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Public art

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: civic art

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Fairmount Park, Thorfinn Karlsefni: Thorfinn Karlsefni sculpture

 Item — Drawer 4-1, Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.

Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.

Dates: c. 1900 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1905-1914

Fairmount Park, Washington Monument: Washington's Monument, 1907

 Item — Drawer 4-1, Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.

Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.

Dates: 1907

Fairmount Park, William Leonidas Springs Fountain: Wm. Leonidas Spring

 Item — Drawer 4-1, Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.

Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.

Dates: c. 1900 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1905-1914

Public art, 1995-2015

 File — Shelf Above Shelf 19, Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection includes published materials created to promote and interpret the Fairmount Park system and related sites, including park maps, trail guides, event programs and brochures, park guidebooks, and public awareness campaigns. Materials are largely undated or date from the 1950s through 2010s.

Dates: 1995-2015