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This file contains photographs of the building, park grounds, facilities, and Connie Mack statue. Activities and events depicted include dance class, recreation leaders meeting, and a game of marbles.

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This file contains photographs depicting exterior views of the City Hall building and courtyard as well as photos of the Wiliam Penn statue prior to its installation.

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...

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...

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...

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File contains 8x10 black and white photographs of the building exterior, park grounds, statue, Oriental plane trees, and a dedication ceremony. Notable people featured in this file include Recreation Commissioner Robert W. Crawford and Deputy City Representative Abe S. Rosen.

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This file contains photographs of the site prior to development of a playground, exterior views of the playground and facilities, groundbreaking ceremony, dedication ceremony, giraffe statue, and children playing on the playground equipment. Notable people featured in this file include Mayor James Tate, Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, and City Councilmen John B. Kelly, Jr., David Silver, and Paul D'Ortona.