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Philadelphia Immigration Project
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Charles Hardy
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John Calpin
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The Philadelphia Bulletin
Vice
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Smedley Butler
Gambling
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Brothels
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5.1 2017oh240_irw008 Interview with John Calpin, July 7, 1982 2017oh240_irw008 ohirw I Remember When: Times Gone But Not Forgotten Oral History Collection irw001 I Remember When: Times Gone But Not Forgotten Oral History Project Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries (Exhibit) Newspapers. Journalism. Reporters and reporting. Prohibition Distilling, illicit Distillation Police. Crime. Alcoholic beverage law violations Police corruption. Politicians Political corruption The Philadelphia Bulletin Vice Bootlegging Smedley Butler Gambling Murder Brothels John Calpin Charles Hardy 2017oh240_irw008_calpin_acc001.mp3 0 https://oralhistory.uky.edu/spokedbaudio/2017oh240_irw008_calpin_acc001.mp3 Other audio 4 Starting as a police reporter in 1925 Okay, um can you give me--start with a brief history of how you became a reporter? Calpin shares how he began his career as a reporter after graduating from Temple University. He accepted a position at " ; The Bulletin" ; in 1925 as a police reporter in South Philadelphia. " ; The Philadelphia Bulletin" ; ; Police reporters ; South Philadelphia ; Temple University Journalism. ; Newspapers. ; Reporters and reporting. 39.980248, -75.157508 17 Temple University, at the north east corner of Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/0831319613ed8b0bf87241da58ebfc3f.png " ; Temple University at the North East Corner of Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue," ; December 7, 1925. Sack Collection. Phillyhistory.org. 81 Prohibition enforcement and police corruption under Smedley Butler Do you want me to tell them about Smedley Butler at that time? Calpin discusses Smedley Butler's background and his vision for reforming the city. Calpin talks about the liquor rings and the police raiding squads tasked with shutting them down. At the remaining police stations, they had evidence throughout the room and the stations smelled of fermenting liquor/mash. " ; The Philadelphia Bulletin" ; ; 20th and Fitzwater Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; 24th and Wolf (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; 4th and Snyder (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; 7th and Carpenter St (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Confiscated liquor ; Liquor rings ; Phillip Testa ; Police and fire station matrons ; Prostitution ; Raiding squads ; Smedley Darlington Butler ; Stills Alcoholic beverage law violations ; Crime. ; Distillation ; Distilling, illicit ; Police corruption. ; Police. ; Prohibition 39.922504, -75.153434 19 The former site of the 4th and Snyder police station. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/e3d41644b3ba933aa88d88597b17faf0.jpg " ; Smedley Butler destroying kegs of beer," ; c. 1924. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 288 Butler attacks police corruption And, uh, he did--Smedley Butler did, uh, pull the police department together. There had been many small scandals. Before Smedley Butler brought reform to the Philadelphia Police, they were involved in protecting crime rings. Any leads relating to the murders of prohibition era gang members were dead ends because none of the other gang members talked. However, Ted DiPtretoro eventually talked and changed everything. Central Philadelphia ; Gambling ; Gang murders ; Grand Jury Investigation of 1928 ; Liquor rings ; Prohibition era gangs ; Prostitution rings ; Scandals ; Smedley Darlington Butler ; South Philadelphia ; Ted DiPretoro ; Ward leaders Alcoholic beverage law violations ; Crime. ; Organized crime. ; Police corruption. ; Police. ; Prohibition 39.921267, -75.182810 19 Phillip Testa was murdered in his home at 2117 West Porter St. Philadelphia, PA. His home was located directly behind what is now the Girard Academic Music Program. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/11/us/around-the-nation-philadelphia-waiter-held-in-mob-leader-s-death.html " ; AROUND THE NATION ; Philadelphia Waiter Held In Mob Leader's Death," ; 1982. The New York Times. 