Philadelphia residences

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wistar Mansion (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Stenton (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Cliveden (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Dwellings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Garden parties--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Official residences--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Broad Street, S 500 Blk. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Arch Street, 700 Blk. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Local Subjects:

Dwellings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Garden parties--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Official residences--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Historic buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Broad Street, S 500 Blk. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Arch Street, 700 Blk. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

2 stats

41 photoprints : silver gelatin; 1 oversize photoprint

Place of Publication:

[ca. 1900]-1944

Summary:

Contains exterior views of historic residences in Philadelphia, highlighting Germantown locations. Germantown sites include Cliveden, the Billmeyer House, the Keyser House, Loudoun, the Morris House, Vernon House, and the Wistar House. Center City homes illustrated are the Ashland House and Rittenhouse Residence (both at 7th and Arch), the Alcott House (as a lunch room), the McFaden Residence, the Paul Residence, the Physick Mansion, and the Wistar Mansion. Shows the Garden at the Powell House with a view of a garden party. Other exteriors depicted are Cedar Grove, the Hatfield House, and Livezey (all in Fairmont Park), and Stenton. Contains a view of the Barton Residence at Broad and South Streets. Also contains graphic illustrations of various sites used as the president's mansion.

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.