Crawford, Robert W., 1906-1995
Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:
McIlvain Playground, 1973-1975
This file contains photographs of the site's grounds and facilities, the dedication ceremony, and children and adults using the playground equipment. Notable people featured in this file include Mayor Frank Rizzo and Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.
Montgomery and Croskey Playground, 1971-1972
This file contains photographs of children playing on the playground equipment and the dedication ceremony. Notable people featured in this file include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.
Northern Liberties Recreation Center, 1970-1976
This file includes photographs of the building exterior, swimming pool, grounds, dedication ceremony of the new play area. It also contains photographs documenting the damage caused by a 1975 fire. Notable people featured in this file include Recreation Commissioner Robert W. Crawford and City Councilman Natale "Nate" Carabello.
Olney Recreation Center, 1953-1966
Photographs in this file document the following: the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Greater Outdoor Basketball League Finals, arts and crafts class, boxing class, the gymnasium dedication ceremony, Halloween party, variety show, and pet show. Notable people featured in this file include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.
Panati Playground, 1959-1961, 1970, c. 1995
Includes photographs of the park grounds, building exterior, demolition ceremonies, a bocce game, and people playing basketball. Notable people featured in this file include Mayor Dilworth, Mayor Tate, and Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.
Penrose Recreation Center, 1972, 1976
This file contains photographs of the park grounds, pool, playground, and children swimming. It also documents the pool ribbon-cutting ceremony. Notable people featured in the file include Department of Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford and City Councilman Harry Jannotti.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1920-2007, bulk: 1940-1973
File includes photographs of the building exterior, museum grounds, construction process, and Japanese temple. Events documented in the file include the 1970 Inner City Art Exhibit, a 1966 folk dance, arts camp, the Department of Recreation's 1969 Cycle-In, the 1973 exhibit A Sense of Style: 200 Years of Philadelphia Fashion, and a crowd admiring the 1986 Diego Rivera exhibition. Notable people featured in the file include Department of Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.
Piccoli Playground, 1955-1977
This file contains photographs of the park's building, grounds, and facilities. Events documented include a watermelon-eating contest, teenage dance party, Baby Parade, ping pong ball-spoon race, quick draw contest, bubble gum contest, onion-peeling contest, masquerade contest, doll show, flag-making contest, apple-dunking contest, costume parade, and the opening of the new pool. Notable people featured in this file include Department of Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.
Pleasant Playground, 1958, 1970-1977
This file includes photographs of the building exterior, playground, park grounds, people swimming, children playing on the playground equipment, a baseball game, and the Recreation Department's Maintenance Division at work. Events featured in this file include the playground dedication ceremony and the pool ribbon-cutting ceremony. Notable people featured in this file include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford and City Councilman Wilbur Hamilton.
Pulaski Pier Park, 1971, 1984, 1997-2003
Contains photos of the park grounds, pier, dedication ceremony, and a tree-planting event. Notable people featured in this file include City Councilman Joseph Zazyczny and Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.
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- Dedications 39
- Swimming pools 25
- Swimming 22
- Basketball 20
- Baseball 9
- 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
- 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
- Vincent G. Panati Playground 1 ∧ less