Scope and Contents This file contains 8x10 and 5x7 black and white photographs of the building exterior, grounds, children playing on the playground equipment, and children playing in the spray pool. Events and programs documented in this file include the ground-breaking ceremony of the recreation center, a bocce championship game, the Guerin Music Festival, the groundbreaking ceremony of the indoor bocce center, a Gold Medal basketball game, arts and crafts sessions, demolition ceremonies prior to the...

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This file contains photographs of the building exterior, park grounds, recreational swimming, children playing on the playground, and people playing basketball.

Scope and Contents

Photographs in this file include shots of the building's exterior, playground facilities, children playing on playground equipment, and views of the site prior to construction of the playground.

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...

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Contains photographs of the building exterior, grounds, children playing on the playground, people swimming, a softball game, people playing basketball, a bubble gum-blowing contest, the pool ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the ground-breaking ceremony for the gymnasium. Notable people featured in this file include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, State Senator Jim Lloyd, City Councilmen Harry Jannotti and Francis Rafferty.

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Contains 8x10 black and white photographs of the park grounds, building exterior, people swimming, people playing basketball, children playing on the playground, a dedication ceremony, and the pool ribbon-cutting ceremony. Notable people featured in this file include Mayor James Tate, Recreation Commissioner Robert W. Crawford, and City Councilman Melvin J. Greenberg.

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This file contains 8x10 black and white photographs of the recreation center grounds, Bicycle Rodeo, Water Carnival, swimming lessons for the Swim to Live campaign, cheerleading class, tennis clinic, basketball clinic, baseball umpires clinic, and a Christmas party.

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File contains 8x10 black and white photographs of the site prior to development of a park, building exterior, park grounds and facilities, people playing tennis, people playing basketball, people swimming, and a dedication ceremony. Notable people featured in this file include City Council President Paul D'Ortona and City Councilman David Silver.

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This file contains photographs of the building's exterior, children playing on playground equipment, and people swimming in the pool. Other events and activities documented include a talent show, pool ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dance Festival, bubble gum-blowing contest, Bicycle Safety Rodeo, Recreation Department Umpire's Clinic, and the Lawncrest float in the Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up Parade.

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This file contains photographs of the building exterior, children playing on playground equipment, events, and activities. Some events and activities documented in the file include a baseball awards night, the 1961 Philadelphia Recreation Conference, an inter-city basketball tournament, arts and crafts, table tennis, chess, and a Christmas party.