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 from the Society of the Sons of St. George offering the statue, formerly placed at the entrance of St. George's Hall at 13th and Arch Streets, including a proposal to also loan Thomas Sully's portrait of Queen Victoria (1926), a letter outlining the conditions of the gift (1927), a 1927 agreement, and a 2006 conservation report by Kreilick Conservation LLC.