Weather

Documents scientific instruments used by the Weather Bureau in Philadelphia. Includes a rain gauge, thermometer, and barometer. Other equipment illustrates includes the radio sonde, balloon equipment, and meteorographs. Shows meterological readings being done by the British Royal Air Force and at...

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Corporate Author: Philadelphia Record
Language:English
Published: 1937-1946
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Ice
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300 |a 94 photoprints : silver gelatin 
500 |a Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Collection; for general information, see collection record. 
520 |a Documents scientific instruments used by the Weather Bureau in Philadelphia. Includes a rain gauge, thermometer, and barometer. Other equipment illustrates includes the radio sonde, balloon equipment, and meteorographs. Shows meterological readings being done by the British Royal Air Force and athe U.S. Weather Bureau. Contains views of weather models, and hurricane watch locations. Depicts relief from harsh weather with views of people reacting to heat waves, cold fronts, and atypical conditions. Illustrates wind, rain, snow, and ice, with emphasis on scenes near City Hall and near the Reading Terminal. Portrays people slipping on ice, shovelling, and wearing extra clotheng to stay warm. Depicts families responding to cold temperatures in the Southern states. Shows people using ice to stay cool in the summer. Includes a view of a polar bear swim in London and a view of people being subjected to artificial sunlight. 
561 |a Gift of the Philadelphia Record 
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650 4 |a Rain 
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650 4 |a Snow 
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