• Philadelphia City Institute exterior
    Philadelphia City Institute exterior
Philadelphia City Institute photographs, 1957
Philadelphia City Institute photographs, 1957
Philadelphia City Institute photographs, 1957
Philadelphia City Institute photographs, 1957
Philadelphia City Institute photographs, 1957
Philadelphia City Institute photographs, 1957

Philadelphia City Institute photographs, 1957


Permanent ID:
13819
Date:
November 14 1957
Image Description:
This digital record contains six images that depict three photographs from folder 13, 14, & 15, respectively. These photographs depict: the exterior of Philadelphia City Institute, the Philadelphia City Institute children's department reading room, and artist Katherine Milhous posing with her "Hornblowing Rooster" at the Philadelphia City Institute. The Rooster appeared on the covered of Milhous' most popular children's book "The Egg Tree" published in 1950.
Address:
Philadelphia City Institute, 218 S. Nineteenth Street, Philadelphia
Format:
Photographs
Dimensions:
Width: 20.3 cm, Height: 25.3 cm
Width: 19.2 cm, Height: 24.2 cm
Width: 19.6 cm, Height: 23.6 cm
Collection:
Philadelphia City Institute records
Related Person or Organization:
Katherine Milhous, 1894–1977 (depicted)
Library of Congress Subjects:
Philadelphia City Institute [info:lc/authorities/names/nr93026558]
Philadelphia City Institute Branch Free Library [info:lc/vocabulary/organizations/pppcity]
Milhous, Katherine, 1894-1977 [info:lc/authorities/names/n86129988]
Folk art, Pennsylvania Dutch [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh92005800]