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Photographs include building and grounds exteriors, arts and crafts, a badminton clinic, dancers performing at the dedication of the new gymnasium, a softball game, and vandalism and other damage to the property.

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Photographs include building exteriors, children playing on the playground equipment, people swimming, a mother-daughter softball game, Barren Akers performing yo-yo tricks, a karate class, a ceramics club, a swim meet, and a performance by the Department of Recreation's Traveling Players acting troupe.

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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 documenting a Junior Baseball Federation game, a pitchometer competition, and press box construction improvements. Notable people pictured include Department of Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, John Kelly Jr, and Dick Clark.

Scope and Contents Photographs documenting Department of Recreation events and activities from 1955 to 1969. Events include lifeguard in-service training, the City Employees' Fair, Spring Recreation Conference, a Christmas-Hanukkah singalong for senior citizens, the American Public Works Association Convention, Bicycle Rodeo, city hoop-whirling championships, marbles contest, 7th Annual Children's Play and Ballet at the Wanamaker Building, basketball clinic at Camp Thumbs-Up, Big Band Dance at Convention Hall,...

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Photographs of the park grounds and facilities; people playing baseball, tennis, and soccer; people swimming; the park dedication ceremony; the dedication ceremony for the new gymnasium; and the pool ribbon-cutting. Notable people pictured include Mayor Ed Rendell, Department of Recreation Commissioners Robert Crawford and Michael DiBerardinis, and City Councilman David Silver.

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Photographs of the dedication ceremony, a baseball game, people playing badminton, and children playing on playground equipment. Notable people pictured include City Councilman Samuel Rose.

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Photographs of the site prior to the park's development, building exterior, park grounds, children on the playground, people playing basketball, a baseball game, the park groundbreaking ceremony, and the park dedication ceremony. Notable people pictured include Mayor James Tate, Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, and State Representative Harry Comer.

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

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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 Christmas party.