Public Baths Association of Philadelphia.
The Public Baths Association of Philadelphia (PBA) was a private charitable organization founded in 1895 to provide inexpensive bathing and laundry facilities to "the self-respecting poor" in working-class neighborhoods of Philadelphia. The association opened the first of its six bathhouses in 1898 and its last in 1928. PBA disbanded in 1950.
From the description of Public Baths Association of Philadelphia records, 1890-1950. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 61443368
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Public Baths Association of Philadelphia. Public Baths Association of Philadelphia records, 1890-1950. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
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| associatedWith | Community Fund of Philadelphia. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kirkbride, Franklin Butler, 1867-1955. | person |
| associatedWith | Lowrie, Sarah Dickson, 1870-1957. | person |
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| Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | |||
| Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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| Charities |
| Hygiene |
| Laundries |
| Public baths |
| Working poor |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
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