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 Transcripts of meeting minutes regarding the statue (1882) and a letter from John Welsh formally presenting the statue to the city (1883). Also includes correspondence from Alan Corson inquiring about restoration of the limestone hat (1933), correspondence regarding vandalism damage including a letter from Pete Hoskins confirming the head had been buried as a temporary safety measure and that Art Commission approval had been received to replace it (1983-1984), treatment proposals (2003), and...

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.