Fountains -- Pennsylvania
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
Improvements to Franklin Square fountain lighting plan, fountain plumbing plan, electrical notes, new pump vault plan, riser diagram, schematic elevations for pool equipment, and schematic control diagram [reproduction] [3 copies], 1975 August 29
Item — Drawer N4: Series 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: 4
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1975 August 29
Italian Fountain: Electrical details, marble work, 1976 January 5
Item — Drawer F18c, Folder: 2.1
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:
1976 January 5
Italian Fountain. Piping schematic, 1976 January 12
Item — Drawer F18a, Folder: 1.3
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:
1976 January 12
JFK Plaza, 1967-1994
File — Drawer 6.3
Scope and Contents
This file contains photographs depicting views of the plaza, fountain, and skateboarders. Events documented in the file include a paper airplane contest, talent show, City Hula Hoop Championship, harmonica championship, Bicycle Rodeo, City Marble Championship, and the "Philadelphia Fling" event.
Dates:
1967-1994
John Welsh Memorial Fountain. Welsh Fountain Garden - Concept Design Draft Package: cover sheet; table of contents; historic plan; fountain treatment; site plan; program; circulation and access; stormwater; furniture and fixtures; lighting; parking; site plan - demo; street section, 2023 August 9
Item — Drawer F12c, Folder: 9.1
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:
2023 August 9
John Welsh Memorial Fountain. Welsh Fountain Garden - Research and discovery summary package: cover sheet; outline; site context - West Fairmount Park and Parkside; scope boundary; project purpose; indigenous land and lifeways; historical overview of the site and park (1); historical overview of the site and park (2); historical overview of the site and park (3); historical overview of the site and park (4); site program over time - 1778; site program over time - 1869; site program over time - 1876 (1); site program over time - 1876 (2); site program over time - 1876 (3); site program over time - 1910; site program over time - 1938; site program over time - 1980; site program over time - 1995; fountain as memorial (1); fountain as memorial (2); fountain as memorial (3); current condition; stormwater overview; culture and recreation; ecology and geology (1); ecology and geology (2); current state; environmental determinants of health; summary of known adjacent projects; initial community engagement, 2023 July 31
Item — Drawer F12c, Folder: 9.1
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:
2023 July 31
Logan Fountain conduit, 1974 July 11
Item — Drawer F20, Folder: 1.1
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:
1974 July 11
Logan Square, Swann Memorial Fountain: Report on the Bronzes at the Swann Fountain, 1990
Item — Shelf 19
Logan Square, Swann Memorial Fountain: Restoration & Revitalization of the Swann Memorial Fountain & Environs, n.d.
Item — Shelf Wooden 2
Memorial and fountain at Washington Square: Lettering on memorial, drawing no. 7; details of scrolls on memorial, drawing no. 3; sarcophagus, drawing no. 4; coffin; memorial, drawing no. 2 [reproduction]; mechanical, electrical wiring diagram, partial site plan, pool details, and pump pit details; guard chain and post around sarcophagus [fragile] [fragment], drawing no. 25; benches and bronze lily pad, drawing no. 5; general layout, plans, sections, and elevations, drawing no. 1 [reproduction], 1956-1957
Item — Drawer N10: Series 10, Folder: 3.1
Identifier: 10
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1956-1957