Allen Homes

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia Housing Authority.

Wrecking.

African Americans--Domestic life--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Housing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Allen Homes (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Poplar Street, 900 Blk. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Local Subjects:

Wrecking.

African Americans--Domestic life--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Housing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Poplar Street, 900 Blk. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Genre:

Aerial photographs

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

20 photoprints : silver gelatin

Place of Publication:

1939-1942

Summary:

Documents the construction of Richard Allen Homes, a low cost housing project bounded by Fairmount, Poplar, 9th and 12th Streets in Philadelphia. Shows demolition of sub-standard housing, the groundbreaking ceremony, a Philadelphia Housing Authority inspection after completion, and several aerial views of the project. Also illustrates applicants signing leases. Highlights black families.

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 Morgue Collection; for general information, see collection record.