William Leonidas Springs Fountain
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Leonidas Springs Fountain
Leonidas Springs
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Fairmount Park, William Leonidas Springs Fountain: Wm. Leonidas Spring
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:
c. 1900 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1905-1914
Springs Memorial Fountain, 1900
File — Drawer 7.3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection contains materials documenting the sculptures and fountains throughout Philadelphia that the Department of Parks and Recreation maintains. Both photographic materials and records, such as restoration plans, are contained within the collection.
Dates:
1900
Wissahickon Valley Park, Leonidas Springs: History - articles, histories and newspaper articles, 1963, 1970, n.d.
File — Drawer 6-3
Dates:
1963; 1970; n.d.