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Pop Gun- 1919 Public Ledger.png
Evening Public Ledger newspaper article offers a price for a pop gun and other toys in 1919.

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A photo of three boys selling newspapers daily in Philadelphia subways, earning 25 cents daily.

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A woman and children in the shade of the trees at Fairmount Park

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This photo depicts adult immigrants learning English in a classroom. Gruenberg had to teach Irishmen how to read and write.

Former Stetson Hall LC.jpg
Interior of the abandoned Stetson Hat Company factory, which closed in 1971.

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Family standing in front of an automobile. The hand written caption reads, "around the block for 2 cents."

Broad Street.jpg
A bird's eye view of North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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An Internal Revenue Service agent scrutinizes the contents of a moonshine still during the Prohibition era.

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Strikers participating in the Rapid Transit Company's 1910 General Strike heading to a meeting.
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