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The Philadelphia Department of Records has over 2 million photographs dating back to the late nineteenth century. Among these photographs are stunning pictures of ships arriving at dock, horse-drawn carriages on cobble streets, and the Eastern State Penitentiary, America’s most historic prison. The PhillyHistory.org website is a GIS application that allows the public to search for historic photographs based on location. Users can locate photographs within a certain neighborhood, within a radius of an address, near a particular intersection, or by a place name like City Hall. In addition, users can search for photographs during certain years and they can search the descriptions of photographs by keyword. Also available on the PhillyHistory.org website is a weekly updated historical blog and digital access to the Department of Records’ Historic Streets Index and Historical Photo Database. Users can make scan requests and purchase photos.
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PhillyHistory.org is a mapping website that allows users to search for, view by location, and purchase thousands of historic photographs dating back to the late nineteenth century.
Creating search links
You can create a link to an area of interest in the city by using the following URL and parameters. There are several optional parameters for specifying a location, keywords, time period and other options.
Location Parameters
To search by a location the system needs to know the type of location and one or more required parameters for the type of search.
Be aware that any spaces in a parameter value must be replaced with either %20 or +.
Address - A Philadelphia street address, intersection or place name. Use the word 'and' instead of the ampersand
(&) symbol.
type=address&address=340+N+12th+St
type=address&address=N+12th+St+and+Market+ave
Neighborhood - A neighborhood name from the list below. Case matters.
neighborhood=East+Falls
Point - City coordinates in PA State Plane South Feet - note that the maxx and maxy parameter values are
identical to the minx and miny values
type=area&minx=2694843&miny=238539&maxx=2694843&maxy=238539
Area - City coordinates in PA State Plane South Feet.
type=area&minx=2694600&miny=238400&maxx=2694900&maxy=238700
Neighborhood List
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Academy Gardens
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Glenwood
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Pennypack Woods
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Allegheny West
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Graduate Hospital
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Penrose
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Andorra
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Grays Ferry
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Point Breeze
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Angora
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Greenwich
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Port Richmond
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Aston-Woodbridge
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Haddington
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Powelton
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Bartram Village
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Harrowgate
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Queen Village
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Bella Vista
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Hartranft
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Rhawnhurst
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Belmont
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Haverford North
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Richmond
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Brewerytown
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Hawthorne
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Rittenhouse
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Bridesburg
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Holmesburg
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Riverfront
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Burholme
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Hunting Park
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Roxborough
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Bustleton
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Juniata Park
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Roxborough Park
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Byberry
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Kensington, Lower
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Schuylkill
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Carroll Park
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Kensington, Old
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Sharswood
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Cedar Park
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Kensington, West
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Society Hill
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Cedarbrook
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Kingsessing
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Somerton
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Center City East
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Lawndale
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South Philadelphia
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Chestnut Hill
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Lexington Park
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Southwark East
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Chinatown
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Logan
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Southwest Cedar Park
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Chinatown North
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Logan Circle
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Southwest Schuylkill
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Clearview
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Ludlow
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Spring Garden
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Cobbs Creek
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Manayunk
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Spruce Hill
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Crescentville
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Mantua
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Stanton
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Crestmont Farms
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Mayfair
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Strawberry Mansion
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Dearnley Park
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McGuire
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Summerdale
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Dunlap
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Mechanicsville
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Tacony
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East Falls
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Melrose Park Gardens
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Tioga
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East Oak Lane
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Mill Creek
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Torresdale
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East Park
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Millbrook
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University City
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East Parkside
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Modena
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Upper Kensington
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East Poplar
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Morrell Park
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Upper Roxborough
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Eastwick
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Mount Airy, East
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Walnut Hill
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Elmwood
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Mount Airy, West
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Washington Square
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Fairhill
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Navy Yard
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West Oak Lane
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Fairmount
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Nicetown
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West Park
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Feltonville
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Normandy Village
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West Parkside
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Fern Rock
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North Central
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West Poplar
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Fishtown
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Northeast Phila Airport
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West Powelton
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Fox Chase
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Northern Liberties
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West Torresdale
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Francisville
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Northwood
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Wharton
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Frankford
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Ogontz
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Whitman
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Franklin Mills
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Old City
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Winchester Park
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Franklinville
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Olney
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Wissahickon
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Garden Court
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Overbrook
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Wissahickon Hills
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Germantown, East
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Oxford Circle
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Wissahickon Park
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Germantown, Morton
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Packer Park
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Wissinoming
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Germantown, Penn Knox
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Parkwood Manor
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Wister
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Germantown, Southwest
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Paschall
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Woodland Terrace
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Germantown, West Central
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Passyunk
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Wynnefield
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Germantown, Westside
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Pennsport
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Wynnefield Heights
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Germany Hill
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Pennypack
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Yorktown
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Girard Estates
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Pennypack Park
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Keywords
The title and description text fields will be searched for the keywords provided.
keywords=bank+girard
Topics
A query for one or more topics can be made by providing a list of topics. Assignment of topics is a relatively new feature and has a limited number of records.
topics=Aerial View+Construction
The list of topics is growing. Below are the currently available topics along with the number of records assigned to the topic in parenthesis.
