Drinking fountains
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History: Drinking fountain gift from Master Builders' Exchange, 1893
File — Shelf 32, Box: 30, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates:
1893
Fairmount Park System, fountains (drinking): History - correspondence and image, 1893, 1903, n.d.
File — Drawer 8.2
Dates:
1893; 1903; n.d.
Fairmount Park System, fountains (drinking): History - Drinking Fountain Project, 1982-1983
File — Drawer 8.2
Dates:
1982-1983
Fairmount Park System, fountains (drinking): Thesis by Cremer, Jill, 1996
File — Drawer 8.2
Dates:
1996
League Island bathing lake pipe lines and drinking fountains (L.I. 56-2). [1 sheet], c. 1957
Item — Drawer FDR-2, Folder: 3.1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
All items in this collection are related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, and they range from plans of notable buildings to maps of the park grounds. Items vary greatly in size, medium, and material, in addition to subject matter. The collection is especially strong in Olmsted drawings (reproductions), items related to Bellaire Manor and the American Swedish Historical Museum, and items related to the park's water features. There are no documents relating to the skatepark, and limited...
Dates:
c. 1957
Rittenhouse Square: Blueprint plans. Drinking fountain at back of pool, Rittenhouse Square. [fragile] [1 sheet], 1920 July 30
Item — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 4.2
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1920 July 30
Stone drinking fountain plan, elevations, and section. [1 sheet], n.d.
Item — Drawer FDR-2, Folder: 4.1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
All items in this collection are related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, and they range from plans of notable buildings to maps of the park grounds. Items vary greatly in size, medium, and material, in addition to subject matter. The collection is especially strong in Olmsted drawings (reproductions), items related to Bellaire Manor and the American Swedish Historical Museum, and items related to the park's water features. There are no documents relating to the skatepark, and limited...
Dates:
n.d.