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Contains interior and exterior views of post offices in Philadelphia. Shows the old and new building at 9th and market Streets. Documents moving files from the old building before demolition. Includes views of architectural details. Highlights the construction and opening of the building at 30th...
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1931-1944
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Contains interior and exterior views of post offices in Philadelphia. Shows the old and new building at 9th and market Streets. Documents moving files from the old building before demolition. Includes views of architectural details. Highlights the construction and opening of the building at 30th and Market. Depicts the building interior and exterior, as well as the roof, mailplanes, and aerial views. Illustrates the exterior of the West Market Street Station and the Wissonoming. Other images portray crowds at post office windows, postmen sorting and delivering mail, a new stamp machine, and the Christmas rush. 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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62 photoprints : silver gelatin; 1 oversize photoprint |