Philadelphia Museum of Art
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 150 Collections and/or Records:
Map of streets north and east of the Art Museum of Philadelphia, n.d.
Item — Drawer F18c, Folder: 1.2
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:
n.d.
Memorandums regarding museum W.P.A. Projects 3934, 11713, and 17893, 1938 December 14
Item — Drawer 8.4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1938 December 14
Minutes of special meeting of Commissioners of Fairmount Park; December 3rd, 1893; award of prizes for plans for Art Building, 1895
Item — Drawer 8.4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1895
Neighborhood parks, Philadelphia landmarks, and other locations, c. 1905-1987
Series
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. 1905-1987
Ordinance to appropriate money toward the erection, construction, improvement, and equipment of the art museum and its approaches, 1928 May 17
Item — Drawer 8.4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1928 May 17
Payment vouchers to Horace Trumbauer et al. from Fairmount Park Commission; Various certifications and charges, 1917-1928, 1930-1932
Item — Drawer 8.5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The History Files collection contains research materials documenting parks, sites, structures, organizations, events, and individuals associated with the Fairmount Park System and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. This collection compiles materials from diverse sources over time rather than representing the records of a single office or individual. Typical materials include correspondence, deeds, leases, newspaper clippings, photocopies of published articles and book excerpts, research...
Dates:
1917-1928; 1930-1932
Philadelphia Electric Co. Utilities around the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1965 December 27
Item — Drawer F18c, 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:
1965 December 27
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1920-2007, bulk: 1940-1973
File — Drawer 6.5
Scope and Contents
Photographs of the building exterior, museum grounds, construction process, and Japanese temple. Events documented include 1970 Inner City Art Exhibit, 1966 folk dance, arts camp, Department of Recreation's 1969 Cycle-In, 1973 exhibit A Sense of Style: 200 Years of Philadelphia Fashion, 1986 Diego Rivera exhibition. Notable people pictured include Department of Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.
Dates:
1920-2007; Majority of material found within 1940-1973
Philadelphia Museum of Art, aerial photo
Item — Shelf 6, Box: 31
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains photographs of the Fairmount Park system and Philadelphia recreation facilities created between 1855 and 2012, primarily photographic prints with some slides, negatives, contact sheets, and transparencies. The collection consists largely of 8 x 10 inch prints documenting park features such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscapes, construction, and demolition, as well as recreation centers, playgrounds, pools, and recreational programming, though sizes and...
Dates:
c.1855 - c. 2012
Philadelphia Museum of Art area [3 copies], 1966 October 17
Item — Drawer F18a, 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:
1966 October 17