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Depicts sites and activities at Lit Brothers Department Store on Market Street in Philadelphia. Shows exterior views of the store as well as an elevation for a warehouse. Highlights employee service with events and ceremonies. Shows parties for children and employees sponsored by Lit Brothers. E...
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1933-1946
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Depicts sites and activities at Lit Brothers Department Store on Market Street in Philadelphia. Shows exterior views of the store as well as an elevation for a warehouse. Highlights employee service with events and ceremonies. Shows parties for children and employees sponsored by Lit Brothers. Emphasizes safety of drivers and their delivery trucks. Focus is placed on defense work. Shows Santa Claus at Christmas, shamrocks at St. Patrick's Day, and a Mardi Gras Parade. Items from an art exhibition and the air advertising service are also pictured. 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 Collection; for general information, see collection record. |
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27 photoprints : silver gelatin; 3 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller |