Wanamaker's store roof-top gymnasium photograph, 1925


Permanent ID:
12436
Date:
circa 1925
Image Description:
Aerial photograph of Wanamaker's Department Store showing "Meadowbrook Athletic Field," a gymnasium on the roof. The gym featured a running track with 16 laps to a mile, basketball, tennis, and handball courts, as well as parallel bars and jumping mats. Photograph was taken from City Hall statue.
Inscription:
"Gym" on Wanamakers roof
Phila
W.N. Jennings
(Recto)
Format:
Photographs
Dimensions:
Width: 25.5 cm, Height: 20.5 cm (image)
Collection:
John Wanamaker collection
Related Person or Organization:
Jennings, William Nicholson (photographer)