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Photograph album, Belize, 1940-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box(es) (0.2 linear foot)

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A photograph album probably compiled by a British diplomat while in Belize spanning the years from 1940 to 1943.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Clement von Franckenstein photograph album, circa 1950 (inclusive)

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1 box(es) (0.2 linear foot)

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A photograph album probably compiled by Franckenstein comprised of twenty-four black-and-white images with captions measuring 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. The photographs were taken at the 1950 Moral Re-Armament conference at Caux, Switzerland.

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Collection of William H. Rau photographs, circa 1800s (bulk)

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0.83 linear feet (1 box)

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William H. Rau (1855-1920) was a prominent Philadelphia photographer and the official photographer for the St. Louis world's Fair in 1904 and of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905. This collection of twelve photographs from his studio at 1324 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia depicts various buildings and scenes around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Corporal Quock C. Mar World War II photograph album, 1944

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0.13 linear feet (1 album)

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Corporal Quock C. Mar was a Chinese-American member of the United States Army during World War II. His photograph album documents his military service from his training at the Desert Training Center to his time in the Pacific Theater in 1944.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Photograph album of a Mexican-American Colorado family, 1921-1963 (inclusive)

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0.25 linear feet (1 album)

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The photograph album of a Mexican-American Colorado family consists of over 300 images documenting the members of an extended family living in the American West over a fifty-year period, 1921-1963. Identified locations taken from captions include: Eaton, Loveland, Milliken, Denver, and Chihuahua, Mexico. Majority of the photographs are either portraits or groups shots of the family with subjects ranging from infants and toddlers to elders.

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Mandatory Palestine photograph album, circa 1930s (inclusive)

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.2 linear feet (1 box)

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The Mandatory Palestine photograph album contains 15 black and white photographs of unknown locations in Palestine by an unknown photographer in the 1930s. Mandatory Palestine was a region governed by British authorities from 1917 until the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.

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Bukharan Jews photographs, 1950s-1980s (inclusive)

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.5 linear feet

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For centuries, Bukharan Jews have lived in Central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The Bukharan Jews photographs consists of 129 black and white photographs possibly ranging from the 1950s to 1980s, depicting religious and life events including circumcision ceremonies, funerals and communal gatherings.

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Scott Yancey scrapbook of Boy Scout Troop 214, 1945-1964 (inclusive)

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.33 linear feet (1 box)

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This scrapbook compiled by Winfield Scott Yancey (1931-2014) documents his involvement in Boy Scout troop 214 located in Philadelphia, PA from 1945-1964.

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Orient Press Photo Company photographs, circa 1950s-1960s (inclusive)

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.5 linear feet (1 box)

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The Orient Press Photo Company was founded in the early 1930s in Tel Aviv, Israel by Zoltán Kruger and Arieh Shifrin. The Orient Press Photo photographs consist of 817 black and white photographs of archeological artifacts, ancient sites and buildings, landscapes and nature and communities by Paul Gross, Zoltan Kruger and others, dating from the 1950s to 1960s.

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Crawford H. Greenewalt papers, 1951-1993 (inclusive)

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23.6 linear feet (40 containers)

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Crawford Hallock Greenewalt (1902-1993) was a chemical engineer and the President of the DuPont Company from 1948 to 1962. He had a passion for the natural sciences, and combined his love of ornithology with photography. He was especially known for his high speed photographs of hummingbirds. His ornithological interests included bird songs, the radiance of hummingbird feathers and the evolution of shapes and sizes of birds in relation to their flight abilities. The Crawford H. Greenewalt papers document Greenewalt's personal study of ornithology, primarily his work on hummingbirds. The collection dates from 1951 to 1993 and consists primarily of photographs taken by Greenewalt, and technical data collected by Greenewalt. The images photographed by Greenewalt exist in many different formats throughout the collection, including prints, negatives, and slides. The technical data in this collection represents Greenewalt's research into the physiology of hummingbirds, and the development...(see more)

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Paul E. Bechet papers, 1899-1947 (inclusive)

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.2 linear feet (1 half-document box, 1 oversized folder)

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Paul Esnard Bechet was born July 28, 1881 and died January 3, 1962. In 1903, he received his medical degree from Tulane University. Early in his career, Bechet assisted during the yellow fever epidemic of 1905 in New Orleans. From 1909 to 1934, Bechet worked at the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital as a clinical assistant, assistant physician, and physician. In his later life, he owned a private medical practice in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Paul E. Bechet papers consist of the personal papers of Paul Esnard Bechet, M.D. (1881-1962). These papers consist mainly of correspondence with colleagues. Also included are certificates and awards, records of his medical practice, and historical photographs.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

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Gurkha photograph album, 1917-1919 (inclusive)

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0.13 linear feet (1 album)

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Gurkha photograph album consisting of 48 black and white photographs from 1917-1919 featuring images of military training, soldiers, children, cities, and bungalows. Locations identified in captions include: Bombay, Jamal Garhi, Cape Town, and Mardan.

