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Reverend Father York with children of Bethlehem steel mill workers outside Slovak-American church St. Agnes which was founded in 1907.

This notice from the Octavia Hill Association promoted Bills 863 and 864, housing reform legislation that would provide running water in smaller houses and require sanitary inspections. The photo displays a picture of a small alley in Philadelphia,…

Two women are bargaining with the neighborhood household ware vendor along the street.

A map of the Italian District in Philadelphia around 1915. It displays the streets and blocks where most Italian immigrants were located, and indicating whether buildings are tenements or dwellings.

This is a document, which is a certificate of membership to the Anna Wysocki Zivena Benefical Society. This certificate belonged to Anna Mirola. The certificate is written in both English and Slovak.

A group of men pose for a photo in front of a Slovakian-Catholic church. This church was called St. Agnes. This was one of the many Catholic churches for immigrants at this time.

A booklet to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Banateana-V. Alecsandri Romanian Beneficial and Cultural Society. This booklet contains the names of all the society's officers. This society was crucial in providing a sense of belonging to…

A short newspaper article on the location and pieces of the Starr Garden Playground in Philadelphia.

Located in the Forming Department of the John B. Stetson Company, Philadelphia, the fur was blown on to a revolving copper cone, minutely perforated, which was about three feet high, forming a thin covering of felt. This cone and the felt, protected…