Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Reference Library
Collection 3946
( Bulk, 1920-1945 ) circa 1900-1947(3.25 Linear feet ; 7 boxes)
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Title
- Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Reference Library
- ID
- 3946
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1920-1945
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1900-1947
- Extent
- 3.25 Linear feet ; 7 boxes
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Kristina Wilson.
- Sponsor
- This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Award # MA-31-14-0178-14.
- Language
- English
- Language of Materials note
- The collection is in English
- Abstract
- The Philadelphia Record, which was established in 1870 and closed in 1947, was for a time one of the leading newspapers in the United States. The Philadelphia Record photograph morgue reference library is comprised of non-photographic reference material, c. 1900-1947, pertaining to select topics within the Subject series of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue (Collection V07).
Preferred Citation note
Cite as: [Indicate cited item here], Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue Reference Library (Collection 3946), Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Biographical/Historical note
Founded in 1870, the Philadelphia Record long held standing as one the Philadelphia area’s most esteemed newspapers. Initially owned first by William Swain, and then William W. Singerly, the paper was purchased by the locally prominent Wanamaker family in 1898. Newspaper magnate J. David Stern acquired it in 1928.
In the 1930s, competition stiffened between the Record and its primary morning competitor, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and in 1947 the Record went out of business, ultimately selling its assets to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of approximately 700 folders containing non-photographic material related to certain subjects found in the Subject series of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue (Collection V07). It was created by the Philadelphia Record newspaper, c. 1900-1947.
Arrangement note
The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; 2015.
1300 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1951.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania also houses:
Collection V07, the Philadelphia Record Photograph Morgue, tens of thousands of photographs pertaining to significant local, national and global events and personages, c. 1900-1947.
Collection 3344, the Philadelphia Record News Clippings Morgue (unprocessed), an estimated 300,000 clippings of numerous people, events and subjects used by the Philadelphia Record, c. 1900-1947.
Collection 3944, Philadelphia Record World War II Casualty Cards, approximately 20,000 3x5 cards listing the soldier's name, rank, branch of service, status, and the war arena in which he served, c. 1944-1945.
Collection 3945, the Philadelphia Record WWII Servicemen Photographs, approximately 7,500 black and white photographs, c. 1943-1944.
Collection Inventory
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Autos - Old Time to Maps - Philadelphia SubjectsAutos - Old Time Chess - Franklin Chess Club Cults - Amish Dancing - Swiss Folklore Dancers Delaware - Wilmington Delaware River Bridge High Speed Line German-American Bund Liberty Bell Maps - Fairmount Park Maps - New Jersey - outline map Maps - Pennsylvania Maps - Pennsylvania - Chester County Maps - Pennsylvania - Delaware County Maps - Pennsylvania - historical maps Maps - Pennsylvania - Montgomery County Maps - Pennsylvania - outline map Maps - Pennsylvania - Valley Forge Maps - Philadelphia (1 of 2) Maps - Philadelphia (2 of 2) |
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Maps - Philadelphia - Air Raid Zones to Pennsylvania - Malvern - Corrigan Hall SubjectsMaps - Philadelphia - air raid zones Maps - Philadelphia - street maps Maryland - Baltimore - Ft. McHenry Milk Motor buses Mummers New Jersey - Elizabeth New Jersey - Trenton New Jersey - seashore Oleomargarine Pennsylvania - Allentown - St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg Pennsylvania - Bristol Pennsylvania - Bryn Mawr - Church of Our Lady of Good Council Pennsylvania - Bryn Mawr - Hospital Pennsylvania - Butler - Tuberculosis Sanatorium Pennsylvania - Carlisle Pennsylvania - churches - music Pennsylvania - Cresson Pennsylvania - Devon - St. David's Church Pennsylvania - Easton Pennsylvania - Ft. Mifflin Pennsylvania - flag Pennsylvania - Gettysburg Pennsylvania - Glen Riddle Pennsylvania - Hamburg - tuberculosis hospital Pennsylvania - Harrisburg Pennsylvania - Harrisburg - State Capitol [SEE ALSO Large Photo File] Pennsylvania - Hershey Pennsylvania - Hershey - Hershey Chocolate Corporation Pennsylvania - Hershey Hotel Pennsylvania - highways - super-highways - Harrisburg to Pittsburgh (1 of 2) [SEE ALSO Large Photo File] Pennsylvania - highways - super-highways - Harrisburg to Pittsburgh (2 of 2) [SEE ALSO Large Photo File] Pennsylvania - Johnstown - flood 1889 Pennsylvania - Lancaster [SEE ALSO Cults - Amish] Pennsylvania - Malvern - Corrigan Hall |
