Monthly Archives: August 2008

Immigrant Jewish Philadelphia: School Days

By Harry Boonin | Published: August 28, 2008
  Going through photographs on PhillyHistory.org, I was struck by the number of photos showing Philadelphia public grade schools from years ago, most now torn down although some still remain. These photographs show the construction of new schools during the period of heavy immigration into the country at the end of the 19th and beginning of [...]
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Constructing a 150th Birthday Celebration

By Deborah Boyer | Published: August 19, 2008
  Spread over a large portion of land in the south portion of Philadelphia along the Delaware River, the Sesquicentennial Exposition featured huge buildings filled with exhibitors, technical innovations, and displays from around the world. These huge halls, along with a new stadium, a military encampment, and a recreation of a Philadelphia street in 1776, [...]
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