Peter's Island
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
#F9-12 (Fairmount Park): ID: 224: Plan of proposed improvements, Peter's Island, 1888
Item — Shelf BR-4.3
Identifier: 224
Dates:
1888
Fairmount Park System, Schuylkill River: History - Peter's Island, 1958, c. 1993, 2012
File — Drawer 8.3
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...
Dates:
1958; c. 1993; 2012
Peter's Island, n.d.
File — Drawer 6.5
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...
Dates:
undated
The Schuylkill River. From Belmont Island to Peter’s Island, 1933
Item — Drawer F9a, Folder: 3.1
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:
1933
The Schuylkill River. Peter’s Island and Columbia Bridge, n.d.
Item — Drawer F9a, Folder: 4.2
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.