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Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
View down 13th Street towards Market Street
Signage for Marcus Bachrach & Co. Men's Fashion Shop on 13th Street.
Original Notes Dentist Dr. A Reed 8N. 13th St. looking south towards Mkt./Wanamaker bldg in foreground
Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
Description Snow and slush piling up on Broad Street. Photo taken looking north from the Academy of Music.
Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
Center City Gothic. A man sleeps in the sun while Betty Joyce Erb, of Fox Chase, is having her picture taken by her mother, Mrs. John Erb, at Broad and Locust Sts. after the Medical College of Pennsylvania's graduation ceremony at the Academy of Music this weekend." Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, Jun 5th, 1978.
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Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
hope i didn't post these before
Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
PhillyHistory - Detail View
Torresdale Filters Gate House
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DETAIL OF CAST-IRON WINGED DISK OVER MAIN ENTRANCE - Philadelphia County Prison, Debtors' Wing, Reed Street & Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
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Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
detail view, carved piece of doric entablature resting on top of stone retaining wall near its southwestern end. This piece of carved stone--like similar pieces used in the house's north shed and the south wall of the greenhouse--is a likely remnant of an architectural scheme pursued and later abandoned by john bartram, sr. The stone is not integral to the wall -
Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
Willie Cohen, 1210 So. 6th St., 8 years of age, newsboy, attends John Hay School. Was selling papers at Phila. & Reading Terminal 10:30 A.M. Monday June 13th, Said it was Jewish Holiday. Max Rafalovizht, 1300 So. 6th St, 8 years old, attends John Hay School, was selling papers at Phila. & Reading Terminal, June 13th, 1910
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Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
Morris Goldberg (smallest boy), 316 Bainbridge St., age 7, newsboy sells from 2 P.M. to 6 P.M.; 2 P.M. to midnight on Saturday. This picture includes the 2 Mellitto boys. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
These boys were tossing and pitching pennies, on Sunday, June 12, 1910 at 3 P.M. Edward F. Brown, Investigator. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Moyamensing became known for its penitentiary, violent hose company, cemeteries, wretchedly poor inhabitants, and crime. Harry C. Silcox
From the Temple Univ. Urban Archives Site..No location given but like many of the hundreds of alleys in Philadelphia, could have been Northern Liberties or south Philadelphia.. CONTENTdm Collection : Item Viewer
From the Temple Urban Archives site, A great photo of 233-235-237 north Second Street. Ca.1910. These buildings are gone now, being right in the way of the Ben Franklin Bridge to be built years later.CONTENTdm Collection : Item Viewer
From the Temple Univ. Urban Archives site: Identified as 8th and Fairmount, which is close, but is actually a northeast view at Franklin street and Fairmount Ave. Ca.1952 Showing the Ruby Theater at the corner. and three doors down the old Maennerchor Hall (with the white overhang sign).CONTENTdm Collection : Item Viewer
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From the Temple Univ. Urban Archives site: East side of Franklin street, #609 Franklin, Ice Cream Box Factory. Ca.1923. All gone now..CONTENTdm Collection : Item Viewer
Beauty Shop Cafe sold
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