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Pennsylvania - Merion - Convent to Philadelphia - Buildings - Guarantee Trust Co. SubjectsPennsylvania - Merion - convent Pennsylvania - Merion - Cricket Club Pennsylvania - National Guard - Aviation Corps Pennsylvania - Norristown - airport Pennsylvania - Norristown - Montgomery Hospital of Norristown Pennsylvania - Oakbourne - Epileptic Hospital Pennsylvania - parks Pennsylvania - Pottsville Pennsylvania - Valley Forge [SEE ALSO Large Photo File] Pennsylvania - Valley Forge - Washington's Headquarters Pennsylvania - Villanova Pennsylvania - Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania - Willow Grove Pennsylvania Railroad - maps Pennsylvania Railroad - stations - 30th St. Pennsylvania Railroad - stations - New York City Philadelphia - airports Philadelphia - airports - hangars Philadelphia - airports - Northeast Philadelphia - airports - Southwest Airport Philadelphia - airports - 1936 - Davis, S. Wilson - formerly Hog Island Airport Philadelphia - airports - 1941-1942 - Davis, S. Wilson - formerly Hog Island Airport Philadelphia - Award Philadelphia - banks - Beneficial Savings Fund Philadelphia - banks - Commonwealth Title & Trust Philadelphia - banks - Corn Exchange National Bank Philadelphia - banks - Fourth Street National Bank Philadelphia - banks - Franklin National Bank Philadelphia - banks - Franklin Trust Co. Philadelphia - banks - Girard National Bank Philadelphia - banks - Girard Trust Co. Philadelphia - banks - Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Philadelphia - banks - Penn, William & Trust Co. Philadelphia - bridges Philadelphia - buildings Philadelphia - buildings - Atwater Kent Museum Philadelphia - buildings - Betsy Ross House Philadelphia - buildings - Cannon Ball House Philadelphia - buildings - City Hall Philadelphia - buildings - Combs Conservatory of Music Philadelphia - buildings - Congress Hall Philadelphia - buildings - Convention Hall Philadelphia - buildings - Convention Hall - interior Philadelphia - buildings - Drexel, Mary home Philadelphia - buildings - Drexel & Co. Building Philadelphia - buildings - Eagles, Fraternal Order of building Philadelphia - buildings - Franklin Institute Philadelphia - buildings - Franklin Institute - Planetarium Philadelphia - buildings - Girard, Stephen Building Philadelphia - buildings - Guarantee Trust Co. |
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Philadelphia - Buildings - Independence Hall to Philadelphia - Housing - Tenements SubjectsPhiladelphia - buildings - Independence Hall Philadelphia - buildings - Manufacturers & Bankers Club [SEE ALSO U.S. - Army - Ordnance Dept. - Philadelphia] Philadelphia - buildings - Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Philadelphia - buildings - Pennsbury Philadelphia - buildings - Pennsylvania Building Philadelphia - buildings - Phipps, Henry Institute Philadelphia - buildings - Stock Exchange Philadelphia - buildings - Terminal Commerce Building Philadelphia - buildings - U.S. Custom House - old building Philadelphia - buildings - U.S. Custom House - new building Philadelphia - buildings - Witherspoon Building Philadelphia - buildings - YMCA Building Philadelphia - cemeteries - Laurel Hill Philadelphia - cemeteries - Woodland Cemetery Philadelphia - churches - Christ Church [SEE ALSO Phila. - Churches - X size envelope] Philadelphia - churches - Church of the Advent Philadelphia - churches - Church of the Gesu [SEE ALSO Iron Fences] Philadelphia - churches - Church of the Nativity Philadelphia - churches - Church of the Visitation Philadelphia - churches - Emmanuel Presbyterian Church Philadelphia - churches - First Mennonite Church Philadelphia - churches - First Presbyterian Church of Kensington Philadelphia - churches - Holy Child Roman Catholic Church Philadelphia - churches - Hope Presbyterian Church Philadelphia - churches - Old Swedes Church [SEE ALSO Phila. - Churches - X size envelope; Penna. Society of Mayflower Descendants] Philadelphia - churches - Quaker Meeting House - Frankford Philadelphia - churches - St. Agatha's Catholic Church Philadelphia - churches - St. Charles Church Philadelphia - churches - St. Edward's Church Philadelphia - churches - St. Francis Church Philadelphia - churches - St. George's Methodist Church Philadelphia - churches - St. James of Kingsessing Philadelphia - churches - St. James Roman Catholic Church Philadelphia - churches - St. John the Baptist Church - Manayunk Philadelphia - churches - St. Luke & the Epiphany Protestant Episcopal Church Philadelphia - churches - St. Peter's Church Philadelphia - churches - Second Mennonite Church Philadelphia - churches - Seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church