Shelter Beds, 18th and Hamilton Sts
Title
Shelter Beds, 18th and Hamilton Sts
Description
An incomplete caption from the Philadelphia Record reads: "While homeless men shiver and try to sleep on park benches and along sidewalks, 2326 beds in the Shelter at 18th and" (rest of caption cut off). This shelter at 18th and Hamilton helped homeless men in Philadelphia during the Great Depression.
Creator
Philadelphia Record
Source
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Date
October 9, 1935
Contributor
Kate MacDonald
Rights
Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Identifier
Philadelphia Record photograph morgue [V07].
Original Format
Photo
Files
Citation
Philadelphia Record, “Shelter Beds, 18th and Hamilton Sts,” Philly Immigration, accessed July 27, 2024, http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/639.