Gritty portraits show Philadelphia residents on their stoops, 1910-1940

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These pictures taken by John Frank Keith depict working-class Philadelphians, individually, and as groups standing on sidewalks, in front of streetscape, and sitting on stoops. Most of his photographs did not identify the subjects. Despite his day job as a bookkeeper, Keith managed to find time to pursue his interest in photography. He traveled from […]

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