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Correspondence from John Bellangee Cox of the Fairmount Park Art Association requesting Fairmount Park Commission approval of the purchase of the original plaster mold before completion of the foundry work, and requesting the Commission designate a location for the fountain (1884), and a letter from Cox notifying the Commission that the fountain, recently erected in East Park, is offered to the Fairmount Park Commission (1884).

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,...