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Focuses on meetings of the German American Volksbund as well as Nazi groups. Contains demonstrations, some of which resulted in violence, held by group members and against them. Also depicts the Deutschorst Country Club, a Nazi camp near Croyden, Pa. Images highlight children, picnics, swimming,...
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1933-1942
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Focuses on meetings of the German American Volksbund as well as Nazi groups. Contains demonstrations, some of which resulted in violence, held by group members and against them. Also depicts the Deutschorst Country Club, a Nazi camp near Croyden, Pa. Images highlight children, picnics, swimming, and drinking beer. Includes portrait taken at the German American Charity Ball. Depicts the exterior of the Junger Maennerchor (also known as the Turnegemeinde) and the German Seamen's Home, both in Philadelphia. Shows swastikas and Nazi literature confiscated at the Seamen's Home. Portrays choir at the German Baptist Home for the Aged singing Thanksgiving hymns. Contains group portraits of members of the German American Athlitic Club, the German Society of Pennsylvania, The Penrose Ferry Club, the Philadelphia Rifle Club, and the Turngemeinde (a gymnastic club). 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. V7:1089-1092/2322/2924/3092/3172/3176/3216 |
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50 photoprints : silver gelatin |