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Vogdes, R.T. (Russell Thayer), 1890-1954

 Person

Biography from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives

VOGDES, Russell Thayer, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, November 23, 1890 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; attended, Staunton Military Academy; graduated, engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1914; civil engineer; engineer, Cramp’s Shipyard (1914-1920); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1915 and 1917 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1919 term; assistant (1920-1941), director and chief engineer (1941-1953), Fairmount Park Commission, Philadelphia; died, December 2, 1954 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

Addition to lodge, Walnut Lane, 1941 February 17

 Item — Drawer: W20, W21, & W22, Folder: 1
Dates: 1941 February 17
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.006, Wissahickon Valley Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / W20, W21 and W22 / W20 General

Alteration and addition to Valley Green, 1938 April 23

 Item — Drawer: W11, Folder: 3
Dates: 1938 April 23
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.006, Wissahickon Valley Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / W11 / Valley Green Inn

Correspondence between Lindley Johnson Jr. and Chief Engineer R.T. Vodges regarding Chamounix Mansion occupants, 1942 October

 Item — Drawer: 5-3
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: 1942 October
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / West Fairmount Park / West Fairmount Park, Chamounix Mansion: History - early documents and National register of Historic Places certificate

Correspondence between Russel T. Vogdes and Claudia Tunis regarding carousels in Fairmount Park, 1941 October-1941 December

 Item — Drawer: 6-5
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: 1941 October-1941 December
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Fairmount Park System / Fairmount Park System, carousels: History - early documents, correspondence, articles and images

Donald Dodge tract, ordinance November 4, 1953, 1953 June 24

 Item — Drawer: W11, Folder: 2
Dates: 1953 June 24
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.006, Wissahickon Valley Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / W11 / Linens and Paper

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
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.002, Photographic Prints / Fairmount Park

Heating plan for Public Boathouse (Boathouse Row #1), East River Drive at 29th Street, R.T. Vogdes Chief Engineer, Fairmount Park Commission Belmont Office, n.d.

 Item — Drawer: F16 & F17, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates: n.d.
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.004, Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / F16 and F17 / Boathouse Row

Kitchens Lane shelter [reproduction], 1938 May 3

 Item — Drawer: W18 and W19, Folder: 1
Dates: 1938 May 3
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.006, Wissahickon Valley Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / W18 and W19 / W18 General

Lioness Carrying to Her Young a Wild Boar, 1936-1962

 File — Drawer: 7.2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the proposed relocation of the sculpture from Lemon Hill to the Carnivora House at the Philadelphia Zoo, including letters between Russell T. Vodges of the Fairmount Park Commission and Henri Marceau of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, between the Fairmount Park Art Association and the Zoological Society, and a letter to William Cadwalader regarding the relocation resolution (1950). Correspondence also notes that the sculpture had shifted from its base.

Dates: 1936-1962
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

Location and profile of Hermit Lane, 1950 January

 Item — Drawer: W23 & W24, Folder: 1
Dates: 1950 January
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.006, Wissahickon Valley Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / W23 and W24 / W23 General

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