Thayer, Russell (1853-1933)

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1853 - 1933

Biography

Thayer was a Philadelphia civil engineer and balloon inventor. His scrapbook contains news clippings touching upon Thayer's career as superintendent of Fairmount Park, Brigadier General in the National Guard, and exponent of dirigible balloons for war purposes. (https://discover.hsp.org/Record/ead-Am.16457/Details)

Occupations

civil engineers

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Russell Thayer to Gustavus Remak submitting plans for the West Park sheep barn estimated to cost $2,600, 1885 November 6

Item — Drawer: 5-5

Dates: 1885 November 6

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / West Fairmount Park / West Fairmount Park, Ridgeland Mansion: Sheep barn - early documents, maps, memos and newspaper clippings

Letter to Morton McMichael from Russell Thayer recommending the purchase of a number of sheep and the pasturing of the same in the Park for the purpose of improving certain grounds, 1876 May 31

Item — Drawer: 5-5

Dates: 1876 May 31

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / West Fairmount Park / West Fairmount Park, Ridgeland Mansion: Sheep barn - early documents, maps, memos and newspaper clippings

Letter to Morton McMichael from Russell Thayer recommending the purchase of sheep and building of a sheep hold in the Park, 1876 August 10

Item — Drawer: 5-5

Dates: 1876 August 10

Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / West Fairmount Park / West Fairmount Park, Ridgeland Mansion: Sheep barn - early documents, maps, memos and newspaper clippings

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Subject: Ridgeland Sheep Barn X