Miscellaneous Photograph Collection. Photographs, 1890-1972 (Inclusive Dates).
Title:
Photographs, 1890-1972 (Inclusive Dates).
This artificial collection consists of individual images which have been grouped and stored together. The majority of photographs are unidentified and include images from a variety of sources including: 1.UNITED FUND, 1969-1972; 9 photographs detailing various United Fund programs; 2.YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA)-CHRISTIAN STREET BRANCH, NO DATES: 43 photographs of children in miscellaneous activities, foreign YMCA's, meetings, luncheons, and individual portraits; 3.MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, 1952-1966: 77 photographs of the Association's buildings, offices, and staff members; 4.ARCH STREET BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION, 1953-1960: 19 images of miscellaneous meetings, dinner parties, and exterior shots of Linton Resturant. One photograph includes James H. Tate, former Mayor of Philadelphia at the dedication of parking meters on May 8, 1953; 5.GREATER PHILADELPHIA FEDERATION OF SETTLEMENTS, no dates: 33 images depicting mostly African American youth involved in numerous activites; 6.CHESTNUT STREET ASSOCIATION, 1933-1969: 102 photographs of award ceremonies, meetings, Christmas lighting programs, and building exteriors on Chestnut and South Sixteenth Streets; 7.GERMANTOWN BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION, no dates: 88 images of general meetings, miscellaneous activities, and portraits; 8.EASTER LAMBS AT THE ITALIAN MARKET, 1939: 17 images; 9.VIEWS ALONG THE WISSAHICKON CREEK, ca. 1920: 27 images. 10.NURSE AND CHILD AT SHELTERING ARMS, 1914: 1 image; 11.CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, 1876: 9 mounted photographs taken by the Centennial Photographic Company; 12.ERIE AND WESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY BUILDING, no date: copy print and negative of 2 images of building exterior and advertisement from an office building directory; 13.STATE INDUSTRIAL HOME FOR WOMEN, MUNCY, PA, no date: 15 images of building exteriors, rooms, and women at work; 14.MARKET STREET EAST FROM CITY HALL, ca. 1900: 1 copy print; 15.URBAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, 8 images: photographs consist of various Philadelphia locations including: Wharton School exteriors (1913), Central High School Alumni Souvenir Journal (1909), University City Swim Club exterior (no dates); 16.PRISONER'S RIGHTS COUNCIL, no date: 3 images of staff members; 17.JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE, no dates: 13 photographs of miscellaneous meetings and activities and the Lansdowne Swim Club demostration by the Ethnic Labor Coalition of Philadelphia; 18.WHITEMARSH HALL/STOTESBURY MANSION, ca. 1960s: 44 color images of grafitti covered exteriors; 19.TEACHERS UNION OF PHILADELPHIA, 1947, 1949: 12 unidentified images of luncheons and conferences; 20.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE-PHILADELPHIA BRANCH, 1943-1945: 15 photographs of various membership campaigns and the Philadelphia Tranportation Company (PTC) strike of 1944. 21.TOON, FRANKLIN WALTER, no dates: 5 images; 22.WEXLAR, BENJAMIN J., 1958-1962: Benjamin J. Wexlar was head pharmacist at Philadelphia General Hospital (PGH). Collection consists of 61 images of meetings, ceremonies, PGH building interiors; 23.COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES, INC., ca. 1970s: 25 images of Whitman Park Homes groundbreaking and numerous community projects; 24.GARMENT WORKERS, ca. 1900: 10 images of men and women at work; 25.KENSINGTON ACTION NOW/KENSINGTON AREA REVITALIZATION PROJECT, no date: 16 images of poor housing conditions in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, Pa.; 26.CITY OF CHESTER (FERRYBOAT) PASSING A SCHOONER ON THE DELAWARE RIVER, no date: 1 image; 27.RIDGE AVENUE PASSENGER RAILWAY STATION, ca. 1890: 1 image; 28.DELANCY SCHOOL, ca. 1890: 1 image of building exterior.
ArchivalResource:
1.25 Linear Feet mostly b/w photographs various sizes.
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