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 an arts and crafts class and a Crazy Hat Contest.

Scope and Contents Photographs of the building exterior, children playing on playground equipment, and people swimming in the pool. Events and activities documented include talent show, Geator Caravan concert, pool ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dance Festival, bubble gum-blowing contest, Bicycle Safety Rodeo, Recreation Department Umpire's Clinic, and Lawncrest float in the Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up Parade. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford, City Councilman Harry Jannotti, and...

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Photographs of the building exterior and park grounds, hula hoop competition, tennis matches, and children playing on playground.

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Photographs of a 1965 pet show.

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Photographs documenting Hat Show, scooter contest, costume parade, hop scotch tournament, pie-eating contest, jump rope contest, yo-yo contest, pretzel-eating contest, and dedication ceremony. Notable people pictured include Mayor Ed Rendell and Department of Recreation Commissioner Michael DiBerardinis.

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Photographs of the recreation center building exterior and interior. Events and activities documented include One-on-One Basketball Finals, WIP Basketball Finals, maintenance division's baseball field clinic, roller skating, and City Frisbee Finals.

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Photographs documenting ribbon-cutting ceremony, Greater Outdoor Basketball League Finals, arts and crafts class, boxing class, gymnasium dedication ceremony, Halloween party, variety show, and pet show. Notable people pictured include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.

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Photographs of the park's building, grounds, and facilities. Events documented include watermelon-eating contest, teenage dance party, Baby Parade, ping pong ball-spoon race, quick draw contest, bubble gum contest, onion-peeling contest, masquerade contest, doll show, flag-making contest, apple-dunking contest, costume parade, and opening of the new pool. Notable people pictured include Department of Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.

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Photographs of various events including talent show for City Employees Week, string band concert, city hoop-whirling finals and championship, yo-yo championship, marbles championship, Bicycle Rodeo, and other concerts.