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Depictions of fires in Philadelphia and their aftermath. Includes industrial sites, buildings, houses, business enterprises, churches, and other sites. Documents interior and exterior scenes, fire fighters and equipment, and victims with their families. Contains some images taken at night. Depict...
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1937-1946
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Depictions of fires in Philadelphia and their aftermath. Includes industrial sites, buildings, houses, business enterprises, churches, and other sites. Documents interior and exterior scenes, fire fighters and equipment, and victims with their families. Contains some images taken at night. Depicts many Philadelphia streets, particularly Arch Street, Chestnut Street, and Market Street. Also shows fire damage at the Rittenhouse Hotel and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. 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 Morgue Collection; for general information, see collection record. See inventory for specific site locations. |
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610 photoprints : silver gelatin; 23 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller |