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Crawford, Robert W., 1906-1995

 Person

Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:

10th and Lemon Street Playground, 1974

 File — Drawer: 7.4
Scope and Contents

This file contains photographs of the park grounds and facilities, children playing on playground equipment, and the dedication ceremony. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.

Dates: 1974

12th and Cambria Playground, 1967, 1972

 File — Drawer: 7.4
Scope and Contents

This file contains photographs of the site prior to the park's development and the opening of the new pool. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.

Dates: 1967; 1972

22nd and Sydenham Streets, 1967-1968

 File — Drawer: 7.4
Scope and Contents

This file contains photographs documenting the 1967 Special Play Street Program event and the 1968 Department of Recreation Fun Wagon event at this location. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert W. Crawford and Philadelphia City Councilman John B. Kelly Jr.

Dates: 1967-1968

American Legion Playground, 1970-1971

 File — Drawer: 7.4
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the playground facilities, people swimming, and the pool ribbon-cutting ceremony. Notable people pictured include Department of Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford and City Councilman Joseph L. Zazyczny.

Dates: 1970-1971

Awards and Ceremonies - Commissioner Crawford, 1957-1978

 File — Drawer: 7.4
Scope and Contents

Photographs of various Department of Recreation awards banquets and ceremonies featuring Commissioner Robert W. Crawford. Other notable people pictured include Mayor Frank Rizzo, Mayor James Tate, and John B. Kelly, Jr.

Dates: 1957-1978

Awards and Ceremonies - Various politicians, 1958-1977, c. 1992

 File — Drawer: 7.4
Scope and Contents

Photographs documenting various Department of Recreation ceremonies and awards banquets. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert W. Crawford, Frederic R. Mann, City Council President Paul D'Ortona, Mayor Ed Rendell, and Philadelphia radio personality Jerry Blavat.

Dates: 1958-1977; c. 1992

Clayborne & Lewis Playground, 1969-1971

 File — Drawer: 7.5
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the site prior to development, groundbreaking ceremony, and dedication ceremony. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.

Dates: 1969-1971

Connie Mack Stadium, 1960-1969

 File — Drawer: 7.5
Scope and Contents

Photographs documenting a Junior Baseball Federation game, a pitchometer competition, and press box construction improvements. Notable people pictured include Department of Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, John Kelly Jr, and Dick Clark.

Dates: 1960-1969

Dendy Playground (formerly Schwartz), 1970-1977

 File — Drawer: 7.5
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the park fountain dedication ceremony, a new building dedication ceremony, the building exterior, a game of basketball, the park grounds, the park fountain, and children playing on the playground. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford and civil rights activist and City Councilman Cecil B. Moore.

Dates: 1970-1977

Deni Playground, 1959, 1970-1976

 File — Drawer: 7.5
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the building exterior, park grounds, children playing on the playground, a game of tennis, a game of basketball, and the dedication ceremony for completion of the recreation center's redevelopment program. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford and Philadelphia City Councilman Harry Jannotti.

Dates: 1959; 1970-1976

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Subject
Dedications 39
Swimming pools 25
Swimming 22
Basketball 20
Baseball 9
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Contests 9
Basketball courts 5
Boccie (Game) 4
Concerts 4
Dance 4
Soccer 4
Tennis 4
Baseball fields -- Pennsylvania 3
Bicycles 3
Camps 3
Fishing 3
Holidays 3
Parades 3
Tennis Courts 3
Halloween 2
Lonnie Young Recreation Center of East Germantown 2
Marbles (Game) 2
Statues -- Pennsylvania 2
Theater 2
Track and field 2
10th & Lemon Playground 1
12th & Cambria Playground 1
American Legion Playground 1
Bernard Samuel Playground 1
Boniface Piccoli Playground 1
Boxing 1
Camp William Penn 1
Checkers 1
Christmas 1
Clayborne & Lewis Playground 1
Clippings 1
Dan Shissler Recreation Center 1
Dell Music Center 1
Department of Recreation Fun Wagon 1
Dogs 1
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Recreation Center 1
Fante-Leone Swimming Pool 1
Feltonville Recreation Center 1
Festivals 1
Fishtown Recreation Center 1
Fort Mifflin 1
Fountains -- Pennsylvania 1
Fox Chase Recreation Center 1
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park 1
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park Golf Course 1
George Jacobs Playground 1
Gold Star Park 1
Graffiti 1
Gymnastics 1
Hagert Street Playground 1
Harrowgate Park 1
Harry S. McDevitt Playground 1
Hockey 1
Houseman Playground 1
James Otis Ford Playground 1
Jerome Brown Park Playground 1
Jim Junod Recreation Center 1
John (Steve) Schmidt Playground 1
John Dickinson Square 1
Joseph A. Scanlon Playground 1
Joseph C. McIlvain Playground 1
Joseph Deni Recreation Center 1
Joseph F. Vogt Playground 1
Kingsessing Recreation Center 1
Lawncrest Recreation Center 1
Lederer Pool 1
Lonnie Cohen Recreation Center 1
Marie Dendy Recreation Center 1
Mario Lanza Park 1
Michael J. Towey Playground 1
Montgomery & Croskey Playground 1
Mummers Museum 1
Nelson M. Herron Playground and Recreation Center 1
Northern Liberties Recreation Center 1
Olney Recreation Center 1
Penrose Memorial Playground 1
Philadelphia Museum of Art 1
Phred the Panda 1
Pleasant Playground 1
Pulaski Park 1
Rizzo Ice Rink 1
Shibe Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Skating rinks 1
Soccer fields 1
Solomon Sacks Playground 1
Starr Garden Playground 1
Stenton Mansion 1
Stenton Park 1
Thanksgiving Day 1
Thomas I. Guerin Recreation Center 1
Thomas Mitchell Playground 1
Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center 1
Trees 1
Venice Island (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center 1
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