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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Correspondence regarding the loan of the statue to the U.S. Navy and its relocation from Franklin D. Roosevelt Park to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (1967), a press release announcing the relocation (1968), a sculpture inventory page (1962), and clippings (1962, undated).