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The children pictured here on the roof garden were playing with toys. The girls were playing with blocks, while a boy used a rocking horse. The boys in the background posed with brooms.

Newspaper article that discusses the importance of eliminating illiteracy among adult immigrants. Dr. Edwin C. Broom pushed the idea of using "Pershing's Rule". General Pershing ordered compulsory studies for army soldiers who could not read or…

The document outlines how to become a citizen of Philadelphia, and what residents need to know in order to live a happy and prosperous life. It outlines detailed information regarding health, water supply, cleaning and waste disposal, recreation, and…

"Penny Lunch Children." From Starr Garden brochure. Group of Children and two adult women in front of a wall.

Detail from St. Martha's House Brochure . Caption:"Little Home-Makers". Girls, wearing maids caps and aprons, sweeping roof of St. Martha's House.

The strikers of the Stetson Factory refused to return to work and refused any help from the Union.

George Magdin, his wife Florence, and their daughter Eva are pictured posing in costume/ traditional dress against backdrops and with props

A man and woman posed on this printed poster, demonstrating their activity in a certain sport in front of an audience

This booklet published by the Octavia Hill Association depicts images of Hector McIntosh Playground, at Front and League Streets in the Southwark neighborhood of South Philadelphia, a small playground owned by the Association, a housing reform…

Children in "Babies' Rest Yard," with swinging cribs and baby carriages at the College Settlement in South Philadelphia.