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Highlights the grounds of the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum, notably the Benedict Gimbel Memorial School, the Benjamin F. Teller Memorial Synagogue, and the gymnasium. Portrays residents making handicrafts and sewing. Also depicts children playing and studying at the Northeastern Hebrew Orp...
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1937
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Highlights the grounds of the Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum, notably the Benedict Gimbel Memorial School, the Benjamin F. Teller Memorial Synagogue, and the gymnasium. Portrays residents making handicrafts and sewing. Also depicts children playing and studying at the Northeastern Hebrew Orphans Home. Shows the exterior of the Odd Fellows Home for Orphans at Ogontz and Chelten Avenues as well as an earlier building used for the home. Documents the demolition of the Burd Orphanage on Market Street West of 63rd in Philadelphia. 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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12 photoprints : silver gelatin |