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Wharves

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Wharfs; quays

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Park Commission from Falls Motel S.M. Smith regarding request that steamboat wharf be constructed in front of hotel, 1879

 Item — Shelf 33, Box: 34
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates: 1879

Penn Treaty Park. North Delaware wharves between Laurel Street and Berks Street, Pier no. 45 to Pier no. 66. [1 sheet], 1950 August

 Item — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 3.1
Identifier: 8
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: 1950 August