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Election Day at the State House, 1815, by John Lewis Krimmel (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
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A photograph of mummers -- men dressed in elaborate, colorful costumes -- walking down Broad Street with City Hall in the background

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Time running out to save historic ‘MLK House’ in Camden

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Wanamaker Organ

The Wanamaker organ and August Gaul’s bronze eagle added to the grandeur of the store and helped draw in consumers eager to see the spectacle. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)

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Originally designed for the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904, the organ purchased by John Wanamaker (1838-1922) for his unprecedented Philadelphia department store at Thirteenth and Market Streets expanded over time to produce the sound power of three symphony orchestras. Regarded as the largest playable instrument in the world, the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ remained ⇒ Read More

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