a house in the country. She also wears high heeled leather shoes. She stands in the grass in front of the porch of a wooden house. In the background is some other greenery., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.170]

Title: Woman standing in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young woman with neatly combed hair and a dress with pleats and matching jacket standing in front of a screened window and a screened cellar window in Philadelphia. The jacket is a bit blurred because of the wind. There is a big bow at the neck of her dress and she also wears a bead necklace and holds a purse. The window frame is very worn and in need of paint. A lace curtain hangs in the window behind her., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.18]

Title: Young woman standing in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young woman, about twenty years of age, dressed in a dark velvet overblouse, a light-colored pleated silken skirt and dress shoes, standing, hands on hips and smiling, in front of a window of a brick house in Philadelphia. In the window two children and an adult watch from inside the activity outside on the sidewalk. The cellar window is protected by a wrought iron screen which is attractively painted., The unidentified young woman is also the subject of John Frank Keith photographs P.2008.10.92 and P.8649.36, in which she wears the same clothing., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.23]

Title: Young woman standing in front of stone wall, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young woman posing in a two-piece dress in front of the stone wall of a porch in Philadelphia. She wears stockings and high-heeled shoes. Her dark hair is cut short. The large cellar window behind her is protected by a carefully painted wrought iron screen., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.33]

Title: Infant sitting on wooden steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a small child, barely able to sit up unassisted, sitting on the wooden steps of a row house. The steps need painting as do the doors and door frames. The baby wears a dress with a sweater., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.18]

Title: Child sitting in a wheeled scooter, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a chubby baby with blonde hair sitting in a wheeled scooter similar to a tricycle in front of the brick wall of a house in Philadelphia. The wall has been cemented over and damaged with holes and graffiti. The door and window frame are in much need of paint. The sidewalk is cement., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.22]

Title: Small child sitting on a blanket on a wooden step, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a small child in light-colored clothing and a diaper sitting on a blanket on a wooden front step in Philadelphia. The facial image is a bit blurred. The house is in good repair. The bricks have been pointed and the door has an unmarred paint or varnish on it. The brass mail and knob plates are also highly polished., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.99]

Title: Small child standing on a stone porch, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a small blonde child under the age of two standing unsteadily on a porch support wearing a white summer dress, white socks, and dark shoes and looking directly at the photographer., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.111]

Title: Infant sitting on wooden steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a nicely dressed baby sitting on a folded blanket on the wooden steps of a wooden house in Philadelphia. The opened wooden door and trim is in need of paint. The baby, wearing knitted booties, appears to have just awakened., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.162]

Title: Infant standing in child's chair, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a very small child, too young to stand on its own, being propped up in a children's potty chair or step stool placed on a sidewalk in Philadelphia. The child's hands are squeezed in either anxiety or cold. The child wears a hooded jacket and leggings and winter booties. The chair is situated in front of a brick wall., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.164]

Title: Infant in wicker carriage on sidewalk, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of an infant wearing a knitted beret propped up by a pillow in a wicker carriage with its lining partially torn out. The baby seems to be crying. The carriage is on the sidewalk in front of a stone wall with a cellar window in Philadelphia., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.9]

Title: Man leaning against the brick wall of a building, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a man, about thirty years old, wearing workman's trousers, a sweater coat with a hole in it over another sweater and shirt standing in front of a brick wall and window in Philadelphia. He also wears a workman's hat. The building might not be a private home. The window behind the subject is filthy. The cellar window is protected by an iron grate., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.31]

Title: Young man in suit sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young man wearing a suit, tie, and a carnation in his lapel sitting on marble steps in front of a door in Philadelphia. His thick hair is parted in the middle and combed down. He sits on the top marble step, his hands clasping his knees. The marble steps have been kept clean., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.54]

Title: Young man seated on stone support of porch steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young man holding a cigar in his hand sitting on the stone porch steps of a house in Philadelphia. He wears a three-piece suit with a striped bow tie. His hair is parted on the side and slicked down. On the porch itself, at the edge of the scene, are a young man in a workman's cap and a young girl holding a baby., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.55]

