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Philadelphia received help from the federal government twice in the 1920s to combat its Prohibition-fueled crime problem. The first intervention involved the appointment of General Smedley Butler (1881-1940), shown here in 1924 destroying a barrel of…

Photo of the Ocean Liner Graf Waldersee, which David Kaplan took from Hamburg to Philadelphia in 1911.

This photo shows a suffragist parade in 1917. Bertha Gruenberg and her husband participated in a parade similar to this one.

The article discusses the General Strike of 1910 as a victory for unionists, even though the strike was put down. It more importantly discusses the Pennsylvania State Police and refers to them as "America's Cossacks." The article mentions the…

This photo depicts The Free Library of Philadelphia, Department for children. Gruenberg learned early on in Philadelphia that anyone who is anyone goes to a private library. She did not like the free libraries sounded like a charity case.

The picture shows the U.S.S Indiana docked in the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

A map depicting the Ukraine.

Photograph shows members of the Bonus Expeditionary Forces, many carrying American flags, marching across the east plaza of the U.S. Capitol.

Postcard shows a residential neighborhood in Vineland, New Jersey.

The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to give the children milk; leafy, green or yellow vegetables; raw fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C; cereals and bread, lean meat, poultry, fish and other vital foods which build…