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Kodachrome Flashback Shows Reading Terminal Market in the Early 1980s
Photography

Kodachrome Flashback Shows Reading Terminal Market in the Early 1980s

In this photo essay Jay Levy shares images of workers at Reading Terminal Market in the fall and winter of 1980-81

A Fond Farewell To Paley Library At Temple University
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A Fond Farewell To Paley Library At Temple University

Paley Library closed its doors to the public on Thursday after serving Temple University for 53 years. Michael Bixler says goodbye to the mid-century modern library with this photo essay

Having a Good One This Holiday Season in Philadelphia
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Having a Good One This Holiday Season in Philadelphia

Seasons Greetings from Hidden City! Michael Bixler dives deep into the archives and brings back a bounty of Philly holiday cheer

A Century Of Public Events On The Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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A Century Of Public Events On The Benjamin Franklin Parkway

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania takes a look at big public shindigs and the making of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway through rarely seen photographs from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

From Click To Clink: A History Of Mug Shots In The Quaker City
History

From Click To Clink: A History Of Mug Shots In The Quaker City

Harry K. gives us the backstory of Philadelphia’s Rogues’ Gallery, which has been tracking criminals in photographic form since the 1860s

From Gas Masks to Bricklaying Class: Life & Lessons at Bok Technical High School
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From Gas Masks to Bricklaying Class: Life & Lessons at Bok Technical High School

With the reinvention of the Bok Building well underway, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania give us an exclusive glimpse of school life there in the 1940s

A Buzzy New Beginning For Poth Brewing Company
Photography

A Buzzy New Beginning For Poth Brewing Company

Before renovations begin, Michael Bixler takes us inside the remains of Poth Brewing Company with this photo essay

Kensington Workshop Keeps Neighborhood Clocking In
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Kensington Workshop Keeps Neighborhood Clocking In

Inside a 124-year-old mill in Kensington, World Manufacturing Inc. is buzzing with work orders. Theresa Stigale puts us on the production line with this photo essay


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