Checkers, Rittenhouse Square

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Checkers, Rittenhouse Square

Item Info

Item No: pdcp01392
Title: Checkers, Rittenhouse Square
Historic Street Address: Rittenhouse Square
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Image of two men, one a Philadelphia policeman and the other a local resident, playing checkers atop a stone balustrade at one of the entrances to Rittenhouse Square.  In the background can be seen children playing in the historic park.  This black-and-white photographic print was taken by Philadelphia photographer Dr. Harry Drasin, in the 1970s.


Creation Year: ca. 1970
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.171864
Geocode Latitude:39.949466

Creator Name: Drasin, Harry, M.D. Psy.D. - Photographer