Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884
Person
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
29. Eli K. Price journal. CCAHA accession # 08.282 [189 .tif images from Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts], 2009 April 23
Item — Drawer: 2-1, Box: 1, Disk: 29
Dates:
2009 April 23
30. Eli K. Price papers (1 of 2). CCAHA accession # 09.130 [162 .tif images of papers and newspaper clippings from Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts], 2010 April 30
Item — Drawer: 2-1, Box: 1, Disk: 30
Dates:
2010 April 30
31. Eli K. Price papers (2 of 2). CCAHA accession # 09.130 [62 .tif images from Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts], 2010 April 30
Item — Drawer: 2-1, Box: 1, Disk: 31
Dates:
2010 April 30
Biographical: Price, Eli Kirk
File — Shelf: 35, Box: 40
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1690-Present
Eli K. Price, Chairman of the Committee on Land Purchases and Damages, submits report relative to damages to be assessed for land to be taken by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for a railroad proposed to be laid through the park as a branch road, 1880 December 11
Item — Drawer: 8.3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1880 December 11
Fairmount Park, Commissioners, c. 1875, 1908, 1972-2000
File — Drawer: 6.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains photographs of the Fairmount Park system and Philadelphia recreation facilities created between 1855 and 2012, primarily photographic prints with some slides, negatives, contact sheets, and transparencies. The collection consists largely of 8 x 10 inch prints documenting park features such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscapes, construction, and demolition, as well as recreation centers, playgrounds, pools, and recreational programming, though sizes and...
Dates:
c. 1875; 1908; 1972-2000
Letter from C. Henry Roney to Eli K. Price presenting to the Fairmount Park Commission a collection of woods, etc. from several foreign exhibits from the Centennial Exhibition, 1881 September 1
Item — Drawer: 8.3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1881 September 1
Letter from David Foley, on behalf of General Cadwalader, requesting that a jury to be appointed to assess damages incurred in the taking of Solitude for the park, 1868 June 22
Item — Drawer: 5-5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1868 June 22
Letter from John McAllister Jr. to Eli K. Price presenting photographs of Solitude and other park properties, and expressing his hopes that the Solitude can be preserved , 1869 October 16
Item — Drawer: 5-5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1869 October 16
Letter from Kershow and Hunt to Eli K. Price accepting the offer of $40,000 for their ice house property on the Schuylkill River at Fountain Green, 1868 May 15
Item — Drawer: 2-3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1868 May 15
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- Correspondence 6
- The Solitude 3
- Railroads 2
- Railroads -- Pennsylvania 2
- Reports 2