Philco Scientific Laboratory

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philco Scientific Laboratory.

Radio industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Communication devices.

Entertainers.

War rallies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Defense industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Local Subjects:

Radio industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Communication devices.

Entertainers.

War rallies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Defense industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

64 photoprints : silver gelatin

Place of Publication:

1933-1945

Summary:

Images document factory work at the Philco plants in Philadelphia. Depicts war production of communication equipment, shells, and fuses, as well as security, inspections, and war rallies. Highlights the assembly and inspection of radios and radio equipment. Also documents entertainers (like Jimmy Durante and Al Jolson) appearing at the Academy of Music for the Radio Hall of Fame. Includes a portrait taken during the awarding of the Navy "E" at the Trenton plant.

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.