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George A. Foreman Philadelphia Transportation Company photograph and ephemera album, 1937-1948 [Volume 1]

Volume 1 [formerly Volume 6]
The date range of the volume is 1937 to 1948 with the bulk of the items from 1940 to 1948.  The contents of the volume include holiday cards from 1946 and 1947 and an undated get well letter to Foreman which contains a reference to Mrs. Foreman, the first indi...

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Main Author: George A. Foreman, 1881-1950 (Creator)
Collection:George A. Foreman scrapbooks on Philadelphia Transportation Company (#3267)
Date:1937-01-01/1948-12-31
Dimensions:16 x 10.5 cm
Call Number:3267
Volume Number:Volume 1 [formerly 6]
Format: Electronic
Subjects and Genres:
Photograph albums
Public transportation
Mass transit
Photograph collections
Work environment
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Scrapbooks
Clipping
Ephemera
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13758
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title George A. Foreman Philadelphia Transportation Company photograph and ephemera album, 1937-1948 [Volume 1]
spellingShingle George A. Foreman Philadelphia Transportation Company photograph and ephemera album, 1937-1948 [Volume 1]
George A. Foreman, 1881-1950
Photograph albums
Public transportation
Mass transit
Photograph collections
Work environment
Philadelphia Transportation Company
title_sort George A. Foreman Philadelphia Transportation Company photograph and ephemera album, 1937-1948 [Volume 1]
title_txt_mv George A. Foreman Philadelphia Transportation Company photograph and ephemera album, 1937-1948 [Volume 1]
date_txt_mv 1937-01-01/1948-12-31
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creator_txt_mv George A. Foreman, 1881-1950 (Creator)
author George A. Foreman, 1881-1950
author_facet George A. Foreman, 1881-1950
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author_sort George A. Foreman, 1881-1950
genre Photograph albums
Scrapbooks
Clipping
Ephemera
dimensions_txt_mv 16 x 10.5 cm
description Volume 1 [formerly Volume 6]<br /> The date range of the volume is 1937 to 1948 with the bulk of the items from 1940 to 1948.&nbsp; The contents of the volume include holiday cards from 1946 and 1947 and an undated get well letter to Foreman which contains a reference to Mrs. Foreman, the first indication he was married.&nbsp; The volume also contains two photos of Charles Martini, the Philadelphia Transportation Company [PTC] employee who took the vast majority of photographs in these albums.&nbsp; There are also obituaries of PTC employees, some with annotations mentioning membership in societies such as the &ldquo;Mystic Cross Comandry #98 of the Ancient and Illustrious Order of Knights of Malta.&rdquo;&nbsp; Finally, there is a card dated December 30, 1946 to &ldquo;#70 George Albright Foreman at his retirement from service after 37 years.&rdquo;&nbsp; Foreman officially retired from the PTC in 1947.<br /> <br /> Names listed:<br /> Miller, Moses Clarke; Miller, Harry & Mary; Meinholdt, William; McNoldy, James I.; McNoldy, Mary M.; McLaughlin, Thomas; McKenna, Frances; Martini, Charles; McKay, William; McKay, William C.; McHugh, Mary; McDonnell, Gertrude; McCoach, William; McCauley, Elmer; Magee, Catherine; Magee, James F.; Long, Timothy B.; Greer, Mary E.; Lancaster, Harry; Moore, Hannah; Lazelle, Helen; Kelly, Patrick; Tobin, Jim; Welsh, Joe; Black, Charlie; Kelly, James F.; Jamieson, Harry M.; James, Frank Fletcher; Joseph, Gladys H.; Jost, Sophie M.; Berryman, Henry J.; Morrison, Robert J.; Black, Anna; Jordan, Harry; Kane, Daniel A.; Kane, Rose; Hamilton, Jane; Kambach, Ross Albert; Keely, Harry S.; Keely, Mary A.; Glenn, Benny; Fleming, Pat; Hastings, Howard; Hastings, Alice; Harrison, Fred J.; Hann, Hartzel H.; Glennon, Michael J.; Glennon, Anna; Martin, John J.; Martin, Alice; Grier, Sterling M.; Pierce, George H.; Green, William H.; Short, Wilbur; Gormley, Florence; Gordon, John J.; Glenn, Benjamin; Rogers, Matthew; Fleming, Peter; Flint, Elizabeth; Feidt, John Henry; Fell, Edwin; Fell, Sara; Fallon, Frank; English, James; Elliott, John William; Dolby, Lillian M.; Disharoon, Russell J.; Disharoon, Lillian M.; DiCiocco, John; Derrickson, John E.; Dent, William E.; Del Vecchio, Louis; De Mott, Clarence; De Long, Joseph F.; De Long, Ingrid; Griswell, John; Creamer, Charles H.; Creamer, Cress; Cooper, Wesley Rowland; Cooper, L. Alberta<br /> <br /> Places listed:<br /> Milbourne Dam, Bridge Street, 69th Street Terminal<br /> Market Street El, Broad Street Subway<br /> <br /> This digital record contains images that depict the entire described item.
subject_txt_mv LCSH: Photograph albums
LCSH: Public transportation
LCSH: Mass transit
LCSH: Photograph collections
LCSH: Work environment
LCSH: Philadelphia Transportation Company
topic Photograph albums
Public transportation
Mass transit
Photograph collections
Work environment
Philadelphia Transportation Company
rights_statement_txt_mv Please contact Rights and Reproduction for more information.
collection George A. Foreman scrapbooks on Philadelphia Transportation Company
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