Playing cards, ca.1960.

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Playing cards, ca.1960.

Two decks of playing cards in a box. One deck is yellow and the other blue. Both have the seal of the city of Philadelphia on one side, with various views of the city and its historic sites on the other. Among the views are Independence Hall and its new mall, the Walt Whitman Bridge, the New Year's Mummers Parade, Fort Mifflin, and many other places (a different one for each card). Rather than "jokers," the decks have cards with messages from the mayor Richardson Dilworth and city representative Frederic R. Mann. Another card bears a message from the Board of Trade and Conventions, suggesting that the decks may have been souvenirs for convention goers. An enclosed pamphlet briefly describes the views on the cards.

1 box : ill.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7961588

Winterthur Library

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Dilworth, Richardson

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Philadelphia (Pa.)

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