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Contains aerial views of Philadelphia, illustrating the urban development of the city. Highlights the Center City area with views of Broad Street, Chestnut Street, Market Street, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Independence Square, and other locations. Also depicts the airport site, West Philadelph...
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1921-1945
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Contains aerial views of Philadelphia, illustrating the urban development of the city. Highlights the Center City area with views of Broad Street, Chestnut Street, Market Street, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Independence Square, and other locations. Also depicts the airport site, West Philadelphia, and Cheltenham Avenue near 2nd Street Pike. Includes an aerial radar photograph of the city as well as views from tall buildings and panoramas. Also contains a panoramic view of the town of Jim Thorpe, Pa. Oversize also includes several views of airplanes seen against the backdrop of center city (probably air raid drills). 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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48 photoprints : silver gelatin; 12 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller |