Fairmount Park Guard
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission. Park guard headquarters, 44th Street and Parkside Avenue, n.d.
Item — Drawer F13 and F14, 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:
n.d.
Fairmount Park Guard: History - articles, excerpts, newspaper clippings and reports (1 of 2), n.d.
File — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
n.d.
Fairmount Park Guard: History - articles, excerpts, newspaper clippings and reports (2 of 2), n.d.
File — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
n.d.
Fairmount Park Guard: History - documentary "A Century of Service" notes and correspondence, 2006-2008
File — Drawer 8.4
Dates:
2006-2008
Improvements to Franklin Square guard house plans and details, 1975 August 29
Item — Drawer N4: Series 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: 4
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:
1975 August 29
Letter from Alan Corson, Chief Engineer, to Superintendent Hubbs of the Bureau of Police requesting that Joseph Graber be sworn in as a Special Officer for Loudoun Park, 1939 November 29
Item — Drawer 4-2
Dates:
1939 November 29
Map of Philadelphia showing locations of guard houses, boxes, etc. for Fairmount Park communication system, 1952 February 5
Item — Drawer Fb, Folder: 4
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:
1952 February 5
Park Guard, Fairmount, n.d.
File — Drawer 6.5
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates:
n.d.
Park guard headquarters, Wissahickon District, n.d.
Item — Drawer W23 & W24, Folder: 4