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Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks V7:1308/1310-1317/1319-1322, V7ov:52
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Philadelphia Record
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Selective Service System.
- United States.
- Military service.
- Parades & processions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Recruiting & enlistment--Pennsylvania.
- Men--Military service.
- Draft.
- Examinations.
- Local Subjects:
- Military service.
- Parades & processions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Recruiting & enlistment--Pennsylvania.
- Men--Military service.
- Draft.
- Examinations.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift of the Philadelphia Record
- Physical Description:
- 219 photoprints : silver gelatin; 1 photoprint 11"x 17" or smaller
- Place of Publication:
- 1940-1946
- Summary:
- Contains portraits of draftees in Pennsylvania as they are inducted into military service. Depicts draft registration, draft cards, medical examinations, fingerprinting, receiving uniforms, swearing in, and goodbyes with loved ones before departure (most Philadelphians pictured as they travel to Fort Meade). Depicts administrative offices of the Selective Service Administration and registration supplies and paperwork. Portrays draftees from all walks of life including the handicapped, vagrants, and representatives of various ethnic groups. Also includes scenes from parade on Broad and Morris streets in Philadelphia.
- 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
- Notes:
- Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Collection; for general information, see collection record.
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