529 Commercial vice spreads though the city And, uh, Bill Meade told what happened. He said, " ; If you took a ball of mercury and held it in your hand it would just stay there, but if you squeezed it," ; he said, " ; it would run out." ; Calpin explains how when Smedley Butler cracked down on vice in the Tenderloin it spread out all over the city. He explains that even the police and politicians were in on the illegal vices, because business was business. 13th and Locust (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Drug trafficking ; Gambling ; Gambling rings ; Liquor rings ; Prostitution ; Speakeasies ; Vices Alcoholic beverage law violations ; Crime. ; Police corruption. ; Police. ; Political corruption ; Politicians ; Prohibition 39.948194, -75.162350 17 The corner of 13th and Locust Street. One of the infamous street corners in the former Tenderloin District. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/6bb3ed11498c9cee15ddc5fc9ce6ea5b.png " ; Excavation at Locust Street and W 13th Street," ; July 2, 1931. Charles A. Lamb Collection. PhillyHistory.org 616 How Philadelphians circumvented Prohibition Uh, uh, p--the Prohibition Amendment, the Volstead Act, was a thing that, that hurt every city that, that had a police department that could be venal. Calpin shares how Prohibition hurt every city by corrupting police departments. He shares how people made liquor in bathtubs and little stills. He says that South Philadelphia politician Bill Barrett was the biggest bootlegger downtown. He says that after Lemuel Schofield became Director of Public Safety, “things opened up again.” Bootlegging ; Liquor ; Stills Alcoholic beverage law violations ; Crime. ; Distillation ; Distilling, illicit ; Police corruption. ; Police. ; Political corruption ; Politicians ; Prohibition 17 http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/dd2c5a4ce151cccd13c23da5bb5a670f.jpg " ; Philadelphia Police standing next to a seized distiller," ; c. 1920. George McDowell Collection. Temple University. 780 Gang violence leads to the Grand Jury Investigation of 1928 And, uh, the, uh--how the grand jury investigation really started in 1928, that was--there had been an abortive one earlier, but this was the big one. After a smaller grand jury investigation, a major investigation took place in 1928. Calpin explains how the investigation started after investigators found thousands of dollars in police captains’ homes. After a botched shooting investigation, a grand jury investigation was opened into the police department. 10th and Summer (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; 11th and Winter (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; 1728 North Park Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; 2817 North Park Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Arch Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Christ Church (" ; Old Christ Church," ; Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Grand Jury Investigations (1927, 1928) ; Hughie McLoon ; John Boyle ; Magistrate Edward Carney ; Park Avenue ; Roundhouse (Philadelphia Police Headquarters) ; Samuel Rotan ; Temple University ; The Roundhouse ; Thomas Jefferson Hospital Crime. ; Police corruption. ; Police. 39.978662, -75.156754 17 Site of the shooting and botched investigation, which was a catalyst in the Grand Jury Investigation of 1928. The shooting occurred on North Park Avenue. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/c74e574d519721c24e4703d26b66cb63.png " ; Christ Church Steeple," ; c. 1968. Philadelphia Historic Commission Collection, Phillyhistory.org. 1186 Discontent of citizens lead to investigations Uh, things were not going so well in the city right at then. Calpin says that after spending too much money on the Delaware River Bridge (now the Benjamin Franklin Bridge) and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the city council had to take the heat off of themselves. Whenever the council needed to draw attention away from themselves, they would open an investigation into the police. He also talks about how policemen paid to move up in the ranks. Alex Leftwich ; Art museums ; Benjamin Franklin Bridge ; Committee of 15 ; Delaware River Bridge ; Germantown ; Philadelphia city council ; Philadelphia Museum of Art ; Vice squads Crime. ; Distillation ; Police corruption. ; Police. ; Political corruption ; Politicians 39.965866, -75.180977 17 The Philadelphia Museum of Art, which the city built in an attempt to improve the city. