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Reverend Father York with children of Bethlehem steel mill workers outside Slovak-American church St. Agnes which was founded in 1907.

Confetti thrown by happy crowds in Philadelphia as World War One ends.

The edges of certain Stetson hats get curled at the Flanging Department of the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia. The edges of the hats are dampened then curled with a heated iron. It is placed on a hollow wooden form under a hugh [sic] bag of…

A wanted poster for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll for draft dodging. The poster states that he is wanted by the United States Authorities at Philadelphia, PA.

This notice from the Octavia Hill Association promoted Bills 863 and 864, housing reform legislation that would provide running water in smaller houses and require sanitary inspections. The photo displays a picture of a small alley in Philadelphia,…

Entrance to the Independence Library, branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia

The Delaware Memorial Bridge over the Delaware River between New Castle, Delaware and Deepwater, New Jersey

A Liberty Loan parade and rally to raise money for World War I down Broad Street on Sept. 28, 1918 helped spread flu from sailors to the general population of Philadelphia.

The old home of The Library Company of Philadelphia. Power lines are stretched over the building, passerby seen on the street. Barren trees would indicate colder season.

The black and white image shows a still image of a map of the Philadelphia Police Department's districts, created by Carl I. Martin in 1928.