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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This file documents the City of Philadelphia Department of Recreation's activities related to the maintenance and upkeep of McCreesh Playground. Obtained in a donation to the archive from the Department of Recreation, records in this file were originally housed in a folder labeled McCreesh PG. The file include memorandums, contracts, estimates, invoices, and photographs.