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/c23f574fc2ee2be06fd864ff23525112.png " ; Delaware Avenue-North to Delaware River Bridge," ; 1923. DOR Archives, Phillyhistory.org. 1566 Smedley Butler's effectiveness in curtailing corruption Uh, he was a personal friend of Freeland Kendrick who was the, the mayor then. Calpin says that part of the reason Philadelphia brought in Smedley Darlington Butler was in preparation for the Sesquicentennial of 1926. Many of the changes Smedley Darlington Butler brought to Philadelphia were done away with after he left. Calpin recalls the arrest of Al Capone and how Philadelphia became a haven for criminals. Al Capone ; Marine Corps ; Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Redistricting ; Sesquicentennial of 1926 ; Tenderloin District (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; W. Freeland Kendrick (Mayor of Philadelphia, 1924-28) Alcoholic beverage law violations ; Crime. ; Distillation ; Distilling, illicit ; Police corruption. ; Police. ; Political corruption ; Politicians ; Prohibition 17 http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/7a6b3d112ae739e79884ae1e1fc0919a.jpg " ; Historical Marker for Smedley Butler's service to Philadelphia," ; c. 1997. Christopher William Purdom Collection, Philadelphia Public Art. 1910 Police captains gain control Tell me, who did, who did Butler then butt heads against? Who was, who was protecting or who was at the top of the rake-off-- Calpin says that as Butler lost effectiveness, the police went into business for themselves, and that many captains collected protection money. He says that the reporters did not ask questions about corruption because they were so in love with their jobs. Director of Public Safety ; Muckrakers ; Payoff ; Police captains ; Smedley Butler ; Traffic control ; Ward leaders Alcoholic beverage law violations ; Crime. ; Distillation ; Distilling, illicit ; Police corruption. ; Police. ; Political corruption ; Politicians ; Prohibition 17 http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/3983947c6d0f01ed3dd19d97b4d622e7.jpg " ; Police escort liquor to distribution center," ; September 22, 1933. George D McDowell Collection. Temple University Libraries. 2148 The 1919 city charter introduces civil service But uh, uh, I would like to go back to the, uh, Charter of 1919. The Charter of 1919 put in a new civil service system. According to Calpin, this charter only worked as long as the good people were in. Once the weak mayor, Bernard Samuel, entered into office, Calpin believes the charter was ineffective. Getting power in Philadelphia politics was all about who you knew. 1919 Philadelphia City Charter ; Bernard Samuel (Mayor of Philadelphia, 1948-52) ; Civil service ; Common council ; Fred Garn ; James " ; Shoey" ; Malone ; Joe Clark ; Samuel Rosenberg ; Select council ; Walter Alzendrone Crime. ; Police corruption. ; Police. ; Political corruption ; Politicians 39.952634, -75.163664 17 Philadelphia City Hall, where Mayor Bernard Samuel held office. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/2b7726a47f31391d9fce01c96bcf5094.jpg " ; Photo of Broad Street taken from City Hall," ; November 15, 1927. Philadelphia Department of Records. 2534 Changes in politics shape the city When did you start covering politics in the city? Prior to 1929, Republicans held control of the northern and southern wards. After Republican allegiances broke, S. Davis Wilson and the Democrats gained some power in the city. 26th Ward (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Committee of 70 ; Democratic Party (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Edwin Vare ; Franklin Delano Roosevelt ; George W. Pepper ; Jack Kelly ; John R. K. Scott ; Mayor S. Davis Wilson ; Morty Wickon ; Politics ; Republican Party (Philadelphia, Pa) ; Scottie McDonald ; Ward leaders ; William Scott Vare Political corruption ; Politicians ; Politics and government 39.952540, -75.162500 17 Location of City Hall. This is where the office of Mayor S. Davis Wilson was located. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/bbcb258ce4550505d88a0033bb76c5ac.jpg " ; Police oath ceremony," ; March 11, 1933. George D. McDowell Collection. Temple University Libraries. 