Market Street

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical pageants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Crowds--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

City & town halls--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Traffic congestion--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Weather.

Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Local Subjects:

Historical pageants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Crowds--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

City & town halls--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Traffic congestion--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Weather.

Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

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

Place of Publication:

1929-1944

Summary:

Contains views of Market Street from the Delaware River to 30th Street. Includes snow, rain, and night views. Highlights crowds of shoppers, automobile traffic, and street railroads. Portrays the 250th anniversary celebration of the street with people in period costume. Many views were taken either from City Hall or looking towards it.

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.