Broad Street Station

Title

Broad Street Station

Subject

Broad Street Station; Philadelphia Railroad

Description

Broad Street Station played a serious role in the First Great Migration. Southern migrants would arrive here, where different employers, churches, and community organizers would meet them to help them adjust to their new lives in Philadelphia

Publisher

WCU, HIS 601/HON 451 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Spring 2016

Date

1921

Contributor

Melanie Pezdirtz

Rights

Courtesy of the Free Library of Philadelphia

Format

JPG

Type

Still Image

Original Format

Photo

Files

pa rr broad 1921.jpg


Citation

“Broad Street Station,” Goin' North, accessed November 19, 2024, https://goinnorth.org/items/show/848.