Sesquicentennial International Exposition
...Franklin Bridge, which opened on July 1, 1926, connecting Philadelphia to New Jersey for the first time. Originally known as the Delaware River Bridge, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1929. [1] Keels, Thomas H., Sesqui: Greed, Graft, and the Forgotten World's Fair of 1926. Philadelphia:
Temperance Movement
..., the union made use of numerous newspapers, such as Boston’s The Pilot or New York's Catholic Society Journal of America in order to spread the message of temperance.[8] Another way that the CTAU and other temperance societies tried to increase abstinence was through the building of public drinking fountains,
Newman Centers
...is was the publication of periodicals, such as the Newman Quarterly (later Newman News), which ran from 1917 to 1947.[10] In 1938, the FCCC would change its name to the Newman Club Federation and by the 1950s would have 600 local clubs around the world.[11] One of the main problems
A Philadelphia Artist
...f to have him hired to paint a marine subject for one of the panels in the new extensions of the U.S. Capitol building. Letter from John S. Meehan to W.A.K. Martin, February 2, 1857 Although Meehan urged Martin to begin work on the project in order to provide members




