John H. Senior Philadelphia-Area Recreational Sports Photograph Albums

Collection

Identifier: MSSP_5007

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Content Description

A pair of vernacular photograph albums associated with John H. Senior of Philadelphia. Most images depict athletic, leisure, and recreational activities around the Philadelphia with Senior and his friends. The images tend to show either scenic views of the natural landscape, or activities like camping, hiking, fishing, swimming, and many athletic sports, especially track and field. Senior and his friends were members of a Boys Club track team. There are also six views of the 1910 Penn Relays. Many of the prints, which range in size from 2 x 3 inches to 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, are captioned with identifying information and/or dates. A few images indicate they were taken by Senior.

Dates

Creation: 1906-1910

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

John H. Senior (1890-1948) immigrated from England to Philadelphia with his parents in 1894. In 1910 he worked as a draftsman in a machine shop, and later censuses listed similar occupations. He married E Kathryn Dengler in 1912, and he died in 1948.