Fairmount Park, Horticultural Hall: West Park Arboretum, 1906

Item — Drawer: 4-1, Box: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.

Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.

Dates

1906

Extent

From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Recto: Philadelphia--Fairmount Park Series, No. 9: One of the many features of ornamental gardening in the West Park Arboretum, near Horticultural Hall.

Verso: Pub. By EDW. Stern and Co. Inc. Phila.