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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

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

Fairmount Park, c. 1900 - 1994, bulk: 1905-1914

 Series
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: c. 1900 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1905-1914

Fairmount Park: A Bridge to the Future: Fairmount Park Strategic Plan - Appendix Volume 1, 2004 May

 Item — Shelf Wooden 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains technical reports, studies, and project documentation related to Fairmount Park system properties and Philadelphia recreation facilities. Materials include historic structure reports, cultural landscape inventories, archaeological investigations, preservation and conservation evaluations, building condition assessments, master plans, environmental site assessments, engineering reports, project manuals and specifications, feasibility studies, maintenance and operation...
Dates: 2004 May

Fairmount Park: A Bridge to the Future: Fairmount Park Strategic Plan - Appendix Volume 2, 2004 June

 Item — Shelf Wooden 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains technical reports, studies, and project documentation related to Fairmount Park system properties and Philadelphia recreation facilities. Materials include historic structure reports, cultural landscape inventories, archaeological investigations, preservation and conservation evaluations, building condition assessments, master plans, environmental site assessments, engineering reports, project manuals and specifications, feasibility studies, maintenance and operation...
Dates: 2004 June

Fairmount Park: A Bridge to the Future: Fairmount Park Strategic Plan - Appendix Volume 3, 2004 June

 Item — Shelf Wooden 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains technical reports, studies, and project documentation related to Fairmount Park system properties and Philadelphia recreation facilities. Materials include historic structure reports, cultural landscape inventories, archaeological investigations, preservation and conservation evaluations, building condition assessments, master plans, environmental site assessments, engineering reports, project manuals and specifications, feasibility studies, maintenance and operation...
Dates: 2004 June

Fairmount Park: A Bridge to the Future: Fairmount Park Strategic Plan - Appendix Volume 4, 2004 June

 Item — Shelf Wooden 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains technical reports, studies, and project documentation related to Fairmount Park system properties and Philadelphia recreation facilities. Materials include historic structure reports, cultural landscape inventories, archaeological investigations, preservation and conservation evaluations, building condition assessments, master plans, environmental site assessments, engineering reports, project manuals and specifications, feasibility studies, maintenance and operation...
Dates: 2004 June

Fairmount Park: A Bridge to the Future: Fairmount Park Strategic Plan - Executive Summary, 2004 July

 Item — Shelf Wooden 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains technical reports, studies, and project documentation related to Fairmount Park system properties and Philadelphia recreation facilities. Materials include historic structure reports, cultural landscape inventories, archaeological investigations, preservation and conservation evaluations, building condition assessments, master plans, environmental site assessments, engineering reports, project manuals and specifications, feasibility studies, maintenance and operation...
Dates: 2004 July

Fairmount Park: A Bridge to the Future: Fairmount Park Strategic Plan - Summary Report [2 copies], 2004 June

 Item — Shelf Wooden 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains technical reports, studies, and project documentation related to Fairmount Park system properties and Philadelphia recreation facilities. Materials include historic structure reports, cultural landscape inventories, archaeological investigations, preservation and conservation evaluations, building condition assessments, master plans, environmental site assessments, engineering reports, project manuals and specifications, feasibility studies, maintenance and operation...
Dates: 2004 June

Fairmount Park: A Reforestation Project for Fairmount Park Commission, c. 1985

 Item — Shelf 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains technical reports, studies, and project documentation related to Fairmount Park system properties and Philadelphia recreation facilities. Materials include historic structure reports, cultural landscape inventories, archaeological investigations, preservation and conservation evaluations, building condition assessments, master plans, environmental site assessments, engineering reports, project manuals and specifications, feasibility studies, maintenance and operation...
Dates: c. 1985