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Title	2144 North Thirteenth Street
Date	1952
Subject	Housing Dwellings Building failures
Location	2144 North Thirteenth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Geographic Subject	Philadelphia (Pa.) Thirteenth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Description	Image shows building collapse at 2144 North Thirteenth Street in Philadelphia. The third floor is hanging down with some furniture, including a desk and a chair, still on the floor. Many of the contents of the house have fallen to the ground.
Original Notes	Notes from photograph: 2144 North 13th Street. 5 adults and 12 children escaped injury or death when the evacuated this dwelling shortly before rear and side walls crumbled. 5-14. This picture appears to have been published in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Format	image/jp2
Type	still image
Physical Description	1 photograph : b&w 10 x 8 in.
Rights	Copyright ownership: Temple University Libraries. For access to the original photograph or a high-resolution image contact: Temple University Libraries. Urban Archives, 215-204-8257.
Repository	Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives
Repository Collection	Housing Association of the Delaware Valley
Folder	Housing Association photograph number: 5-14.
Digital Collection	Housing Association of the Delaware Valley Photographs History 8800: Public History and Digital Media- Spring 2011
Digital Publisher	Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries
Contact	scrc@temple.edu
Identifier	HA05031