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Swimming pools

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:

East Poplar Playground, 1956-1972

 File — Drawer 7.5
Scope and Contents

This file contains photos of the park grounds and facilities as well as children playing on the playground equipment. It also documents the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the East Poplar pool, a soccer game, and the African Sound concert.

Dates: 1956-1972
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.002, Photographic Prints / Neighborhood parks, historic structures and recreation facilities

Fante-Leone Swimming Pool: maintenance, 1989, 1996

 File — Drawer 3-3
Dates: 1989; 1996
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Fante-Leone Swimming Pool

Feltonville Recreation Center, 1956-1977, 1997

 File — Drawer 6.2
Scope and Contents

This file contains exterior shots of the building and grounds, children playing on playground equipment, people swimming, the Feltonville Pool ribbon-cutting ceremony, and a Freckles Contest.

Dates: 1956-1977; 1997
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.002, Photographic Prints / Neighborhood parks, historic structures and recreation facilities

Fishtown Recreation Center, Lederer Pool ("the Swimmo"): history - clippings, 2019-2022

 File — Drawer 3-3
Dates: 2019-2022
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Fishtown Recreation Center

Fletcher Recreation Center, 1970-1971

 File — Drawer 6.2
Scope and Contents

This file includes photos of the park grounds and building exterior, the pool's ribbon-cutting ceremony, and children playing on the playground equipment.

Dates: 1970-1971
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.002, Photographic Prints / Neighborhood parks, historic structures and recreation facilities

(Francis J.) Myers Recreation Center, 1965-1975, 1995

 File — Drawer 6.4
Scope and Contents

This file contains 8x10 and 3.5x5 black and white photographs as well as 4x6 color photographs of people swimming, F.J. Myers Day Camp, a hat parade, a Halloween party, the opening of the new pool, and the 1995 recreation center reopening ceremony.

Dates: 1965-1975; 1995
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.002, Photographic Prints / Neighborhood parks, historic structures and recreation facilities

Francisville Recreation Center: maintenance, 1990-2012

 File — Drawer 3-4
Dates: 1990-2012
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Francisville Recreation Center

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Swimming pool: Management - construction, pumping and piping, 1961-1973

 File — Drawer 3-5
Dates: 1961-1973
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.001.006, History Files / Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park

Franklin Playground, 1953, 1970-1971, c. 2000

 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: 1953; 1970-1971; c. 2000
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.002, Photographic Prints / Neighborhood parks, historic structures and recreation facilities

Gustine Lake pools, 1978 April

 Item — Drawer F2, Folder: 8.1
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: 1978 April
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2010.004, Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings / F2 / Linens and Mylars / Linens and Mylars IV

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