Snellenburg's

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

N. Snellenburg & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.).

African Americans--Social life--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Department stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Chestnut Street, 1100 Blk. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Local Subjects:

African Americans--Social life--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Department stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Chestnut Street, 1100 Blk. (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

21 photoprints : silver gelatin; 2 photoprints 11"x 17" or smaller

Place of Publication:

1934-1946

Summary:

Depicts displays, exhibitions, festivals and activities sponsored by Snellenburg's department store at 11th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia. Portrays crowds in line to purchase butter. contains interior and exterior images. Of note is a photograph of Afro-Americans watching in a prize fight that was displayed at Snellenburg's.

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.