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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Aero Memorial, 1950-present

 File — Drawer 7.2
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,...
Dates: 1950-present

Aero Memorial, 1917-1930

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents

File includes correspondence mainly related to solicitation of donations for erection of the memorial.

Dates: 1917-1930

Deed for parcel from Edward Williams to John Sellers (transcript), 1767 October

 Item — Drawer 1-5
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: 1767 October

Department of Recreation history, transcripts of oral histories: Leo Dignam, Herb Moscovitz, Carol Rice and Larry Spiegel, 2015

 File — Drawer 6-5
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: 2015

East Fairmount Park, Smith Memorial Playground: History - management documentation (2 of 2), n.d.

 File — Drawer 3-2
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: undated

Letter to John B. Gest, Esq., regarding resolution, selection of site, building ownership, and caretaker selection (copy), 1899 May 25

 Item — Drawer 3-2
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: 1899 May 25

Pennypack Park: History - Property acquisition, clippings, deed transcripts, maps, ordinances, property survey sketches and notes. Includes June 21st 1950 Holme Crispin Cemetery ordinance with attached photograph, 1905-1963

 File — Drawer 4-4
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: 1905-1963

Pennypack Park, Krewstown Road house: History - brief of title, excerpts, memos, notes and register of historic places information, n.d.

 File — Drawer 4-4
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: undated

Pennypack Park: Property - list of deeds, c. 1990

 File — Drawer 4-4
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: c. 1990

Subject: Preservation - historic sites and homes, n.d.

 File — 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: undated