Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Scope Note: Bartrams Garden
Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:
Bartram's Garden: The Pond and Water Garden at Historic Bartram's Garden; A Summary of Historic References, 1995 December
Item — Shelf 13
Dates:
1995 December
Bartram's House (1-29), 1980 November 3
File — Drawer 7.4
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates:
1980 November 3
Bartram's House (30-72), 1981 January 14-1981 May 20
File — Drawer 7.4
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates:
1981 January 14-1981 May 20
#BG-01 (Bartram's Garden): ID: 1626: Two planting plans of Bartram's Garden East and West of Reading Avenue, 1937 April 27
Item — Shelf BR-25.1
Identifier: 1626
Dates:
1937 April 27
Fairmount Park System, WPA construction: Bartram's Garden proposals, 1942
File — Shelf 34, Box: 37
Dates:
1942
Neighborhood parks, Philadelphia landmarks, and other locations, c. 1905-1987
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.
Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
Dates:
c. 1905-1987