Philadelphia circa 1907. "Gimbel Brothers store, Market and Ninth streets." ... to add the occasional step or two.
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... girls' team at about this time. A selection follows.
Philadelphia Girls Becoming Marksmen
"The girl students of the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia have organized a rife team and, under the instruction of Lieut. J. ...
Circa 1900. "Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia." Our second look at Jack the horse . 8x10 inch glass negative, ... there It represented the fire insurance company, the Philadelphia Contributionship , started by Benjamin Franklin in 1752.
Not ...
Philadelphia circa 1905. "Broad Street Station of the Pennsylvania R.R." 8x10 ... Location, Location, Location Building on the right is Philadelphia's City Hall. View is looking north and west from the mid-block ... had to turn to leave the station or be turned in West Philadelphia, which made through service inconvenient.
PRR replaced the ...
The Atwater Kent radio factory in Philadelphia circa 1925. 8x10 glass negative, National Photo Company ... 32-acre plant at 5000 Wissahickon Avenue in North Philadelphia was sold to Philco in 1936. One of its gigantic buildings ...
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Philadelphia, November 1839. "Robert Cornelius, self-portrait facing front, ... the yard of the Cornelius family's lamp-making business in Philadelphia, is said to be the earliest photographic portrait of a person. ...
As set forth some time ago at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia's claims for priority are ... Robert Cornelius of Philadelphia ...
... size.
Door to door service In Woodlyn, another Philadelphia suburb, my first house had the kitchen in the front of the house ... more. Best chocolate and glazed donuts ever made!
The Philadelphia Main Line Never Changes Entirely possible this very lady, in ...
"Mermaid Club, Philadelphia." Members in bathing suits circa 1920. 5x7 glass negative, George ... DVD "Dames".
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... citizen, veteran or otherwise.
Dr. Richard Burr, Philadelphia According to this link the embalmer is Dr. Richard Burr of Philadelphia.
Photographer Known This was taken by Mathew Brady. I ...
Philadelphia circa 1905. "City Hall." And its clock-topping, 26-ton statue of ... any road entering the city. Sad!
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... we'd travel the PA Turnpike from Pittsburgh to suburban Philadelphia to visit my grandparents. The turnpike tunnels were always the ... to the Pennsylvania Railroad's control of the line from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. JP Morgan negotiated a treaty between the NYC and ...
Philadelphia circa 1908. "Delaware Avenue, foot of Market Street." 8x10 inch ...
Adams Express
Borax Soap
Clyde Steamship Company
Philadelphia, New York, Paris
The Bassett Ice Cream Co., 504 Market St.
... the rest of his life.
*Gimbel's operated a store in Philadelphia but they were from New York, ninety-six rail miles from the center ...
... that eyesore.
Workingman's House In the Philadelphia Rowhouse Manual , this is labeled as a mid to late 19th century ... on the detailing. As Camden is essentially a suburb of Philadelphia, this house probably follows the general type built in the ...
... On the first leg of the journey from New York to Philadelphia the pilot, Lieut. Steven Bonsal Jr., lost his way in a fog over ... to descend at Bridgeport, N.J., 40 miles southeast of Philadelphia, smashing his machine as he landed.
Lieut. Bonsal said that he ...
... the railhead when stopping.
Philly pickles Philadelphia had the very same streetcars, painted green.
As a child I called ... bus named Desire. It ain't pretty.
These still run in Philadelphia The No. 15 trolley still runs along Girard Avenue to the zoo. ...
... of World War I, being towed from the Norfolk yards to Philadelphia. During its eight months on the high seas -- after leaving New ... the war, the sailors (who, after their ship was sent to Philadelphia, remained at Norfolk in a "German village" they constructed that ...
At 548 feet, Philadelphia City Hall, completed in 1901 with its clock tower topped by a ... Penn, is the world's tallest masonry building.
Philadelphia circa 1912. "Market Street west from Eleventh, with view of City ...
... room, 1925." Another view of the Atwater Kent factory in Philadelphia. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass ... babe!
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... 31st Street N.W., where she and Alexander L. Crawford of Philadelphia were married in April 1909. - Dave]
Corsets I know ... to Alexander L. Crawford, of 4033 Spruce street, Philadelphia.
The ceremony was performed at noon, Wilson Woelpper, of Philadelphia, a brother-in-law of the bride, acting as best man. The ...
... large Carry family. Their families lived in an area called Philadelphia Row, which I guess was 12th and B, C or D Streets S.E.
Louise ... discovery for me, growing up in Brookland. Thanks.
Philadelphia Row Philadelphia Row is in the 100 block (between A St. & ...
Philadelphia circa 1909. "Chestnut Street and Post Office." Neighbor to the Philadelphia Record building and its "electric score board" of baseball ... the AL.
The day in baseball
The other team Philadelphia at the time, of course, had two teams, so one wonders who got ...
Philadelphia circa 1909. "Valley Green, Fairmount Park." Back in the day, less ... It's a lovely spot. Not to be missed on a visit to Philadelphia!
Modern sign not there any more I'm old fashioned in my ... buried there for safekeeping while the British occupied Philadelphia.
Suburb in the City: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, ...
"Dock Street, Philadelphia, circa 1908." Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
Hot ... and much of this scene still exists along the stretch of Philadelphia's South 9th Street known as the Italian Market. The awning covered ... so.
Up the creek This is an unusual street by Philadelphia standards, since it does not fit William Penn's original grid ...
Philadelphia circa 1908. "Baldwin Locomotive Works." Panorama of two 8x10 inch ... battery electric, four wheel hub drive vehicles built by Philadelphia based Commercial Truck Company of America and the Imperial ... on the corner of Wallace Street and is now occupied by the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging.
The date on the photograph (1908) is ...