Scope and Contents

Photographs of the building exterior, children using playground equipment, and children swimming in the Recreation Department's Portable Pool. Events documented include pool dedication ceremony and softball game. Notable people pictured include Department of Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford and City Councilman Paul D'Ortona.

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...

Scope and Contents

Records from the City of Philadelphia Department of Recreation's site-folder. Includes two photographs.