Philadelphia Museum of Art
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 142 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
Payment vouchers to Horace Trumbauer et al. from Fairmount Park Commission; Various certifications and charges, 1917-1928, 1930-1932
Item — Drawer 8.5
Dates:
1917-1928; 1930-1932
Philadelphia Electric Co. Utilities around the Philadelphia Museum of Art. [1 sheet], 1965 December 27
Item — Drawer F18c, Folder: 1.3
Identifier: FP.2019.0
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, n.d.
File — Drawer 6.5
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...
Dates:
n.d.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, aerial photo
Item — Shelf 6, Box: 31
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...
Dates:
c.1855 - c. 2012
Philadelphia Museum of Art area. [3 sheets; 1 unique sheet], 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
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Collections - Palethorp Memorial Collection, 1993, n.d.
File — Drawer 8.5
Dates:
1993; n.d.
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Collections - sculpture (outdoor), 1937, 2007
File — Drawer 8.5
Dates:
1937; 2007