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D. Sargent Bell photograph collection

Dickenson Sargent Bell worked as a professional photographer in Philadelphia from the late 1890s through the early 1940s. He was the son of William S. Bell, a pioneer photographer active in Philadelphia from 1848-1905. D. Sargent Bell is first listed as a photographer in the 1896 city directory. By...

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Main Author: Bell, D. Sargent (Creator)
Collection:D. Sargent Bell Photograph Collection
Collection Number:V01
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
Philadelphia Views > 20th century
Photography > 20th century
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041 0 |a eng 
099 |a V01 
100 1 |a Bell, D. Sargent  |e creator 
245 1 |a D. Sargent Bell photograph collection  |f 1900-1942 
300 |a 19.0 Linear feet  |f 19 linear feet, 10 boxes,  
520 |a Dickenson Sargent Bell worked as a professional photographer in Philadelphia from the late 1890s through the early 1940s. He was the son of William S. Bell, a pioneer photographer active in Philadelphia from 1848-1905. D. Sargent Bell is first listed as a photographer in the 1896 city directory. By 1916, he opened a studio with Joseph Fisher at 1324 Walnut Street. Bell and Fischer operated at this address through 1920. Bell worked without a partner at various addresses from 1921 to 1942. Primarily photographs taken by Bell and Bell and Fischer. Subjects include the Bell Telephone Co., the Philadelphia Gas Works, Philadelphia department stores, business enterprises, exhibitions, furniture, eating establishments, religion, education, health care, organizations, industry, interior, streets, buildings, sports, and theatrical productions. Also included are family photographs and informal portraits and reproductions of two-dimensional works. Photographers include Dickenson Sargent Bell, Joseph Fischer, Bell and Fischer, and Rembrandt Studio. 
541 1 |a Gift of John Gibb Smith. 
650 7 |a Philadelphia Views--20th century  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Photography--20th century  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b D. Sargent Bell Photograph Collection  |c V01 

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