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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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
South 11th street, 500 block
On this was once of a boarding house run by a Miss Della, a location recorded in Mayor Moore's 1921 vice reports.
Students at the Thomas Durham School
Students doing calisthenics in the Thomas Durham School, 16th and Lombard, Philadelphia, PA, June 1914.
Citizens Republican Club S. Broad Street Location
The Citizens Republican Club called 503 S. Broad Street home after their formation. In the early years of the club, the organization was housed in the basement of the Union League. 503 South Broad Street, the middle building in this image, was the…
Grain Elevator at a pier in Port Richmond, 1928
An image of a grain elevator at a pier located at East Ann Street and Richmond Street at Port Richmond, Philadelphia along the Delaware River. Grain elevators like this were used to place grain and other foodstuffs on tramp ships for transport to…
West Philadelphia High School
An image of West Philadelphia High School taken on October 19, 1934 with students in front of the building.
Central High School
Previously located on Broad and Green Street, Central High School was the best of the public boys schools in Philadelphia, PA. Neo-Gothic architecture.
Hog Island Ship Ways
The U.S. government established shipyards at Hog Island during WWI. Hog Island employed many Black Philadelphians during the war years.
Philadelphia High School for Girls
A street view of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, 1933, 17th and Spring Garden St.
Corner of Broad Street at South Street
Image of the corner of Broad Street taken from South Street in Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Hall
A photo of Philadelphia City Hall c. 1930.
Gimbels Brothers Department Store
This is the Gimbels Department Store in 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This store was once the largest department store chain in the nation as well as the founder of the oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States. This store served as a…
Chestnut Street Bridge
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A view of the Chestnut Street Bridge, where Milo Manly watched the Race Riot of 1918.
American Stores Company
In 1917, four local grocery stories combined to create the American Stores Company.
1245 South Street
This is a photo of 1245 South Street, around 1244 South Street, a site recorded in Moore's 1921 Vice Investigations.
Stanton Theatre, Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
Image of the Stanton Theatre in Philadelphia, PA, where Isadore Martin Jr. attempted to have the owner desegregate the theatre.