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Founder's Week, Industrial Day, Oct. 7th 1908. Phila. Brewing Co.'s float. By courtesy of Philadelphia liquor dealers journal

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View showing a horse-drawn Philadelphia Brewing Company float on the 300 block of South Broad Street during the celebration of the 225th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia. Four men in white suits and hats lead the horses pulling the float. The float contains two men near displays of crates of bottles and is adorned with a hand-painted banner depicting a freight train near factories and a vignetted portrait of a horse. Also shows a large crowd of spectators, including African American men, women, and children, seated in viewing stands and standing along the street. A police officer stands in front of the crowd. Partial view of Chambers-Wylie Memorial Presbyterian Church (321 S. Broad) is visible in the background.; William H. Rau, Phila.; Title and photographer's imprint inscribed in negative.; Inscribed in negative: 2955.

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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Brewing Industry
  3. Floats (Parades)
  4. Founders' Day Commemorations
  5. Gelatin Silver Prints
  6. Parades & Processions
  7. Pennsylvania
  8. Philadelphia
  9. Philadelphia Brewing Co
  10. Police

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