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Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets (Companion Blog)

Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets (Companion Blog)

Published March 28, 2023

Painted transparencies were the lighted billboards of the nineteenth century. Large scenes and words painted on thin cloth or paper were stretched over a wood…

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Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets

Episode No. 16 – Civil War Flows through Philly Streets

Published March 28, 2023

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Philadelphia, like the rest of the nation, was poorly prepared for war. When the Civil War broke out, the cobbled-together city became a key part…

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Episode No. 12 – Philly Streets in the Early Republic (Companion Blog)

Episode No. 12 – Philly Streets in the Early Republic (Companion Blog)

Published June 27, 2022

I always wanted a short and sweet history of America in the 1800s, but I couldn’t ever seem to find one. After writing this (and…

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Episode No. 12 – Philly Streets in the Early Republic

Episode No. 12 – Philly Streets in the Early Republic

Published June 27, 2022

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Life overflowed onto the streets of Philadelphia in the Early Republic. The streets were intensely social spaces, but could also be extremely dangerous. As the…

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