Broad Street

Contains views of Broad Street with emphasis on the blocks south from City Hall. Highlights traffic congestion. Other blocks of Broad Street depicted are at Penn Square looking north, and at the intersections of Erie Street, Washington Avenue, Somerset Court, City Line Avenue, and Glenwood Street....

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Corporate Author: Philadelphia Record
Language:English
Published: [ca. 1895]-1946
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Summary: Contains views of Broad Street with emphasis on the blocks south from City Hall. Highlights traffic congestion. Other blocks of Broad Street depicted are at Penn Square looking north, and at the intersections of Erie Street, Washington Avenue, Somerset Court, City Line Avenue, and Glenwood Street. Shows the view towards City Hall at night. Includes a view towards City Hall before the completion of the tower.
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
Item Description: Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record.
Physical Description: 47 photoprints : silver gelatin; 8 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller