Pennsport in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Summary of Mummery
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2024
1. A Summary of Mummery Marker [Center Panel/Panel 3]
of Mummers on Broad St.
The Phila. Dept. of Recreation Mural Arts Program Presents
A Summary of Mummery
Circa 1889 the Clements Club: Capt. Harry Suplee with club members William Suplee Henry Melwig Walter Suplee
The Clements Club was the first to win a cash prize ~ 1st place: $2500 - First Parade on Broad St.: January 1901
1916 - Joe Ferko, founder of the Ferko String Band, holds the hand of a young John Fralinger.
(Left) 1951 The Klein Club Fancy Division Captains Cape Capt. Bill Chambers. Theme: Moonlight and Roses
(Right) Two legendary string band captains and an early version of a frame suit.
Quaker City
40 years
Capt. Al Fink
Hegeman
49 years
Oregon
Club 1939
Capt. Bill Simmers
(Right) The Mummers Nat'l Anthem written by James Bland in 1879
Golden Slippers!
Tune like as follows
by Jas. A Bland
Dedicated
this page online
Erected 1999 by Philadelphia Mural Arts Program; Robert Bullock, artist.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Notable Events. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1901.
Location. 39° 55.996′ N, 75° 8.718′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Pennsport. It is on Washington Avenue east of South Front Street, on the right when traveling east. The mural can be found directly below I-95 as it crosses over Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 South Front Street, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Grand Battery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington Avenue Immigration Station (about 600 feet away); Old Swedes' (about 600 feet away); Shot Tower (about 600 feet away); Old Swedes' Church (about 600 feet away); Captain John Douglass (about 600 feet away); Catherine Hanson (about 700 feet away); Gloria Dei Church (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
