Francis F. Kane
Permanent ID:
5410Dates:
August 22 1927February 6 1936
Image Description:
Photographs of Francis Fisher Kane. Kane was a lawyer based out of Philadelphia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1890, Kane was a candidate for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1890), candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia (1903), the first U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1913-1919), President of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, founding member of the Voluntary Defender Association (1934), and winner of the Philadelphia Award.(1) Photograph depicts portrait of Francis Fisher Kane.
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(3) Photograph depicts portrait of Kane with editorial marks for newspaper printing.
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(5) Photograph shows Francis Fisher Kane accepting the Philadelphia Award.
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(7) Photograph depicts portrait of Kane with newspaper markups for print.
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Inscription:
(1) Francis Fisher Kane (Recto )(2) Francis Fisher Kane
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(4) Francis Fisher Kane 3 cols
8/22/27
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(6) Francis Fisher Kane (center), attorney, receiving the 15th annual Philadelphia Award last night. He is holding the casket containing the medal, symbolic of the $10,000 award. With him are former District Attorney Charles Edwin Fox (left), who announced the selection, and Curtis Bok, son of the Donor. (Verso )
(8) Francis Fisher Kane (Verso )
Address:
PhiladelphiaFormat:
Black and whiteCollection:
Philadelphia Record photograph morgueRelated Person or Organization:
Kane, Francis Fisher (depicted)Library of Congress Subjects:
Kane, Francis Fisher [info:lc/authorities/names/n89663489]