Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia > Philadelphia Transit Strike of 1944

Subway rider peruses Roosevelt's directive

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Photographer

Unknown

Description

A rider peruses the order, previously hung by Major Edward J. Vinnicombe in 69th Street Terminal, declaring that the War Department of the United States of America has taken possession of vehicles. The directive, written by Philip Hayes, is an order from President Roosevelt.

Subjects

Posters

Officials and employees

Terminals (Transportation)

Geographic Subject

Upper Darby (Pa.)

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Notes

With clipping

Format

Image/jp2

Type

Photographs

Rights

This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. For access to the original or a high resolution reproduction, and for permission to publish, please contact Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center, scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257.

Contact

scrc@temple.edu

Folder

Phila--Septa Strike--1944, Aug 1

Digital Collection

Philadelphia Transit Strike of 1944

Civil Rights in a Northern City

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs

Repository

Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives

Digital Publisher

Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries

Identifier

P549078B