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Helen C. Perkins scrapbooks

This collection is similar to the scrapbooks compiled by Perkins' contemporary Jane Campbell. Included are newspaper clippings, black and white prints, and photographs of various sites throughout the city. The collection is arranged by location, including Center City streets, creeks, and surr...

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Main Author: Perkins, Helen C. (Creator)
Collection:Helen C. Perkins Scrapbooks
Collection Number:V72
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
Philadelphia Views > 20th century
Philadelphia > Built Environment > Images
Residences > Main Line (PA) > 20th century
Online Access:Link to finding aid
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Physical Description: 12.4 Linear feet 12.4 linear feet, 37 boxes
Summary: This collection is similar to the scrapbooks compiled by Perkins' contemporary Jane Campbell. Included are newspaper clippings, black and white prints, and photographs of various sites throughout the city. The collection is arranged by location, including Center City streets, creeks, and surrounding areas such as Germantown, Roxborough, Manayunk and the Main Line. Other topics covered include colonial families, statuary and centennial buildings, public schools and scenes of New Jersey. Some of the illustrations are accompanied by newspaper articles or notations made by Perkins. The collection also includes a handwritten copy of "Souder's History of Chestnut Street--published in the Sunday Dispatch from April 1858 to October 1859."

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