Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains a wide range of items in terms of both content and format. The strongest series contains lithographs, etchings and engravings of various Fairmount Park locations and features- particularly views of and from Historic Houses, park features and the Fairmount Water Works. The bulk of this collection is from the mid to late 19th Century. Eight original carborundum and charcoal prints created by prominent local artists for the Works Progress Administration's...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: As per the collection title, all items housed within this collection are stereographic images (or "stereographs"). The majority were created by Cremer, however there are a limited number of other creators which can be found throughout the collection. While subject matter varies, all items feature items within the city of Philadelphia. The majority of items are directly related to the Fairmount Park System, however there are a limited number of non-park related items, such as the Liberty...

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...

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Records documenting the Fairmount Park Art Association's presentation of the sculpture to the Fairmount Park Commission and the announcement of its initial site (1872), followed by two subsequent relocations: a Committee on Plans and Improvements recommendation and Commission resolution to move the sculpture from West Park to East River Drive (1874), and correspondence regarding a further relocation necessitated by construction of the Schuylkill Expressway (1953-1954).

Scope and Contents Correspondence from John Bellangee Cox presenting reproductions of The Wrestlers and Silenus and the Infant Bacchus to the Fairmount Park Commission and notifying them of selected sites, and proposing a new pedestal and location for the Hudson Bay Wolves (1885). Also includes correspondence approving placement of The Wrestlers in front of Memorial Hall and the relocation of The Boxer to the interior of Memorial Hall (1951), a letter confirming the relocation of The Wrestlers from Lemon Hill...