Title: Young man standing before a storefront, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a tall young man with dark hair, hands behind his back, standing in front of a store window. The subject is dressed in shirtsleeves and dark trousers. He stands on the metal sidewalk door to the cellar. In the store window are two bottles of "Sunbeam Water" and a few other commodities., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.61]

Title: Young man in sweater standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young man in pressed trousers, polished shoes, a pullover sweater and bow tie on his shirt standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. His hair is neatly combed and he has a slight smile on his face. A neighboring woman watches from inside, peering through her window., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.115]

Title: Little girl standing in her First Communion dress, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little girl, about seven years old, dressed in white from head to toe including her veil, her dress, her long stockings and her shoes, standing in front of a wall in Philadelphia. She might be standing outside of a church., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.136]

Title: Girl in white dress standing in front of wrought iron gate, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a girl about twelve or thirteen years of age standing in front of a wrought iron gate in Philadelphia. She wears a white dress with long sleeves, a veiled headdress, white stockings and shoes. A rosary is wrapped around her hands, held in a prayerful position. This could be her First Communion day or because of her age, her Confirmation day. The wrought iron gate and steps probably belong to a church., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.39]

Title: Young girl holding large bouquet of gladiolas, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a girl in a printed summer dress posing in front of brick house in Philadelphia while holding a very large bouquet of gladiolas., The girl is also the subject of John Frank Keith photograph P.8649.38., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.135]

Title: Little girl in summer dress standing in front of wall, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little girl with rumpled hair standing on a brick pavement in front of a large covered window opening in Philadelphia. She squints as she looks at the camera and wears a light colored summer dress and white socks and shoes., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.140]

Title: Little girl in summer dress standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a smiling little girl wearing a summer dress, knee-high socks and patent leather shoes standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia, the wall of which is defaced by chalk graffiti., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.145; P.2008.10.151]

Title: Young girl in white dress standing in front of window, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young girl wearing a sleeveless white dress and white socks with patent leather shoes standing in front of a window in Philadelphia. There is a wreath of flowers on her head. She may be dressed for her First Communion or confirmation., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.165]

Title: Little girl in sunsuit standing in front of wooden house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little girl, about six years old, standing in front of wooden house in Philadelphia. She wears a soiled sunsuit which is too small for her. Her posture is poor. Her legs are dirty and she wears no socks with her patent leather shoes. She looks up shyly at the camera. The house behind her is made of wood. It appears to need paint and the cement and stone foundation has holes in it., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.166]

Title: Little girl in knitted winter coat and hat standing on steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little girl wearing a dark knitted or crocheted coat with full sleeves and matching hat standing on marble steps in Philadelphia. Her outfit is trimmed with several rows of fluffy white angora yarn. The marble steps on which she stands are dirty. However, the wooden door and brick walls of the house behind her appear to be very well maintained., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.167]

Title: Frowning girl on steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little girl about three years of age standing on the top step of a set of dirty marble steps in Philadelphia. There is a closed screened door behind her. She wears a clean light-colored dress with white knee-high socks and shiny dark shoes. Her hair is neatly combed., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.13]

Title: Little girl in dress in front of house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a friendly-looking little girl about three or four years of age standing in front of a brick house wall between two cellar windows. She wears a clean sleeveless summer dress, white socks and white shoes., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.15]

Title: Small girl standing in front of stone wall, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little girl, about three years old, wearing a full dress with 3/4 sleeves and a ribbon bow at the neck, long stockings and Mary Janes standing in front of a stone wall in Philadelphia. A woman, possibly her mother, peeks her head into the frame and looks at the photographer from the sidelines., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.45; P.8649.32]

