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Horn & Hardart, 1429 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Storefront photograph of the Horn & Hardart restaurant at 1429 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Angled view of James Logan School
James Logan School was an all Black school during the Great Migration located at the intersection of 19th street and Reed street.
Polite Temple Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa
Polite Temple Baptist Church, in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia at 38 E. Price St. where narrator Lillie McKnight attended and was named "Mother of the Church."
Market Street View West from 16th Street
A view of Market Street, Philadelphia, in which the Fox Theatre is clearly visible.
South Street looking east from 11th Street
A photo of South Street, Philadelphia looking east from 11th street
Lincoln Theater
The Lincoln Theater, formerly the Gibson, and before that called the Dunbar, was built by Black bankers, and hosted acts which included The Lafayette Theatre Group from Harlem. The Theater was one of the few desegregated theaters in the city, owned…
American Stores Company
In 1917, four local grocery stories combined to create the American Stores Company.
Free Quaker Meeting, S. W. corner Arch & 5th
A photo of the Free Quaker Meeting building located at the South West corner of Arch and 5th in 1917. The Quakers had a strong influence in the city of Philadelphia in the early 1900s.
Northeast Corner of 9th and Washington Avenue - Giordano's, 1954
A photo of Giordano's, a business established in 1921 located at the corner of 9th and Washington Avenue in Philadelphia's Italian Market. The Italian Market was the center of Italian American life in Philadelphia.
"Grays Ferry Avenue" c. 1936
Intersection of Grays Ferry Avenue, 28th and Federal Streets.
"Looking southeast along Northeast side, Ridge Ave from 2145 Ridge Avenue" c.1936
Commercial district in Philadelphia, looking southeast along northeast side of Ridge Ave.
Pennsylvania Railroad Station at 32nd Street
At the entrance to West Philadelphia Station (32nd Street Station), people are waiting for their train or waiting for people to arrive off the train.
First Single Column of the Frankford Elevated Line at Bent #520
This is the first single column of the Frankford Elevated Line on Frankford Avenue at Bent #520. It is north of Church Street Looking south.
4629 to 4635 Haverford Avenue
This photo shows the small business, a retail grocery and luncheonette, that was owned by Fannie Hutchinson.
Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School, Night Class
Adult African Americans attending night school at a West Philadelphia junior high, at North 48th Street And Fairmount.
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
A photograph of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church located at South 6th and Lombard Streets. This was a popular church for those migrating to Philadelphia from the South in the early 1900s. Religious communities were enormous support…
Southeast Corner of 9th & Montrose Streets in Philadelphia, 1954
This is a photo of the intersection of 9th and Montrose Streets, where Philadelphia's Italian Market is still located. In the photo, some stands can be seen. In the 1900s, Italian Americans had a huge influence in this area of Philadelphia, and the…
South Street at 27th Street Looking East, 1935
A street view photograph of the intersection of 27th and South Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Newton's Coal Yard, where many migrants from the South worked, was located at this intersection in the early 1900s.
South Street Looking East from Broad Street
This is a photograph of Broad Street and South Street looking east from Broad Street.