Apartment houses

Contains views of apartment houses in Center City, Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, Germantown, and other locations. Depicts the Art Apartments, the Barclay, Cobbs Creek Court, Croyden Hall, the Drake, the Embassy, Hamilton Court, Kenilworth, Lecomey Plaza, Mayfair House, the Nan-nette Apartments,...

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Corporate Author: Philadelphia Record
Language:English
Published: 1927-1946
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Summary: Contains views of apartment houses in Center City, Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, Germantown, and other locations. Depicts the Art Apartments, the Barclay, Cobbs Creek Court, Croyden Hall, the Drake, the Embassy, Hamilton Court, Kenilworth, Lecomey Plaza, Mayfair House, the Nan-nette Apartments, Overbrook Gardens, 2601 Parkway, Pinehurst, Rosamund Apartments, Shelburne Court, Sheldrake, Upsal Gardens, the Verona, Winston Hall, Wissahickon Apartments, and Wynnewood Hall. Also contains architectural renderings of apartment buildings on 19th Street, on Rittenhouse Square, and on School House Lane, as well as designs for Bennett Hall, the Garden Court Apartments, Lincoln Drive Apartments, Pennsylvania Apartments, and the Spruce.
These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and
Item Description: Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record.
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41 photoprints : silver gelatin