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Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Scope Note: Fairmount Waterworks

Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:

Fairmount Aquarium: partial plan of basement; partial first floor plan; partial second floor plan’ entire basement plan’ second floor and roof plan; partial first floor of office and terrace; plan of pavilion. [7 sheets], 1961 December 15

 Item — Drawer F18b, Folder: 5.2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates: 1961 December 15

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 Commission Administrative History

 Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.002
Abstract In the early part of the nineteenth century, Philadelphia City Council took action to protect the purity of public water. This involved the acquisition of property on the banks of the Schuylkill River in order to eliminate polluting waste that had previously been generated by various industrial sites along the river. The City’s newly acquired property was dedicated to the health and enjoyment of the citizens of Philadelphia, and became known as Fairmount Park. The Fairmount Park Commission...
Dates: 1860-2011

Fairmount Park, Water Works: Fairmont[sic] Water Works , 1907

 Item — Drawer 4-1, Box: 1
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: 1907