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Drawer 2-2

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Contains 157 Results:

Report of the Fairmount Park Commission on Land Damages, acquiring property in the 21st ward (and small plot in Lansdown, 24th Ward, from Ford Davis), n.d.

 Item — Drawer: 2-2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates: n.d.

Report of Commissioners of Fairmount Park in relation to acquisition of land in the 21st and 24th Wards, 1873 April 12

 Item — Drawer: 2-2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates: 1873 April 12