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Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks V7:241-251/651, V7ov:23
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Philadelphia Record
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American National Red Cross.
- Bookends.
- Bookplates.
- Books.
- Book industries and trade--Exhibitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Reading.
- Braille.
- Blind persons.
- War work--Pennsylvania.
- Bookbinding.
- Local Subjects:
- Bookends.
- Bookplates.
- Books.
- Book industries and trade--Exhibitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Reading.
- Braille.
- Blind persons.
- War work--Pennsylvania.
- Bookbinding.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gift of the Philadelphia Record
- Physical Description:
- 79 photoprints : silver gelatin; 1 photoprint 11"x 17" or smaller
- Place of Publication:
- 1930-1946
- Summary:
- Images of books in general, highlighting rare and unusual volumes. Documents bookplates and bookends as well as book-binding and cleaning. Includes coverage of the book fair at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel, the Victory Book Campaign to send books to servicemen, book theft, the manufacture of braille books by the Red Cross, and talking books. Also shows reading and libraries. Highlights dime novels.
- 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.
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