3121 Media shapes elections But Boise Penrose with all his other connections, and the st--he was a state senator. He wanted to become Mayor of Philadelphia. The newspapers in Philadelphia were able to control the elections in the area based off of their political ideologies. Some of the papers began to follow around politicians looking for them to be breaking the law in order to blackmail them. Owners of these papers used their platforms to sound out their views and control the politics of the city. " ; The North American" ; (newspaper) ; " ; The Philadelphia Bulletin" ; ; " ; The Philadelphia Inquirer" ; ; 1529 North 15th Street ; Boise Penrose ; Brothels ; J. David Stern ; Prostitution ; Warren G. Harding Crime. ; Journalism. ; Newspapers. ; Political corruption ; Politicians ; Reporters and reporting. 39.977336, -75.159693 17 The former site of a notorious house of prostitution at 1529 North 15th Street. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/9f10ee866971d384400517b3d0e51e70.jpg " ; Federation of Jewish Charities, Philadelphia Leaders Dinner, 1943, (J. David Stern pictured far right)" ; c. 1943. Temple University Libraries. 3379 Getting out the vote How did voting take place in the mayoral election? Philadelphia’s elections, up until 1951, were stacked in favor of the majority party. Calpin discusses how elected officials would get the votes in " ; colored districts" ; and receive support from immigrants groups. The voting tendencies of the immigrant populations are discussed by Calpin. 1421 Sussex St. ; 39th Ward ; 40th Ward ; Bernard Samuel (Mayor of Philadelphia, 1948-52) ; Charlie Palmer ; Edward Cox ; Edward Hopkins ; John Diamond ; Judge Edwin O. Lewis ; Mayoral elections ; Republican Party (Philadelphia) ; Roth Davis ; South Philadelphia ; W.W. " ; Bill" ; Roper ; Ward leaders African Americans--Political party affiliation ; African Americans--Politics and government ; Political corruption ; Politicians ; Politics and government 17 http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/d883dc4f1ee14a4c4d68c144c6fd818b.jpg " ; Mayor Bernard Samuel taps the Liberty Bell in response to D-Day news," ; June 7, 1944. " ; The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin" ; Collections. Temple University Libraries. 3940 The Tenderloin District Can you describe for me the Tenderloin District? Calpin says that the Tenderloin District was filled with vices. Prostitution, gang violence, and gambling ran rampant on the streets. There were notorious " ; gangsters" ; there. There were also several notorious brothels on these streets. 11th and Winter St. ; 13th and Spruce ; 15th Street ; 20th and Chestnut ; 20th and Market St. ; 4th and Ray Street ; 68th Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Arch Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Atlantic City (N.J.) ; Atlantic City, New Jersey ; Benjamin Franklin Bridge ; Benny " ; The Bum" ; Fogleman ; Boise Penrose ; Broad Street ; Delaware River Bridge ; Gambling ; Hahneman Hospital ; Lenox Hotel ; Max " ; Boo Boo" ; Hoff ; Mickey Duffey ; Prostitution ; South Broad Street ; Spruce Street ; Sylvania Hotel ; Tenderloin District (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Vine St. ; William Meade Crime. 39.957539, -75.162956 17 The site of Hahneman University Hospital. 4417 The end of the Tenderloin District By 1927,1928 at the end of Butler's regime, the Tenderloin as such was no longer the vice district. Calpin talks about how the Tenderloin began changing in the late 1920s. He says that it began to disappear at that time. He talks about the prevalence of gambling. He talks about how the area was affected by the sesquicentennial in 1926. " ; English" ; Tommy Gilchrist ; American Legion ; Charles Morris Price School ; City Hall Courtyard ; Gambling houses ; Girard Avenue ; Mumia Abu Jamal ; National Shriners Organization ; Prostitution ; Sesquicentennial of 1926 ; South Philadelphia ; South Street ; Spruce Street ; West Philadelphia Crime. 39.947546, -75.162248 17 The corner of Broad and Spruce Street. During Calpin's time as a reporter, vice and gang related crime ran rampant here. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/0ea79babe60b4d900af4972aeac255a1.jpg " ; Philadelphia Sesquicentennial entrance," ; 1926. Phillyhistory.org. 4684 Shootings in 1926 When the, when the American Legion parade was going by, one of the gangsters was shot and killed at Broad and Spruce. Calpin says that shootings in the summer of 1926 were commonplace. Gangsters were often shot and killed in broad daylight. One of the shootings even occurred right next to a police station, and another during a parade. 