Edgar Nyce Sloanaker collection

An eclectic collection of photographs, newspaper clippings on weather, Civil War era daguerreotypes, and newspaper scrapbooks of a variety of events in Philadelphia. The collection was compiled by Edgar N. Sloanaker, an elevator operator in Philadelphia in the mid-20th century. At the age of 83, a...

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Main Author: Sloanaker, Edgar Nyce (Creator)
Collection:Edgar Nyce Sloanaker Collection
Collection Number:D0094
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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100 1 |a Sloanaker, Edgar Nyce  |e creator 
245 1 |a Edgar Nyce Sloanaker collection  |f 1840-1960 
300 |a 0.75 Linear feet  |f 0.75 linear feet, 2 boxes 
520 |a An eclectic collection of photographs, newspaper clippings on weather, Civil War era daguerreotypes, and newspaper scrapbooks of a variety of events in Philadelphia. The collection was compiled by Edgar N. Sloanaker, an elevator operator in Philadelphia in the mid-20th century. At the age of 83, a dance enthusiast, he appeared in Fred Astaire dance class ads in the newspaper. 
650 7 |a Crime and Catastrophe--Philadelphia--Early 20th Century  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Local Weather--Philadelphia--20th Century  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Philadelphia--Central High School  |2 Local sources 
655 7 |a Portrait photography.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Edgar Nyce Sloanaker Collection  |c D0094