Title: Infant in baby carriage, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a laughing infant wearing a bib, sitting up in a carriage and looking at the camera. The carriage's protective netting is thrown back, and the carriage is parked next to a brick row house in Philadelphia. The carriage has a leather hood and a dark body. The brick sidewalk is very old and irregular., Ms. note on verso: 118 Morris; 141 Segal [sic]; 115 Ritner; 2347 S. Front; 88 Mifflin; 131 Manton; 132 Manton; 1241 Moya[mensing]; 1312 American St.; 1236 American St.; 126 Dudly [sic] St.; 1932 S. Front St. (Mercy)., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.3]

Title: Boy and his dog sitting on marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young boy in knickers and dark stockings holding his spotted dog on his lap. They are sitting on a very dirty set of marble steps in Philadelphia. The brick wall of the house bears graffiti. The boy looks up with misgiving at the photographer., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.51]

Title: Little boy with frilly shirt standing in front of a stone porch, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young boy with a forlorn expression on his face standing in front of a stone porch in Philadelphia. His dark bangs are freshly cut and have a perfectly even edge. He seems to be wearing a somewhat frilly summer shirt with his white knickers and white stockings. His shoes are dark. He stands in front of a stone porch and directly behind him is wrought ironwork protecting the cellar windows., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.101]

Title: Little boy in suit standing in front of a brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little boy with a pleasant expression on his face standing in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. Although he is somewhat rumpled, he wears a buttoned jacket and matching knickers with knee-high dark stockings and shiny tie shoes. His collar and tie are arranged sloppily and his stockings are sliding down. The window frames of the house behind him need paint. The cellar windows are screened., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.103]

Title: Little boy, possibly with rickets, standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little boy about four years of age wearing short dark pants and a light shirt. His severely bowed legs suggest he might have a bone disease, such as rickets. The house behind him and the brick sidewalk need some maintenence., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.107]

Title: Boy wearing white outfit standing in front of wall, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young boy wearing a white short sleeved shirt, shorts, knee socks, and shoes standing on a brick pavement in front of a large covered window opening in Philadelphia., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.8649.1]

Title: Little boy wearing printed sweater standing in front of brownstone house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a boy about five or six years of age standing in front of a brownstone wall in Philadelphia. He stands between two cellar windows protected by iron grating. There is graffiti on the wall and a bit of trash on the sidewalk. His hair is cut short. He wears a printed sweater and shorts. His legs are dirty., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.63; P.8649.10]

Title: Girl wearing hat standing in front of brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a girl about thirteen years old standing in her Sunday finest-a Spring coat in light color, a straw hat, and a ruffled dress-in front of a brick house in Philadelphia. She wears knee high socks and black Mary Janes. She is very composed., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.53]

Title: Girl sitting on dirty marble steps, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a girl, about fourteen years old, wearing a summer dress, white stockings and dark shoes sitting on marble steps in Philadelphia. The steps she sits on are in great need of a scrubbing. There is also graffiti on the brick wall behind her., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.86]

Title: Girl and her dog on a stone porch, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a young girl, about twelve years old, her socks sliding down around her ankles, sits with her white dog on the steps of a stone porch in Philadelphia. A potted plant is on the stoop behind them., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.87]

Title: Little girl standing on brownstone steps in front of door, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a little girl with blonde curls wearing a rumpled cotton dress standing in front of a door in Philadelphia. Her socks are rolled down to her ankles. She is about four years of age., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.96]

Title: Teenage girl standing in front of a brick house, Philadelphia
Description: Portrait of a teenage girl wearing a two-piece dress and low-waisted belt stands in the sunlight in front of a large brick house in Philadelphia. The cellar windows are screened. The window shades are pulled down in the first floor windows to keep the sun out., Azo postcard., See Robert Bogdan and Todd Weseloh’s “Real Photo Postcard Guide: The People’s Photography,” (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2006), p. 223., Keith was a Philadelphia photographer who specialized in portraiture, mainly of working-class Philadelphians in South Philadelphia and Kensington from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Creator: Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer
Date: ca. 1931
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photographs-Keith [P.2008.10.100]

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