Philadelphia - churches - Summerfield Methodist Episcopal Church Philadelphia - churches - Temple Keneseth Israel Philadelphia - churches - Trinity Reformed Church Philadelphia - churches - Whittaker Memorial Church Philadelphia - corporations - A & P Philadelphia - corporations - Baldwin Locomotive Philadelphia - corporations - Bell Telephone Co. Philadelphia - corporations - Curtis Publishing Co. Philadelphia - corporations - old time Philadelphia - corporations - Philadelphia Gas Works Philadelphia - corporations - RCA Philadelphia - corporations - Riegel, Jacob & Co. Philadelphia - corporations - SKF Philadelphia - Frankford Philadelphia - Frankford Arsenal Philadelphia - garbage disposal plant Philadelphia - Hog Island Philadelphia - hospitals - Episcopal Hospital - proposed Philadelphia - hospitals - Frankford Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Germantown Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Hahnemann Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Irish Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Jefferson Hospital - Medical College Philadelphia - hospitals - Jewish Hospital & Maternity Hospital - 5th & Spruce St. Philadelphia - hospitals - map Philadelphia - hospitals - Methodist Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Misericordia Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Mt. Sinai Hospital [SEE ALSO Babies - Mt. Sinai Hospital] Philadelphia - hospitals - Naval Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Osteopathic Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental & Nervous Diseases [SEE ALSO Iron Fences] Philadelphia - hospitals - Pennsylvania Lying-In Hospital - 8th & Spruce Philadelphia - hospitals - Philadelphia General Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Presbyterian Hospital [SEE ALSO Red Cross - Nurse's Aides] Philadelphia - hospitals - St. Agnes Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - University Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Wills Eye Hospital Philadelphia - hospitals - Women's Hospital - Preston & Parrish Sts. Philadelphia - hospitals - Women's Medical College & Hospital - Henry Ave. [SEE ALSO Babies - Sleeping] Philadelphia - hotels - Drake Hotel Philadelphia - hotels - Robert Morris Hotel Philadelphia - hotels - Warburton House Philadelphia - hotels - Warwick Hotel Philadelphia - housing - Philadelphians at home Philadelphia - housing - tenements - collapse of buildings [SEE ALSO Phila. - Buildings - X-size envelope] |
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Philadelphia - Institutions to Philadelphia - Stores - Snellenberger's SubjectsPhiladelphia - institutions Philadelphia - institutions - Forrest Home Philadelphia - institutions - Friends Asylum Philadelphia - institutions - Jewish Consumptive Institute Philadelphia - institutions - Jewish Foster Home Philadelphia - institutions - Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged Philadelphia - institutions - shelter for homeless Philadelphia - Kensington [SEE ALSO Riots - Philadelphia - Native American or Know Nothing 1841] Philadelphia - libraries - 18th & The Parkway Philadelphia - libraries - Free Library branches Philadelphia - Mint Philadelphia - Navy Yard Philadelphia - Navy Yard - aircraft factory Philadelphia - old views Philadelphia - on parade 1935-1936 Philadelphia - organizations - American Philosophical Society Philadelphia - organizations - American Rescue Workers Philadelphia - organizations - Big Brothers Association Philadelphia - organizations - Contemporary Club Philadelphia - organizations - Engineers Club Philadelphia - organizations - Fishing Club of State in Schuylkill Philadelphia - organizations - Graphic Sketch Club Philadelphia - organizations - Jewish Charities Philadelphia - organizations - Manufacturer's Club Philadelphia - organizations - Mother's Helpers Philadelphia - organizations - Neighborhood Center Philadelphia - organizations - Philadelphia Club Philadelphia - organizations - Poor Richard Club Philadelphia - organizations - Tammany Hall Philadelphia - organizations - Union League [SEE ALSO Large Photo File] Philadelphia - panorama Philadelphia - parks & squares Philadelphia - parks & squares - Fairmount Park Philadelphia - parks & squares - Fairmount Park - colonial houses Philadelphia - parks & squares - Fairmount Park - Horticultural Hall Philadelphia - parks & squares - Fairmount Park - Memorial Hall Philadelphia - parks & squares - Mount Pleasant Mansion Philadelphia - parks & squares - Fairmount Park - Robin Hood Dell Philadelphia - parks & squares - Woodford Mansion Philadelphia - parks & squares - League Island - golf course Philadelphia - parks & squares - League Island Park Philadelphia - parks & squares - Reyburn Plaza Philadelphia - police - stations Philadelphia - Post Office - 9th & Market - old one Philadelphia - Post Office - 30th & Market Philadelphia - Post Office - branches Philadelphia Real