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Photographs of the park grounds and facilities; people playing baseball, tennis, and soccer; people swimming; the park dedication ceremony; the dedication ceremony for the new gymnasium; and the pool ribbon-cutting. Notable people pictured include Mayor Ed Rendell, Department of Recreation Commissioners Robert Crawford and Michael DiBerardinis, and City Councilman David Silver.

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Photographs of people swimming, F.J. Myers Day Camp, hat parade, Halloween party, opening of the new pool, and 1995 recreation center reopening ceremony. Notable people pictured include Mayor Ed Rendell.

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Photographs of the building interior and exterior, park grounds and facilities, day camp activities, people swimming, and children playing on the playground.

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...

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Photographs of the building exterior, park grounds, recreational swimming, children playing on the playground, and people playing basketball.

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Photographs of the park grounds, building exterior, pool ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Swim-to-Live class. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford and City Councilman John B. Kelly, Jr.

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Photographs of the park grounds, children playing on playground equipment, and people swimming. Events documented include the playground dedication ceremony and bocce court dedication ceremony. Notable people pictured include Mayor Frank Rizzo and Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.

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Photographs of the building exterior, grounds, children playing on the playground, people swimming, a softball game, people playing basketball, bubble gum-blowing contest, pool ribbon-cutting ceremony, and ground-breaking ceremony for the gymnasium. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, State Senator Jim Lloyd, City Councilmen Harry Jannotti and Francis Rafferty.

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Photographs of the park grounds, building exterior, people swimming, people playing basketball, children playing on the playground, dedication ceremony, and pool ribbon-cutting ceremony. Notable people pictured include Mayor James Tate, Recreation Commissioner Robert W. Crawford, and City Councilman Melvin J. Greenberg.

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Photographs of people swimming in the pool, a Boys' Novice Swim Championship meet, and signs posted around the grounds.