Photographs, c. 1971-1986.

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Photographs, c. 1971-1986.

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This collection of black-and-white and color prints, some with negatives, depicts various aspects of the organization's history which focused on aid to businesses and community and economic development programs in Spanish-speaking North Philadelphia. Subjects depicted include Spanish Merchants Association officers and staff in their offices and at clients' places of business; participation in events such as the Puerto Rican Week Festival; annual SMA banquets; storefront improvements; housing rehabilitation and community development projects.

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Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library

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Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library

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Spanish Merchants Association of Philadelphia

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