Shriners

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America.

Fraternal organizations.

Boardwalks--New Jersey--Atlantic City.

Parades & processions.

Atlantic City (N.J.).

Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Local Subjects:

Fraternal organizations.

Boardwalks--New Jersey--Atlantic City.

Parades & processions.

Atlantic City (N.J.).

Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

17 film photonegatives

13 photoprints : silver gelatin

Place of Publication:

1926-1945

Summary:

Portrays shriners attending conventions and parades throughout the country. Shows crippled children at shriners hospitals in Minneapolis and Los Angeles. Depicts decorations on Broad Street in Philadelphia honoring shriners and a parade on the boardwalk in Atlantic City.

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.