West Fairmount Park 1869. Philadelphia. Map showing the improvements on the west side of the river from Girard Avenue to George's Hill and Belmont, made from the 28th of April to the 1st of December. Philadelphia. Note on east bank: East park. Extending the line of thirty-third street, upon which no improvements have been made, except for preparatory work for establishing a nursery for rearing a stock of young trees. Color lithograph printed by L. Haugg. 19.5 x 23 inches (paper in fragments; encased in mylar). [1 sheet], 1869

Item — Drawer: Fa, Folder: 2.2

Staff Only

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 plans of the park's various components. Items included in this collection are dated from 1684 to 2015, and range from original survey plans of the park to modern restoration projects. All items included are in English.

Dates

1869

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research. Due to the fragility and historical value of certain documents, certain items may require staff supervision. All decisions will be at the discretion of the staff archivist.