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Bob Spaugh World War II photographs, 1944-1945 (inclusive)

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0.5 linear feet (1 box)

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Bob Spaugh was an army Lieutenant from Fort Worth, Texas who was served on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. This collection of original photographs documents an American soldier's experiences on "Test Tube Island," an American chemical weapon testing program.

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Eva and Georg Schiffer family material, 1934-2011 (inclusive) 1934-1939 (bulk)

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.25 linear feet (1 box)

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Eva and Georg Schiffer, with their parents, lived in Vienna, Austria before World War II and escaped the Nazis in 1939 by finding refuge in the Netherlands and then immigrating to the United States through a voyage from Southampton, England. Their family material contains Eva and Georg Schiffer's school notebooks, photographs, and ID cards, dating from 1934 to 2011.

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Finer family papers, 1943-1947 (bulk) circa 1920s-1950s (inclusive)

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.25 linear feet (1 box)

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The Finer family included parents Leonard and Mollie, son Myron, and son, Morris, who fought in the 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division during World War II. This collection consists of family photographs dating from the 1920s to the 1950s and materials relating to Morris Finer's service in the United States Army, dating from 1942 to 1945.

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Sam Frank photographs of immigrant transit camps, 1950-1952 (inclusive)

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.15 linear feet (1 box)

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Sam Frank (1920-2007) was a Jewish photographer who documented Israel and its people from the 1950s to the 1970s. This collection consists of 231 black and white photographs taken by the photographer Sam Frank, 28 loose and 203 photographic proofs, dating from 1950 to 1952 in Arabic English, French, German, Hebrew, and Romanian.

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Records of the Section on Otolaryngology II, 1934-1953 (inclusive)

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.2 linear feet (1 half document box)

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The Section on Otology and Laryngology (later Otolaryngology) was established December 12, 1893, under Section 1 of the Rules Governing Sections. The original Executive Committee of the Section included J. Solis Cohen, Charles Burnett, and B. Alexander Randall. Its first meeting was held December 20, 1893, where Harrison Allen was elected as Chairman and Charles Burnett as Clerk. The Section continued to meet on the first Tuesday of every month. In late 2005 or 2006, nearly all College sections were discontinued, including the Section on Otolaryngology. This collection contains material related to the Alfonso Corti centenary celebration, held November 21, 1951. It was collected and compiled by Douglas Macfarlan. Alfonso (1822-1876) Corti received his medical degree at Vienna in 1847 under the supervision of professor Josef Hyrtl, with a thesis on the bloodstream system of a reptile. Later, at the Kölliker Laboratory, Corti began to work on the mammalian auditory system. Corti spent...(see more)

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

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Photograph album, India, circa 1905-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box(es) (.20 linear foot)

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A photograph album containing twelve leaves with ninety-nine black-and-white photographs. The album was kept by an unnamed Indian family between the years 1905 to 1915. The photographs document the family at their estate or country home and while on vacation.

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Two months tour Jubbulpore to Rwalpindi by train, then by road to Kashmir via the Banihal Pass tunnel, returning through Rampur and Domel to Murree and Pindi, then aboard the train for Jubbulpore again, 1932 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume(s) (0.2 linear foot)

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A photograph album created by a unnamed English woman on her trip through the Vale of Kashmir in 1932.

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Yamanaka family photograph collection, circa 1910-1925 (inclusive)

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0.5 linear feet (1 box)

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The Yamanakas arrived in California prior to 1910, and lived on Railroad Avenue in San Francisco before moving to Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago a decade later. The Yamanaka family photograph collection comprises 312 loose photographs, including photo postcards, of the Yamanaka family, friends, and their community in California during the 1910s-1920s. Included are a number of studio portraits as well as portraits of activities in the Bay Area, Japan, and other areas in the Americas.

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Jewish youth pioneer photographs, circa 1930s (inclusive)

Extent:

.25 linear feet (1 box)

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The Jewish youth pioneer photographs consist of 108 black and white photographs from the 1930s, depicting the training of American young adults for life in Mandatory Palestine, now known as Israel. These photographs document aspects of training to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine, leisure activities, and travels to Palestine. Henry Near defines the Hehalutz organization, with the American organization depicted in this collection, as an agricultural-based "movement, which educated and recruited young people for immigration to Palestine."

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Jewish displaced persons photographs, 1945-1946 (inclusive)

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.1 linear feet (1 box)

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After the Holocaust, millions of Jewish survivors either did not wish to return to their home, could not as a result of continuing antisemitism or as a result of their homes being occupied by new tenants. As a result, 1,800 displaced persons camps opened to accomodate these refugees until they could return home or immigrate elsewhere. The Displaced persons photographs consist of 64 black and white photographs of life in at least two displaced persons camps after the Holocaust, dating from 1945 to 1946.

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Indian photograph album, circa 1910s-1920s (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume(s)

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This photograph album contains 21 black and white photographs of village life in India taken around the 1910s and 1920s by an unidentified photographer.

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