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Checkers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Jerome Brown Playground, 1962-1972

 File — Drawer 6.3
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the building exterior, grounds, and facilities. Also documents the site before and after graffiti clean-up. Notable people pictured include Mayor James Tate and Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.

Dates: 1962-1972

Max Myers Playground, 1956-1974

 File — Drawer 6.4
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1956-1974

McArdle Memorial Recreation Center (Welsh Road and Mower Street Playground), 1963-1966, 1973

 File — Drawer 6.4
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...
Dates: 1963-1966; 1973

Pelbano Recreation Center, 1964-1974

 File — Drawer 6.5
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the park grounds, children playing on playground equipment, children playing checkers, Christmas party, and Pelbano's Go Fly a Kite Day activities.

Dates: 1964-1974

Wharton Square, 1970-1972

 File — Drawer 5.4
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the park grounds, building exterior, people playing checkers, and park dedication ceremony. Notable people pictured include City Councilman William A. Cibotti.

Dates: 1970-1972