Scope and Contents Correspondence from C.W. Henry enclosing information on Tedyuscung obtained from a publication of the Sons of the Revolution (1903), a report of the Committee on Plans and Improvements authorizing placement of a marker designating the statue's location on Wissahickon Drive (1908), correspondence regarding repairs to the iron railing to protect the statue from vandals (1937, 1938), correspondence reporting that the statue's left arm and right forearm had become loose (1942, 1947), and a...

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...

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.