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Photographs of the building interior and exterior, ice skating rink, rink's new roof, and Zamboni. Also documents Department of Recreation ice skating party.

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Photographs of the park grounds and facilities, building exterior, people ice skating, basketball game, ribbon-cutting ceremony for the ice rink, and ice hockey clinic taught by members of the Philadelphia Flyers.

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 various events and activities at Tarken Recreation Center including ice skating, game of chess, performance by the Ice Capades, performance by the Traveling Players, Fashion Show on Ice, color guard performance, Junior Baseball Federation (JBF) games, Little Quaker Championship baseball game, 76ers basketball tournament, and Department of Recreation ice skating party.