Citizens Republican Club, S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, 1954

Title

Citizens Republican Club, S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, 1954

Subject

Citizens Republican Club, 422 S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Description

Photograph of The Citizens Republican Club. In 1925, the Citizens Republican Club moved from 503 S. Broad Street to 422 S. 15th Street at the intersection of 15th and Lombard Streets. This location placed the club in the middle of Black industry in Philadelphia, near Brown and Stevens Bank and other prominent African-American businesses.

Creator

Philadelphia Tribune

Source

Philadelphia Tribune

Publisher

WCU HIS 601/ HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014

Date

October 30, 1954

Contributor

Amanda Tuttle, Kaitlyn Sheeran, Dante Silicato

Rights

Used by permission of the Philadelphia Tribune Company, Inc. All rights reserved. The Philadelphia Tribune, with 130 years of continuous publication, is the oldest newspaper in the United States serving the African-American community.

Format

PNG

Type

Still Image

Original Format

Photo

Files

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Citation

Philadelphia Tribune, “Citizens Republican Club, S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, 1954,” Goin' North, accessed November 19, 2024, https://goinnorth.org/items/show/443.