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Halloween

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

(Francis J.) Myers Recreation Center, 1965-1975, 1995

 File — Drawer 6.4
Scope and Contents

This file contains 8x10 and 3.5x5 black and white photographs as well as 4x6 color photographs of people swimming, F.J. Myers Day Camp, a hat parade, a Halloween party, the opening of the new pool, and the 1995 recreation center reopening ceremony.

Dates: 1965-1975; 1995

Kingsessing Recreation Center, 1957-1975, 2007

 File — Drawer 6.3
Scope and Contents

This file contains photographs of the interior and exterior of the recreation center building. Events documented include weight lifting championship, Day Camp Jamboree, Junior Track and Field Meet, Boys' Day, opening of fish season (fishing in Kingsessing Pool), Water Carnival, and the Kingsessing Halloween Party.

Dates: 1957-1975; 2007

Mifflin Square, 1947, 1957, 1996-2003

 File — Drawer 6.4
Scope and Contents

This file contains black and white and color photographs of the park grounds, the exterior of the caretaker's house, pumpkin-decorating, and a Cambodian New Year celebration.

Dates: 1947; 1957; 1996-2003

Olney Recreation Center (1 of 2), 1953-1966

 File — Drawer 6.5
Scope and Contents

Photographs in this file document the following: the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Greater Outdoor Basketball League Finals, arts and crafts class, boxing class, the gymnasium dedication ceremony, Halloween party, variety show, and pet show. Notable people featured in this file include Recreation Commissioner Robert Crawford.

Dates: 1953-1966

Palmer Playground, 1966, 1973-1974

 File — Drawer 6.5
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of the site prior to development into a park, the building exterior, park grounds, and Palmer Playground's Halloween "Ghost House" event

Dates: 1966; 1973-1974