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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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1937-1946
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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. 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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94 photoprints : silver gelatin |