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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.

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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,…

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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

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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…
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