Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Scope Note: Zoological Society of Philadelphia. Garden
Philadelphia (Pa.). Zoological Garden
Philadelphia Zoo
Zoological Garden of Philadelphia
Garden of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
An Act to Incorporate the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1859
Item — Drawer 5-5
#F15-16 (Fairmount Park): ID: 517: Plan showing future development at the Garden of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia by Paul Cret, 1930 May 9
Item — Shelf BR-6.2
Identifier: 517
Dates:
1930 May 9
#F15-21 (Fairmount Park): ID: 524: Plan of new South approach to the Zoological Gardens, n.d.
Item — Shelf BR-6.2
Identifier: 524
Dates:
n.d.
#F15-46 (Fairmount Park): ID: 1494: Rare Mammal House drawings (27 individual drawings), 1963 January 7
Item — Shelf BR-6.4
Identifier: 1494
Dates:
1963 January 7
#F17-06 (Fairmount Park): ID: 700 a-d: New gatehouse Zoological garden [4 drawings], c. 1930
Item — Shelf BR-7.1
Identifier: 700a-d
Dates:
c. 1930
#F17-15 (Fairmount Park): ID: 82: Plan for the expansion of Zoological Gardens, 1913 February 24
Item — Shelf BR-7.1
Identifier: 82
Dates:
1913 February 24
Fairmount Park, c. 1900 - 1994, bulk: 1905-1914
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.
Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
Dates:
c. 1900 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1905-1914
Lease between the Fairmount Park Commission and the Zoological Society of Philadelphia , 1873
Item — Drawer 5-5