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Public aquariums

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Philadelphia Aquarium at Fairmount Water Works Collection

 Collection
Identifier: FP.2023.002
Scope and Contents The collection contains materials related to the Philadelphia Aquarium collected from 1904 to 1989. The collection consists of paper documents, photographs, and recorded video. Items in the collection range from newspaper clippings, letters of inquiry, and press releases to correspondence, inventories, and radio program transcripts. Some publications in the collection are loosely related to the Philadelphia Aquarium, but provide insight into comparable aquarium operations during the time...
Dates: 1904-1989; Majority of material found within 1911-1962