Photographer Frank Berry captured this image of his youngest daughter, Elizabeth, photographing her older sister, Alice, at their home in Manayunk in 1910. 

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Berry, Frank. Elizabeth Berry photographing Alice Berry in a rocking chair, 201 Righter Street, Manayunk] ca. 1910.  1 negative: glass; 4 x 5 in.

Photographer Frank Berry captured this image of corn husks in the early 1900s. Although we can’t be certain, the husks were possibly used as decoration for Halloween or a local harvest festival. #LibraryHarvest 

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Berry, Frank. [Corn husks in piles on the side of a road] [graphic]. ca. 1907. 1 negative: glass; 4 x 5 in.

This week’s #MusicintheLibrary feature is a circa 1907 glass negative from our Frank Berry Photographic Negative Collection that shows a street band of young boys, including Berry’s sons, marching in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia. We love the makeshift instruments!

Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer. [Street band of young boys marching down the 200 block of Kalos Street, Manayunk] [graphic]. ca. 1907. 1 negative: glass; 4 x 5 in.

We’re getting into the holiday spirit with some decoration inspiration from our Frank Berry Photographic Negatives Collection!

Frank Berry was a Philadelphia-based photographer who documented his neighborhood of Manayunk and Wissahickon Valley in Fairmount Park during the early 20th century. This image of a Christmas tree was captured in Berry’s home, circa 1907.

See more images from the Frank Berry Photographic Negatives Collection here.

Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer.  [Christmas tree, interior, 201 Righter Street, Manayunk] [graphic]. ca. 1907. 1 negatives glass; 4 x 5 in. 

[Alice Berry, with cat]. Circa 1907.  Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer

Happy #Caturday! This gray-furred beauty is shown with photographer Frank Berry’s daughter, Alice.