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Busy Philadelphia street scene depicting the Pennsylvania Railroad Market Street Ferry terminal at the foot of Market Street at Delaware Avenue near the Ridgway Hotel. Horse-drawn cars, trolleys, and pedestrians, including an African American man leaning on a lampost, crowd the street, markets, and sidewalks. The Market Street Ferry was established about 1800 and was a principal form of transportation from Philadelphia to Camden, NJ through the early 20th century.; Title inscribed in negative.; Inscribed in negative: 429.; Attributed to Philadelphia photographer Robert Newell.; Published in the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger, January 1, 1922.

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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Albumen Prints
  3. Ferries
  4. Hotels
  5. Marine Terminals
  6. Market Street Ferry (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  7. Pennsylvania
  8. Philadelphia

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