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This file contains photographs of the building, park grounds, facilities, and Connie Mack statue. Activities and events depicted include dance class, recreation leaders meeting, and a game of marbles.

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,...

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...

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This file contains photographs of the building's exterior, children playing on playground equipment, and people swimming in the pool. Other events and activities documented include a talent show, pool ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dance Festival, bubble gum-blowing contest, Bicycle Safety Rodeo, Recreation Department Umpire's Clinic, and the Lawncrest float in the Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up Parade.

Scope and Contents This file contains photographs of the building exterior, park grounds, and various events and activities held at Mann Recreation Center from 1965 to 1975. Events and activities documented in this file include a Water Carnival, Christmast party, City Championship Volleyball Tournament, Swimming Championship meet, Doll Show, Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Clinic, physical fitness program, Girls Tumbling Meet, Field Day featuring Jim Washington of the 76ers, floor hockey game, and gymnastics...

Scope and Contents

This file contains photographs of the park's building, grounds, and facilities. Events documented include a 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 the opening of the new pool.