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 76 Collections and/or Records:
#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
Pachyderm and carnivora houses, 1938 September 9
Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 4.3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1938 September 9