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Photographs from various awards ceremonies, both hosted by and in honor of the Fairmount Park Commission. Featured Fairmount Park Commissioners include Ernesta Ballard, Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr, Robert McConnell, William Mifflin, and Pete Hoskins. Other notable people pictured include Governor Dick Thornburgh, Mayors Frank Rizzo and John Street, and City Councilmen Frank Rizzo Jr and Darrell Clarke.

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...

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Includes undated report An Urban Agenda: Revitalization of Parks by Alexander Hoskins

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...