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Philadelphia Sanitarium for Children
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- Date Created
- 1896
- Description
- Four photos depict some of the services offered at the Sanitarium Playground. Top left: "Sand Pies" - a small child is playing on the ground ; Top Right: "Leaving the boat for the grounds" - a group of mothers and children are walking past a sign that reads "Philadelphia Sanitarium for Children, 1877-1888"; Bottom left: "In Line for the bath house" - young boys waiting in a line to use the Sanitarium's bathing facilities; Bottom right: "At the pump" - a group of mothers with their children are hovering over
- Contributing Institution
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Collection
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Books and Pamphlets (Annual Report of the Sanitarium Association of Philadelphia, 1896)
- Tags
- Children (people by age group), Philanthropic organizations, Play (recreation), Poverty, Recreation, Recreation areas, Sanitarium Association of Philadelphia
- Topics
- Health, Public & Social Life, Social Reform & Philanthropy
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