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Featured Blog Entry Photography: A Mini
History 1839 was an important year in the history of record-keeping.
It was in this year that the first practical form of photography,
the Daguerreotype, was invented. Without this invention almost 170
years ago, PhillyHistory.org would not have been possible. Most
of the images on this website come from one of three photographic
types: the negative, the print, and the digital photograph. The
majority of these, however, come from the incredibly large collection
of negatives in the city’s possession...... read
more.
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National
History Day This year again, thousands of middle and high school students and teachers across the U.S. participate in National History Day. As a partner of National History Day, the Department of Records has developed a website to serve as a clearinghouse for information and resources for students and teachers alike. To assist them with their essays, documentaries, exhibits and performance related research, the website offers students a list of Philadelphia web-based resources as well as suggested essay topics on this year's theme, "Triumph and Tragedy in History." The list of topics was inspired by the plethora of records and documents held at the City Archives, and is illustrated by historic photos, also located at the Archives. For more information visit: http://www.phila.gov/phils/NationalHistoryDayPhilly/OneHistoryDay_2007.htm |
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Your Neighborhood in Photographs
As our digital collection of photographs grows bigger so does the caché of stories we receive from readers who have stumbled across images that elicit memories of the past. Recently one of our readers, Ruth Black, wrote in with a beautiful account of her experience growing up in the Northeast (Holmesburg). Several images she had found on PhillyHistory.org reminded her of her walks to school, swimming in Pennypack Creek and rollerskating on Frankford Avenue. A recent article in the NorthEast Times references Ruth’s story and can be found by visiting the NorthEast Times Newspaper website We love hearing your stories about images you find on PhillyHistory.org. Please let us know about them by writing to info@phillyhistory.org.
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