Estate Board Philadelphia - registration 1939-1940 Philadelphia - Registration Commission Philadelphia - residences Philadelphia - residences - Morris House - 5442 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia - residences - Penn, Hannah House Philadelphia - residences - Wistar, Caspar Philadelphia - restaurants - Kugler's Restaurant Philadelphia - scenes Philadelphia - Sesqui-Centennial 1926 Philadelphia - settlement of - 300th anniversary 1937-1938 Philadelphia - society - Junior Bal Masque Philadelphia - stadium [SEE ALSO Large Photo File] Philadelphia - stores - Frankford Grocers Association Philadelphia - stores - Gimbel Bros. [SEE ALSO U.S. - Finances - Defense Bonds - Retailers for Victory] Philadelphia - stores - Snellenberger's [SEE ALSO U.S. - Finances - Defense Bonds - Retailers for Victory] |
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Philadelphia - Stores - Strawbridge & Clothier to Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals SubjectsPhiladelphia - stores - Strawbridge & Clothier [SEE ALSO U.S. - Finances - Defense Bonds - Retailers for Victory] Philadelphia - stores - Tryon, Edward K. Co. Philadelphia - stores - Wanamaker's [SEE ALSO U.S. - Finances - Defense Bonds - Retailers for Victory] Philadelphia - stores - Wanamaker's - bell Philadelphia - taxes - sales tax Philadelphia - streets - Delaware Ave. Philadelphia - streets - High Street Philadelphia - streets - old views Philadelphia - streets - Parkway [SEE ALSO Rationing - Gasoline - Philadelphia] Philadelphia - streets - Queen Street Philadelphia - theatres Philadelphia - theatres - Academy of Music [SEE ALSO Philadelphia - X-size envelope; Operas - Philadelphia 1942] Philadelphia - theatres - Arch St. Philadelphia - theatres - Shubert Theatre Philadelphia - theatres - Walnut Street Philadelphia - transit - City Hall concourses Philadelphia - transit - subway - El - Broad Street - cars (map) Philadelphia - Union Refreshment Saloon Philadelphia - water Philadelphia - waterfront [SEE ALSO War - World War - 2D - Ships Interned - Philadelphia 1941] Philadelphia - waterfront - old views Philadelphia - Zoo - tigers Pittsburgh University - stadium PWA - Pennsylvania - projects - Save Water campaign Railroads - locomotives - old timers Republican National Conventions - 1800s Schools - Beaver College Schools - Carnegie Institute of Technology [SEE ALSO Pamphlet File; Mt. Wilson Observatory] Schools - Bryn Mawr College - buildings Schools - Bryn Mawr College - hockey team Schools - Central High School Schools - College of Physicians Schools - Divinity School Schools - Dobbins Vocational School Schools - Forrest Combined Grammar & Primary School Schools - Germantown Academy Schools - Gettysburg College Schools - Girard College [SEE ALSO Large Photo File - Bombs - Incendiary] Schools - Haverford College Schools - Lincoln University Schools - National Farm School Schools - Peirce School Schools - Penn Charter School Schools - Penn, William High School for Girls Schools - Pennsylvania Institution for Instruction of the Blind Schools - Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf Schools - Pennsylvania - University of Schools - Pennsylvania - University of - boathouse Schools - Pennsylvania - University of - buildings Schools - Pennsylvania - University of - Dental School Schools - Pennsylvania - University of - dormitories Schools - Pennsylvania - University of - Morris Arboreteum Schools - Pennsylvania - University of - museum Schools - Pennsylvania - University of - museum expeditions Schools - Pennsylvania - University of - Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Schools - Philadelphia Normal School for Girls Schools - Sharswood, George School Schools - Southern Manual Training School Schools - Villanova - buildings Schools - Widener, H. Josephine Grammar & Primary School Schools - Widener, Joseph E. Junior High School Schools - Willard, Frances E. School Schools - Woodland Ave. Primary School Schuylkill River - bridges - University Ave. Bridge Schuylkill River - pollution Snakes - Philadelphia region Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
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Strikes to Woodchucks SubjectsStrikes - Philadelphia - West Point Knitting Mill Tapestry Teletypesetter Transportation [SEE ALSO Millman, Wade for Horse & Carriage] Traffic - night Umbrellas & parasols United Campaign 1941 U.S. Constitution - Sesquicentennial Celebration - Philadelphia 1937 U.S. Marines U.S. Navy - battles - historic U.S. Post Office - zones - Philadelphia Voting machines - Philadelphia War - Civil War [SEE ALSO Library Shelves 920 L - Sandberg, Carl - Lincoln, Abraham War Years] War - Civil War - Battle of Antietam War - Civil War - battles - Monitor & Merrimac War - Civil War - veterans War - Revolutionary War War - Texas Independence - battles - Alamo Wars - War of 1812 WFIL - NBC Basic Blue Network Woodchucks |
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