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Philadelphia Mayor J. Hampton Moore at the Shelter for Homeless Men, September 1, 1932.
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This publicity photo shows Philadelphia Mayor J. Hampton Moore peeling a potato, as Ernest Gray, age 81, and  Jean Helmstreet, age three pose next to him, at the Shelter for Homeless Men kitchen.

Credit: Courtesy of Temple University, Urban Archives, Philadelphia, Pa.

This publicity photo, which appeared in the Philadelphia Bulletin under the headline "Age is No Bar in Helping Poor," shows Philadelphia Mayor J. Hampton Moore greeting Ernest Gray, age 81, and Jean Helmstreet, age 3, at the Shelter for Homeless Men kitchen at 18th and Ludlow. Gray and Helmstreet were the oldest and the youngest relief workers.

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