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George A. Foreman Philadelphia Transportation Company photograph and ephemera album, 1935-1949 [Volume 14]

Volume 14 [formerly Volume 125]:
The date range of this volume is approximately 1935 to 1949.  As is the case with Volume 5 [formerly Volume 97] this contains no images of trains but rather travel-related postcards and other ephemera.  Some of the ephemera appear to be from trips For...

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Main Author: George A. Foreman, 1881-1950 (Creator)
Collection:George A. Foreman scrapbooks on Philadelphia Transportation Company (#3267)
Date:1935-01-01/1949-12-31
Dimensions:16 x 10.5 cm
Call Number:3267
Volume Number:Volume 14 [formerly 125]
Format: Electronic
Subjects and Genres:
Mass transit
Photograph albums
Photograph collections
Public transportation
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/13975
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title George A. Foreman Philadelphia Transportation Company photograph and ephemera album, 1935-1949 [Volume 14]
spellingShingle George A. Foreman Philadelphia Transportation Company photograph and ephemera album, 1935-1949 [Volume 14]
George A. Foreman, 1881-1950
Mass transit
Photograph albums
Photograph collections
Public transportation
Work environment
Philadelphia Transportation Company
title_sort George A. Foreman Philadelphia Transportation Company photograph and ephemera album, 1935-1949 [Volume 14]
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date_txt_mv 1935-01-01/1949-12-31
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creator_txt_mv George A. Foreman, 1881-1950 (Creator)
author George A. Foreman, 1881-1950
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genre Photograph albums
Scrapbooks
Clipping
Ephemera
dimensions_txt_mv 16 x 10.5 cm
description Volume 14 [formerly Volume 125]:<br /> The date range of this volume is approximately 1935 to 1949.&nbsp; As is the case with Volume 5 [formerly Volume 97] this contains no images of trains but rather travel-related postcards and other ephemera.&nbsp; Some of the ephemera appear to be from trips Foreman took himself while others were sent to him by PTC friends and colleagues.&nbsp; There are illustrated scenes of Pennsylvania including views of Huntingdon, Gettysburg, Lebanon, and State College plus photographs of Lycoming County from the July 1935 issue of National Geographic; contemporary and historic photographs of Philadelphia produced as part of a promotional campaign by Singer and Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines; illustrations of New Jersey including Atlantic City, Ocean City, and Wildwood; illustrations of New York City including Grand Central Terminal; and assorted postcards from Miami, New Hampshire, Maine, and other locations.&nbsp; Finally, Foreman again mentions a &ldquo;biography of George Albright Foreman #70.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> Places listed:<br /> Pittsburgh; Carpenters&#39; Hall; Christ Church; Independence Hall; Municipal Stadium; Betsy Ross House; Great Egg Harbor; Medford Springs; Wildwood, NJ; Grand Central Terminal; Atlantic City; Lycoming County; Old Orchard Beach.<br /> <br /> The digital record contains images that depict the entire described item.
subject_txt_mv LCSH: Mass transit
LCSH: Photograph albums
LCSH: Photograph collections
LCSH: Public transportation
LCSH: Work environment
LCSH: Philadelphia Transportation Company
topic Mass transit
Photograph albums
Photograph collections
Public transportation
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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