Scope and Contents

Photographs of the building exterior, park facilities, and children playing on playground equipment and spray pool. Also documents various events and activities including Tom Thumb Wedding, recreational swimming, Bicycle Safety Rodeo, horseshoes contest, groundbreaking ceremony for a new senior citizen center, and baseball game. Also documents damage to the building caused by an explosion.

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...