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This file contains 8x10 black and white photographs depicting a 1974 Float Race contest at Barry Pool.

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Contains 8x10 black and white photographs of the park grounds, building exterior, and a pie-eating contest.

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This file contains exterior shots 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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This file contains photographs of Burke Playground's Bicycle Safety Rodeo, pie-eating contest, and Crazy Hat Parade.

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This file contains exterior shots of the building and grounds, children and adults using playground facilities, and events. Events include Bicentennial Hat Contest, Italian Festival, horseshoe-pitching contest, rope jumping contest, paper airplane contest, Mardi Gras, and concerts.

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

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

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This file contains exterior shots of the building and grounds, children playing on playground equipment, people swimming, the Feltonville Pool ribbon-cutting ceremony, and a Freckles Contest.

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This file contains photographs depicting views of the plaza, fountain, and skateboarders. Events documented in the file include a paper airplane contest, talent show, City Hula Hoop Championship, harmonica championship, Bicycle Rodeo, City Marble Championship, and the "Philadelphia Fling" event.

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...