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Aerial Mapping Project Files
Collection
Identifier: FP.2011.005
Abstract
This collection contains photographs, notes and interpretations of multiple aerial mapping projects conducted over the city of Philadelphia. The largest of the “Aerial maps” series (1981-1982) contains two linear feet of black and white photos which are the result of a major Fairmount Park Commission mapping project undertaken between 1981 and 1983. The survey was performed by Aerial Data Reproduction Associates, Incorporated. This series contains visual documentation of East and West...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1981-1982; 1920-1982
Annual Reports and Other Publications
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.001
Dates:
Existence: 1867-2014
Art Collection
Collection
Identifier: FP.2012.005
Abstract
This collection is comprised of artistic renderings and materials created of Fairmount Park, and for Fairmount Park purposes.
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1840-1937; 1824-2022
Bartram's Garden Maps, Plans and Drawings
Collection
Identifier: FP.2012.003
Scope and Contents Note
This collection includes maps, plans and drawings of Bartram's Garden and the Bartram House and building complex, which includes the Bartram house and additional buildings such as seed house and barn. The Schuylkill River Trail project is also documented in this collection. Items are in a variety of formats, including paper, linen and blueprint, as well as a variety of sizes. The majority of items in this collection were created between 1920 and 1980. While the types of maps included are...
Dates:
1904-2023
Centennial Exhibition Plans and Drawings Collection
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.005
Abstract
The Centennial Exhibition, officially designated the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine, marked the first World’s Fair to be held in the United States. While it was an international event, the theme of the fair was clearly American as the impetus to hold the event was the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the achievement of American independence. Operating from May 10th to November 10th, 1876, the fair hosted...
Dates:
circa 1876
Cobbs Creek Maps, Plans and Drawings
Collection
Identifier: FP.2011.007
Abstract
Part of Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park System, Cobb’s Creek Park has a rich and diverse history of transformative use. Located in the western and southwestern regions of Philadelphia, Cobb’s Creek Park was developed alongside the Cobb’s Creek watershed and contains approximately 800 acres of preserved land. Park development along such watersheds is fairly unique to the city of Philadelphia, and is not nearly as common in other urban park systems. While Cobb’s Creek is the predominant waterway...
Dates:
1902-2019
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- FitzSimons, Thomas, 1741-1811 1
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 1
- Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831 1
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 1
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- Greene , Nathanael, 1742-1786 1
- Gregory, John, 1879-1958 1
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- Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809 1
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- Houston, Henry Howard, 1820-1895 1
- Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 1
- Kelly, John B., Sr. (John Bernard), 1889-1960 1
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 1
- Manger, Heinrich, b. 1833 1
- Marshall, John, 1755-1835 1
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901 1
- McMichael, Morton, 1807-1879 1
- Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 1
- Melville, George W. (George Wallace), 1841-1912 1
- Pennypacker, Galusha, 1844-1916 1
- Pertuch, Walter A. R. 1
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