Fairmount Park, Logan Square: Logan Circle and Swann Memorial Fountain, 1964

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

1964

Extent

From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Recto: Color photographic print depicting Swann Memorial Fountain and surrounding area

Verso: P-117. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Logan Circle and the beautiful Swann Memorial Fountain. To the left can be seen the Dome and Cross of the stately SS Peter and Paul Cathedral and City Hall in the center. Color by Carl Scholfield. Copyright 1964 Dexter Press, Inc. All rights reserved.