PhillyHistory Team

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Washington Avenue East of 12th Street - photo taken on this day in 1915. https://t.co/TgsKGlOsFI

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Another fascinating post from @kenfinkel

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When European violin masters were broke, they came to America, their “piggy bank.” But by coming to the U.S. and handing over their Stradivarius and Guarneris to local instrument repairers, they inadvertently left behind a trail of talented luthiers. https://t.co/4yfIqa3ZRH

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@PhillyCityRep @PHLVisitorCntr Open to the public since at least 1959! https://t.co/olGvbIDrwL

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On this day in 1918 at Delaware Avenue and Arch Street - https://t.co/vEHp1U9xyH

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@SchuylkillBanks Great photo!!! We're glad you found it in our collection!

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Highway snow plow trucks looked a bit different in 1937 - https://t.co/a6bWRa2nPZ

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On this day 107 years ago, a group of women and men sit for the civil service stenographers exam - https://t.co/WSXdcPBs9F

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Almost time for turkey day! Here's a glimpse of the 1969 Thanksgiving Day Parade courtesy of the @PhillyCityRep photo collection at the City Archives. https://t.co/EOpuuLoGFh

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On this day in 1914, the corner of Broad Street and Spring Garden Street - https://t.co/ezn0psjcfu

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Every Thursday, we dig into the City archives to share a photo of old Philly. Here's a look back from an aerial view of our former sports complexes: Veterans Stadium, the Spectrum and JFK Stadium from 1971. This photo is courtesy of https://t.co/tdZLq9vxLL.

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The Northeast corner of Market Street and Water Street on this day in 1953 (https://t.co/FP0oC9Sjtk).

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Every Thursday, we dig into the City archives to share an old photo of Philly. Here is a photo from 1959 of City Hall riggers working on the City Hall Clock. This photo is courtesy of https://t.co/FCxVP5UBnY a project of the Dept of Records.

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General Pershing stopped by Philadelphia 100 years ago for the obligatory victor's parade and accompanying adoration. John Wanamaker called him out for staying only 150 minutes. But that was about as long as most visits of the last century, right? https://t.co/LO0sV5qbdj

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Good Morning! It was on this day, Sept 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed here in Philadelphia. Welcome to the birthplace of independence and home to “We the People.” Happy #ConstitutionDay!

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Proclaimed at the Liberty Bell 100 years ago: "Let...those who rail at our laws & liberties understand that if they don’t like this country and the way its government is administered then the best thing they can do is go to some place that does suit them.” https://t.co/OyGT3F6sKa

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It wouldn't be an #ArchivesInventions themed #ArchivesHashtagParty without Philly's own Benjamin Franklin. Best known perhaps for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the glass armonica, Franklin also invented 4-paned streetlights, handheld swimming fins, and a flexible catheter.

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A view of the Race Street Pier (@FriendsofRSP) on this day in 1901.
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We're joining the #ArchivesHashtagParty (fashionably late, of course). The theme this month is #ArchivesOutdoors, so we're celebrating all the ways that Philadelphians get outside. Here's a photo from the Philadelphia Marathon of 1995.
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It's National #BookLoversDay! What are some of your favorite books about #PhillyHistory / set in the City of Brotherly Love?

Image: Preparing books for circulation, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1966: https://t.co/qWo6uYtC3N

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Market and 32nd streets in front of Centennial Bank (today's Paul Peck Alumni Center, home of @Drexelalumni) in 1931. Photo: @PhillyHistory #tbt