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Exterior photographs of the building and grounds, children and adults using playground facilities, and events. Events include a Bicentennial Hat Contest, Italian Festival, horseshoe-pitching contest, rope jumping contest, paper airplane contest, Mardi Gras, and concerts.

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Photographs of the Columbus Square round house building, groundbreaking ceremony, children and adults using park facilities, an ice cream-eating contest, and an opera performance.

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Photographs of the park grounds, children playing on the playground equipment, and people dancing at the Police and Firemen's Band Concert.

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Photographs of the building exterior, park grounds, Geator Caravan concert, a fire-fighting demonstration for Department of Recreation personnel, children playing on the playground, and the dedication ceremonies. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, City Councilman Isadore Bellis, and Philadelphia radio personality Jerry Blavat.

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Photographs of the park grounds and facilities, children playing on the playground equipment, the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the East Poplar pool, a soccer game, and the African Sound concert.

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains photographs of the Fairmount Park system and Philadelphia recreation facilities created between 1855 and 2012, primarily photographic prints with some slides, negatives, contact sheets, and transparencies. The collection consists largely of 8 x 10 inch prints documenting park features such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscapes, construction, and demolition, as well as recreation centers, playgrounds, pools, and recreational programming, though sizes and...

Scope and Contents Photographs of the building exterior, children playing on playground equipment, and people swimming in the pool. Events and activities documented include talent show, Geator Caravan concert, pool ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dance Festival, bubble gum-blowing contest, Bicycle Safety Rodeo, Recreation Department Umpire's Clinic, and Lawncrest float in the Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up Parade. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, City Councilman Harry Jannotti, and...

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Photographs of the playground, groundbreaking ceremony for Mander Pool, and Gospelrama event. Notable people pictured in the file include Mayor Ed Rendell and Department of Recreation Commissioner Michael DiBerardinis.

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Photographs of a softball game and performance by the Police and Firemen's Band at the dedication ceremony.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...