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...

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Photographs of the site before park development, park grounds and facilities, and park dedication ceremony. Notable people pictured include Mayor Frank Rizzo and City Council President George X. Schwartz.

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Photographs of the park's building, grounds, and children playing on playground. Events documented include dedication ceremony and Philadelphia 76ers basketball clinic. Notable people pictured include Mayor Richardson Dilworth and City Councilman George X. Schwartz.

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Photographs of the building exterior, playground facilities, people playing basketball, and people playing tennis. Events documented include softball clinic, dedication ceremony of the pool, Shepard clean-up event, and dedication ceremony of the gym featuring the 76ers. Notable people pictured include City Councilman George Schwartz.