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Aerial View
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Delaware River
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People
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Architecture
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Health
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Railroad
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Art
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Horse
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Restaurant
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Boat
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Hospital
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Schuylkill River
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Bridge
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Infrastructure
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Store
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Car
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Monument
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Theatre
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Cemetery
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Panorama
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Transportation
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Church
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Parade
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Wagon
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Construction
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Park
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From Date and/or To Date
Time period can be searched in three ways. Currently the date is only the year.
After or during a year
fromDate=1915
Before or during a year
toDate=1937
Between a range of years
fromDate=1915&toDate=1937
Within Collections
Include records only in certain collections. Spaces are allowed as part of the collection name.
collections=DOR Archives+DOR Property Maps
*Valid names are: DOR Archives, Free Library Historic Maps, DOR Property Maps, Phila. Water Dept. Photographs and DOR Archives - Sesquicentennial
Without Digitized Media
Include records without digitized media.
Without digitized media
withoutMedia=true
With digitized media
withoutMedia=false
Without Location
Include records without a location.
Without location
withoutLocation=true
With location
withoutLocation=false
Latest/ recently updated records
Records modified in the last XX days.
updateDays=10
*Valid numbers are: 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 30, 60, 90, 180 and 365. Use 0 to search for records updated anytime.
Sort Order
How the results should be sorted.
Images
sortOrderP=Distance
Maps
sortOrderM=UpdatedDateDesc
*Valid values are: Distance, CircaDesc, CircaAsc and UpdatedDateDesc.
Within Search Results
Display a search starting at a specific record and with a specific page count.
Images
start=0&limit=12
Maps
mstart=12&mlimit=16
Both images and maps
start=0&limit=12&mstart=32&mlimit=16
*Valid limit values are: 12, 16, 20 and 24.
*Valid start values are 0 or multiples of the limit value provided.
Examples
Search around the address 340 N 12th St.
www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Search.aspx?type=address&address=340+N+12th+St
Search the neighborhood of East Falls
www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Search.aspx?neighborhood=East+Falls
Search around a specific point.
www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Search.aspx?type=area&minx=2694843&miny=238539&maxx=2694843&maxy=238539
Search for banks during 1910 to 1930.
www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Search.aspx?keywords=bank&fromDate=1910&toDate=1930
Search for DOR Maps starting on the 48th map, displaying 24 maps per page.
www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Search.aspx?collections=DOR Property Maps&mstart=48&mlimit=24
Citation Guidelines
[Adapted from “How to Cite Electronic Resources.” Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/start/cite/index.html (accessed August 4, 2006)].
Website citation
Chicago Style
PhillyHistory.org. http://www.phillyhistory.org. Philadelphia Department of Records (accessed January 1, 2006).
MLA Style
PhillyHistory.org. Philadelphia Department of Records. 1 January 2006. <http://www.phillyhistory.org>.
Photograph citation
Chicago Style
Structure:
- Photographer’s last name, first name, middle initial (if given). [Include role after name, i.e. photographer.]
- Photo Archive ID
- Format (photograph).
- City: Department,* copyright date (include c [circa] if given; if no date, use n.d.).
- Source (From Library of Congress in normal font).
- URL.
- Accessed date (in parentheses).
* These include Department of Schools; Department of Public Works; Department of City Transit; Department of Wharves, Docks and Ferries.
Example:
“Schools:2629-0.” Photograph. Philadelphia: Department of Schools, 1912. From
PhillyHistory.org. http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/detail.aspx?ImageId=45557
(accessed January 9, 2006).
MLA Style
Structure:
- Photographer's last name, first name, middle initial) (if given).
- Photo Archive ID
- Original date of photograph (if available).
- Current location of original document.
- Name of project or reference database (underlined or italicized).
- Sponsoring organization.
- Date of access and electronic address.
Example:
“Schools:2629-0.” 1912. Philadelphia City Archives. PhillyHistory.org. Philadelphia Department of Records. 1 Jan. 2006
<http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/detail.aspx?ImageId=45557>.
Creating RSS links
You can create a link to an rss feed by using any valid search parameters plus one required rss parameter.
RSS Feed Name
A short descriptive name for the RSS feed. Spaces are allowed within the name.
name=My RSS Feed