Scope and Contents

Sketchbook c. 1947 belonging to Philadelphia-born artist John Francis Hart.

Subjects of the sketchbook include: Blue Bell Hill (Germantown/West Mount Airy), Spring Mills, PA; Shady Lake, PA (Cumberland Township); New Jersey; Livezey Home Spring House (Wissahickon Creek); Cresheim Valley; Nassau, Bahamas; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Pennsylvania Amish; and "Pulaskitown" in Germantown.

Abstract

The collection contains postards mainly depicting Fairmount Park sites. Some postcards in the collection depict other sites in Philadelphia and other locations in the United States.

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a wide range of items in terms of both content and format. The strongest series contains lithographs, etchings and engravings of various Fairmount Park locations and features- particularly views of and from Historic Houses, park features and the Fairmount Water Works. The bulk of this collection is from the mid to late 19th Century. Eight original carborundum and charcoal prints created by prominent local artists for the Works Progress Administration's...

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes published park maps, trail guides, campaigns, event programs and brochures, park guidebooks, and other published materials.