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Documents charitable activities of the Salvation Army. Includes the care of children, unwed mothers, soldiers, senior citizens, and the poor. Many scenes depict fundraising activities, emphasizing street collectors with brass bands during the Christmas season and special dinners. Some views show S...
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1914-1946
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Documents charitable activities of the Salvation Army. Includes the care of children, unwed mothers, soldiers, senior citizens, and the poor. Many scenes depict fundraising activities, emphasizing street collectors with brass bands during the Christmas season and special dinners. Some views show Salvation Army posters and subway placards. Other images portray workers praying, mending donated goods, comforting prisoners, helping in flood relief, and feeding soldiers and the poor (especially turkey). Depicts helpers knitting, giving earmuffs to soldiers, and with Christmans baskets of food and gifts. Portrays senior citizens playing dominoes and children playing with toys and making crafts. Views of children focus on activities at the Settlement House Day Nursery and Camp Upland. Also depicts Salvation Army buildings in the Philadelphia area, including elevations of structures at 8th and Vine and on Germantown Avenue, and exterior views of the social service center in Roxborough and the headquarters at Broad Street and Fairmount Avenues (formerly known as the Park Theater). Contains interior views of the Salvation Army store and workshop. Depicts the headquarters of the Volunteers of America on Girard Avenue. Shows hungry people registering for meals and children being innoculated in the health office. contains a view of camp camping at the health farm in Spring Mouny, Pa. 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 |
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Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Collection; for general information, see collection record. |
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157 photoprints : silver gelatin |