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Northeast Philadelphia
Author | : Dr. Harry C. Silcox |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2009-11-27 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1625843186 |
Northeast Philadelphia chronicles this area's history of transformation, from scattered communities to an urban center. Before the Consolidation Act of 1854 more than tripled the former capital's population, Northeast Philadelphia was a scattered group of pastoral communities just beyond the city limits. Holmesburg, Somerton and other small villages initially struggled but ultimately triumphed in their transition from rural townships to a bustling urban center. Dr. Harry C. Silcox has collaborated with Frank W. Hollingsworth to chart this fascinating evolution, from the demise of the family farm to neighbors uniting on the homefront during World War II. With such lively characters as Mary Disston, the founding mother of Tacony, and tales of the local effort for suffrage, Silcox and Hollingsworth create a brilliant and affectionate portrait of Northeast Philadelphia.
Early Philadelphia
Author | : Horace Mather Lippincott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Buildings |
ISBN | : |
A History of the Townships of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia, Pa
Author | : Joseph C. Martindale |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1867 |
Genre | : Byberry (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
ISBN | : |
Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania
Author | : John Woolf Jordan |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 1726 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
ISBN | : 0806352396 |
Philadelphia Stories
Author | : C. Dallett Hemphill |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2021-05-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0812299655 |
For the average tourist, the history of Philadelphia can be like a leisurely carriage ride through Old City. The Liberty Bell. Independence Hall. Benjamin Franklin. The grooves in the cobblestone are so familiar, one barely notices the ride. Yet there are other paths to travel, and the ride can be bumpy. Beyond the famed founders, other Americans walked the streets of Philadelphia whose lives were, in their own ways, just as emblematic of the promises and perils of the new nation. Philadelphia Stories chronicles twelve of these lives to explore the city's people and places from the colonial era to the years before the Civil War. This collective portrait includes men and women, Black and white Americans, immigrants and native born. If mostly forgotten today, banker Stephen Girard was one of the wealthiest men ever to have lived, and his material legacy can be seen by visiting sites such as Girard College. In a different register, but equally impressive, were the accomplishments of Sarah Thorn Tyndale. In a few short years as a widow she made enough money on her porcelain business to retire to a life as a reformer. Others faced frustration. Take, for example, Grace Growden Galloway. Born to an important family, she saw her home invaded and her property confiscated by patriot forces. Or consider the life of Francis Johnson, a Black bandleader and composer who often performed at the Musical Fund Hall, which still stands today. And yet he was barred from joining its Society. Philadelphia Stories examines their rich lives, as well as those of others who shaped the city's past. Many of the places inhabited by these people survive to this day. In the pages of this book and on the streets of the city, one can visit both the people and places of Philadelphia's rich history.
Historic Tales of Olden Time
Author | : John Fanning Watson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1833 |
Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
ISBN | : |
Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, with Some Account of Their Descendants
Author | : Clarence Vernon Roberts |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 2009-06 |
Genre | : Bucks County (Pa.) |
ISBN | : 0806306688 |
Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks is a collection of genealogical and historical information pertaining to the first settlers of the upper part of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Separate chapters are assigned to each family, and approximately 12,000 persons are named and identified. The genealogies commence with the first of the Bucks County line (usually during the period of the eighteenth century, but also earlier) and proceed, on average, through about eight generations.
Philadelphia Stories
Author | : Fredric Miller |
Publisher | : Temple University Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780877225515 |
Philadelphia Stories is a kind of family album. As in their earlier volume, Still Philadelphia: A Photographic History, 1890-1940, Miller, Vogel, and Davis have collected photographs of ordinary lives and daily events from 1920 to 1960 that have shaped the collective memory of people in the Philadelphia area. Through a series of photo essays, Philadelphia Stories evokes the mood of an era that embraced the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and the complacent prosperity of the 1950s. Contemporary photos document physical changes in the metropolitan area: the developing skyline, the streets of rowhouses, the expanding suburbs. Details on homelife, food prices, school activities, local politics, shopping, social mores, and neighborhood customs chronicle experiences that are in many ways distinct to Philadelphians but also indicative of dramatic social, political, and economic shifts in the United States over forty years. Using photojournalism as the dominant style of documentary photography—and consciousness making—the book also features three prototypical family albums. These collections of snapshots taken by local residents to record weddings, holidays, and other family events not only depict how people saw themselves at various times but reveal the kinds of memories they wanted to keep. While major national events create the context for this social history, the book focuses on the daily lives of Philadelphians: as they cope with the Depression, participate in New Deal programs, buy automobiles and television sets, grow Victory Gardens, hold air raid drills, visit the Freedom Train, move to the suburbs, cling to old neighborhoods, and maintain tradition amid flux.Philadelphia Stories celebrates the recent past in the words and images of those who experienced it. It is a family album for all who know and love the city. Author note: Fredric M. Miller is Curator of the Urban Archives Center, Paley Library, Temple University.Morris J. Vogel is Professor of History, Temple University.Allen F. Davis is Professor of History, Temple University.
Colonial Families of Philadelphia
Author | : John W Jordan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 900 |
Release | : 2019-08-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789353809461 |
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.