7th and Carpenter St. Police Station ; 7th Street ; 8th Street ; American Legion ; Brothels ; Carpenter Street ; Christian Street ; John " ; Big Nose" ; Avena ; Passyunk Ave (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Shootings Crime. ; Police. 39.937017, -75.155035 17 Street view of 7th and Carpenter. One of the only police stations in Philadelphia that remained open under Smedley Darlington Butler's regime. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/94cfdbb955021c25d6d0e0a5a68216e3.jpg " ; Police train with shotguns," ; Jan. 30, 1924. George D McDowell Collection. Temple University Libraries. 4877 Recollections of South Philadelphia What was it like for, for a young man to, to go into a Italian South Philadelphia or Irish South Philadelphia? Calpin talks about his experiences as a young reporter in South Philadelphia. Most of his interesting stories during his time in South Philadelphia come from the magistrates. 11th and Winter St ; 4th and Snyder Ave (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; 7th and Carpenter St (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Alexander Leftwhich ; Carpenter Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Christian Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; Germantown High School ; Magistrate Fitzgerald ; Magistrate O'Brien ; Magistrate O'Connor ; South Philadelphia Journalism. ; Newspapers. ; Politics and government ; Reporters and reporting. 39.922479, -75.153424 17 4th and Snyder Avenue was the site of a former police precinct. In the building was also a court house where magistrates would hear cases. http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/46093f96db882c42f2879556faf71138.jpg " ; Germantown High School opened 1915," ; c.1915. Germantown Historical Society. 5186 Illegal possession of liquor The society matron had a bottle in her muff, and dropped it on the floor. Calpin talks about sitting in on several cases with Magistrate Fitzgerald, a colorful judge, and how he received a bribe in order to sway his (and Fitzgerald's) opinion on the case. This case was one in which a major manufacturer was arrested for illegal possession of alcohol. 10th Ward ; Illegal liquor ; Illegal possession of firearms ; Magistrate Fitzgerald ; Social registers Alcoholic beverage law violations ; Crime. ; Distillation ; Distilling, illicit ; Journalism. ; Newspapers. ; Police corruption. ; Police. ; Political corruption ; Politicians ; Prohibition ; Reporters and reporting. 17 http://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/files/original/eb75e7a4d344f5732f05b86177e254fd.jpg " ; Prohibition bootlegging," ; Feb. 1, 1939. George D. McDowell Collection, Temple University Libraries. interview When he graduated from Temple University with a journalism degree in 1925, John Calpin (1904-1991) became a police reporter for The Philadelphia Bulletin. There, he witnessed first hand the impact of Prohibition on the city of Philadelphia and the vast power of the Republican City Machine. In the decades that followed, Calpin would go on to become a newspaper bureau chief and civic reformer. No transcript. All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, have been transferred to the University of Kentucky Libraries. audio Interviews may only be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. 0 http://www.nunncenter.net/ohms/render.php?cachefile=2017oh240_irw008_calpin_ohm.xml 2017oh240_irw008_calpin_ohm.xml https://oralhistory.uky.edu/catalog/xt7m901zgq96
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When he graduated from Temple University with a journalism degree in 1925, John Calpin (1904-1991) became a police reporter for The Philadelphia Bulletin. There, he witnessed first hand the impact of Prohibition on the city of Philadelphia and the vast power of the Republican City Machine. In the decades that followed, Calpin would go on to become a newspaper bureau chief and civic reformer.
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<a href="/exhibits/show/calpin-john/philly-clean-up">Explore an exhibit about John Calpin's life</a>
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Nurse writing letter for a wounded soldier
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A nurse at the bedside of a wounded soldier writing letter for him.
