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William A. Lackman Memorial Playground

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Lackman Memorial Playground Lackman Playground

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Lackman Memorial Playground: maintenance, 1967-2005, 2013

 File — Drawer 4-2
Scope and Contents

This file documents the City of Philadelphia Department of Recreation's activities related to the maintenance and upkeep of Lackman Memorial Playground. Obtained in a donation to the archive from the Department of Recreation, records in this file were originally housed in a folder labeled Lackman PG. The file include memorandums, Final Acceptance notices, reproductions of utility plans, and ephemera.

Dates: 1967-2005; 2013

Lackman Playground

 Item — Drawer 6-1, Box: 2

Lackman Playground, c. 1970s - c. 1990

 File — Drawer 6.3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates: c. 1970s - c. 1990

Maintenance Division, Department of Recreation staff, 1972-1973

 File — Drawer 6.4
Scope and Contents

This file contains photographs showing the Department of Recreation's Maintenance Division at work; named sites include Lackman Playground and Vogt Playground. Documents the Maintenance Division working on an ice rink and a Recreation Department Zamboni. It also contains photographs of a Maintenance Division meeting.

Dates: 1972-1973