Philadelphia phone book 1940

The phone directory listings on this site are considered to be public information. The alphabetical listings provide clues to researchers about employment, residence, and age of citizens. City directories give us regular and timely snapshots of a community. We have information on 2153031940, including the owners name, address, and background checks with criminal records. Pennsylvania white pages and yellow pages hazleton 71940 thru 111946. While you can browse by street name, many streets are long and will show you large numbers of results, so in order to find census schedules for a small area of interest, it is most efficient to find the enumeration district number first. Converting between 1930 and 1940 census eds in one step. Usually the contractions are short for part of the name of the telephone book, or for an exchange thats spelled out in full somewhere else in the same state. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. This guide contains information on the directories, as well as other published resources on philadelphia s.

The historical society of pennsylvania had philly phone books covering the 1950s. Find census enumeration district numbers using stephen p. Queens telephone directory nypl digital collections. Business, science and industry department bsistx oversize 333 p53r. Directories online philadelphia directories research. A 300year history traces the political, artistic, physical, and social evolution of the city and illumines its very special spirithow it has changed in response to the demands of three centuries, and how, in many fascinating respects, it has remained the.

Directories online philadelphia directories research guides at. Pennsylvania directories genealogy familysearch wiki. The assessed dollar value is used to calculate the propertys real estate tax due. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data. Polks greater camden directory, 1882 1940, with gaps.

White pages public records and phone records pa phone book in philadelphia 19019. The free library of philadelphia directory fact sheet. White pages are ordered alphabetically by name of resident or business. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Media in category philadelphia in the 1940s the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. Containing the names, addresses and phone numbers of the representative manufacturing, business and professional interests of wilmington and vicinity with a prefactory section of information about the. This research guide provides quick links to historical philadelphia directories and. Queens telephone directory the new york public library digital collections. City directories microform reader services, researcher and reference services division, library of congress. If there is no city directory available for the city or town you are searching, use a substitute source to locate an address. Multnomah county, oregon online historical directories. When a rich womans exhusband and a tabloidtype reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. They list residents and businesses within a city or town, often including suburbs.

City, business, legal, and phone directories from the 19th and 20th centuries. In order to view directories at historic map works, you must register for free. Official directory of the bell telephone of philadelphia. Whitepages helps 19 people every second do reverse phone lookups, find people and get background checks, including public records, in order to make smarter, safer decisions. Hsps collection includes a variety of telephone directories, including. Listing of long distance calling codes for countries and cities overseas. Bay village directory consists of editions dated 1939, 1940, 1944, 1950. July 1883, january 1888, january 1889, july 1890, january 1891, january 1893, january 1894, april. Philadelphia realty directory and service, 19261959, with gaps.

Because they are published frequently, more often than every ten years like the census, directories help us verify. July 1883, january 1888, january 1889, july 1890, january 1891, january 1893, january 1894, april 1894, october 1894, 1900, april 1981. Irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy, the new york public library. Philadelphia address telephone directory 1927 1969 philadelphia city directories 1785 1936 philadelphia white and yellow pages 1879 2007 telephone directories o telephone directories are organized. The office of property assessment opa determines what every piece of property within philadelphia is worth. New york city, new york online historical directories. Philadelphia city directories are an excellent source for locating information on the citys residents, businesses, and citywide development. Consult an appropriate style guide for conformance to specific guidelines.

Each directory has an index and ads from local businesses and includes names, addresses, and phone numbers for residents and businesses. Publication date 1940 topics brooklyn, ny, telephone directories publisher new york telephone company. In hsps library is a complete run of city directories beginning in the late 18thcentury and running consistently through 1935. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone.

Chicago, il located at the newberry library in chicago. This digital image collection was scanned from an original copy of the philadelphia city directory for 1890, published by james gopsills sons the free adobe acrobat reader software is required to view city directory images. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. Brooklyn public library, brooklyn collection language english volume 1940 august alphabetical telephone directory covering the borough of brooklyn.

The national archives have made 1940 census records available online through the 1940 census website. Pittsburgh 36 suburban philadelphia 21 delaware county 14 allentown 9. With cary grant, katharine hepburn, james stewart, ruth hussey. Undoubtedly, there are other city directories for this locality that are not listed here. We are the largest phone directory for pennsylvania with the largest databaes of phone numbers. Philadelphia phone book and philadelphia phone directory. The directories include customer listings for all phone companies operating in the philadelphia area. This will give you 10 free credits allowing you to view 10 directories on the site. This website is not associated with any governmental agency. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. Philadelphia city directories historical society of pennsylvania. Philadelphia, pa located at the philadelphia public library. Their philadelphia directory is quite comprehensive and includes most of the folks we know there. Many directories include listings for nearby communities that may not be listed within the inventory.

Philadelphia online telephone directory is probably the biggest online phone directory serving the usa. Online phone directory for philadelphia, pa public records. Philadelphia city directories historical society of. The 1940 united states federal census is the largest census released to date and the most recent census available for public access. The white pages and the yellow pages are indicated as wp and yp respectively. Portland city directory, polk, 1956 free internet archive includes milwaukee portland city directory, polk, 1959 free internet archive portland city directory, polk, 1962. Real estate tax also known as property tax provides a big part of our citys public school funding. Old telephone books possibly the worlds largest online collection of phone books. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory by new york telephone company. Phoneaddress directories international directories area code locators.

Some years are available as e books through temple library databases, by way of the gale group, but most of these are included as backups to the copies linked to on the internet archive, which unlike the gale copies can be downloaded. Secondary cities, towns, and localities are also included. The great book of philadelphia sports lists by glen macnow and big daddy graham 2006. Some years are available as ebooks through temple library. Our business listing may include short bios including phone, fax if available, address, website, rating and more. Indexed alphabetically by street name and then by street number. Southern still have the buses 5601h 5612h, 5831h5850h, 80008045, 80478075, 8077. Our yellow pages search can help you to find both small and large businesses instantly.

Obtaining eds for the 1900 to 1940 census in one step large cities obtaining streets within eds for the 1900 to 1940 census in one step. To start searching, simply enter the type of business you are looking for along with the city and state or zip code it is located in. This city is a sports town, arguably the best in the country. Trying to find an on line source for 1950s city directories for philly. The pair from 610 wip had another pretty decent book in 2003, the great philadelphia fan book, but this is newer and more interesting. Telephone directory collection, available online, pennsylvania. Telephone directories contain addresses and phone numbers and can be quite helpful in locating living relatives or possible relatives with the same surname or a similar surname. Philadelphia white pages philadelphia phone directory lookup. Office of property assessment city of philadelphia. If you know your ancestors occupation, check for a section of the directory listing phone numbers by profession. Polks greater camden directory, 18821940, with gaps.

The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of americans in 1940, with details about a. City directories, the precursor to the telephone book, are an. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Find a philadelphia phone number call philadelphia, pa. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by.