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'The mill in the distance is that of Wm Brown & Co.' Kensington Av. & Ontario," Philadelphia, PA.
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Row houses in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia with the William Brown Mill in the distance,
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Perkins Collection, Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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1911
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Helen C. Perkins Scrapbooks [V72], Vol. 20.
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A group of mixed age students pose for a photograph. They are wearing costumes and appear to be taking part in some type of play or skit. The students mostly appear to be girls. Some of the students hold props.
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"Almost Any Day at the Christian Street Door"
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Children leaving the College Settlement
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A group of mostly male children spilling out of the Settlement's front door, down the stoop and into the cobblestone street. Caption: "To be a supporter of the College Settlement means that you have a vision of brotherhood wherein no man lives unto himself; of a neighborhood where no man may fall among thieves; of a house where many mansions and no dark rooms; of a freedom that is perfect service.
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"Bird's-Eye View of Cramp's Ship-Yards, Delaware River, Philadelphia"
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Cramp's Shipyard; Delaware River
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This photo shows a bird's-eye view of Cramp's Shipyard in Philadelphia.
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George W. Engelhardt, Philadelphia: The Book of Its Bourse and Co-operating Public Bodies (Philadelphia: Lippincott Press, 1899)
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George W. Engelhardt, Philadelphia: The Book of Its Bourse and Co-operating Public Bodies (Philadelphia: Lippincott Press, 1899), call number: UPA/Ph F 158.5.E54 1899 FOLIO.
Cramp's Shipyard
Delaware River
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Text
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Text
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Epidemic is Lower but 557 New Deaths
Original Format
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paper
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Title
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"Epidemic is Lower but 557 New Deaths"
Subject
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557 new deaths in Philadelphia, Influenza epidemic of 1918
Description
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557 new deaths, death toll at the highest in a twenty-four hour period
Creator
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The Evening Bulletin
Source
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Publisher
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WCU, HIS 480/HON 451 Immigration and Digital Storytelling, Spring 2018
Date
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October 11, 1918
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Nicole Strunk
Format
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JPG
Type
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Text
Rights
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Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Identifier
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Philadelphia Council of National Defense scrapbook [4053]
death
Influenza Epidemic of 1918
Newspaper
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Dublin Core
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Title
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"Exide," Starting & Lighting Battery for Automobiles
Description
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Magazine advertisement for Exide
Source
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<em>The Literary Digest</em>
Date
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September 14, 1918
Contributor
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Charles Hardy
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Public Domain
Format
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JPG
Type
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Still Image
Subject
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Electric Storage Battery Company, Exide
Creator
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Exide
Publisher
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WCU, HIS 480/HON 451 Immigration and Digital Storytelling, Spring 2018
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Dublin Core
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Title
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"I Remember When" newspaper advertisement
Description
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Newspaper advertisement for "I Remember When: Times Gone But Not Forgotten" radio documentary series
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WHYY in Philadelphia
Publisher
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WCU, HIS 480/HON 451 Immigration and Digital Storytelling, Spring 2018
Date
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November 16, 1982
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Charles Hardy
Format
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JPG
Type
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Print advertisement
Subject
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"I Remember When" radio documentary series, WHYY-FM
Creator
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WHYY in Philadelphia
Rights
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WHYY in Philadelphia
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Photo
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"Neighboring Alley"
Subject
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725 Lombard Street
Description
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A picture of a neighborhood alley with children playing and a dog. Clotheslines are hanging across the alley. The mixed races typify this section of South Philadelphia where African Americans and Jewish immigrants lived side by side.
Source
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Starr Centre Association Annual Report, 1905,
Publisher
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WCU, HIS 480/ HON 451 Immigration and Digital Storytelling, Spring 2018
Date
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1905
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Alea Echterling
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JPG
Type
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Still Image
Creator
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Starr Centre Association
Rights
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Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Identifier
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Wj .21.
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Children
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Immigrants
Philadelphia
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Poverty
Row homes