Academy of Music

Illustrates events and performances at the Academy of Music. Interior views depict the theater, stage, and lobby, as well as the sound wall, sound tunnel, switchboard, coal furnace, hat check, and lost and found. Highlights operas, concerts and rallies. Shows children in line outdoors for youth con...

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Corporate Author: Philadelphia Record
Language:English
Published: [ca. 1900]-1946
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Summary: Illustrates events and performances at the Academy of Music. Interior views depict the theater, stage, and lobby, as well as the sound wall, sound tunnel, switchboard, coal furnace, hat check, and lost and found. Highlights operas, concerts and rallies. Shows children in line outdoors for youth concerts and others arriving by car. Portrays policemen and stage hands at work. Also depicts A.F.L. members picketing.
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
Item Description: Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record.
Physical Description: 62 photoprints : silver gelatin; 6 photoprints 11 x 17 in. or smaller