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Fairmount Park scrapbook assembled by David W. Sellers. Extra-illustrated bound copies of: Annual reports of the Fairmount Park Art Association, of the Zoological Society and of the Pennsylvania Museum and School for Industrial Art, "Handbook of Fairmount park Illustrated. by David Scattergood. 1891." "The Duty of the Municipality of Philadelphia to Provide Small Parks and Open Spaces for the Comfort and Health of the People of the City. by John A. Clark. Medical Jurisprudence Society lecture.1890." Includes, letters, Wilstach bequest, John Welsh Memorial, 1876 Centennial Model, "License to William Wharton, Jr. for Gravity Passenger Railway in Fairmount Park. 1889." and "Examination of Spring Waters in Fairmount Park. by Reuben Haines. 1894", 1890-1893

 Item — Case: Rare Book Cabinet, Shelf: 2

Dates

  • 1890-1893

Extent

From the Collection: 10.0 Linear feet (Individual volumes on shelves)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository

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