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Photographs of various events and activities at Tarken Recreation Center including ice skating, game of chess, performance by the Ice Capades, performance by the Traveling Players, Fashion Show on Ice, color guard performance, Junior Baseball Federation (JBF) games, Little Quaker Championship baseball game, 76ers basketball tournament, and Department of Recreation ice skating party.

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...