Flag Day

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pa.).

General Electric Company (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Boy Scouts of America.

Soldiers--United States.

Flags--United States.

Flag Day.

Parades & processions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Local Subjects:

Soldiers--United States.

Flags--United States.

Parades & processions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

70 photoprints : silver gelatin

Place of Publication:

1928-1946

Summary:

Depicts Flag Day celebrations in Philadelphia. Highlights parades on the Parkway, speakers at Independence Hall and Benjamin Franklin High School, and activities at General Electric's Switchgear plant in West Philadelphia. Parade participants most represented are Boys Scouts and servicemen.

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 Collection; for general information, see collection record.