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We browsed our John Frank Keith Photograph Collection  for inspiration for our final #ShoesInTheLibrary post, and we were not disappointed! 

This classic Philly image is typical of Keith’s style, who often depicted working-class Philadelphians seated on stoops. 

Read more about Keith and his photographs in an October 2017 blog post by Erika Piola, our Associate Curator of Prints and Photographs, here.

Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer. Three women and infant sitting on doorstep, Philadelphia. [graphic]. ca. 1915. 1 photographic print : gelatin silver on postcard mount ; 14 x 9 cm. (5.5 x 3.5 in.)    

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A monument to a stoop? Makes sense to Library Company’s Visual Culture Program Co-director Erika Piola. Read her guest blog post  "From the Archives: The Stoop" on Monument Lab's Stories:

 http://monumentlab.muralarts.org/blog/from-the-archives-stoop

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Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer. Girl and her dog on a stone porch, Philadelphia. [graphic]. ca. 1931 1 photographic print : gelatin silver on postcard mount ; 14 x 9 cm. (5.5 x 3.5 in.)

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It is a record breaking hot day in Philadelphia, but we are still admiring this man’s cardigan, a fine specimen that any librarian would desire. The “library sweater” is a standard article of clothing because libraries tend to be cooler than most office buildings no matter the season. 

Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer. Man leaning against the brick wall of a building, Philadelphia. ca. 1931. 1 photographic print : gelatin silver on postcard mount ; 14 x 9 cm. (5.5 x 3.5 in.)

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Happy Mother’s Day!! 

This week we honor mothers with this sweet John Frank Keith portrait of mother and child. Keith’s collection of Philadelphia portraits capture vignettes of daily life from the neighborhood perspective. His photographs are one of LCP’s favorites.

Keith, John Frank, 1883-1947, photographer. Young mother holding infant standing in front of church, Philadelphia. [graphic].  ca. 1922. Artura postcard.