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Documents fund raising activities for the United War Chest in Philadelphia. Includes images of charity auctions, luncheons, ethnic events, and award ceremonies. Illustrates the War Chest logo, the feather symbol, and publicity posters. Portrays committee members and volunteers. Shows crowds atte...
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1943-1946
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Documents fund raising activities for the United War Chest in Philadelphia. Includes images of charity auctions, luncheons, ethnic events, and award ceremonies. Illustrates the War Chest logo, the feather symbol, and publicity posters. Portrays committee members and volunteers. Shows crowds attending rallies in Convention Hall, City Hall plaza, the Navy Yard, and other locations. Depicts entertainers supporting the charity, including Dorothy Maynor and dJoan Crawford. Contains views of day care activities at the YMCA, shows a needy family applying for aid, and depicts Boy Scouts going door to door. 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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1 graphic 112 photoprints : silver gelatin |