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Photographs taken at auctions of auctioneers, bidders, and crowds. Particular emphasis placed on the activities of the Philadelphia Fruit Auction Company. Also includes other fruit auctions, tobacco auctions, automobile auctions, and animal auctions. Contains exterior views of the Herkness Bazaar...
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| Language: | English |
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1937-1944
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Photographs taken at auctions of auctioneers, bidders, and crowds. Particular emphasis placed on the activities of the Philadelphia Fruit Auction Company. Also includes other fruit auctions, tobacco auctions, automobile auctions, and animal auctions. Contains exterior views of the Herkness Bazaar at 9th and Sansom Streets in Philadelphia. Portrays employees at the Customs House in Philadelphia preparing goods for auction. 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 |
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Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record. |
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60 photoprints : silver gelatin |