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Depicts early flights of air mail planes and autogiros. Documents first flights between Camden and Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C., and Long Island and New York. Includes views of takeoff and landing between Philadelphia and Camden. Contains images of new mail zoning in Philadelphia,...
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| Language: | English |
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1918-1943
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Depicts early flights of air mail planes and autogiros. Documents first flights between Camden and Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C., and Long Island and New York. Includes views of takeoff and landing between Philadelphia and Camden. Contains images of new mail zoning in Philadelphia, showing maps and letter boxes. 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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39 photoprints : silver gelatin |