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sculpture from John F. Kennedy Plaza when the city failed to come up with his $ 45,000 price,
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in 1958 with 56 receptions, despite never having caught a single pass in his college career?
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is believed to have been first concocted in 1732 at Philadelphia's fishing club, the
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in Tacony Creek Park is one of the oldest surviving bridges in the United States?
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Etching of the press room of the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Portal:Philadelphia
Philadelphia Portal
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Emlen Tunnell
Professional Football Hall of Fame
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Jerry Wolman
Philadelphia Eagles
John Hancock Center
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Philadelphia
British Empire
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history
Albert C. Barnes
Barnes Foundation
Argyrol
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Pete Retzlaff

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