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Can you guess how much Philadelphia public transportation cost in 1940? Is it what you expected?
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Wishing we were pouring a cup of coffee this large. Happy Monday.
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Happy US Postage Stamp Day! This World War II poster encouraged children to buy victory stamps to raise money for war efforts.
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Happy Pride Month!
John Fryer was a groundbreaking gay psychiatrist best-known for his appearance in full disguise at the 1972 American Psychiatric Association convention, which led to the removal homosexuality from the list of mental disorders.
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Did you know the Delaware River was once a giant winter playground? Ice skating and sledding were popular winter activities when the river froze over! ❄️
📷: Winter on the River Delaware opposite the Old US Navy Yard, Federal Street Wharf, David J. Kennedy, 1856.
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Join us this Wednesday for a reconsideration of 18th-century poet Phillis Wheatley: https://t.co/ShuQDkjNJa.
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Two hundred years and over 21 million objects later...
Venture into our collection with "Two Hundred Years," the first book to survey the millions of artifacts in HSP's archive.
Available through @PennPress: https://t.co/hDIoOKt29e.
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Hard to believe
@historicalpa is almost 200 Years✨️! Founded in 1824 to collect & preserve “the evidences of Pennsylvania’s history” - to use the past to understand the present.
Nearly every topic in American history is represented at Historical Society of PA. #OnlyatHSP
Spooky szn is upon us and our collection is full of haunting imagery 🕸️🕷️🎃
This theatrical poster from 1884 is particularly 👻creepy👻
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October 16 is #NationalDepartmentStoreDay. Can you name this iconic Philly department store by looking at these photos of its interior? #OnlyAtHSP
HSP’s Ams are a heavily researched run of “old HSP call numbers.” These unique manuscripts include sketchbooks, diaries, etc. Frequent use of these items puts heavy wear on them, so our conservationists have made custom slipcases for each volume. A beautiful glow-up!
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Join us on 9/13 to explore the historical context and evolution of the Star Spangled Banner, featuring performances from the St. Thomas Gospel Choir and St. Martin-in-the-Fields singers: https://t.co/IrU0nMPofP.
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The Langenheim brother's studio in Philadelphia made them two of the first successful commercial photographers in the 1840s. They are credited for using glass negatives and positives for prints and the calotype process to create stereo images.
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In 1795, Meriwether Lewis was charged with a drunk and disorderly. Lewis pled not guilty and was transferred to another unit where he met William Clark. In 1804, Lewis and Clark started their exploration of the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest.
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David J. Kennedy’s job was ✨ beach ✨
Well... not really, but he did paint the beach! Kennedy, a railroad freight agent, painted as a hobby. He mostly painted Philadelphia but also captured the NJ shore in his watercolors.
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Good morning Pennsylvanians! It's a beautiful day for a picnic ☀️
📸: Picnickers at Presque Isle State Park, July 1940.
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We recently announced that HSP has received a grant from the Library of Congress to launch our first podcast, Resurrecting Voices: The Philadelphia Black Experience. Tomorrow at 12 PM, HSP will present on the podcast at the LOC's Summer Fuse: https://t.co/w0PWLZEzEd.
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Gay rights activist Barbara Gittings (1932-2007) founded a chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian org in the US, organized a public demonstration for LGBT rights called Reminder Day and worked to declassify homosexuality as a mental illness. #OnlyAtHSP #PrideMonth
On this hot June day, we're dreaming of the shore 😍
📷: A View of the Bathing Ground, Cape Island, Cape May, N.J, Thomas Birch, n.d.
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Join us tomorrow at 6:30 PM for a FREE hybrid program with Cliveden and the African American Genealogy Group! Register to attend in person or virtually here: https://t.co/unX3bEOmJt.
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