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- Collection: Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries
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John Bromley and Sons
Bromley Mills factory, a textile manufacturing business.
Judge James Cavanaugh
Four men discuss means to end the SEPTA strike, in the City Hall chambers of Judge James R. Cavanaugh today. They are (from left) Governor Shapp, Mathew Guinan, TWU president; the judge and Mayor Rizzo.
Lighthouse Boys Club
The Lighthouse Boys Club in the Kensington area.
Mayor Bernard Samuel taps Liberty Bell in response to D-Day news
Mayor Bernard Samuel taps the Liberty Bell in celebration of D-Day
Menace of Sweatshop Faces Wrath Of State and Public as Probes Loom Into Evils That Approach Slavery
Newspaper articles describe the horrors of "sweatshops," a by-product of the Great Depression where children aged 14-17 years old are forced to work in deplorable conditions for sub-standard pay.
Old Arch Street Theater
Exterior of the old Arch Street Theater, with sidewalk and pedestrians
Philadelphia Police Parade
Several men in suits stand alongside police officers as spectators at a police parade "...reviewing the turnout..."
Police train with shotguns
Bluecoats, armed with sawed-off shotguns, undergoing inspection by Lieutenant Harry Edwards, police drillmaster, and Lieutenant George Fritz, police director of traffic.
Samuel E. Fulton
Governor Scranton (left) is greeted by Samuel E. Fulton, president of the Union League, on arrival at a Republican Party fund-raising campaign session.
Stetson Hats Building Demolition
A Stetson factory building being demolished