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Depicts subway cars, stations, and tracks in the Philadelphia transit system. Contains interior and exterior views of subway cars and elevated cars. Shows construction of system with emphasis on Broad Street, the City Hall area, and Fern Rock. Includes views of stations at Broad and Columbia, Par...
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1920-1946
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Depicts subway cars, stations, and tracks in the Philadelphia transit system. Contains interior and exterior views of subway cars and elevated cars. Shows construction of system with emphasis on Broad Street, the City Hall area, and Fern Rock. Includes views of stations at Broad and Columbia, Park and Cumberland, Ridge Avenue, City Hall, Olney, and the abandoned Arch Street line. Illustrates elevated service on the Delaware River Bridge line and the Market and Frankford line, with several scenes of market Street at 30th. Documents the construction and opening of the S. Broad Street extension, including interior views of the Locust Street station, the Federal Ellsworth station ticket booth and turnsytles, and the Snyder Avenue station signal tower and exit. Depicts repairs being made to the Walnut-Locust line. Documents opening inspection of cars and tracks by officials. Shows the opening of the City Hall Concourse. Portrays passengers and employees. Inlcudes images of subway entrances, the Market Street escalator, and a car lot. Other views depict flooding at the City Hall station, an automobile on the subway tracks, and a bus accident at the elevated. 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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5 graphics 108 photoprints : silver gelatin; 2 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller |