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Photographs include views of the pool, children swimming, the Little Quaker Swimming Championship meet, the Masters Swim Meet, the NTJL tennis finals, the women's Six-A-Thon, diving, and people playing basketball.

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File includes exterior photographs of the building and grounds, children using playground facilities, and various activities and events. Events include a youth boxing tournament, a pitchometer contest, a roller skating revue, a water show, a Model Teen Fashion Show, and a pet show.

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Photographs of the Columbus Square round house building, groundbreaking ceremony, children and adults using park facilities, an ice cream-eating contest, and an opera performance.

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Photographs of the park fountain dedication ceremony, a new building dedication ceremony, the building exterior, a game of basketball, the park grounds, the park fountain, and children playing on the playground. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford and civil rights activist and City Councilman Cecil B. Moore.

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Photographs of the building exterior, park grounds, children playing on the playground, a game of tennis, a game of basketball, and the dedication ceremony for completion of the recreation center's redevelopment program. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford and Philadelphia City Councilman Harry Jannotti.

Scope and Contents Photographs documenting Department of Recreation events and activities from 1970 to 1999. Events include the National Recreation and Park Association convention, Christmas party for senior citizens, Neighborhood League Basketball Championship game, Department of Recreation float at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, 76ers basketball clinic at Camp Overbrook, Department of Recreation employee Christmas party at the Mummers Museum, art camp, environmental camp, and 1999 Senior Games. Also includes...

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Photographs of the park grounds, building exterior, children playing on the playground, and the dedication ceremony. Notable people pictured include Mayor Richardson Dilworth, Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, Philadelphia City Councilman Paul D'Ortona, and Fredric R. Mann.

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...

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Photographs of the building exterior, park grounds, children playing on the playground equipment, backstage at a Christmas recital, people playing football and basketball, and damage caused by a 1973 fire.

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Photographs of the park grounds and facilities, building exterior, people playing basketball, the park dedication ceremony, and a preschool graduation ceremony. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.